The Avengers (film)

The Avengers is a 1998 film based on the British cult television series of the same name from the 1960s.

Critical Response

The film was given almost universally bad reviews; the purists despised it for bungling up the original series (particularly the introduction of a romance between Steed and Peel - a taboo subject in the series), and the newcomers were utterly lost by all of the failed attempts to capture the mood of the original.

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Further adding to the confusion, after terrible test screenings, the 150-minute film was slashed down to 89 minutes, sacrificing much coherency and continuity in the process.

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