The Avengers

Keith Phipps

It doesnt stack up well to the original series for any number of reasons, but it barely even works as a movie to itself. ( Read More )

Marc Savlov

This new film version, sad to say, is a hollow shell of the original series that so charmed U.S. television audiences in the mid Sixties, lacking nearly all of the cultural resonance and utterly devoid of the sense of kicky thrills. ( Read More )

Think about it: Name a modern action movie that doesnt peak in the middle. ( Read More )

David Bianculli

This Avengers film is so horrendously, painfully and thoroughly awful, it gives other cinematic clunkers like Ishtar and Howard the Duck a good name.Even worse, and what I cant believe as a life long fan of the original 60s British series, is how anyone could conspire to make a movie version without either knowing or caring what made the original TV show so special. ( Read More )

Characters created to star in disparate adventure tales about espionage, science, warfare, monsters, and mythology dont really belong in the same story. ( Read More )