Halo: (this is my review of Avengers: Age of Ultron)
The story of this new Avengers starts out with the Avengers on the hunting mission with dealing with the last remnants of HYDRA
That eventually takes them to a remote castle in Eastern Europe where HYDRA doctor Baron Von Stroker (a long time Capt America rival) has been genetically experimenting on a unique pair of unknown twin siblings volunteers, Wanda aka "Scarlet Witch" (Elizabeth Olsen)
and Pietro Maximoff "aka Quicksilver" (Aaron Taylor-Johnson of the Kickass film series). Wanda can project telekintetic energy as well as tap into people's minds while her brother Quicksilver can run superhumanly fast.(much of their origin has been altered
in favor of this film)
Although 'this' Quicksilver version doesn't come anywhere close to the more memorable, prankish Quicksilver from Xmen: Days of Future Past.(and why didnt they just use that particular Quicksilver?)
Somehow the pair compile a grudge against the Avengers, particularly industrialist genious Tony Stark/Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.). Stark takes a piece of alien technology (Lokis Asgardian scepter staff) and plugs it into his home system to build a super fleet of automated robots to patrol the world.
In no time, the Artificial Intelligence has taken form in the shape of an insane robot named Ultron (James Spader) whose mission is to save the planet
by eliminating mankind.
Ultron meets the Maximoff twins and influences their hatred towards Stark/Avengers to help builds an army of robotic soldiers.
And thus the Avengers Assemble
.with Captain America (Chris Evans),
.Thor (Chris Hemsworth),
Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), and Bruce "The Hulk" Banner (Mark Ruffalo), must stop Ultron while not destroying much of the world themselves with their collateral damage.
-Directed by Joss Wheldon who did the first Avengers blockbuster, this newer version tends to feature very much of the original one,
There were a lto of things that I really liked about Avengers Age of Ultron, but I also thought it has some flaws that I did not like.
For one, I had issues in terms of the plot and the pace.
For the better part of the film , -The CGI special effects and the fighting choregraphy were just brilliantly entertaining and delightful and for the most part distracted soem of the flaws of the film. , ..sometimes the camera angles and close ups were ideal and terrific and then there were sometimes in a few scenes where the camera action was actually too fast where it seem like big ball of rolling colors, but as with The 1st Avengers that gave us epic superhero vs superhero battles (with Thor vs Capt/Iron Man and Hulk vs Thor)
.
This 2nd version also features an unique Avenger vs Avenger match-up battle that was just sweet as heck to see
It had me wondering who was going to win, and HOW he was going to somehow win over the other.
Capt Americas vibranium-adamandium shield now acts a boomerang enacting with his magnetic gloves.
-It also deliver several sets of humor and you know its led by Robert downey, but gets around to Thor (and his uru hammer Mjolnir) Capt America
I- did like that the appearance of agents of S.H.I.E.L.D ( giant hoover craft) and Sgt. Nick Fury (Samuel Jackson) joining the fray ..as well as War machine (Don Cheadle) , only a very quick shot of the Falcon (Anthony Mackie) .. and of course we see Scarlet Witch/Quicksilver get more into the action when it was needed most at the end - en route to an memorable ending.
-As It was told that Ultron programming overpowered Starks personal programming of J.A.R.V.I.S ,
which allowed Ultron to evolve and grow powerful enough to get into the internet - and possibly even the most sophisticated software and programmed military nuclear codes,
. And to be honest I was expecting Ultron to corrupt Starks IM armor,
and it would have been exciting to see Ultron become much like the Terminators SKY-NET with nd the Avengers not only have to battle IMs armors , but circuitry controlled tanks, jets submarines,
but we didnt get that
More less I felt like it was like watching the Avengers vs Wil Smiths
I-Robots .
-Another issue with the plot, I didnt get nor understand the hovering controlled Island that threatens ALL global life.
-I didnt feel much was explanatory enough in Scarlet Witch/Quicksilver hatred and revenge for Tony Stark.
-I wanted to see more of the Vision (which I liked his look) and wanted to see him much more in display of the use of his powers but It was interesting to see him make his appearance and join the plight.
-With inconsistent pace, Avengers: Age of Ultron really comes running out of the blocks with a bang it takes us right to the Avengers battle with Hydra, the origin and emergence of Ultron introduction of Von Strucker (who only makes a very brief cameo)
the flow is going well but then there became some periods of the movie when there was dragging dialogue and rambling that slowed down the pace and flow of the film.
-I felt Weldon tried to use the Bruce Banner/Natahsa-Black Widow relationship as a filler something to create/use to fill in the time between the more interesting and action Avengers epics. Much was used from a short clips of Natashas deeply buried past and memories and self-guilt, but it wasnt explanatory enough for me to be interested enough.
If anything, I thought it would be best to use Banners anguish and past memories of his restless battle to deal with his alter ego the Incredible Hulk and his obsession to cure himself of the brutal mindless creature - and Natashas effort, empathy and affectionate could help connect with him on that basis. In short, I got nothing out of the Banner/Natasha episode.
-Ditto with Hawkeyes episode ( Jeremy Renner) I thought just as much, his connection with his wife and family I thought was just a boring-bland filler. I didnt connect with it and thought it was one of those moments where it slowed the pace and appeal of the film.
I initially thought it was interesting to feature yet another Avengers enemy
(Klaw )...,,but introduced in this film Professor Ulysses Klaw who gets disabled (without much aguish cry of agony for someone losing his limb)
At first I was in awe with Ultron, its look and spookiness, and how he entered and came onto the scene in appearance and confrontation Of the Avengers, and how he continued to keep trying to find, duplicate and perfect one previous robotic form , after another. But I thought they dialogued him down way too much, and tried to force a sense of humor into him that eventually I got a bit tire of him babbling, ranting and riddling he actually started to become somewhat annoying in this fashion instead of the cold, emotionless, enigmatic robotic being.
another issue with the plot, I didnt get nor understand the hovering controlled Island that threatens ALL global life.
And during this film, I cannot help but feel like I have seen a few of these elements before, from the dead spots of fillers and the countless army platoon that blitzed the Avengers
I didnt feel much was explanatory enough in Scarlet Witch/Quicksilver hatred and revenge for Tony Stark. Al laws twisted and re-directed once Sure Wanda and Pietro found out about Ultron, but how does Stark himself get off from their hatred ?
I wanted to see more of the Vision and the display of how he uses his powers but It was interesting to see him make his appearance and join the plight.
a theater time i urge those to stay seated for a scene after the ending credits which features the "next" Avengers arch enemy in the next Avengers movie (Avengers: Infinity Wars in 2017) .
On a scale of 1 to 10, Id give Avengers Age of Ultron a 7.5
