Three Fantastic Summer Blockbusters Available From Amazon

Originally defined based on the amount of money they took at the cinema, summer blockbusters have come a considerable way since the early days. Released during the summer months to attract more attention, Steven Spielberg's Jaws - a film that can be found on Amazon - is widely considered to be the first summer blockbuster - having smashed the ?100 million mark for North American ticket sales in the summer of 1975. Usually featuring huge amounts of special effects, thrilling action sequences and high production values, summer blockbusters are produced in considerable amount in the modern age. Some of the best of 2012 are available to buy from Amazon. Here are just three of those aforementioned blockbusters that are available to buy from Amazon: Marvel Avengers Assemble: Pulling together a number of Marvel's most-loved heroes into a two hour plus movie, Marvel Avengers Assemble is available to buy from Amazon in either DVD or Blu-ray formats. The film follows Nick Fury (played by Samuel L. Jackson), the head of S.H.I.E.L.D., who unexpectedly stumbles across a potentially threat to world security. In order to protect the world from impending doom, Fury unites a band of the world's best superheroes - including The Incredible Hulk, Captain America, and Iron Man. Providing all the thrills you could wish for from a summer blockbuster, Marvel Avengers Assemble is a fantastically entertaining watch. If you find that you can't get enough of the characters from the Marvel universe, you can find Thor, Iron Man and Captain America - The First Avenger available to buy from Amazon too. The Hunger Games: Adapted from the hugely successful novel by Suzanne Collins - also available to buy from Amazon - The Hunger Games features a gripping story and another great performance from Academy Award-Nominated Actress Jennifer Lawrence. Set in a gritty world, the poorest teens are forced to fight it out to the death once a year in a televised event designed to entertain the rich and limit the rise of unrest. The film follows Lawrence's character Katniss Everdeen as faces brutal test after brutal test in her fight for survival. Available on both DVD and Blu-ray from Amazon, The Hunger Games is a blockbuster that shouldn't be missed. Prometheus: The prequel to Ridley Scott's Alien - available to purchase from Amazon - Prometheus has been hailed as a chillingly effective science-fiction blockbuster. The film follows two scientists (portrayed by Noomi Rapace and Logan Marshall-Green) as they travel on an expedition, aboard the spaceship Prometheus, to discover the previously unknown elements of humanity. Upon landing on an isolated moon the crew of Prometheus discover that all is not quite as well as they first assumed. Also featuring great performances from Idris Elba, Michael Fassbender and Charlize Theron, Prometheus is a superb example of the thinking man's summer blockbuster. If, having watched Prometheus, you want to carry on watching the Alien-series you can find them in a box set - Alien Anthology - at Amazon. This article has covered just three of the best summer blockbusters of 2012, there are many more great classics to be discovered - a number of which can be found on Amazon.

The annual release of summer blockbusters is relished by many eager cinema-goers. This article documents just three of the best released in 2012 that are available from Amazon.

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