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Ultimate Avengers - The Movie DVD
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- Avengers Movie for Adult Marvel FansUltimate Avengers: The Movie is an engrossing animated feature that brings to life the Marvel magazine of the same name. However, creative changes have been made, and these may annoy some hardcore fans of the Avengers characters. Besides changes of race to Nick Fury and Janet Pym (Wasp), I can't say another biggie.
Some reviewers complained about a) not enough character development and b) poor animation. Both these claims are bogus, as the animation is excellent in both line drawing, color, and depth. Character development is enhanced if you turn on the English subtitles. Instead of dialouge, there are trivia balloons that pop up periodically with intriguing information about the History of the Avengers, specific changes made for the animated feature, and character information. This is especially useful for someone unfamiliar with the series.
There is a lot of violence and sexuality. The two female superheroes have huge perky breasts, and one scene involves blatant seduction. In battle scenes, soldiers die. An astronaut desperately screams she is "burning up" as aliens attack a space station. In some of the most violent cartoon scenes I have ever seen, the Hulk goes bananas on his teammates, going for blows to the head, the knee, the throat. This is not kid stuff. Neither is the poignant story of the return of Captain America to a modern world, one in which he meets his former fiancee who is now elderly. Intelligent adults with a grasp of WWII will appreciate this storyline.
The voice acting is terrific. Extras include dubbing in Spanish (although there are no English dialouge subtitles), a "which Avenger are you?" quiz, and an interview with longtime Marvel Avengers illustrator George Perez and current writers.
My only complaint is that the aliens were not developed well. They seemed like Saturday morning disposable monsters. Their ships were cool, though.
Rating:
- Surprisingly goodI went into Ultimate Avengers with low expectations after all the mixed reviews I'd heard, but thankfully this little animated flick is surprisingly good. Based on Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch's superb Ultimates comic series (which is pretty much a modern update of the classic Avengers lineup, hence the title of the DVD), Ultimate Avengers begins with the discovery of legendary WWII hero Captain America, who has been frozen in ice for over 60 years. When he's thawed out, he is teamed with Nick Fury, Iron Man, the Wasp, Giant Man, Black Widow, and eventually Thor, to combat the same shape shifting aliens that Cap fought back in the war. The story and dialogue aren't what you'd expect from Warner Bros. superb DC animated titles, but the animation is crisp and clean, and no other cartoon has blended traditional animation with CGI better to date. The story stays surprisingly close to Millar's comic, even though the volitale relationship between Giant Man and Wasp is downplayed here, but it's the use of Bruce Banner/Hulk where Ultimate Avengers really shines. All in all, if you're a fan, new or old, check this out, and while you're at it, check out the recently released sequel as well, which is even better.
Rating:
- Its No Justice League But Still Fun To Watch!That opening line pains me to say because I grew up a Marvel fan and I still am one. That being said, perhaps I've been a so spoiled by the writing quality of JLU from WB that I expected much more from Lionsgate with Ultimate Avengers. I'll admit, I didn't enjoy it on first viewing but after I set my own expectations aside, I found it to be a very well done opening!
In this one, we start back at the end of World War II when Captain America seemingly died after stopping a nuclear warhead from reaching its target. In reality, he fell from the exploding missle into the Atlantic Ocean where he remained frozen for 60 years! He is awakened by Nick Fury and SHIELD to help form a team of super-heroes to stop a new alien threat...........which happens to be the same threat Captain America fought back in WWII!
The characters strikingly different here than in the traditional past. Captain America isn't as optimistic but still is the brave solider that we all know. Iron Man is kept about the same as he is in the comics and in other animated features of the past. Thor has no secret identity anymore of Dr. Donald Blake. He's just Thor! Henry and Janet Pym aren't the lovey dovey couple they were in the old school comics either! Janet is actually a mutant with the same "Wasp" powers but Henry (while still a brilliant scientist) is a big jackass here! From what I understand, their relationship in particular was toned down for this feature because in the "Ultimates" line of comics, Henry was actually physically abusive to Janet and even got into a fist fight with Captain America himself over her! As a result, Cap and Janet actually dated for awhile! Here, the Pyms just argue constantly but the heated tension is there to where you think something COULD happen.
The Black Widow is still very much the person she is in the comics. Dr. Bruce Banner and Betty Ross have a strained relationship due to his transformations into the Hulk and Nick Fury is recast as an african-american! I was shocked by this at first but I've grown to love it though I do miss the classic Nick Fury.
I thought that the animation was suspect a little but nothing bad. I agree that the way the characters are drawn are more realistic than even in Justice League. Both the men and women dress like they are going into battle instead of a costumed ball.
Overall, I found this to be a watchable feature. While certain aspects could've been better (particularly the Thor/Hulk fight), its not a bad first attempt. Worth a rental or buying (preferably at a special price).
Rating:
- Ultimately pleasing!I didn't know as much about Marvel's Avengers as I do their DC counterparts, the Justice League, but I have to admit that I enjoyed this film nonetheless.
This animated feature focuses on Captain American thought dead after World War II, who once found, is selected by Nick Fury to head a group of super heroes. The group, the Avengers, are made up of Capt. America, the Black Widow, Wasp, Giant Man, Thor, the Hulk, and Iron Man. Together, this group must face an alien force threatening mankind.
I thought the animation was well done but there were a few things that I hope is tweaked for the sequel. Sometimes scenes just moved along to quickly and the characters need to be better developed. Also, I hope we are given a longer movie the next time around. Otherwise I think this was a good first movie for this group of deserving heroes and I look forward to seeing the sequel. A nice addition to a Marvel fan's dvd library.
Rating:
- Not a true Avenger AssembleI'm an Avenger fan but not an Ultimates fan. I really like the DVD and I'm just glad to see the Marvel's Avenger characters in animation. I hope someday to see them in the movies. The quality of the animation is well done and the story is also well done.
I could have given this a 5 star but certain superhero characters were not true. Hank Pym "Giant Man" is a giant jerk in this movie instead of a brilliant scientist. There's not enough Thor and even he was way off. He didn't act like a Thunder God at all. He lost to the Hulk very easily. His own hammer knocked him out. Usually he could go toe to toe with the Hulk with bare fist without the hammer and take a huge amount of beating. How on earth did the Hulk lift Mjolnir??? You have to be worthy to do that.
Too much emphasis on Captain America and not enough on the others. Iron Man was the only character that was played out right. This movie made the Hulk look good, which happens to be Marvel's cash cow anyway.
I hope someday they do a true Avenger, earth's mightest hero, and I hope the characters are true.
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