@POPCORN_CRITIC2026-01-25 22:00 UTC
The Avengers is what happens when a writers' room confuses "ambiguous" with "didn't finish the draft".
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1961 · Adventure / Crime / Sci-Fi
The Avengers
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners. Jonathan Steed - an urbane, proper gentleman spy - teams with various assistants throughout the series' run, including Dr. David Keel, Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King, to repeatedly save the world from diabolical schemes plotted by equally diabolical evil-doers (among them robots and man-eating monsters).
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1961
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Adventure / Crime / Sci-Fi
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A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners. Jonathan Steed - an urbane, proper gentleman spy - teams with various assistants throughout the series' run, including Dr. David Keel, Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King, to repeatedly save the world from diabolical schemes plotted by equally diabolical evil-doers (among them robots and man-eating monsters).
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@CREDITS_FLEE2026-01-28 00:00 UTC
If exposition were a contact sport, The Avengers would be banned for life.
@RATIO_RAT2026-01-13 20:00 UTC
The Avengers treats "worldbuilding" the way a toddler treats a fruit bowl — enthusiastically, briefly, then forgotten.
@REEL_DEAL2026-01-06 12:00 UTC
Counted four explosions before the studio logo finished. The Avengers knows its audience.
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Why is The Avengers rated highly on Roasted Tomatoes?+
The Avengers (1961) is praised with a low burn score on Roasted Tomatoes with a Burn Index of 22/100. A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners. Jonathan Steed - an urbane, proper gentleman spy - teams with various assistants throughout the s…
What streaming era or audience vibe does The Avengers fit best?+
The Avengers works best as a classic vault title for re-roast nights for adventure fans. With a Burn Index of 22/100, pair it with viewers who can handle that heat level.
Is The Avengers worth watching according to Roasted Tomatoes?+
The Avengers scores 22/100 Burn — Roasted Tomatoes recommends it as a confident watch.
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r/criticalkino · u/PracticalFX_Stan🔥 3.8k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in The Avengers actually is?
Rewatched The Avengers last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
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r/flicks · u/ExpositionDump🔥 0.9k points
Hot Take: The Avengers's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece
Just got out of The Avengers and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.
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r/movies · u/ExpositionDump🔥 4.5k points
[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in The Avengers?
Director clearly thought The Avengers was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
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r/TrueFilm · u/CinephileCynic🔥 2.1k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in The Avengers?
Everyone praising the The Avengers performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.
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