Avengers Age of Ultron (2013)

Director: Joss Whedon

Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Samuel L. Jackson

Genre: Action Thriller

“He’s a blur. I haven’t seen anything like this before, in fact I still haven’t seen it.” Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Hawkeye and Black Widow come together for another Marvel Cinematic Universe movie which is just as good as the previous ones. Exuberant and eye-popping, Avengers: Age of Ultron serves as a satisfying sequel, reuniting its predecessor's cast with a few new additions and a “worthy” foe.

The Avengers are fighting their way into a Hydra Base to retrieve Loki’s Scepter. This is where they first encounter the Maximoff twins, the lightning fast Quicksilver (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen).

The villain, Ultron is probably the most humorous villain after the “Joker” but Tom Hiddleston’s Loki is still missed. Ultron is the result of an experiment by Tony Stark to create an Artificial Intelligence Program gone ridiculously wrong. In this case, they create a maniacal metallic robot: Ultron (voiced by James Spander). He is programmed to keep “Peace in our time” and he believes the beginning of world peace lies in mankind's end. He wants to begin humanity's destruction by first killing off Avengers and Iron Man in particular.

The fight between Ultron and the Avengers takes place all across the globe in elaborate set pieces and well-executed CGI. We also get to see the Hulk Buster in action as Iron Man and Hulk are having a city-levelling fight! Especially remarkable is the climactic battle, the faceoff between “all of Ultron” and the Avengers which is pure adrenaline.

It is advisable to brush up your Marvel Avengers history otherwise it’s going to be tough to grasp. The storyline is a bit disconnected in itself, with fighting and cameos containing old memories of the heroes, all thrown into the movie together. But the movie is still a fitting sequel (maybe even better); so don’t worry Marvel Fans.

Thor (Chris Hemsworth) plays the role of being the most knowledgeable person for galactic things. Iron Man (Robert Downey) brings his witty self into play again, throwing wisecracks here and there but he faces stiff competition from Ultron. Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) still has anger-management issues. Captain America (Chris Evans) is again the “righteous man”.

Avengers Age of Ultron with its charismatic cast, earth-shattering action and special effects essentially packs a complete entertainment.