# OK, I've seen The Avengers - open spoilers! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 8, 2012, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-ive-seen-the-avengers-open-spoilers/621234 "2012-05-08T01:37:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 116
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-ive-seen-the-avengers-open-spoilers/621234/116 "2012-05-09T16:39:40Z")
> [@Marvel's Avengers - early reviews seem positive \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvels-avengers-early-reviews-seem-positive-edited-title/619406/247): > > 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. You’re not being rude, everyone’s entitled to their own opinion. We probably went in looking for two different movies. I thought Hemsworth and Evans were fine in their roles, and that the movie had to shrink character development for fear of being bogged down. I thought Thor was fine, but it really does help if you’ve seen his standalone movie, which is my favorite of all the five pre-avengers flicks. eta: quoted from the other thread --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-ive-seen-the-avengers-open-spoilers/621234)._