5. The Avengers New York Fight Scene
The Scene: In the midst of a monstrous fight against legions of unfortunate looking aliens we are treated with possibly one of the greatest single shots in film as we swoop across all of The Avengers in all of their individual fights to show off the scale of this New York battle.
Why It Overshadows The Movie: Im not a huge fan of The Avengers as previous articles on WhatCulture, a conversation with me, my Myspace page, my voicemail and a tattoo on my neck may have made you aware of (thats just a joke...I dont have Myspace) but the New York battle sequence is one huge final act wow which really brings together aspects of the film I would have preferred to see earlier; desperation, teamwork, purpose, less jokes, giving a point to Captain America. Singling out a particular shot as the best aspect of a multi-million pound action film may sound so pretentious that it makes you want to throw up, but this swooping glance at the battlefield is a giant Wow moment in multi-layered action sequence in the worlds most well known city, thats quite an impressive feat.