At this point, what more can we really say about Marvel's hugely-anticipated sequel? We've been inundated with marketing material over the last several months and it seems like almost the entire world is waiting with baited breath to see what the studio has cooked up here. Simply put, Avengers: Age of Ultron is a sequel to one of the biggest movies of all-time and a hugely important film for Marvel, the comic book movie genre and cinema as a whole. Whatever you do, don't miss this one.

10 Moments From Avengers: Age Of Ultron That You’ll Watch Again And Again

Regardless of whether you actually like Avengers: Age of Ultron or not, the film was always going to be Marvel's crowning achievement thus far, building upon the phenomenal success of the first Avengers film. Joss Whedon had a monumental task on his hands assembling the numerous components in Age of Ultron, but even his detractors have a lot of positive things to say about the movie. With so much happening at once though, it's easy to miss certain aspects of the film the first time round, making Age of Ultron one of the most re-watchable Marvel movies yet.

David Opie

Published: May 1, 2015 12:00 pm

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10) 3, 2, 1… Action!

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A common criticism of the first Avengers movie is that the team took too long to assemble, despite Marvel building towards the team-up with previous solo films such as Iron Man and Thor. Phase two has worked so well precisely because audiences no longer have to endure all of the tiresome origin stories, allowing directors to finally throw us straight into the action.

Joss Whedon does an admirable job of this, opening with the Avengers attacking Baron von Strucker’s Hydra base in Sokovia. The entire fight sequence is designed to make fans wet from start to finish, showing off each individual hero’s skill sets and reminding us why we camped outside the cinema ticket booth for the past 6 months in the first place… Just me? Ok.

The highlight of this opening sequence is the moment when Whedon slows things down midway, literally bringing the comics to life as each Avengers leaps into combat against Hydra’s forces. For action fans, the scene lets us know right from the start what we should be expecting and for comic book geeks, a still of that moment would make a mighty fine bed sheet. Christmas is only seven months away guys…

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