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Avengers: Infinity War Review Thread
- Thread starter Sibersk Esto
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No one is petty and what dumbness is portrayed is pretty human.
There is a level of pathos that clouds the good and bad.
Watching it tonight with some mates.
My hype only started building during release week (GoW has grabbed all my attention lately) but now I'm super excited to finally see Thanos fuck shit up.
My hype only started building during release week (GoW has grabbed all my attention lately) but now I'm super excited to finally see Thanos fuck shit up.
To me
Starlord is the only character whose dumbness was too much to be believable and was too obvious of a plot device.
^not much of a spoiler, but just in case
Had zero hype going in, left floored. This might be the first Marvel movie I see again in theaters. It was magical because I went with my younger brother who thinks all MCU movies are a 2/5 with a relative few managing to rise above to a 3/5. At one point during the film we both turned to each other and were like, "is this actually happening? Is this movie legit good and not just the same Marvel formula? Are we actually super engaged right now?" When we left he basically was ready to declare it a 4/5, it only took 10 years for it to happen.
I can actually say it's not. And again, I went in wondering how they would get me to care for feel threatened by a purple space man who has done nothing for 10 years. Well, they did it. And, Josh Brolin is fucking magnificent. He's just truly terrifying.
Oh wow that's great you and your bro enjoyed it that much. Even better considering your brother doesn't really like Marvel films but this one grabbed him intensely.
I enjoy most of their stuff so my bar isn't exactly high to clear but you have definitely added to my hype man :D
Yeah, I think we were just amazed at the fact that not only does it break the Marvel formula, it also somehow works despite the fact that it really shouldn't given the amount of characters. Avengers 1 is mediocre, but you give it a pass because of all the characters they are trying to accommodate and bring together. It's more about the experience of finally seeing the "promise" fulfilled. Then you get Ultron and the movie is trash because the roster has expanded even more, so it's just too many characters and too many setups for future shit that it falls apart. And then, for me, Civil War also suffers this same way but also fucks up because it doesn't want to commit to the premise. It says, "Civil War" but everyone has kids gloves on, nobody dies, and they don't even really want to explore the politics of the scenario that caused the split. It wants to be both good fun but also dip into seriousness, but it falls apart.
IW somehow rises above all these past problems. You've got a million different characters but it never feels like too much, everyone is used appropriately. All sorts of different characters get emotional payoffs and arcs. And, the movie doesn't have the sort of tone or commitment problems that CW had. Plus, it's just interesting watching a film that throws at the safe three act structure for something different. The movie just works, somehow these mad fools made it work.
it was believable for me because Tony did the exact same thing in Civil War. In fact he realizes Quill is going to do that and he's the first one to tell him to stop.
I really want to see the movie again so I can catch stuff like this.
Man this movie, how did they fit so much and so many characters in there. Near perfect execution IMO.
It's not hyperbole, if he isn't the best, he's definitely at the top tier
Can't think more than maybe 2 things I didnt liked, well not that I didnt liked them but I more like "this was meh" maybe.
Near perfect event movie, Thanos is up there with the Joker and Doc Oc as one of the best CBM villains of all time.
At some points I wanted him to win god damn thats how good he was.
Near perfect event movie, Thanos is up there with the Joker and Doc Oc as one of the best CBM villains of all time.
At some points I wanted him to win god damn thats how good he was.
Yep, almost felt like I was rooting for him by the end of the movie.
He had basically the same reaction when Ego told him about his mom, so it wasn't out of character
In my opinion it is hyperbole. Thanos is a pretty good villain, but the hype distorts everyone's perception.
Just saw the movie today, and god damn Thanos is so damn good. Absolutely loved the movie and would definitely see it again.
Well, Quill flipping on Ego was portrayed as a positive thing. His intense emotional reaction regarding his mom saved the universe, otherwise he would've just joined Ego.
Yep. Character growth usually comes from a character fixing some sort of flaw in their personality, but this particular character trait saved the galaxy so he wouldn't have anything to learn from that (except that flipping out on douchebags is a good thing).
Thanos is top 3 comic book villain free. 100% he is the best comic book villain in the MCU though that isn't saying much.
Have fun!
Somehow, against all odds, I have miraculously avoided all spoilers despite skimming numerous review threads and YouTube reactions. I'm finally getting my day off tomorrow and tickets purchased for IMAX. Yeeeeeah baybee
Hadn't seen this. Yehya's reviews are always great and this one is no exception.