I’ve known for a few weeks that today, October 11th, was the day we’d get the first real teaser trailer for next summer’s blockbuster The Avengers.  And ever since I’ve known this, I’ve been wanting to hate everything that I saw. Thor gave me a sour taste in this franchise. Captain America was good, but instantly forgettable. And let’s not talk about how terrible the last Iron Man movie was. But The Avengers is everyone together — including The Hulk and Hawkeye. It’s the Dream Team of superhero movies. It’s Lebron/Dwyane Wade/Chris Bosh. It’s Jay-Z/Kanye watchin’ the throne. The whole gang is together as one unstoppable force. Yay!

Did I hate it? No. Did it get me excited for the film? Not at all.

First off — fire whoever had final say on the music used here. Terrible.  And while lots of stuff be explodin’ and jokes be flyin’ around — something seems completely ho-hum about it all. Robert Downey Jr. is always good — so his lines worked. But something is off about this trailer. Maybe it’s the fact that Thor is a God working alongside a bunch of gadgets. Why would he need these humans? He has the hammer.  Maybe it’s the fact that Samuel L. looks like he’s just phoning it in — reading lines, not acting. Or possibly it’s my most hated move in action movies. The land on one knee and hand while slowly raising your head move that Scarlett Johansson pulls at the 1:24 mark.

After the jump, decide for yourself. Are you ready to assemble? Or are you ready for something fresh and new?

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