Review: Ultimate Avengers 2: Rise Of The Panther (B)

Ultimate Avengers 2: Rise Of The Panther (2006)
Directed by Curt Geda, Steven E. Gordon
MPAA: PG-13
Grade: B

Review by Scott Standish

Marvel is doing a great job with the Ultimate Avengers series, as Rise of the Panther clearly shows. The writing is crisp, intelligent and full of action. It works for kids and adults alike. Heck, if only half of all live action films could pull that off, Hollywood would be a much better place.

Captain America is once again the focus here, and it's interesting to see nuances to his character. The rest of the crew, Thor, the Hulk, etc put in their appearances and the movie does a good job of showing each of the super hero's strengths and weaknesses. The voice over talent for Ultimate Avengers 2 is excellent and they do a great job with a very good script. The War Machine is a very cool concept and they do an excellent job of bringing it into the story.

The animation is a bit clunky (albeit pretty), and it would be nice to see them try and upgrade this a little for the next one. The script and voice over talent merits this upgrade and if they could change the animation to a more fluid visual style, this one could actually be a hit in the theaters. Why not take this to the next level? Let's do it, guys!

The Ultimate Avengers movie was a pleasant surprise. Ultimate Avengers 2 is another great animation project out of Marvel and we're (once again) psyched to see what they come up with next.

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