Infinity War Avengers: Infinity War SPOILER User Review Thread - Part 1

[Doctor Jones]

Saw this again today... still awesome. I still love it. This might be in my top three Marvel films.

I can't wait to see it again.

 

[legendkillin]

Who does everyone think will also be the bad in A4? I guess it could just be Thanos but we had the Black Order in this. Maybe the Skrulls?

I think they go just Thanos, most of the time should be spent time traveling or whatever they are doing by looking at the past.

 

[BrollySupersj]

This movie was just incredible. Not a single dull moment at all. One of the few Marvel movies I went in without knowing anything. It had tremendous excitment, humor, and tragedy. I intend to see it as many times as possible.

But hearing Peter say " I don't wanna go" was heartbreaking, that was hard to watch. Oh and the Black Order was so badass, I was disappointed to see them die. I was hoping to see them in the second flick.

Proxima Midnight and Ebony Maw for the win.

I can't say enough good things about it.

 

[Web-Head]

Yeah, I have to say the humor was excellent. A ton of laugh out loud moments for me.

"Earth is closed. Not today, Squidward"

"Sweet Rabbit"

"Like Footloose..."

Drax, etc.

 

[Adder]

They did it. They actually did it....they delivered on nearly 10 years of build up. IW is a CB event story come to life and executed just about perfectly. Any issues I have are minor and have more to do with personal preference than anything else.

The humor, the epic action, the character moments and the emotion really delivered like no other CBM I've ever seen. And best of all they delivered the best villain since Vader. Incredible.

IW is not just the best MCU movie for me but its the best CBM ever period.

 

[Timebomb]

They did it. They actually did it....they delivered on nearly 10 years of build up. IW is a CB event story come to life and executed just about perfectly. Any issues I have are minor and have more to do with personal preference than anything else.

The humor, the epic action, the character moments and the emotion really delivered like no other CBM I've ever seen. And best of all they delivered the best villain since Vader. Incredible.

IW is not just the best MCU movie for me but its the best CBM ever period.

Yup!

 

[Flemm]

There were some genuinely hilarious moments, mostly provided by the Guardians, at least the ones that I remember.

What happened with Spider-Man was absolutely heart-breaking, they certainly did not shy away from making that one hurt.

And that is Marvel's main guy.

I really have to see this movie again, because I left the theater with so many mixed emotions.

 

[BrollySupersj]

So there is something I've been wondering. Where are the chitauri? They were the force Thanos sent to Earth the first time, and there was some in the room with Nebula. They all couldn't have been destroyed with the nuke, could they? Why weren't they deployed in force again?

 

[def28]

So there is something I've been wondering. Where are the chitauri? They were the force Thanos sent to Earth the first time, and there was some in the room with Nebula. They all couldn't have been destroyed with the nuke, could they? Why weren't they deployed in force again?

Probably cause the Avengers already beat them and Loki. The creatures they sent out were more intended for fodder and just flat out vicious and suicidal. They were more useful given the situation.

 

[DoomRulz]

They did it. They actually did it....they delivered on nearly 10 years of build up. IW is a CB event story come to life and executed just about perfectly. Any issues I have are minor and have more to do with personal preference than anything else.

The humor, the epic action, the character moments and the emotion really delivered like no other CBM I've ever seen. And best of all they delivered the best villain since Vader. Incredible.

IW is not just the best MCU movie for me but its the best CBM ever period.

I agree with everything you said, minus the best CBM ever. For me, that's still TDK.

One issue I have with the film as I did with Civil War and Homecoming...WHERE THE HELL IS SPIDER-MAN'S SPIDEY SENSE?!?!

Oh, and screw Peter Quill. What a moron.

 

[legendkillin]

I agree with everything you said, minus the best CBM ever. For me, that's still TDK.

One issue I have with the film as I did with Civil War and Homecoming...WHERE THE HELL IS SPIDER-MAN'S SPIDEY SENSE?!?!

Oh, and screw Peter Quill. What a moron.

Spider-Man clearly had spider sense no actual ways to show it most are verbal ques.

Hair on his arm stands up.
He tells Stark and Strange something is coming(GOTG)
He reacts quickly to saving the GOTG with his web shooting
He knows he is about to die before it happens

As for Quill he came up with the plan. He has always been an emotional guy, Stark is the same as well. Don't consider him a moron, Nebula is the one that blurted it out she could have kept quite about it clearly knowing Star lord better than anyone there but Drax.

 

[Bren]

He was still a moron

 

[Leenie]

Actually, Star-Lord's emotional reaction to the news of Gamora being dead fits in SO well thematically to the film, I think.

In the scene where Star-Lord first meets Thanos, he ultimately chooses to shoot Gamora. This pleases Thanos because Star-Lord was willing to kill Gamora for "the greater good" (insert Hot Fuzz gif here), which is something that Thanos himself ended up doing to get the Soul Stone.

In the scene where everyone gets the upper hand over Thanos, Quill's emotional actions showcase the exact opposite of doing something for "the greater good." And in this case, the "greater good" would have been to help get the damn gauntlet off over finding answers about Gamora and then seeking revenge. Peter's actions present some sort of ... "Balance" ... To the narrative, I'd say.

Thanos is inside Quill's head, he's in Stark's head, he's in Thor's head, etc ... He is just as mentally intimidating as he is physically powerful. Damn. Thanos is such a fantastic villain in this movie. I still can't get over how much Marvel hit his character out of the park.

 

[WitcherGeralt]

Don't forget that he immediately zapped Ego the moment he heard that his FATHER put a tumor in his MOTHER. So it isn't that out of character of him.

 

[Flemm]

In the main story of the movie, there is a lot of focus on the question of trading a life for a life (or other lives).

So, the idea of sacrifice, I guess, though I don't recall that term being used in the film.

Cap actually states that at one point. "We don't trade a life for a life," I think, or something close to that. And then Vision calls back to it when he stays to help Cap.

Other examples that I can think of:
-The two Star Lord scenes, mentioned above.
-Doctor Strange's moral compass, and his ultimate decision to trade the stone for Tony's life.
-The scene with Vision and Wanda, which ends with the final decision to destroy the stone. (There is actually an exchange here between Wanda and Thanos that is a little like his earlier exchange with Starlord, basically a suggestion that he relates to her decision, which Wanda denies.)

There might be more examples. All of those scenes and choices relate to the central scene of the movie, which is Thanos' decision to sacrifice Gamora to obtain the soul stone.

It's something that I will be keeping an eye on, when I see it again. I don't really have a coherent interpretation to offer yet, but this is definitely one of the core themes of the movie.

 

[zack.n]

I loved the movie. There were lots of funny moments, especially from the Gaurdians cew. Drax is very funny!
But the ending was so incredibly sad. Can someone PLEASE explain the ending to me. I dont believe the characters at the end died. My thoery is they went to another planet where souls are kept, and will be brought back to life by someone that has the power and ability to use the infinity stones for good instead of evil - Captain Marvel perhaps??

If the infinity stones can be used for evil, and destroy planets, surely they can also be used for good, and to bring back all those that were 'disappeared' by it back.

Will the characters that disappeared at the end of the movie (including nearly all the Gaurdians crew!) be back in Avengers 4?

Just from a financial point of view, did the makers think the ending through? Do they not realize that movies such as Black Panther (second highest grossing movie of all time) cannot have sequals until they are brought back?

Why did the makers of he film give such a sad ending?

They died.

But then whoever has control over the infinity gauntlet can reverse that. The trick for the remaining good guys is to gain control over the infinity gauntlet.

So what you saw is just part of a 2 part story.

Of course...some won't be coming back. Loki for example. Only those who were extinguished in the half-universe wipe-out.

...

 

[DoomRulz]

Actually, Star-Lord's emotional reaction to the news of Gamora being dead fits in SO well thematically to the film, I think.

In the scene where Star-Lord first meets Thanos, he ultimately chooses to shoot Gamora. This pleases Thanos because Star-Lord was willing to kill Gamora for "the greater good" (insert Hot Fuzz gif here), which is something that Thanos himself ended up doing to get the Soul Stone.

In the scene where everyone gets the upper hand over Thanos, Quill's emotional actions showcase the exact opposite of doing something for "the greater good." And in this case, the "greater good" would have been to help get the damn gauntlet off over finding answers about Gamora and then seeking revenge. Peter's actions present some sort of ... "Balance" ... To the narrative, I'd say.

Thanos is inside Quill's head, he's in Stark's head, he's in Thor's head, etc ... He is just as mentally intimidating as he is physically powerful. Damn. Thanos is such a fantastic villain in this movie. I still can't get over how much Marvel hit his character out of the park.

I understand his motivations, sure, but the film also establishes that he's aware of what's at stake so for him to act out like that makes him look very foolish. Also, while I understand Thanos simply cannot lose the Gauntlet at that time for the sake of the plot, I wish they had come up with something a little better than the cliche of the heartbroken lover going bananas on the big baddie at a crucial moment.

 

[zack.n]

In the main story of the movie, there is a lot of focus on the question of trading a life for a life (or other lives).

So, the idea of sacrifice, I guess, though I don't recall that term being used in the film.

Cap actually states that at one point. "We don't trade a life for a life," I think, or something close to that. And then Vision calls back to it when he stays to help Cap.

Other examples that I can think of:
-The two Star Lord scenes, mentioned above.
-Doctor Strange's moral compass, and his ultimate decision to trade the stone for Tony's life.
-The scene with Vision and Wanda, which ends with the final decision to destroy the stone. (There is actually an exchange here between Wanda and Thanos that is a little like his earlier exchange with Starlord, basically a suggestion that he relates to her decision, which Wanda denies.)

There might be more examples. All of those scenes and choices relate to the central scene of the movie, which is Thanos' decision to sacrifice Gamora to obtain the soul stone.

It's something that I will be keeping an eye on, when I see it again. I don't really have a coherent interpretation to offer yet, but this is definitely one of the core themes of the movie.

That's absolutely the case and it goes beyond what you even mentioned. What did Thanos lose in accomplishing his aim? He tells the ghost/soul of Gamora, everything. When Gamora complains he killed half her people, he simply says "A small price to pay for salvation." Thor blocks the lid to keep it open so the ax may be forged, and he knows he could die doing it. Thanos always makes people choose between giving him what he wants and watching another suffer. Strange knows he dies if he gives up the stone (he has seen that future too). And there's more.

 

[legendkillin]

Also, while I understand Thanos simply cannot lose the Gauntlet at that time for the sake of the plot, I wish they had come up with something a little better than the cliche of the heartbroken lover going bananas on the big baddie at a crucial moment.

Why not they did a similar thing in Civil War, but with Stark losing it. Stark was telling him to keep it together, but he never scolded him or seemed mad at Star Lord. He knows he acted impulsive in AoU, Civil War, and had this happen to Pepper better believe he would have done the same.

 

[honestbharani]

Anyone else picked up that Spidey's death here is more to set up Stark's arc for A4 than anything else? Clearly, no other death on Titan was going to move Stark like the kid's and him saying he wants to leave was just to twist it into Stark even more. I feel they only did that death to set up Stark's motivation and headspace getting into A4. Its really the only reason you kill off a character as popular as Spidey, esp. having announced his own movie to start production in a couple of months from now.


The MCU brains trust (Feige, Russos, the actors for their respective characters, M&M, other writers + directors) are just geniuses.

 

[Leenie]

I understand his motivations, sure, but the film also establishes that he's aware of what's at stake so for him to act out like that makes him look very foolish. Also, while I understand Thanos simply cannot lose the Gauntlet at that time for the sake of the plot, I wish they had come up with something a little better than the cliche of the heartbroken lover going bananas on the big baddie at a crucial moment.

What Quill did was VERY foolish. No arguments there whatsoever.

Buuuuut it's very much in character for him. He consistently acts brash and emotional.

(I also think he was very stunned and repulsed by the fact that Thanos was mourning for Gamora just as hard as he was.)

 

[WitcherGeralt]

Now imagine when Tony returns to Earth only to find that Pepper is gone.

 

[Leenie]

Anyone else picked up that Spidey's death here is more to set up Stark's arc for A4 than anything else? Clearly, no other death on Titan was going to move Stark like the kid's and him saying he wants to leave was just to twist it into Stark even more. I feel they only did that death to set up Stark's motivation and headspace getting into A4. Its really the only reason you kill off a character as popular as Spidey, esp. having announced his own movie to start production in a couple of months from now.


The MCU brains trust (Feige, Russos, the actors for their respective characters, M&M, other writers + directors) are just geniuses.

The MCU, I think, is planning to have Iron Man pass down his torch to Spidey. This is a FANTASTIC setup for a character arc to do that.

I am very much hoping that Pepper made it out okay from the snap. It would absolutely make sense for her to be alive, just to add more guilt to Iron Man for "dragging Spidey, a child, into all of this" all the while he was talking at the beginning of this movie about having a child with Pepper.

 

[Brutikus]

Now imagine when Tony returns to Earth only to find that Pepper is gone.

I imagine reaction would be maybe this....

Turning into this...

 

[Bren]

I can't believe no one has asked the important question!?!?!

Who's goatee was better?
I honestly preferred Dr. Strange's in this film... But 'Facial Hair' was easily won by CA. Starlord's vintage 'stache has an honourable mention.