Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

"A new age begins"

Directed by Joss Whedon
Produced by Kevin Feige
Written by Joss Whedon
Based on "The Avengers" by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Cobie Smulders, Anthony Mackie, Hayley Atwell, Idris Elba, Stellan Skarsgård, James Spader, Samuel L. Jackson
Music by Brian Tyler, Danny Elfman
Cinematography: Ben Davis
Edited by Jeffrey Ford, Lisa Lassek
Production company: Marvel Studios
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios, Motion Pictures
Release date: 22 April 2015 (Belgium)
Running time: 141 minutes
Country: United States, South Africa, South Korea, United Kingdom, Italy
Budget: $1.405 billion

"Avengers: Age of Ultron" is an action adventure sci-fi film directed and written by Joss Whedon. It's the sequel to 2012's "The Avengers" and the eleventh installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and it is up to the Avengers to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plans.

Cast.

• Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark / Iron Man
• Chris Hemsworth as Thor
• Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner / Hulk
• Chris Evans as Steve Rogers / Captain America
• Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow
• Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton / Hawkeye
• Don Cheadle as James "Rhodey" Rhodes / War Machine
• Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
• Paul Bettany as J.A.R.V.I.S. and Vision
• Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill
• Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson / Falcon
• Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter
• Idris Elba as Heimdall
• Stellan Skarsgård as Erik Selvig
• James Spader as Ultron
• Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury

In my opinion, the second part of the Avengers turned out less catching than the first one. But it didn't have an influence on acting. Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark was incomparable as usual: cynical and charismatic. Chris Hemsworth in role of Thor looked and sounded... godlike. But unfortunately, scenes with his brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston) were cut - and that was the deep disappointment for me. Mark Ruffalo performed anew both as intelligent Bruce Banner and as enraged Hulk - just love that duality. Chris Evans as Steve Rogers, the main adornment for me, showed again the American ideal. Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow was beautiful as always but personally I was finally tired with her love interests. Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye just performed again as his thought-out character. Elizabeth Olsen and Aaron Taylor-Johnson became the discovery of new interesting characters.

To sum up, "Avengers: Age of Ultron" consisted of a big quantity of jokes (that weren't always very funny) and a pretty strange plotline, which was slow moving and fast-paced at the same time. I'm a big fan of comics who prefers, frankly speaking, DC Comics and probably that's the reason why I haven't been really sold on the film. However I had high hopes to enjoy its whole running time.

Advantages

• Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark / Iron Man
• Chris Hemsworth as Thor
• Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner / Hulk
• Chris Evans as Steve Rogers / Captain America
• Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow
• Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton / Hawkeye
• Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
• Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury

Disadvantages

• More boring than the first part
• Now Black Widow is with Hulk?

"Strangenesses"

• If we don't have enemies, we will make them

Clue Moments

• New heroes
• Death of the hero
• Winning

According to Wikipedia, in July 2014, Feige stated that there were "some notions" to where Marvel would want to take a third Avengers film and that the actors were under contract for "Avengers 3". In October 2014, Marvel announced a two-part sequel to "Age of Ultron", titled "Avengers: Infinity War. Part 1" is scheduled to be released on May 4, 2018, with "Part 2" scheduled for May 3, 2019. Filming for "Part 1" and "Part 2" was initially scheduled to begin in late 2015. In January 2015, Whedon said that it was "very doubtful" that he would be involved in the two films. In April 2015, Anthony and Joe Russo were announced as directors for "Avengers: Infinity War", while Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely will write the two-part film. Both parts will be shot back-to-back, and filming is expected to begin in 2016. Chris Hemsworth will reprise his role as Thor in both parts.

Soundtracks

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Tony Stark: It's the end, the end of the path I started us on.
Natasha Romanoff: Nothing lasts forever.

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Nick Fury: No matter who wins or loses, trouble always comes around.

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Natasha Romanoff: That's not a question I need answering.

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Ultron: You want to protect the world, but you don't want it to change. You're all puppets, tangled in strings... strings!

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Ultron: I was designed to save the world. People would look to the sky, and see hope... I'll take that from them first!

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Steve Rogers: I'm sick of watching people pay for our mistakes...

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Ultron: All of you, against all of ME!

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Ultron: Avengers, I'm going to show you the end of the world. Boom!

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Tony Stark: I tried to create a suit of armor around the world... but I created something terrible.
Bruce Banner: Artificial intelligence...

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You may see the trailer here.

Plot: 6/10

Entertainment: 6/10

Acting: 6/10

Originality: 6/10

Music and Sound: 7/10

6/10