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Avengers: Infinity War Review Thread
- Thread starter Sibersk Esto
- Start date
Minor nitpick: IW cements the brutal depowering arc that my poor boy Hulk has been subjected to since Age of Ultron. He went from "most powerful avenger" to "situationally useful dumb but strong guy" to "probably not even particularly strong dumb guy" in Ragnarok and now he's in full "pretty much as relevant as Hawkeye".
The comments on Carol being MCU's Superman are particularly painful as an Hulk stan because he used to hold that role.
The comments on Carol being MCU's Superman are particularly painful as an Hulk stan because he used to hold that role.
Hulk was pretty strong in Ragnarok. I'm not sure seeing pure Hulk would work in the narrative, because he would be going toe-to-toe with Thanos.
Just saw it. I don't know much about Marvel but it was interesting, although I may be too old for that kind of movie
Is it better than the first two Avengers movies? :p
.....But does Spider-Man look strong? :3
Well that sucks.
.....But does Spider-Man look strong? :3
Question to those that have seen it. Could the quick pace of the movie be compared to that of GOTG2? What I mean is the movie feeling too quick to even react at what's happening properly?
What? Hulk goes toe-to-toe with Thor in Ragnarok and even rocks Surtur with a slam before being knocked away ready to jump back into the fight
Yep Spidey is a beast
Fwiw it's worth the Hulk comments need context but it's spoilery. But I wouldn't be worried about him.
That's disappointing to hear. I for sure thought the brothers would do him justice....
I'd say:
Pretty much. Fun, but nothing special.
That was a middlingly dull movie and the jokes were bad. Best thing about it was brolins thanos who wasn't played as a straight cartoon. 6/10
Hulk's strength has always been in the utter chaos he causes. He and Thor were fairly evenly matched in Avengers (and you could argue that Thor was stronger even then since he was trying to contain the Hulk, not wreck the hellicarrier) and Hulk remained at the same power level pretty much since then. The thing is though, Hulk has always said he is the strongest there is and fans of the Hulk have always been told he is the strongest there is, but that does not mean it is actually true. He's more akin to that kid you know who always boasted about how much they could bench press when other people could always beat him, they just didn't brag about it.
Thor may be more powerful but Hulk is still the absolute king of causing chaos. Hulk is more a bomb that explodes into more bombs that explodes into more bombs when used. Thor is the Avengers tactical strike and considering he's now imbued with the Odinforce (even if they haven't confirmed that yet) even more so.
As for Carol, I don't expect her to be the most physically strong. I do expect her to be the most "powerful" though and considering Captain Marvel's powerset involves energy absorption and manipulation, that seems pretty accurate.
TLDR: Power is not just physical strength, especially as the MCU gets more cosmic.
Aw man, does Hulk get no standout action moments?
I was hoping the Russos would do him right
Honestly answering that would be spoilers. But he has a sequel where he can shine. Some heroes get less time in the spotlight but they'll probably correct that in the next one.
It's too bad to hear this, but Hulk even has this problem in the comics a lot in these giant crossover events. ESPECIALLY when cosmic characters start to get involved.
It also probably doesn't help that there's a rights situation surrounding Hulk that doesn't allow Marvel to release a new solo Hulk film. Even if it's subconsciously, I'm sure that plays a factor in him not playing as big a role in these films.
One day we'll get Planet Hulk and World War Hulk, and Hulk will shine again!
Feige said that Hulk/Banner get's his own movie across the three movies with Ragnarok and the two Avengers movies and his part in Infinity War makes it quite clear that there is more to his arc.
How is Thanos compared to the heavyweight comicbook movie villains outside of the MCU?
Damn, they made Hulk a DLC character lmao.
Damn, they made Hulk a DLC character lmao.
If you're referring to MCU Hulk, well I will say that I agree if we for a moment ignore the first Avengers movie. In the first movie, Hulk is considered so powerful that they don't even recruit him on the team because they're afraid they'd lose control of him. And when things go sideways, Hulk is the reason the good guys think they may win. Factually speaking, Hulk is the single Avenger that does the most damage to the Chitauri army and he's the one who stops Loki.
He's sort of the Avengers atom bomb, more powerful than the rest but too dangerous to use.
Then we slowly reach a point where he's just another guy and now he's a guy who's probably not even on par with Thor (or at this point possibly Iron Man) ON TOP of all the control issues. He's not the atom bomb anymore, just an unreliable gun.
Another thing I strongly dislike is that the MCU has become a bit like Dragonball, where people made of rubber are constantly punched into mountains or kicked into a wall and rolling around 100 yards tearing metal and concrete like it was cardboard. The idea that the Hulk's resiliance is something else (this is a guy who you can't really kill even with a nuke) would be that of having people punch him and him barely flinch. Instead he's kicked around like he was a giant inflated doll. He always stands back up, but ultimately most other heroes do too.
If we're talking comics, he's all over the place even there but he's the only Avenger Thanos admitted to be worried about. He's in a different weight category from anybody who isn't Thor, and Thor would never beat him in a pure brawl.
Given that Universal controls the rights to Hulk solo films, they don't have much of a choice.
i personally would give him the whole comic book film baddie crown
granted there's not much to chose from, and we all know who the big hitters are, but thanos in infinity war brings a whole other level of menace and grandeur to the screen
I'm too indecisive on where and how I want to see it, therefore no tickets have been purchased.
IW is the first movie that I've preordered tickets for weeks in advance.
Had to see this movie on the Dolby screen
It's similar with the different storylines being interlaced but pacing is excellent and you get time to take stuff in.
only a few visual references (Hulk is shipped off to a gladiator planet, becomes champion and is praised as a hero). I watched the behind the scenes shit on the Ragnarok blu ray and Taika says the Ragnarok story is more based on the Marvel Contest of Champions story. Ruffalo himself says Ragnarok is not "the legendary Planet Hulk story".
Soon enough we'll have the whole Illuminati in the MCU, and they can do the real ass Planet Hulk story assuming they figure out the whole Hulk solo-film rights situation. It would be a shame if Ragnarok prevents them from telling that story just because it shares some visuals with the comic version.
Thanks. It was the only thing I was seriously worried about. Sounds like I'll definitely enjoy it.
Yes, they cribbed heavily from Planet Hulk for Thor: Ragnarok.
And the Hulk of the MCU wouldn't be appropriate for a World War Hulk narrative arc in my opinion.
I'm dying. Seeing this movie at 7 with my fiance, our son and two of our friends.
I have avoided spoilers more for this movie than any other piece of media in my life.
That being said, I'm DYING to know things like
I have avoided spoilers more for this movie than any other piece of media in my life.
That being said, I'm DYING to know things like
- Does Captain America get his shield back?
- Do Tony Stark and Steve Rogers talk it through and bury the hatchet?
- Does Peter Quill step foot back on his home planet?
- Does Thor get his eye back or was that just early promotional material?
- And of course, who dies?!?!
Yep. More confirmation of the movie being damn good, it seems.
