Infinity War Avengers: Infinity War SPOILER User Review Thread

[RoastBeast]

How exactly does Thanos kill:

Spoiler

Loki. Does he vaporize him or something?

Brutally, graphically, and up close and personal. It will only make you wish for something so sweet as vaporization.

 

[wampa1]

I think if your going to kill characters off, you shouldn't bring them back. Its like faking emotion with the audience.

I think you're being a bit naive if you don't expect the majority to return to life. The only ones without a 'get-out' clause are the Asgardians. Everyone else can believably come back.

 

[Corko]

OMG what an incredible film. It was such an emotional ride from start to finish. One of my favourite films of all time atm. It had amazing dialogue, acting, character moments, humour, heartbreaking moments and some of my favourite displays of superhero powers.

Best bits -

Dr. Strange vs Thanos, that sort of magic is exactly what I want from a Dr. Strange film.

All of Iron man's moments, Downey is truly giving his all.

All of Thanos' moments, he was brought to life so incredibly, he doesn't feel like a super villain he feels like a complex character in his own right.

All of the humour hit perfectly, Drax especially.

My only criticisms -

I found Peter Dinklage's character took me out of the movie a bit just because he reminded me of Tyrion so much.

I wish Ebony Maw would of hung around for longer.

 

[FVD]

Wait! Isn't Weaving playing him?!?

No, he was voiced by Ross Marquand aka Aaron from The Walking Dead. And he did a mighty fine job with Skull too.

 

[WitcherGeralt]

Ye i feel you bro. Everytime i see Peter Dinklage in a movie, no matter which, i always see him as Tyrion, not the character he's playing lol.

 

[RoastBeast]

Ye i feel you bro. Everytime i see Peter Dinklage in a movie, no matter which, i always see him as Tyrion, not the character he's playing lol.

That must make "Elf" a really weird film, lol.

 

[Aximili86]

No, he was voiced by Ross Marquand aka Aaron from The Walking Dead. And he did a mighty fine job with Skull too.

See, this is what's getting me. I can buy the voice being a really good Weaving impression by another actor, but the face wasn't CG, right? It seemed to be a guy in prosthetics the same as TFA, and looked identical to Skull in that movie (the face, obviously the cloak/hood and shimmering/dust effect was new).

Could you really do that with another actor in the makeup?

Not doubting Marquand provided the voice, it's more the visual I can't wrap my head around. He looked full-on Hugo.

 

[MarvelWarrior]

Why does thanos kill Gamora?

 

[ernesth100]

OMG what an incredible film. It was such an emotional ride from start to finish. One of my favourite films of all time atm. It had amazing dialogue, acting, character moments, humour, heartbreaking moments and some of my favourite displays of superhero powers.

Best bits -

Dr. Strange vs Thanos, that sort of magic is exactly what I want from a Dr. Strange film.

All of Iron man's moments, Downey is truly giving his all.

All of Thanos' moments, he was brought to life so incredibly, he doesn't feel like a super villain he feels like a complex character in his own right.

All of the humour hit perfectly, Drax especially.

My only criticisms -

I found Peter Dinklage's character took me out of the movie a bit just because he reminded me of Tyrion so much.

I wish Ebony Maw would of hung around for longer.

How does Thanos take Strange down?

Downey always gives 110%, What's Downey best moment?

Off topic, but agreeing on Thanos. He doesn't seem evil he simply has his own ideals he wants fulfilled.

Ebony Maw is an alien, he wasn't killed just flung into space and there's no evidence he can't breath in it.

 

[Charzhin0]

Why does thanos kill Gamora?

A sacrifice he has to make for obtaining the soul stone. A soul for a soul.

 

[Brutikus]

Why does thanos kill Gamora?

The Soul Stone demands "a soul for a soul" in order to wield it.

Thanos it seems does love Gamora but her soul must be given for him to be allowed to have the soul stone.

 

[Aximili86]

It's a sacrifice demanded by the apparently-semi-sentient Soul Stone. You want the stone, you have to climb a big-ass mountain and hang out with Uncle Johann before throwing the person you love most off a cliff. t:

EDIT: Man, lots of posts coming in quickly tonight. Haha, ahh, opening week, fun.

 

[Klidokrator]

Why does thanos kill Gamora?

He had to sacrifice the one thing he loved. Pretty powerful scene.

 

[wampa1]

Why does thanos kill Gamora?

The LOLZ

 

[WitcherGeralt]

Wait until the Americans have seen the movie. Can't wait for the internet to explode

 

[Brutikus]

He had to sacrifice the one thing he loved. Pretty powerful scene.

Agreed.

Wait until the Americans have seen the movie. Can't wait for the internet to explode

Agreed.

 

[Klidokrator]

Wait until the Americans have seen the movie. Can't wait for the internet to explode

Why's that?

 

[Keyser Soze]

See, this is what's getting me. I can buy the voice being a really good Weaving impression by another actor, but the face wasn't CG, right? It seemed to be a guy in prosthetics the same as TFA, and looked identical to Skull in that movie (the face, obviously the cloak/hood and shimmering/dust effect was new).

Could you really do that with another actor in the makeup?

Not doubting Marquand provided the voice, it's more the visual I can't wrap my head around. He looked full-on Hugo.

I just assumed it was Hugo, and was impressed they had got him back after he had expressed disinterest in ever returning to the role.

 

[Keyser Soze]

It's a struggle to write a coherent review of AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR, not just because I'm trying to avoid spoilers, but because I don't know where to start. This film is overwhelming, it left me emotionally exhausted, yet also euphoric. Sod any talk of this being soulless corporate franchise fare, this is one of the most bold, ballsy and audacious feats to be attempted in cinema of any level. 10 years of movies have all accumulated to this climactic crisis, resulting in an epic for the ages.

That sense of accumulation is key. Remember how THE AVENGERS fed into that excitement of bringing together these disparate elements and clashed them together in new and exciting ways, in such a manner that it retroactively elevated everything that came before? INFINITY WAR pulls that off, only with the whole past decade of the MCU, including some corners you may have forgotten about, and with the inclusion of the GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY and BLACK PANTHER ensembles into the mix, succeeds in recapturing that original film's feeling of novelty that AGE OF ULTRON lacked. But this is not a retread of those old sensations of elation and excitement, the joy of all our toys in the same sandbox bouncing off one another. This channels that experience into something different, something darker and way more distressing, turning that decade of accumulated familiarity and fondness against us in ruthless, savage fashion.

Given that much-discussed 2 hour 40 minute runtime, you might expect AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR to take its time on preamble and catch-up on the multitude of characters it is juggling. But that's not the case at all. We start pretty much en media res neck-deep in chaos and peril, then keep going at a near relentless clip for the remainder of the runtime, so much so the film feels about an hour shorter than it actually is. The Russo Brothers seem to have launched into the staging of the action here with the bold premise of, "You know that breathless excitement of the airport fight in CIVIL WAR that felt like a comic splash page brought to life? What if that was sustained pretty much consistently for a full feature length runtime?" And yet again, that action - fantastic and sweeping as it is - isn't just empty spectacle. I don't think it's a spoiler given the trailers and how the tone is set pretty much from the opening moments to say this is a doom-laden film, and that carries across to the presentation of the conflict. The whole vibe we get as the film unfolds is that we are watching our heroes hopelessly rage against the dying of the light, the worst case scenario taking shape with gradual inevitability as the film falls further and further off the rails from what we might expect in conventional superhero fare. This steady descent into narrative chaos was in fact quite reminiscent of THE DARK KNIGHT. And yet the film keeps us invested by never quite allowing us to let go of hope, even as it gets increasingly remote, taking us on an emotional rollercoaster of triumph and heartbreak.

And the crucial character in injecting this sense of genuine peril and menace into a Marvel Cinematic Universe often criticised for its underwhelming villains and occasionally glib, carefree sensibility is the Biggest and Baddest of Big Bads: Thanos. I've been a huge Thanos fan since I was a kid, he's long been one of my favourite comic villains, and I was delighted back in 2012 when he was set up as the main antagonist of the MCU. But I'll admit, given how much else the film would have to juggle, and the handling of his previous cameo appearances, I was concerned he would just be a hollow special effect for our heroes to punch. I needn't have worried. Thanos is, by a wide margin, the most dangerous foe THE AVENGERS have ever had to fight, more than a match for all of our heroes combined even before he starts filling up his Gauntlet. And the movie firmly establishes this fact and sets Thanos up as an unstoppable force, as well as making him truly despicable and hateful, within the first 5 minutes, and never lets up. Even his henchmen, Ebony Maw in particular, rank among the toughest ever Marvel villains. But beyond being formidable, the level of tragic nuance he is given is on the level of Marvel's best developed villains: Loki, Killmonger, Zemo, The Kingpin. Josh Brolin is given scope to give a barnstormer of a performance that will invite you to ALMOST sympathise with him, before he makes you hate him all over again. Thanos is, easily, the best ever MCU villain, and more than that, may be Marvel Studios' first serious punt at entering the canon of all-time great baddies for any movie, period.

Brolin's Thanos dominates the film, but there is still plenty of scope for great work from our cast of heroes, too. Yes, some get less to do than I'd have liked, which is to be expected with a cast so massive. But others get to truly shine. Thor is superb here, Chris Hemsworth building on his stellar work in RAGNAROK to give perhaps his best ever performance. Gamora gets more to do than she had in both GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY films combined, with Zoe Saldana more than rising to the challenge. All the Guardians shine, in fact, Chris Pratt's Star-Lord in particular. Iron Man is great, too, with Robert Downey Jr tapping into his compelling "facade of arrogance veiling barely contained heartbreak and anguish" form of CIVIL WAR or IRON MAN 3 as opposed to just coasting on his natural charm like he has at times. But just about everyone gets a memorable moment, big or small.

I can't stop thinking about AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR. It's too soon to say if it's genuinely a 5-star film, or if it was just a 5-star cinema experience watching it for the first time. It demands repeat viewing, to see how it holds up past that initial viewing and the multiple moments which literally made me gasp out loud. But until I can see it a second time and more thoroughly formulate my opinion, I'm going to tentatively declare that AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR is the best Marvel Studios film to date, and one of the greatest superhero movies ever made. It's going to be a looooong wait until next year.

10/10

 

[Klidokrator]

I just assumed it was Hugo, and was impressed they had got him back after he had expressed disinterest in ever returning to the role.

I looked at the ending credits and I am sure I saw a different name. Not Hugo. Hope I am wrong.

 

[Keyser Soze]

I looked at the ending credits and I am sure I saw a different name. Not Hugo. Hope I am wrong.

I'm not doubting the people who say it was someone else. I'm just saying it never occurred to me at the time of watching that he had been replaced.

 

[Klidokrator]

I'm not doubting the people who say it was someone else. I'm just saying it never occurred to me at the time of watching that he had been replaced.

Agreed 100%.

 

[ImSGirl95]

So, it's not Hugo? Ugghh ..

 

[Keyser Soze]

One of the first thoughts that occurred to me, walking out of the film. For months now, we've all been speculating. "Who's gonna die in the film? Tony? Steve? Or Thor?" I'm not sure that any of us could have predicted the answer would be...

Spoiler

Just about everyone EXCEPT Tony, Steve and Thor.

 

[Aximili86]

*Whispers* There's still a part 2.

But yeah, multiple people are saying it was Marquand in the credits for ol' CrimsonFace. So interesting, really psyched now to see any official comment from the Russos or Feige in the coming days/weeks to find out how the hell they did it. 99.999% sure it wasn't CG though. Just can't for the life of me figure out how another actor would look that identical in the latex mask thing. Hugo's got a pretty...distinctive face.