When Tony Stark and Bruce Banner try to jump-start a dormant
peacekeeping program called Ultron, things go horribly wrong and it's up to
Earth's 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.
Storyline
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. Earth's mightiest
heroes must come together once again to protect the world from global
extinction.
Box Office
Budget: $250,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend: $191,271,109 (USA) (1 May 2015)
Gross: $458,991,599 (USA) (2 October 2015)
User Reviews
When I first saw this in the theatre, I thought it was too
busy and Spader was a little cartoony. But on first viewing you're 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 Stark's 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. I'm glad to finally see comic book movies reaching
the intelligence of their source material. I'm not a comic book geek but a
movie lover, so I don't have any of the preconceived prejudices. I could go on
and on about all the subtle inferences to modern day terrorism and America's
role as the world's bully and hated cop, but I just wanted to give it the
positive review it deserves.