the avengers

what a turd. i had no interest in watching this movie other than the fact that its got sean connery in it (clearly in it for the big paycheck) and the soundtrack has a song from one of my favorite bands the verve pipe. the movie is a remake of the british show from the 60's and is absolutely dreadful! the characters played by uma thurman and ralph fiennes are completely vapid and a waste of space. the characters dont ever talk to each other, they just reply to the worthless british snobbery with more 'witty' british snobbery. and connery, playing the evil bad guy (who for some reason at one point wears a giant teddy bear costume...) does the most generic thing any bad guy could possibly do: he creates a weather controlling machine! this stupid premise was a joke back when it was used in the 80's cartoon g.i. joe- do they really expect us to take it seriously?!? its too shallow to be a drama, its too generic to be a thriller, and its too lame to be a send up of the original. why exactly does this movie exist? no answer? didnt think so...