This entry in the Marvel Comics oeuvre may be too long, as usual, but Jack and I laughed a lot during the action as our heroes Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Captain America, Black Widow, and more battle new villain Ultron. Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, and Scarlett Johansson (last blogged in Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Foxcatcher, Snowpiercer, and Lucy, respectively) reprise their good-guy roles, while the unmistakable voice of James Spader (profiled in The Homesman) brings to "life" Ultron, who waxes extremely philosophical for a robot. Paul Bettany (last in Margin Call) once again provides the voice of the Jarvis operating system.
Director/writer Joss Whedon did the same on The Avengers and cinematographer Ben Davis's (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) outdoor shots are spectacular. Just look at this long list of locations.
Those in the know will wait eagerly for the obligatory cameo of Marvel Comics creator Stan Lee. You won't miss this one because they tease us with three shots of another 70-something white guy before pausing full frame on Lee's face as he delivers his line. Then he follows with another. According to a contributor on imdb it's Lee's favorite cameo to date.
So much trivia! My computer has a pretty big screen, and I hit "page down" 18 times to get to the bottom of the entire list. I just learned the abbreviation for this: TLDR (too long, didn't read).
Danny Elfman (most recently in these pages for Big Eyes) and Brian Tyler (last blogged for Thor: The Dark World) provide a booming soundtrack, which can be streamed in its entirety from this link.
Rotten Tomatoes' critics and audiences are averaging 74% and 88. You already know if you're going to like this. Act accordingly. The DVD's release is estimated to be August 2015.
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