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The Avengers

Play trailer Poster for The Avengers PG-13,  1998,  1h 29m,  Adventure/ Action/ Sci-Fi Play Trailer Watchlist
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A charismatic evil genius named Sir August de Wynter (Sean Connery) discovers a way to harness the weather and utilize it as a weapon against London and the world at large. The posh and droll combo of secret agents John Steed (Ralph Fiennes) and Emma Peel (Uma Thurman) are on the case. But then Peel is implicated in the sabotage of a government scientific experiment. Steed and Peel try to clear her name, while also trying to stop de Wynter for good.
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A TV spinoff that lacks enough energy to spin, The Avengers is an ineptly written, woefully miscast disaster.

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Matt Singer ScreenCrush Sep 6, 2018
2/10
Very terrible. Go to Full Review
Gene Seymour Los Angeles Times Jul 8, 2014
The movie lets [Fiennes and Thurman] down with a patchwork climax that feels rushed and perfunctory. Go to Full Review
Stephen Hunter Washington Post Jul 8, 2014
The new Avengers is dismal in dispiriting, dreary ways, and Ralph Fiennes, playing Macnee's part, is a particular disaster. Go to Full Review
Wesley Lovell Cinema Sight Nov 23, 2022
1.5/4
However delicious the film is, the story isn’t involving enough and the action is rather pointless. While there is a great deal of humor, it often comes at the wrong moments and rarely is it on par with other spoofs. Go to Full Review
Kat Halstead Common Sense Media May 5, 2021
2/5
The pieces of the puzzle are all in place, yet none of them work in this 1998 spin-off of the hugely popular 1960s TV series. Go to Full Review
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Albus G Apr 25, 2019 I see why they opened it a day early to get some money before the reviews that it is a clunker came out.
Poe W Apr 23, 2019 What a horrible movie with a dumb black widow rip off and a stupid top hat guy no one cares about
Hagrid S Apr 8, 2019 i cant lie, when it comes on its one of those movies i have to watch. its outlandish, bad plotted and acting is subpar. Ralph Fiennes though i think saves it and makes it entertaining. See more
Feb 18, 2019 oh god... OH GOD WHY? i hated this movie
Ron L Dec 23, 2018 As any hardcore fan of the TV series knows, no actress was ever going to be able to fill the tights of icons like Honor Blackman and Diana Rigg. The producers should have known such fans would provide not an instant audience but an army of instant deplorers many of whom notoriously refused to even see the movie. What idiot producer then provides not just one unacceptable Uma, but adds a second unacceptable Uma in the bargain (Uma's dual role as both Emma Peel and nemesis)? Poor Uma never stood a chance, given she is a notoriously verveless actress especially compared to Diana Rigg. Uma turned out to be much more suited to originating roles that she was capable of playing (see Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill). As bad an idea as casting Thurman (or anyone in a film that shouldn't have been made), there was a great idea in casting Connery as the Bondian villain and this was the only potential drawing power the film really had (it was the only reason I went to see it!). Connery appears to be having the time of his life portraying the essence of maniacal glee. The script is awful, even if the science is not gibberish it's delivered at such breakneck speed it comes off as such. The actors spout dialogue at each other to zero reaction, like each one is occupying a separate room. Fiennes is credible in the action scenes, but otherwise is so bland as to blend into the wallpaper. If Patrick MacNee had feared being outdone in the role, they turned out to be groundless. If you actually need a reason to watch this, there are a few good moments reminiscent of Peel-era idiosyncratic oddball Avengers style moments, such as the Spectre-like villains meeting at a round table disguised as different colored teddy bears. See more
Rey G Oct 15, 2018 It's so bad it's hilarious. My rating does not mean The Avengers is good, it's just so weird, crazy, and stupid at the same time that I find it laughable, even the teddy bear costumes and Sean Connery's accent is silly and ridiculous XP. See more
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Synopsis A charismatic evil genius named Sir August de Wynter (Sean Connery) discovers a way to harness the weather and utilize it as a weapon against London and the world at large. The posh and droll combo of secret agents John Steed (Ralph Fiennes) and Emma Peel (Uma Thurman) are on the case. But then Peel is implicated in the sabotage of a government scientific experiment. Steed and Peel try to clear her name, while also trying to stop de Wynter for good.
Director
Jeremiah S. Chechik
Producer
Jerry Weintraub
Screenwriter
Sydney Newman, Don MacPherson
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Warner Brothers
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Adventure, Action, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 13, 1998, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$23.4M
Runtime
1h 29m
Sound Mix
SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
35mm, Flat (1.85:1)
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