The Traveling Toe

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Monday, May 4, 2015

"Avengers: Age of Ultron" (movie critique)

AVENGERS:AGE OF ULTRON


Well, it was superhero Friday for the Friday Movie Mavens and The Travelling Toe.  We opted to see "Avengers: Age of Ultron".

The movie was written and direct by Joss Whedon.  

Joss Whedon

All the usual Marvel superheroes were on board for this newest adventure:

          Iron Man                                                  Robert Downey Jr
          Thor                                                         Chris Hemsworth
          Captain America                                   Chris Evans
          Hawkeye                                                Jeremy Renner
          Black Widow                                          Scarlett Johansson
          The Hulk                                                  Mark Ruffalo 

Robert Downey Jr

Chris Helmsworth

Chris Evans

Jeremy Renner

Scarlett Johansson

Mark Ruffalo


The story opens up with the superheroes taking out a mountain fortress that is manufacturing robots and has secret software programs in development.  Tony (Iron Man) finds the program and determines that it is the beginning of AI (artificial intelligence).   He takes the program to one of his secret labs and loads out it out where it starts regenerating.  While Tony is off doing other things, the program morphs into Ultron who has concluded that the super heroes are the problem to attaining world peace.  Then as Ultron grows in strength, he determines that all humans need to be annihilated as well and he will start a new world.   Ultron begins to replicate himself into killer robots.  Along the way Ultron recruits twins - brother and sister, Pietron (Quicksilver) and Wanda (Scarlet Witch) to help him achieve world domination and take out the superheroes.  As the twins become aware of what Ultron is planning, and even though they want revenge on Tony Stark for the bombs his company built that killed their family, they come to realize that what Ultron is planning to do is much much worse and switch their allegiance to the superheroes.


Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Elizabeth Olsen









As you would expect, a showdown between the superheroes and Ultron and his robot army is inevitable.  But there is help on the horizon as Nick Fury shows up when he is needed the most.

Samuel L Jackson


When Tony tries to use a software program to re-tune Ultron, a new super hero is born, Vision, who is played by Paul Bettany and looks interesting in a total red outfit and he even has a cape!

Paul Bettany

The Travelling Toe will not reveal any more of the story line or surprises within the movie as you dear reader will just have to see the movie for yourself.  One surprise that The Travelling Toe will share is that going forward several superhero characters are moving on to new adventures and new ones could be featured next time.  Such as Vision, War Machine and The Falcon plus Scarlet Witch.
Don Cheadle

Anthony Mackie









A couple of side notes, if you a Marvel fan, then you know that Stan Lee will make a cameo appearance in the movie (just like Hitchcock) and when he is seen, everyone in the audience calls out "It's Stan Lee"!  Also there are lighthearted moments in the film as well and funny lines are tossed out at each other.   It keeps the audience engaged.

Stan Lee



The Travelling Toe gives this movie 1 big toe and 1 middle toe up with cape on each toe....fly, fly away!


Disclaimer:  The Travelling Toe is not a professional movie critic and any opinions expressed are for entertainment purposes only.







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