I finally have seen all the films leading up to The Avengers, a bit out of order I admit, since I'd only seen Iron Man 1 and Captain America beforehand. Iron Man is of course a good flick, as most agree. Capt. America was a bit weaker, and while we get a good sense of this character's nobility, we never really get to see him be as cool as he was in the comics. Iron Man 2 was full of cliche and it just felt off in a lot of ways. And I can't get over their replacing Terence Howard with Don Cheadle (a better actor in my opinion, but with nothing in common with Howard other than being African American). Thor was a film I had no desire to see, but after seeing the Avengers, I had to give it a go, and liked it better than expected, though it was still cheesy. I mentioned once before in this thread that its greatest strength was an interesting antagonist, better than he is conveyed in Avengers IMO. And last night I completed The Incredible Hulk. This movie really lacks character development, but it was miles ahead of Ang Lee's Hulk in terms of effects, my ability to suspend disbelief, action, and all-around fun. Despite the fact that I don't really ever feel like I got to know Bruce Banner, I still really liked the movie. William Hurt as Ross was really the best actor/character, I feel. All in all, not a bad set of films leading up to Avengers.