The Avengers

I finally got around to watching "The Avengers" last night. I thought it was a very good movie, strongly written, well acted, and it smoothly merged several film franchises into a single great buddy flick. Plus it had that great quote about the world spinning on, which was worth the rental alone. That said, while I enjoyed it, it left me kind of empty. I was just a spectator until the final battle scene, when I caught myself grinning and even LOL'd once. I don't think that connection should have required two hours of foreplay, but again, I still recognize it was a great superhero flick. Objective grade: A; personal grade: B/B+