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Avengers, The (1998) Rank 5 Reviews
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San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
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Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)
This film may be criticized for not living up to the TV series, but I have only the faintest memories of the show, so I must judge it simply on its own merits. And I have to say that its lead actors are the only element that makes it any different from ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)
"Average Joe" Barlow
This review was written August 17, 1998. Copyright (c) 1998 by Joe Barlow. This review may be freely distributed as long as ABSOLUTELY NO CHANGES are made and this disclaimer remains attached. It may not be reproduced for profit without the written ...read the complete Avengers movie review at "Average Joe" Barlow
Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)
This film may be criticized for not living up to the TV series, but I have only the faintest memories of the show, so I must judge it simply on its own merits. And I have to say that its lead actors are the only element that makes it any different from ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)
Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)
This film may be criticized for not living up to the TV series, but I have only the faintest memories of the show, so I must judge it simply on its own merits. And I have to say that its lead actors are the only element that makes it any different from ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)
"Average Joe" Barlow
This review was written August 17, 1998. Copyright (c) 1998 by Joe Barlow. This review may be freely distributed as long as ABSOLUTELY NO CHANGES are made and this disclaimer remains attached. It may not be reproduced for profit without the written ...read the complete Avengers movie review at "Average Joe" Barlow
JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
This movie's got a truckload of style, a bunch of funky fashions and mod retro-fun, a decent amount of action, but less than I would have expected, some cool special effects and slick gadgeteries, a quick runtime, but a hole-filled plot line that's just ...read the complete Avengers movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)
This film may be criticized for not living up to the TV series, but I have only the faintest memories of the show, so I must judge it simply on its own merits. And I have to say that its lead actors are the only element that makes it any different from ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)
JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
This movie's got a truckload of style, a bunch of funky fashions and mod retro-fun, a decent amount of action, but less than I would have expected, some cool special effects and slick gadgeteries, a quick runtime, but a hole-filled plot line that's just ...read the complete Avengers movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
This movie's got a truckload of style, a bunch of funky fashions and mod retro-fun, a decent amount of action, but less than I would have expected, some cool special effects and slick gadgeteries, a quick runtime, but a hole-filled plot line that's just ...read the complete Avengers movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
This movie's got a truckload of style, a bunch of funky fashions and mod retro-fun, a decent amount of action, but less than I would have expected, some cool special effects and slick gadgeteries, a quick runtime, but a hole-filled plot line that's just ...read the complete Avengers movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
"Average Joe" Barlow
This review was written August 17, 1998. Copyright (c) 1998 by Joe Barlow. This review may be freely distributed as long as ABSOLUTELY NO CHANGES are made and this disclaimer remains attached. It may not be reproduced for profit without the written ...read the complete Avengers movie review at "Average Joe" Barlow
JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
This movie's got a truckload of style, a bunch of funky fashions and mod retro-fun, a decent amount of action, but less than I would have expected, some cool special effects and slick gadgeteries, a quick runtime, but a hole-filled plot line that's just ...read the complete Avengers movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
This movie's got a truckload of style, a bunch of funky fashions and mod retro-fun, a decent amount of action, but less than I would have expected, some cool special effects and slick gadgeteries, a quick runtime, but a hole-filled plot line that's just ...read the complete Avengers movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
This movie's got a truckload of style, a bunch of funky fashions and mod retro-fun, a decent amount of action, but less than I would have expected, some cool special effects and slick gadgeteries, a quick runtime, but a hole-filled plot line that's just ...read the complete Avengers movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
This movie's got a truckload of style, a bunch of funky fashions and mod retro-fun, a decent amount of action, but less than I would have expected, some cool special effects and slick gadgeteries, a quick runtime, but a hole-filled plot line that's just ...read the complete Avengers movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
"Average Joe" Barlow
This review was written August 17, 1998. Copyright (c) 1998 by Joe Barlow. This review may be freely distributed as long as ABSOLUTELY NO CHANGES are made and this disclaimer remains attached. It may not be reproduced for profit without the written ...read the complete Avengers movie review at "Average Joe" Barlow
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Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Having finally been forced to watch the big screen version of the classic '60s British TV series, I have to confess that I thought it was a lot of well-intended fun. ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
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Soundwaves Cinema (John Stanley)
Who can explain how a movie based on one of the most popular TV series of all time--the British superspy spoof starring Patrick Macnee as John Steed and Diana Rigg as Emma Peel, which ran for many seasons in countries all over the world--could have gone ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Soundwaves Cinema (John Stanley)
Movie ram-blings (Ram Samudrala)
Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
eye WEEKLY (Tom Lyons)
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The Flying Inkpot
Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
Sun Newspapers of Cleveland
Cineclub-Filmkritik
Cineclub-Filmkritik
Cineclub-Filmkritik
Cineclub-Filmkritik
Cineclub-Filmkritik
Hier werden gekonnt die Elemente der alten Originalserie eingesetzt, um dessen typisches "Flair" rüberzubringen. Besonders Uma Thurman als Emma Peel ist einfach nur fantastisch in ihrer unterkühlten Art.
Daß am Ende Kulissen im 60er-Jahre-Stil mit ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Cineclub-Filmkritik
Cineclub-Filmkritik
Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
Harvey's Movie Review (Harvey O'Brien)
Harvey's Movie Review (Harvey O'Brien)
Nitrate Online (Elias Savada)
City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul
City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul
City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul
Philadelphia City Paper (Cindy Fuchs)
Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
As British secret agents John Steed and Emma Peel fence their way around a tailor's shop (an exhibit of swordplay devoid of even the slightest swash or buckle, by the way), Mrs. Peel explains her cutting-edge work in the field of atmospheric physics: ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
MediaCircus (Anthony Leong)
MediaCircus (Anthony Leong)
Salon (Charles Taylor)
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The Boston Phoenix
The Boston Phoenix
Nick Amado
I don't think I'd do very well in capsulating the story. The writer didn't do a very good job with it either. Basically, Sean Connery is a villain bent on world domination. He threatens every country in the world with his weather controlling device. If ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Nick Amado
CNN Showbiz (Paul Tatara)
Based on the cult TV show from the 1960s, "The Avengers" is a gargantuan misfire, but it probably isn't the hilarious travesty that a lot of people are expecting it to be. A big deal has recently been made of the fact that Warner Bros. chose not to ...read the complete Avengers movie review at CNN Showbiz (Paul Tatara)
James Sanford
The Avengers" for critics prior to its release has led to rampant speculation on exactly how bad the $80 million film must be. At the same time, the numerous clips from the movie in the HBO "First Look: The Avengers" special that's been airing for the ...read the complete Avengers movie review at James Sanford
Soundwaves Cinema (John Stanley)
Who can explain how a movie based on one of the most popular TV series of all time--the British superspy spoof starring Patrick Macnee as John Steed and Diana Rigg as Emma Peel, which ran for many seasons in countries all over the world--could have gone ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Soundwaves Cinema (John Stanley)
Films on Disc (Stuart J. Kobak)
It’s hard to recommend anything about The Avengers, a banal movie taken from a clever television series. The crisp, wry situations of the 60s television series simply fail to develop in this inane screenplay. Inspired casting may have saved the film ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Films on Disc (Stuart J. Kobak)
Films on Disc (Stuart J. Kobak)
Movierapture (Keith Allen)
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Kino (Alessandro Bencivenni)
Kino (Alessandro Bencivenni)
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Expanded Cinemah
Gli investigatori dell'incubo surrealfuturibile immatricolati nell'albo dell'immaginario televisivo nell'anno 1961 tornano in questa ultima fetta di fine millennio andando ad affollare la schiera di supereroi (buoni, cattivi) di varia provenienza ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Expanded Cinemah
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Mutant Reviewers From Hell
Chapeau Melon et Bottes de cuir : une critique!
Box Office Magazine
Boxoffice Magazine
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Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
A smorgasbord of bad ideas, sumptuously over-realized. ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
filmfacts (Andreas Edler)
filmfacts (Andreas Edler)
Ted Prigge
Okay, it's not that bad. But it's close. "The Avengers" is only made better if you're not a fan of the cult hit TV show from the 60s, where you'd probably be appalled if you saw what has been done with it, unless the show was really this mediocre. Since ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Ted Prigge
Ted Prigge
Okay, it's not that bad. But it's close. "The Avengers" is only made better if you're not a fan of the cult hit TV show from the 60s, where you'd probably be appalled if you saw what has been done with it, unless the show was really this mediocre. Since ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Ted Prigge
Ted Prigge
Okay, it's not that bad. But it's close. "The Avengers" is only made better if you're not a fan of the cult hit TV show from the 60s, where you'd probably be appalled if you saw what has been done with it, unless the show was really this mediocre. Since ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Ted Prigge
Cinematter (Matt Williams)
With Hollywood's fascination with television series remakes, it is surprising that no one has tackled The Avengers before. The comically cool spy adventure series seems like just the type of "franchise" material usually sought by the studios. However, ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Cinematter (Matt Williams)
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Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
Woof! Could Ralph Finnes, Uma Thurman, and Sean Connery bring any *less* to a movie than they do in this eye-pleasing-but-empty update of the British television series? The killer cast couldn't *look* better if they tried-Finnes fine in his bowler cap, ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
Woof! Could Ralph Finnes, Uma Thurman, and Sean Connery bring any *less* to a movie than they do in this eye-pleasing-but-empty update of the British television series? The killer cast couldn't *look* better if they tried-Finnes fine in his bowler cap, ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
The Flying Inkpot
1. Take the witty repartee of the original THE AVENGERS between Patrick Macnee's John Steed and Diana Rigg's Emma Peel, and turn it upside down, inside out... add some contrived and overblown complex sentence structure, a touch of artificiality... and ...read the complete Avengers movie review at The Flying Inkpot
Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
Woof! Could Ralph Finnes, Uma Thurman, and Sean Connery bring any *less* to a movie than they do in this eye-pleasing-but-empty update of the British television series? The killer cast couldn't *look* better if they tried-Finnes fine in his bowler cap, ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
What is it that makes a good
action film? Isn't it the combination of good acting, directing, script, action
set-pieces, costumes, and special effects? If that's the case, THE AVENGERS
is a good film, right? That couldn't be further from the truth, ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
Woof! Could Ralph Finnes, Uma Thurman, and Sean Connery bring any *less* to a movie than they do in this eye-pleasing-but-empty update of the British television series? The killer cast couldn't *look* better if they tried-Finnes fine in his bowler cap, ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
Woof! Could Ralph Finnes, Uma Thurman, and Sean Connery bring any *less* to a movie than they do in this eye-pleasing-but-empty update of the British television series? The killer cast couldn't *look* better if they tried-Finnes fine in his bowler cap, ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
filmfacts (Andreas Edler)
filmfacts (Andreas Edler)
Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
Note: The brightest part of this release is its label. This is the first
release from Compass III Records, an affiliate of Samson Music, and the
production quality of this initial release is excellent. Compass III has big plans for 1999; they are ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
David Sunga
Will Steed and Peel storm the island fortress and defeat de Wynter?Background: The original 1960s serial THE AVENGERS featured Patrick MacNee and Diana Rigg as a crimesolving duo. MacNee was John Steed, a dapper veddy British chap, and Rigg was Emma ...read the complete Avengers movie review at David Sunga
David Sunga
Will Steed and Peel storm the island fortress and defeat de Wynter?Background: The original 1960s serial THE AVENGERS featured Patrick MacNee and Diana Rigg as a crimesolving duo. MacNee was John Steed, a dapper veddy British chap, and Rigg was Emma ...read the complete Avengers movie review at David Sunga
Cinematter (Matt Williams)
With Hollywood's fascination with television series remakes, it is surprising that no one has tackled The Avengers before. The comically cool spy adventure series seems like just the type of "franchise" material usually sought by the studios. However, ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Cinematter (Matt Williams)
Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
Note: The brightest part of this release is its label. This is the first
release from Compass III Records, an affiliate of Samson Music, and the
production quality of this initial release is excellent. Compass III has big plans for 1999; they are ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
Note: The brightest part of this release is its label. This is the first
release from Compass III Records, an affiliate of Samson Music, and the
production quality of this initial release is excellent. Compass III has big plans for 1999; they are ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
David Sunga
Will Steed and Peel storm the island fortress and defeat de Wynter?Background: The original 1960s serial THE AVENGERS featured Patrick MacNee and Diana Rigg as a crimesolving duo. MacNee was John Steed, a dapper veddy British chap, and Rigg was Emma ...read the complete Avengers movie review at David Sunga
Cinematter (Matt Williams)
With Hollywood's fascination with television series remakes, it is surprising that no one has tackled The Avengers before. The comically cool spy adventure series seems like just the type of "franchise" material usually sought by the studios. However, ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Cinematter (Matt Williams)
Cinematter (Matt Williams)
With Hollywood's fascination with television series remakes, it is surprising that no one has tackled The Avengers before. The comically cool spy adventure series seems like just the type of "franchise" material usually sought by the studios. However, ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Cinematter (Matt Williams)
Cinematter (Matt Williams)
With Hollywood's fascination with television series remakes, it is surprising that no one has tackled The Avengers before. The comically cool spy adventure series seems like just the type of "franchise" material usually sought by the studios. However, ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Cinematter (Matt Williams)
Cinematter (Matt Williams)
With Hollywood's fascination with television series remakes, it is surprising that no one has tackled The Avengers before. The comically cool spy adventure series seems like just the type of "franchise" material usually sought by the studios. However, ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Cinematter (Matt Williams)
Cinematter (Matt Williams)
With Hollywood's fascination with television series remakes, it is surprising that no one has tackled The Avengers before. The comically cool spy adventure series seems like just the type of "franchise" material usually sought by the studios. However, ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Cinematter (Matt Williams)
Homer Yen
Much of this film seems bereft of thought and coherence. Additionally, we really feel nothing for the intrepid agents. Valuing tea time almost as greatly as saving the world, their demeanors come across as being so nonchalant that it dampens any attempt ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Homer Yen
Cinematter (Matt Williams)
With Hollywood's fascination with television series remakes, it is surprising that no one has tackled The Avengers before. The comically cool spy adventure series seems like just the type of "franchise" material usually sought by the studios. However, ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Cinematter (Matt Williams)
Newsweek (David Ansen)
This is an elaborate production, but all the jazzy sets and explosions in the world can't disguise the story's complete lack of urgency. ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Newsweek (David Ansen)
Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)
Variety (Godfrey Cheshire)
What's missing is chemistry: the right blend of seriousness and whimsy, and charmingly compelling interplay between leads Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman. ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Variety (Godfrey Cheshire)
SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
Palo Alto Online (Jim Shelby)
Ashton Kutcher and Amanda Peet in A Lot Like LoveIs this film a lot like love or just a lot like the hundreds of quirky romantic comedies that have come before it? Ashton Kutcher is surprisingly well-rounded in this precocious laugher that manages some ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Palo Alto Online (Jim Shelby)
Alex Fung
At the end of the day, those reflecting upon the debacle that is THE AVENGERS would do well to take note that warning clouds loomed on the horizon for the project well before Warner Bros. made the contentious decision to abandon preview press screenings ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Alex Fung
Nathaniel R. Atcheson
Nathaniel R. Atcheson
Nathaniel R. Atcheson
Palo Alto Online (Jim Shelby)
Ashton Kutcher and Amanda Peet in A Lot Like LoveIs this film a lot like love or just a lot like the hundreds of quirky romantic comedies that have come before it? Ashton Kutcher is surprisingly well-rounded in this precocious laugher that manages some ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Palo Alto Online (Jim Shelby)
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Give Warner Bros. Credit for this: They sure can call 'em.Smartly, the movie studio held no critics' screenings of "The Avengers" and now we know why: ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Give Warner Bros. Credit for this: They sure can call 'em.Smartly, the movie studio held no critics' screenings of "The Avengers" and now we know why: ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Alex Fung
At the end of the day, those reflecting upon the debacle that is THE AVENGERS would do well to take note that warning clouds loomed on the horizon for the project well before Warner Bros. made the contentious decision to abandon preview press screenings ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Alex Fung
Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
I've never seen the old series of "The Avengers", but read various articles about them so I had a basic idea of what would happen - but of course had no expectations which each character had to live up to. Sadly, the critics were right - this film is ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Alex Fung
At the end of the day, those reflecting upon the debacle that is THE AVENGERS would do well to take note that warning clouds loomed on the horizon for the project well before Warner Bros. made the contentious decision to abandon preview press screenings ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Alex Fung
Alex Fung
At the end of the day, those reflecting upon the debacle that is THE AVENGERS would do well to take note that warning clouds loomed on the horizon for the project well before Warner Bros. made the contentious decision to abandon preview press screenings ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Alex Fung
Alex Fung
At the end of the day, those reflecting upon the debacle that is THE AVENGERS would do well to take note that warning clouds loomed on the horizon for the project well before Warner Bros. made the contentious decision to abandon preview press screenings ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Alex Fung
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Give Warner Bros. Credit for this: They sure can call 'em.Smartly, the movie studio held no critics' screenings of "The Avengers" and now we know why: ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
The Avengers is too enervated to qualify as even a full-scale disaster. ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
This new film version, sad to say, is a hollow shell of the original series. ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
This big-budget bore looks lovely but is so miscalculated that you can't help but wonder whether anyone involved had ever seen the original. ...read the complete Avengers movie review at TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
One of the best things about the original Avengers was the clever repartee between Steed
and Peel. It was fun to spend an hour with these two. The movie tries in vain to rekindle this
chemistry, but doesn't come close. The witticisms ...read the complete Avengers movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Walter Frith
Warner Brothers refused to show the movie to critics a short time ago before its major release and for good reason! Of course, the usual corporate line to put a spin on things, as voiced by one Warner executive was that the reason why there was no ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Walter Frith
Andrew Hicks (Andrew Hicks)
Walter Frith
Warner Brothers refused to show the movie to critics a short time ago before its major release and for good reason! Of course, the usual corporate line to put a spin on things, as voiced by one Warner executive was that the reason why there was no ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Walter Frith
Walter Frith
Warner Brothers refused to show the movie to critics a short time ago before its major release and for good reason! Of course, the usual corporate line to put a spin on things, as voiced by one Warner executive was that the reason why there was no ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Walter Frith
Walter Frith
Warner Brothers refused to show the movie to critics a short time ago before its major release and for good reason! Of course, the usual corporate line to put a spin on things, as voiced by one Warner executive was that the reason why there was no ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Walter Frith
Walter Frith
Warner Brothers refused to show the movie to critics a short time ago before its major release and for good reason! Of course, the usual corporate line to put a spin on things, as voiced by one Warner executive was that the reason why there was no ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Walter Frith
filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
I had heard it was bad... but this is downright silly. In a dead heat for worst movie of the year, an unconscionable waste of the prodigious acting talents that made this huge belly flop.
rnum=Math.round(Math.random() * ...read the complete Avengers movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Walter Frith
Warner Brothers refused to show the movie to critics a short time ago before its major release and for good reason! Of course, the usual corporate line to put a spin on things, as voiced by one Warner executive was that the reason why there was no ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Walter Frith
Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Another (following The Saint) blockbuster butchery of a brilliant 60's BBC agent series that takes science fiction too seriously and throws to the wind its origin's whimsical charm. Connery rekindles the dark side of his Highlander salad days as a ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
I had heard it was bad... but this is downright silly. In a dead heat for worst movie of the year, an unconscionable waste of the prodigious acting talents that made this huge belly flop.
rnum=Math.round(Math.random() * ...read the complete Avengers movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Another (following The Saint) blockbuster butchery of a brilliant 60's BBC agent series that takes science fiction too seriously and throws to the wind its origin's whimsical charm. Connery rekindles the dark side of his Highlander salad days as a ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Palo Alto Weekly (Jim Shelby)
Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)
What finally defines The Avengers is its wastefulness. Eileen Atkins, the redoubtable comic
actress of Cold Comfort Farm, aces a few brief appearances but her character is not allowed to
continue much. (Perhaps someone showed her ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)
Dragan Antulov
doesn't happen fast enough to spare the audience from certainatrocities. In 1998, following the disastrous results of BATMAN ANDROBIN, Warner Bros executives probably knew that shoving 1960stelevision camp into the eyes of 1990s cinema audience isn't ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Dragan Antulov
San Francisco Examiner (Barbara Shulgasser)
The movie is a dismal and misguided special-effects romp featuring two of the deadest performances recorded this year so far. ...read the complete Avengers movie review at San Francisco Examiner (Barbara Shulgasser)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
One of the best things about the original Avengers was the clever repartee between Steed
and Peel. It was fun to spend an hour with these two. The movie tries in vain to rekindle this
chemistry, but doesn't come close. The witticisms ...read the complete Avengers movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)
What finally defines The Avengers is its wastefulness. Eileen Atkins, the redoubtable comic
actress of Cold Comfort Farm, aces a few brief appearances but her character is not allowed to
continue much. (Perhaps someone showed her ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)
Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)
What finally defines The Avengers is its wastefulness. Eileen Atkins, the redoubtable comic
actress of Cold Comfort Farm, aces a few brief appearances but her character is not allowed to
continue much. (Perhaps someone showed her ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)
Walter Frith
Warner Brothers refused to show the movie to critics a short time ago before its major release and for good reason! Of course, the usual corporate line to put a spin on things, as voiced by one Warner executive was that the reason why there was no ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Walter Frith
Movie Reviews UK
What did we do to deserve this anguish? Is Warner Brothers out to settle a vendetta - perhaps to punish viewers for some ancient Movieland grudge? Pardon the paranoia. It's just that no movie gets to be as bad as The Avengers solely by accident. This ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Movie Reviews UK
Movie Reviews UK
What did we do to deserve this anguish? Is Warner Brothers out to settle a vendetta - perhaps to punish viewers for some ancient Movieland grudge? Pardon the paranoia. It's just that no movie gets to be as bad as The Avengers solely by accident. This ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Movie Reviews UK
Michael Redman
And for the most part they're messing it up."Mission Impossible", "Lost In Space", "Godzilla", "Zorro". None of these successfully capture the originals. None of these are even good films. You can now add "The Avengers" to the list.The British ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Michael Redman
Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)
What finally defines The Avengers is its wastefulness. Eileen Atkins, the redoubtable comic
actress of Cold Comfort Farm, aces a few brief appearances but her character is not allowed to
continue much. (Perhaps someone showed her ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)
Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)
What finally defines The Avengers is its wastefulness. Eileen Atkins, the redoubtable comic
actress of Cold Comfort Farm, aces a few brief appearances but her character is not allowed to
continue much. (Perhaps someone showed her ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)
Movie Reviews UK
What did we do to deserve this anguish? Is Warner Brothers out to settle a vendetta - perhaps to punish viewers for some ancient Movieland grudge? Pardon the paranoia. It's just that no movie gets to be as bad as The Avengers solely by accident. This ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Movie Reviews UK
Movie Reviews UK
What did we do to deserve this anguish? Is Warner Brothers out to settle a vendetta - perhaps to punish viewers for some ancient Movieland grudge? Pardon the paranoia. It's just that no movie gets to be as bad as The Avengers solely by accident. This ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Movie Reviews UK
Michael Redman
And for the most part they're messing it up."Mission Impossible", "Lost In Space", "Godzilla", "Zorro". None of these successfully capture the originals. None of these are even good films. You can now add "The Avengers" to the list.The British ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Michael Redman
Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)
What finally defines The Avengers is its wastefulness. Eileen Atkins, the redoubtable comic
actress of Cold Comfort Farm, aces a few brief appearances but her character is not allowed to
continue much. (Perhaps someone showed her ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)
Los Angeles Times (Gene Seymour)
So how then do you duplicate a magic aura from 30 years ago? You don't. ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Los Angeles Times (Gene Seymour)
Film Threat (Tom Meek)
There's nothing but a convoluted overcast of story with a monsoon of bad dialogue. ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Film Threat (Tom Meek)
Chicago Reader (Lisa Alspector)
The grasping novelty of the visuals doesn't rival the uncharismatic leads or the hopelessly, unironically banal plot. ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Chicago Reader (Lisa Alspector)
ShowBIZ Data
Warner Bros. was correct in judging that film critics would universally pan The Avengers. Not since An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn, have the critics, who were not invited to a press screening prior to Friday's opening, lambasted a film so ...read the complete Avengers movie review at ShowBIZ Data
AboutFilm.com (Carlo Cavagna)
If you go against my advice and see The Avengers, listen for a vocal cameo by Patrick Macnee, TV's original John Steed. ...read the complete Avengers movie review at AboutFilm.com (Carlo Cavagna)
AboutFilm.com (Carlo Cavagna)
If you go against my advice and see The Avengers, listen for a vocal cameo by Patrick Macnee, TV's original John Steed. ...read the complete Avengers movie review at AboutFilm.com (Carlo Cavagna)
AboutFilm.com (Carlo Cavagna)
If you go against my advice and see The Avengers, listen for a vocal cameo by Patrick Macnee, TV's original John Steed. ...read the complete Avengers movie review at AboutFilm.com (Carlo Cavagna)
Edward Johnson-Ott
Even after reading the pathetic excuses from the Warner Brothers spin doctors for withholding one of the summers most anticipated films from critics, I went into "The Avengers" hoping for the best. Maybe they really had withheld the film so that ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Edward Johnson-Ott
Edward Johnson-Ott
Even after reading the pathetic excuses from the Warner Brothers spin doctors for withholding one of the summers most anticipated films from critics, I went into "The Avengers" hoping for the best. Maybe they really had withheld the film so that ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Edward Johnson-Ott
AboutFilm.com (Carlo Cavagna)
If you go against my advice and see The Avengers, listen for a vocal cameo by Patrick Macnee, TV's original John Steed. ...read the complete Avengers movie review at AboutFilm.com (Carlo Cavagna)
AboutFilm.com (Carlo Cavagna)
If you go against my advice and see The Avengers, listen for a vocal cameo by Patrick Macnee, TV's original John Steed. ...read the complete Avengers movie review at AboutFilm.com (Carlo Cavagna)
AboutFilm.com (Carlo Cavagna)
If you go against my advice and see The Avengers, listen for a vocal cameo by Patrick Macnee, TV's original John Steed. ...read the complete Avengers movie review at AboutFilm.com (Carlo Cavagna)
AboutFilm.com (Carlo Cavagna)
If you go against my advice and see The Avengers, listen for a vocal cameo by Patrick Macnee, TV's original John Steed. ...read the complete Avengers movie review at AboutFilm.com (Carlo Cavagna)
AboutFilm.com (Carlo Cavagna)
If you go against my advice and see The Avengers, listen for a vocal cameo by Patrick Macnee, TV's original John Steed. ...read the complete Avengers movie review at AboutFilm.com (Carlo Cavagna)
Edward Johnson-Ott
Even after reading the pathetic excuses from the Warner Brothers spin doctors for withholding one of the summers most anticipated films from critics, I went into "The Avengers" hoping for the best. Maybe they really had withheld the film so that ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Edward Johnson-Ott
Edward Johnson-Ott
Even after reading the pathetic excuses from the Warner Brothers spin doctors for withholding one of the summers most anticipated films from critics, I went into "The Avengers" hoping for the best. Maybe they really had withheld the film so that ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Edward Johnson-Ott
Edward Johnson-Ott
Even after reading the pathetic excuses from the Warner Brothers spin doctors for withholding one of the summers most anticipated films from critics, I went into "The Avengers" hoping for the best. Maybe they really had withheld the film so that ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Edward Johnson-Ott
Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)
In this movie, the sense of charm has been obliterated. ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)
The New York Times (Janet Maslin)
It's a film to gall fans of the old television series and perplex anyone else. ...read the complete Avengers movie review at The New York Times (Janet Maslin)
LA Weekly (Manohla Dargis)
It's shockingly inert. ...read the complete Avengers movie review at LA Weekly (Manohla Dargis)
Salon.com (Charles Taylor)
The film flails incoherently from set to set, trying to be kicky and madcap and pop, but with no sense of the show's casual acceptance of the absurd. ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Salon.com (Charles Taylor)
Slate (David Edelstein)
There's something reassuring about the fact that The Avengers is so rotten: proof yet again that people with piles of money can hire wizard production designers but can't fake class. ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Slate (David Edelstein)
Supercala.com (John Venable)
It will suck life force from you. ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Supercala.com (John Venable)
Susan Granger
There are good pictures. There are bad pictures. And, every so often, there's a truly wretched picture like "Howard the Duck," "Ishtar," "Cutthroat Island," and "Heaven's Gate." Now, there's "The Avengers." What went wrong with this $60+ million, ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Susan Granger
Michael Dequina
Exactly what is this completely incomprehensible bore perpetrated by "director" Jeremiah Chechik and "writer" Don Macpherson about? No, it's not about superslick British spies John Steed (Ralph Fiennes) and Dr. Emma Peel (Uma Thurman) and their ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
Exactly what is this completely incomprehensible bore perpetrated by "director" Jeremiah Chechik and "writer" Don Macpherson about? No, it's not about superslick British spies John Steed (Ralph Fiennes) and Dr. Emma Peel (Uma Thurman) and their ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Michael Dequina
Scott Renshaw
It is the latter which proves most instantly and consistently grating in THE AVENGERS. Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman spend most of their scenes together engaging in a smirk throwing contest, each one trying to look the most amused with him or herself, ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Scott Renshaw
Scott Renshaw
It is the latter which proves most instantly and consistently grating in THE AVENGERS. Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman spend most of their scenes together engaging in a smirk throwing contest, each one trying to look the most amused with him or herself, ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Scott Renshaw
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Rick Groen)
The incomprehensible leads to the inexplicable which ends in the indecipherable. ...read the complete Avengers movie review at The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Rick Groen)
Susan Granger
There are good pictures. There are bad pictures. And, every so often, there's a truly wretched picture like "Howard the Duck," "Ishtar," "Cutthroat Island," and "Heaven's Gate." Now, there's "The Avengers." What went wrong with this $60+ million, ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Susan Granger
Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
DeWynter and his conspirators, seated at a long table, are all wearing fuzzy teddy bear suits, each in a different color of the rainbow. Everyone together now: WHAT THE F**K? ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
Tim Voon
My greatest criticism rests on the fact that there was no chemistry between Emma Peel and John Steed (Thurman and Fiennes) – something that was a vital element of the 60's TV serial of the same name. The dialogue goes on and on about tea and other finer ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Tim Voon
Tim Voon
My greatest criticism rests on the fact that there was no chemistry between Emma Peel and John Steed (Thurman and Fiennes) – something that was a vital element of the 60's TV serial of the same name. The dialogue goes on and on about tea and other finer ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Tim Voon
San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
It's a completely botched effort -- botched in its direction, its writing and editing. ...read the complete Avengers movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)
This big-budget version of the well-liked 1960s TV series (which I've never seen) smells like something cooked up by a talent agency that still thinks a film is just the sum of its thespian parts. Stars Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, and Sean Connery may ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)
The Onion (A.V. Club) (Keith Phipps)
It's almost fascinating to witness just how lousy The Avengers really is. ...read the complete Avengers movie review at The Onion (A.V. Club) (Keith Phipps)
SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
The Avengers tv series (1962-9)
was the height of 1960s chic. It jumped on the vogue for spy films started
by the James Bond series but provided its own surreally droll British manneredness
- with its two agents engaged in deliberately unreal ...read the complete Avengers movie review at SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)
This big-budget version of the well-liked 1960s TV series (which I've never seen) smells like something cooked up by a talent agency that still thinks a film is just the sum of its thespian parts. Stars Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, and Sean Connery may ...read the complete Avengers movie review at Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)
User Reviews
by HAMLET on October 20, 2009
Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman and Academy Award winner Sir Sean Connery star in this big-screen adaptation of the popular 1960's television series which starred Honor Blackman, Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg. Unfortunately, a lot of scenes which were in the ...
by theatre buff "Don... on October 07, 2009
The cable movie rating was ONE STAR, but the names were fabulous. So I watched it. It may be the worst movie ever made, by the rating, but it is CERTAINLY one of the MOST ENJOYABLE ever seen. It took a little research to discover that this was made ...
by Bradley Headstone... on August 31, 2009
I know I'm in the minority, but I really did love this movie. I suspect one reason there was a negative reaction to this film was because many people missed the original series. The original series was before my time, so I had nothing to miss so to speak. ...
by K. Chambers on January 23, 2009
This dvd worked perfectly. It was simply missing the original case with cover art. I would definitely purchase more products from this seller. ...
by Empty Handed on October 04, 2008
A good simple "escape" film. I have always found the photography on deserted London streets (or English country roads) intriguing. ...
by Ann Victoria Hopc... on March 12, 2007
Classy remake and one that stands on its own two feet as well. Thurman and Fiennes were superb choices IMHO for the roles. It bears re-watching which to me is a great compliment -- the scenes are done well enough that I enjoy seeing them again even ...
by HaleyB on March 14, 2006
I received my package in the condition it was advertised in as well as in a timely manner. I recommend this seller. ...
by Bookreader79424 "... on January 20, 2006
Hi everyone,
I found this film to be delightful. It's about two agents living in London, England, who are on a mission to stop a well-to-do knight from controlling the weather. By controlling the weather with his large weather-making machine, Sir Sean ...
by Don Millard "don ... on February 06, 2005
I just got this on sale...to all the reviews that pan this revisit; quit being Avengers snobs! You won't ever see a duo as well suited to each other as Patrick MacNee and Diana Rigg but give the current duo their propers! This a 1998 feature film version ...
by "trubshaw1" on July 01, 2004
Totally misunderstood movie. A unique and visually stunning film with fantastic costume and set design. Ralph Fiennes was superb as British secret John Steed and gave the character some much needed sex appeal which in my opinion was sadly lacking in the ...
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