Avengers: Age of Ultron

Name: Avengers: Age of Ultron
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Fantasy
Released: May 1, 2015
Duration: 141 min
Rating: 66
Cast: Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, James Spader, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo

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Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: May 1, 2015 | PG-13

Starring: Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, James Spader, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson

Summary: When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye, are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to The Avengers toWhen Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye, are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to The Avengers to stop him from enacting his terrible plans, and soon uneasy alliances and unexpected action pave the way for an epic and unique global adventure. [Marvel Studios]… Expand

Director: Joss Whedon

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Fantasy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 141 min

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Richard Roeper

Apr 28, 2015

Avengers: Age of Ultron is a sometimes daffy, occasionally baffling, surprisingly touching and even romantic adventure with one kinetic thrill after another. It earns a place of high ranking in the Marvel Universe. Read full review

Scott Foundas

Apr 21, 2015

The new movie is a sleeker, faster, funnier piece of work — the sort of sequel (like “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,” “Superman II” and “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” before it) that shrugs off the self-seriousness of its predecessor and fully embraces its inner Saturday-morning serial. Read full review

Keith Phipps

Apr 30, 2015

Whedon’s handling of the personal material is what makes Age Of Ultron extraordinary. Remarkably for a film so overstuffed, no character gets neglected. Read full review

A.A. Dowd

Apr 29, 2015

There’s so much ground to cover here—so many introductions to make, so much story to churn through, so many gargantuan set pieces to mount—that the movie never really finds room to breathe. Read full review

Ty Burr

Apr 29, 2015

Ultron’s goals never make much sense beyond the basic kill-the-Avengers-and-destroy-the-Earth checklist, nor does he develop as a character over the long haul. He’s just a static baddie, fun to look at and handy with a quip but ultimately as dull as unpolished chrome. Read full review

David Edelstein

May 1, 2015

Though a mess by all conventional narrative standards, Avengers: Age of Ultron is a fascinating case study in the rules of “universe” storytelling. Chief among them is that a film may not be self-contained — it must constantly allude to worlds outside its own. Marvel fans want extra characters, extra subplots, in-jokes that pander to their supposed breadth of knowledge. They don’t want closure. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

Apr 29, 2015

Supercharged and lifeless, frenetic and stone-cold dead, a barrage of action scenes that look fake, yet make you wonder if fake is the new real. Read full review

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roman_emperor

May 1, 2015

I watched the midnight screening of this movie, which began around 11:00 p.m.. I was exhausted because the film is long, which is practically its greatest downside when you are in a packed theater with a horrible seat. The experience was great, however. I went with 6 friends, and when II watched the midnight screening of this movie, which began around 11:00 p.m.. I was exhausted because the film is long, which is practically its greatest downside when you are in a packed theater with a horrible seat. The experience was great, however. I went with 6 friends, and when I arrive to the theater, I received a poster that I will hang on my wall.

The Avengers: Age of Ultron is bigger, better, and boulder than the first film. Sure it repeat a lot of same formulas of the first film, but to different effects on a very different narrative. In the first Avengers movie we had the Thor vs. Hulk fight sequence. In this movie we were given the Ironman vs. Hulk. There are complains about its repetition but frankly speaking, who doesn't like the vs sequences. As geek, nerd, fanatics we love the cartoon episodes and comic books that pit characters against each other. We know their gods, and just because they're good guys it doesn't mean the writers shouldn't cater to our interest and see them clash. Reviews who complain about the writers of Age of Ultron following the same formula clearly aren't fans of the Marvel universe.

The movies pacing was solid. I personally had a difficulty following the first hour of the first avengers movies. I felt the first hour was sloppy because they jumped too much between too many characters and too many universes trying to push a union and conflict. In other words, the editing was sloppy until the end when I was simply wowed by the big explosions.

The Age of Ultron, however, is better. It doesn't struggle with introducing too many universes, too many character for the first time, and so we get a better film over all - with a better first hour as well.

I did not mind the concept of beauty tames the beast in the film. Black Widow is stunning (beautiful) and the Hulk is, well, the hulk. They may not have the best onscreen chemistry together, and yes it came out of nowhere, but attractions and romance, in truth, can be spontaneous.

Ultron is a bad-ass villain in the film. I loved his wit, and I was rooting for him. The true disappointment in the film was the Vision. He was forged with the strongest steel in the world, carries an infinity stone, and his best power is his cape-shape-ability. He was pathetic. Looked cool, however.

Sure the movie is not consistent with the Marvel universe. To get Ultron for this movie, changes had to be made somewhere. Marvel studio didn't want to wait to follow the natural story arc to reveal Ultron as a villain, so they had Stark create Ultron in an attempt to save the world from future threats. Ultron then goes on quest to form the perfect body, which the avengers end up stealing and animating - ultimately becoming the Vision. However, Tony Stark's bouncer is on par with the rest of the heroes, so he more of gimmick than a story changing character.

A major part of the story revolves around Hawkeye and Black Widow. People complain about this, but I think it was a change from the traditional formula were we follow the overpowered bad-asses of the film. Hawkeye is more vulnerable than Tony Stark, Captain America, or Hulk. Seeing him get wounded and almost killed actually helps you realize how power the other heroes really are. Like they say in the film, the Avengers are like gods.

When you watch this film, don't focus on who creates Ultron and realize you were given a piece of candy. Enjoy It. The film looks good and the cast of actor are solid. Plus, I like the fact that Ultron is created from the mind that exists within the infinity stone (making him a bad-ass villain for the film), and the same infinity stone which the Vision carries on his forehead. I hate the fact that he had to die at the end. I was hoping a part of him survived.

In truth I give this movie a 9/10, but I always score 1 point higher than I actually believe its worth to try an offset extreme scores which are at times, overly bias, intentional, of ignorance - once you've studied statistic you realize how useless these numbers can sometimes be, especially "averages scores".

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cxc

Jul 24, 2016

Phenomenal movie. I don't understand why people see this movie as a disappointment. It upped the action and humor, gave as a great villain in Ultron, and was able to introduce new heroes. I really enjoyed the film and highly recommend it. It may not be quite as good as the first one but itPhenomenal movie. I don't understand why people see this movie as a disappointment. It upped the action and humor, gave as a great villain in Ultron, and was able to introduce new heroes. I really enjoyed the film and highly recommend it. It may not be quite as good as the first one but it is far from a disappointment.… Expand

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narval1999

Jan 17, 2017

There are very funny scenes that make you want to re-watch them. In addition, there is a lot of action filled scenes with lot's of drama. Not only that, but there are unexpected love interests that capture you into the movie.

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Spangle

May 18, 2015

Overall, I really enjoyed Avengers: Age of Ultron. The main problem here is that they tried to do too much and the story wound up feeling clustered. The special effects, however, were absolutely impeccable and completely mind blowing. The acting was solid and the action was well directed. MyOverall, I really enjoyed Avengers: Age of Ultron. The main problem here is that they tried to do too much and the story wound up feeling clustered. The special effects, however, were absolutely impeccable and completely mind blowing. The acting was solid and the action was well directed. My main problems have to do with the script, as it tried to be too funny, and the amount of characters involved. While the new characters were cool, not only did I not know their names (they may have been said, but I must've missed it if it was), but it just wound up feeling incredibly crowded. However, they did a nice job plotting the film and really did a nice job developing the new characters, while also managing to advance the stories of the other heroes. Their adversary is a worthy one, but at a certain point, you do want them to get on with it and finally take on Thanos. At this rate, it feels like that is 20 movies away, honestly. However, on its own ground, this one is a solid entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe and brings plenty to the table.… Expand

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chidime

Aug 23, 2015

Movie was enjoyable no doubt, especially the 2nd half and most especially towards the end. Most movies nowadays get worse towards the end. However, there was still some corniness and cheesy lines. Some of the humor seemed forced, like an executive forced the director to add some humor.Movie was enjoyable no doubt, especially the 2nd half and most especially towards the end. Most movies nowadays get worse towards the end. However, there was still some corniness and cheesy lines. Some of the humor seemed forced, like an executive forced the director to add some humor. However, this was still nice so a 7 for the niceness.… Expand

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Youngybhoy1988

Sep 11, 2015

Maybe I've just seen too many comic book movies by this stage by I just couldn't get into this movie, action was fine but really just a bunch of cgi cartoon explosions that are really cool at 1st but end up getting boring, pretty standard save the world from evil bad guy plot, best part ofMaybe I've just seen too many comic book movies by this stage by I just couldn't get into this movie, action was fine but really just a bunch of cgi cartoon explosions that are really cool at 1st but end up getting boring, pretty standard save the world from evil bad guy plot, best part of the movie was probably the funny interactions with the characters, worth seeing but dont believe the hype… Expand

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dark-phoenix

Apr 8, 2017

Terrible. Jokes thrown in your face every five minutes into the movie and they're not even funny. Just plain bad. It was just so bad I can't express it in words

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