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Post by DSDSquared on Apr 19, 2019 12:08:00 GMT
I just watched this the other day. I have not seen it since it came out. I really liked it the first time, but it was not really as great as everyone said, or so I thought. For some reason, this second viewing changed my opinion. The movie is very good. It might be the best MCU movie, honestly. It is definitely in the conversation. I just love the mood of the entire film. No matter the scene, even when there are jokes, you can feel the dread and the impending doom the entire film. The film just has such an ominous tone. Also, Thanos is a tremendous villain, as is Ebony Maw. Brolin plays the character perfectly. The special effects look great too. I watched it in 4K UHD so there is that, but still. I am glad I caught this before Endgame. I was honestly highly underwhelmed with Antman and the Wasp and Captain Marvel so my excitement for Endgame was not what it should be. I am excited now.
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Post by hobowar on Apr 19, 2019 12:19:51 GMT
It was a massive step down from the first two Avengers movies in my opinion. Endgame looks like a huge improvement though.
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Post by Vassaggo on Apr 19, 2019 12:32:07 GMT
It was a massive step down from the first two Avengers movies in my opinion. Endgame looks like a huge improvement though. You're the rare odd fan that puts Age of Ultron above all other Avengers movies right? No judgement or anything to each their own. Just not a popular opinion.
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Post by DSDSquared on Apr 19, 2019 12:32:24 GMT
It was a massive step down from the first two Avengers movies in my opinion. Endgame looks like a huge improvement though. I can see the argument for the first Avengers. That is one of the best comic book movies. I might have liked Infinity War better, but I can easily see the argument. Anyone who thinks Age of Ultron is better than Infinity War needs their head examined.
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Post by politicidal on Apr 19, 2019 12:39:26 GMT
I liked it better the second time. But I still liked the other two much more. Thanos was worth the wait but there was stuff about the Avengers themselves that bugged me, like Hulk or Star-Lord.
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Post by charzhino on Apr 19, 2019 13:44:19 GMT
No matter the scene, even when there are jokes, you can feel the dread and the impending doom the entire film. Really, every scene? Even the one on titan where Tony and Quill are trying to come up with a plan to stop Thanos, you know from killing billions, and Drax/Mantis are trying to be stand up comedians by yawning and saying garbage like kick names take ass. More evidence of MCU humiliating their own characters for cheap laughs. I mean, isnt Draxs life goal to do everything possible to avenge Thanos who murdered his wife and daughter? Then why the hell is drax yawning to a plan to take down Thanos like he dont even give a shit??? You call that impending doom lmao |
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Post by DSDSquared on Apr 19, 2019 13:57:31 GMT
No matter the scene, even when there are jokes, you can feel the dread and the impending doom the entire film. Really, every scene? Even the one on titan where Tony and Quill are trying to come up with a plan to stop Thanos, you know from killing billions, and Drax/Mantis are trying to be stand up comedians by yawning and saying garbage like kick names take ass. More evidence of MCU humiliating their own characters for cheap laughs. I mean, isnt Draxs life goal to do everything possible to avenge Thanos who murdered his wife and daughter? Then why the hell is drax yawning to a plan to take down Thanos like he dont even give a shit??? You call that impending doom lmao That is literally the first scene that popped in my head when I wrote the post because it is maybe the ONLY scene in the movie where that is removed. Even then, there is a kind of quietness to the scene. They are in space figuring out where to go from here. Yes, the entire mood of the film was ominous.
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Post by scabab on Apr 19, 2019 14:46:00 GMT
I'll go see Endgame probably next Monday so I'll watch Infinity War again before that. From what I remember it was the best MCU movie so far though.
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Post by bud47 on Apr 19, 2019 15:01:41 GMT
No matter the scene, even when there are jokes, you can feel the dread and the impending doom the entire film. Really, every scene? Even the one on titan where Tony and Quill are trying to come up with a plan to stop Thanos, you know from killing billions, and Drax/Mantis are trying to be stand up comedians by yawning and saying garbage like kick names take ass. More evidence of MCU humiliating their own characters for cheap laughs. I mean, isnt Draxs life goal to do everything possible to avenge Thanos who murdered his wife and daughter? Then why the hell is drax yawning to a plan to take down Thanos like he dont even give a shit??? You call that impending doom lmao Yes, that scene probably should have been played with a little less humor depending on the situation, but one of the main points of these crossover movies in the MCU is to have these colorful characters bring in their respective personalities and to have them interact and play off each other in ways that are entertaining to the audience. All doom and gloom doesn't do these movies any favors when it comes to entertainment value. Yes, Drax should have been more invested in the plan in that scene instead of yawning, but that's just his personality and Mantis has always been portrayed as innocent and somewhat naive. In the end, it's just another example of you not properly setting your expectations with these films. You should know what you're going to get by now. If not, you only have yourself to blame and you should just stop watching them.
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Post by charzhino on Apr 19, 2019 15:14:37 GMT
Really, every scene? Even the one on titan where Tony and Quill are trying to come up with a plan to stop Thanos, you know from killing billions, and Drax/Mantis are trying to be stand up comedians by yawning and saying garbage like kick names take ass. More evidence of MCU humiliating their own characters for cheap laughs. I mean, isnt Draxs life goal to do everything possible to avenge Thanos who murdered his wife and daughter? Then why the hell is drax yawning to a plan to take down Thanos like he dont even give a shit??? You call that impending doom lmao Yes, that scene probably should have been played with a little less humor depending on the situation, but one of the main points of these crossover movies in the MCU is to have these colorful characters bring in their respective personalities and to have them interact and play off each other in ways that are entertaining to the audience. All doom and gloom doesn't do these movies any favors when it comes to entertainment value. Yes, Drax should have been more invested in the plan in that scene instead of yawning, but that's just his personality and Mantis has always been portrayed as innocent and somewhat naive. In the end, it's just another example of you not properly setting your expectations with these films. You should know what you're going to get by now. If not, you only have yourself to blame and you should just stop watching them. Theres a time and place for it, too bad Disney doesnt know how to integrate humour very well. That drax example is a classic. Bonehead fans will laugh at that scene not knowing how disrespectful it is to comic book drax. Hes yawning seeming uninterested even though from the first gotg movie weve seen how badly he wants to avenge his dead loved ones. Classic Disney spin that people fall for. More excuses from bud afraid to call out bad content. This is where mcu xmen will become a joke undercutting serious moments with lame comedy |
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Post by bud47 on Apr 19, 2019 15:30:48 GMT
Yes, that scene probably should have been played with a little less humor depending on the situation, but one of the main points of these crossover movies in the MCU is to have these colorful characters bring in their respective personalities and to have them interact and play off each other in ways that are entertaining to the audience. All doom and gloom doesn't do these movies any favors when it comes to entertainment value. Yes, Drax should have been more invested in the plan in that scene instead of yawning, but that's just his personality and Mantis has always been portrayed as innocent and somewhat naive. In the end, it's just another example of you not properly setting your expectations with these films. You should know what you're going to get by now. If not, you only have yourself to blame and you should just stop watching them. Theres a time and place for it, too bad Disney doesnt know how to integrate humour very well. That drax example is a classic. Bonehead fans will laugh at that scene not knowing how disrespectful it is to comic book drax. Hes yawning seeming uninterested even though from the first gotg movie weve seen how badly he wants to avenge his dead loved ones. Classic Disney spin that people fall for. More excuses from bud afraid to call out bad content. This is where mcu xmen will become a joke undercutting serious moments with lame comedy You're really taking your duties as substitute for summers and DC-Fan seriously these days, aren't you? They integrate humor just fine most of the time (sometimes they do take it too far) and I literally just said that Drax should have been taking the situation more seriously given the situation. How is that not calling them out? This isn't comic book Drax. This is MCU Drax. Two different things. You don't think Fox disrespected Cyclops (and the rest of the X-Men) by making him a silent, do-nothing wallflower that sits in the backseat of the plane while Mystique leads the team? And again, STOP WATCHING THESE MOVIES IF YOU HATE THEM. Who's the bonehead?
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Apr 19, 2019 15:42:01 GMT
No matter the scene, even when there are jokes, you can feel the dread and the impending doom the entire film. Really, every scene? Even the one on titan where Tony and Quill are trying to come up with a plan to stop Thanos, you know from killing billions, and Drax/Mantis are trying to be stand up comedians by yawning and saying garbage like kick names take ass. More evidence of MCU humiliating their own characters for cheap laughs. I mean, isnt Draxs life goal to do everything possible to avenge Thanos who murdered his wife and daughter? Then why the hell is drax yawning to a plan to take down Thanos like he dont even give a shit??? You call that impending doom lmao Someday when you make it out of your parents basement and experience life, you'll change your mind about how people deal with emotions in intense situations. Guys in combat make jokes when lives are on the line. A bunch of goofy characters trying to give each other a hard time while on a mission is hardly unusual behavior.
I know in your 14 year old brain, serious situations call for grimdark attitudes where everyone is shouting and frowning all the time, because teenage angst and all that. But people-- genuine adult human beings as opposed to someone stuck in a perpetual adolescence-- can find humor in the most extreme circumstances.
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Post by charzhino on Apr 19, 2019 15:51:40 GMT
Really, every scene? Even the one on titan where Tony and Quill are trying to come up with a plan to stop Thanos, you know from killing billions, and Drax/Mantis are trying to be stand up comedians by yawning and saying garbage like kick names take ass. More evidence of MCU humiliating their own characters for cheap laughs. I mean, isnt Draxs life goal to do everything possible to avenge Thanos who murdered his wife and daughter? Then why the hell is drax yawning to a plan to take down Thanos like he dont even give a shit??? You call that impending doom lmao Someday when you make it out of your parents basement and experience life, you'll change your mind about how people deal with emotions in intense situations. Guys in combat make jokes when lives are on the line. A bunch of goofy characters trying to give each other a hard time while on a mission is hardly unusual behavior.
I know in your 14 year old brain, serious situations call for grimdark attitudes where everyone is shouting and frowning all the time, because teenage angst and all that. But people-- genuine adult human beings as opposed to someone stuck in a perpetual adolescence-- can find humor in the most extreme circumstances.
That same old cop out Xcuse again. Hmm that's strange i didnt see Avengers cracking jokes when Thanos lands on wakanda i wonder why hmm. Cant have it both ways but I guess when people have accepted that its ok to do a dance off just before a planet is about to be destroyed then all sense is permanently lost |
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Apr 19, 2019 16:24:45 GMT
Someday when you make it out of your parents basement and experience life, you'll change your mind about how people deal with emotions in intense situations. Guys in combat make jokes when lives are on the line. A bunch of goofy characters trying to give each other a hard time while on a mission is hardly unusual behavior.
I know in your 14 year old brain, serious situations call for grimdark attitudes where everyone is shouting and frowning all the time, because teenage angst and all that. But people-- genuine adult human beings as opposed to someone stuck in a perpetual adolescence-- can find humor in the most extreme circumstances.
That same old cop out Xcuse again. Hmm that's strange i didnt see Avengers cracking jokes when Thanos lands on wakanda i wonder why hmm. Cant have it both ways but I guess when people have accepted that its ok to do a dance off just before a planet is about to be destroyed then all sense is permanently lost Are you suggesting there should've been more humor in IW? Are you suggesting Cap, Vision and T'Challa have similar personas to the Guardians, Iron Man and Spidey? You know I'm right so you've shifted your argument from, "There's too many jokes," to, "They should be joking all of the time. It's inconsistent."
You've even shifted to a different film with a different tone, your tail is really between your legs now. The guy literally says the dance off was a distraction and you insist the dance off was the actual resolution to the plot. You're either trolling or you're just plain stupid, it's up to you.
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Post by Skaathar on Apr 19, 2019 17:05:12 GMT
I'm the opposite. I liked it much better the first time. It had more of an oomph factor the first time around. Not that it still wasn't a great movie, just didn't enjoy it as much.
I think it's because while I enjoyed almost every part of it, I got a bit bored with the Thanos/Gamora scenes. Unfortunately that was a big part of the movie.
I'm not sure why. Maybe because I never really liked Saldana's Gamora. I'm not sure if it's the actress or the way the character was written, but she never really struck me as this dangerous assassin who was Thanos' most prized possession. I can't imagine her being Thanos' daughter, and so their connection and chemistry felt very lacking to me.
Other than that, the movie was great.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2019 18:00:52 GMT
I thought it was excellent. It's popcorn entertainment of the highest caliber and with the possible exception of the first Avengers, it's their best offering.
True to life, my only (and I truly mean only) issue with it that I didn't like was the part from the trailer with Hulk running into battle not being in the movie. Obviously there's criticisms, as well as things that I could pick at for the sake of argument, but falsely advertising Hulk running into battle is the only thing that left a bad taste in my mouth.
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Post by thisguy4000 on Apr 19, 2019 18:05:24 GMT
I’d say it was the MCU’s best movie of 2018, and the second best CBM of 2018 after Into the Spider-Verse.
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Post by DSDSquared on Apr 19, 2019 19:53:55 GMT
I'm the opposite. I liked it much better the first time. It had more of an oomph factor the first time around. Not that it still wasn't a great movie, just didn't enjoy it as much. I think it's because while I enjoyed almost every part of it, I got a bit bored with the Thanos/Gamora scenes. Unfortunately that was a big part of the movie. I'm not sure why. Maybe because I never really liked Saldana's Gamora. I'm not sure if it's the actress or the way the character was written, but she never really struck me as this dangerous assassin who was Thanos' most prized possession. I can't imagine her being Thanos' daughter, and so their connection and chemistry felt very lacking to me. Other than that, the movie was great. The funny thing is that I found those scenes in the middle to be the best scenes of the movie.
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Post by Skaathar on Apr 19, 2019 21:43:32 GMT
I'm the opposite. I liked it much better the first time. It had more of an oomph factor the first time around. Not that it still wasn't a great movie, just didn't enjoy it as much. I think it's because while I enjoyed almost every part of it, I got a bit bored with the Thanos/Gamora scenes. Unfortunately that was a big part of the movie. I'm not sure why. Maybe because I never really liked Saldana's Gamora. I'm not sure if it's the actress or the way the character was written, but she never really struck me as this dangerous assassin who was Thanos' most prized possession. I can't imagine her being Thanos' daughter, and so their connection and chemistry felt very lacking to me. Other than that, the movie was great. The funny thing is that I found those scenes in the middle to be the best scenes of the movie. They were definitely a much needed reprieve from the straight action. But I just couldn't buy Gamora as a daughter of Thanos, which lessened the impact of those scenes for me. She seemed way too nice, too soft. Nebula on the other hand, now she looks like a daughter of Thanos. |
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Post by merh on Apr 21, 2019 4:30:34 GMT
It was a massive step down from the first two Avengers movies in my opinion. Endgame looks like a huge improvement though. I can see the argument for the first Avengers. That is one of the best comic book movies. I might have liked Infinity War better, but I can easily see the argument. Anyone who thinks Age of Ultron is better than Infinity War needs their head examined. I'll take Ultron over all of IM's movies
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