JUNK RUNTAH

When Tony Stark and Bruce Banner try to jump-start a dormant peacekeeping program called Ultron, things go horribly wrong and its up to Earths Mightiest Heroes to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plans.

Director: Joss Whedon

Writers: Joss Whedon, Stan Lee (Marvel comics)

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

Tony Stark creates the Ultron Program to protect the world, but when the peacekeeping program becomes hostile, The Avengers go into action to try and defeat a virtually impossible enemy together. Earths mightiest heroes must come together once again to protect the world from global extinction.

Budget: $250,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend: $191,271,109 (USA) (1 May 2015)

Gross: $458,991,599 (USA) (2 October 2015)

When I first saw this in the theatre, I thought it was too busy and Spader was a little cartoony. But on first viewing youre always comparing it to the original, so you need a time to step back. Now, I see how well written it is and how the humor really fits perfectly, considering Ultron is Starks alter ego. I also never really thought much of Scarlett as an actor, but her scene at the beginning with the lullaby really showed an incredible range of emotions in just a small scene with great subtly. All of this is a result of great writing, both in story line and dialog, along with everyone of the actors being first rate. Im glad to finally see comic book movies reaching the intelligence of their source material. Im not a comic book geek but a movie lover, so I dont have any of the preconceived prejudices. I could go on and on about all the subtle inferences to modern day terrorism and Americas role as the worlds bully and hated cop, but I just wanted to give it the positive review it deserves.