Parents' Guide to

Ultimate Avengers: The Movie

By Jeffrey Anderson, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 13+

Average animated action tale features troubled superheroes.

Movie PG-13 2006 72 minutes
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Based on 6 parent reviews

swampfoxsouth
swampfoxsouth Parent of 11-year-old
February 28, 2023
age 15+

OK 6th film has tons of swearing plus violence, adult situations

Romance, Nudity (3/5): Kissing and declarations of love. Violence (3/5): Blood and comic book action. Language (5/5): Frequent strong language includes variations on d--k and ass. D--k: "d--k," "d--khole," "d--ks--t," "d--kwipe," "LMDO," (Laughing My D--k Off) and "d--kstick." Ass: "ass," "a--hole," "jackass," "bada--," "kiss my ass," "horse's ass," "a--bags," "a--hat," and "f--king a--holes." Also "s--t," "douche," "motherf--ker," "c--k whistle," "bitch," "balls," "bastard," "f--ked up," "pee," "penis," and "hell." Middle-finger gestures.
swampfoxsouth
swampfoxsouth Parent of 11-year-old
February 28, 2023
age 15+

OK 6th film has tons of swearing plus violence, adult situations

Romance, Nudity (3/5): Kissing and declarations of love. Violence (3/5): Blood and comic book action. Language (5/5): Frequent strong language includes variations on d--k and ass. D--k: "d--k," "d--khole," "d--ks--t," "d--kwipe," "LMDO," (Laughing My D--k Off) and "d--kstick." Ass: "ass," "a--hole," "jackass," "bada--," "kiss my ass," "horse's ass," "a--bags," "a--hat," and "f--king a--holes." Also "s--t," "douche," "motherf--ker," "c--k whistle," "bitch," "balls," "bastard," "f--ked up," "pee," "penis," and "hell." Middle-finger gestures.
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What's the Story?

During World War II, Captain America (Justin Gross) saves the world from aliens and, in the process, winds up frozen at the bottom of the ocean. In the present day, he is revived and recruited by Nick Fury (Andre Ware), of S.H.I.E.L.D. Fury recruits several other heroes, including Iron Man (Marc Worden), Black Widow (Olivia d'Abo), Giant-Man (Nolan North), Wasp, and Thor (David Boat), to join a new super-team. Their next-to-impossible mission is to stop the aliens, which have remained on earth, dormant, throughout the decades. The aliens have developed an invincible metal to be used in battle, and have also successfully stolen all of S.H.I.E.L.D's secrets. But even their threat is nothing compared to the violent rampage of the Hulk.

Is It Any Good?

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Based on a 2002 comic series, "The Ultimates," which re-imagined the Avengers for modern times, this animated movie seems overly simplified. The animation is flat and average, and the storytelling seems abbreviated, with too many characters getting shorted by the 72-minute running time. The video is especially disappointing after the big-screen thrills of Joss Whedon's 2012 live-action movie.

Tony Stark/Iron Man is a typical example; his alcoholism and other personal troubles are hinted at in a few quick shots, but he never feels like a genuine character. Oddly, Captain America is a major exception. He gets perhaps the most screen time here, assigned to a leadership position, and dealing with the effect of passing time on his loved ones; his troubled character is slightly more interesting than in the Whedon movie. While Ultimate Avengers not exceptional, it still gets the job done, telling a good story as quickly and economically as possible.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about the movie's violence. Does the tone of the violence change after the superheroes dispatch the aliens and when they begin fighting the Hulk? How is the violence different?

  • Are the female heroes in this movie good role models? Does it matter that they dress up in sexy costumes and use their sexuality to get results?

  • What is the cause and the effect of the heroes drinking in this movie?

  • Would it hard to be a superhero? If you were a superhero, what would your super power be?

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