As for The Avengers, Whedon actually directed as well, making this a successful jump from directing TV episodes to a mega-budgeted behemoth that is The Avengers.
I was very curious as to how the story would go seeing as this was a cast of big names. But it turned out very well as someone actually had the foresight to only bring in one major A-lister, Robert Downey, Jr. to act as the anchor while the rest supported. And perhaps this was why Edward Norton wasn't involved in this outing.
As for the storyline, it really gelled all the characters together very well. The story didn't feel fragmented and the members of the Avengers had ample of opportunity to tell their own stories. A feat that Whedon has achieved to perfection in this movie and I'm sure it wasn't easy.
Even when Gwyneth Paltrow appeared for just that little while as Pepper Pots, she didn't feel out of place at all.
And as a fan of Marvel for the past two centuries, I could not help but notice every time I let out an involuntary expression of awe seeing characters of my favourite comic title on the silver screen. The scene where the camera panned around the Avengers immediately after they finally came together as a team and then posed in the middle of the street, I could hardly contain my glee.
The only thing that I (personally) didn't enjoy was when Thor, Iron Man and Captain America duked it out as their "introduction" to one another; I thought that was not necessary and the fight scenes weren't all that exciting.
Also, I thought when Hulk finally got hold of Loki and started slamming him around, by its nature the Hulk should have just killed him then and there.
But those are just personal ticks. There certainly were more positive things to focus on, one such was the humour written in that really suited the situation. For example, the jab on Captain America and Thor's lack of knowledge of the here and now. Or how the Black Widow used her favourite phrase from the comic book at one point, to all the geeks' pleasure I'm sure.
To Whedon's credit, this movie couldn't have been written or directed any better. Even when I have never really enjoyed Mark Ruffalo's work, here as Bruce Banner he didn't bother me at all. Great job, Mr. Whedon!
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