The Avengers 2: Age of Ultron (2015)

Director: Joss Whedon

Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo

When Tony Stark and Bruce Banner try to jump-start a dormant peacekeeping program called Ultron, things go horribly wrong and it’s up to Earth’s mightiest heroes to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plan.

I didn’t like ‘The Avengers’ but nevertheless decided to give ‘Age of Ultron’ the benefit of the doubt and watch it. I’m glad I did.

I must be honest, after the opening – which made the film look more like a video game than a live action movie – I had little hope of enjoying it. Thankfully the film vastly improved after the opening scene. Some of the visuals were overdone, but for most part the visuals were spectacular. The slow motion photography with stuff happening all over the screen was incredible. Hollywood’s inclination to destroy as much as possible in these movies never cease, do they, but I admit it really was actually fun in this movie.

This was the most I’ve enjoyed the Tony Stark character since 2008’s ‘Iron Man’. In fact, I enjoyed ALL the characters so much more than in ‘The Avengers’. They had more flesh to them (uhm, figuratively speaking, off course). The plot and characters had more depth, and I enjoyed the chemistry between Black Widow and Hulk. It was subtle and sincere.

‘Age of Ultron’ was wonderful entertainment from beginning to end. The attack on the city during the finale was sensational!! This honestly was a lot of fun!

‘The Avengers: Age of Ultron’ earned $1.4 billion on a $250 million budget. It won several awards including ;Outstanding Achievement in Animated Effects in a Live Action Production’. Well deserved!