# Marvel's Avengers - early reviews seem positive \[edited title\]

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**Created:** [April 20, 2012, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvels-avengers-early-reviews-seem-positive-edited-title/619406 "2012-04-20T13:18:21Z")\
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> [@Larry\_Borgia](#):
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> Also, Captain America can’t fly.

He leapt out of an airplane without a parachute. Okay, maybe that’s not exactly flying, but the man can FALL like nobody’s business.

And I don’t mean to be rude, but you’re not going to persuade me that my opinion of the film’s representation of Thor’s or CA’s flaws is incorrect. Those characters just **felt** flatter and less interesting than Hulk or Iron Man (or, for that matter, Black Widow or Fury). Again, it may well have been the actors who lack the chops of Ruffalo or Downey; I dunno exactly. All I know is that they came across as much less compelling characters.

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