Endgame Endgame User Review Thread (TAG SPOILERS)

[BoredGuy]

that's alright, you gotta type it out since the shortcut disappeared:

[ SPOILER ] text
[ / SPOILER ]

minus the spaces

 

[Spider-Fan]

Sorry guys. Brand new here, dont know how to hide my post in Spoiler Tags. Apologies.

Simple, the code is [ spoiler ] at the beginning [ /spoiler ] at the end without the spaces between the brackets and words.

 

[THORin]

that's alright, you gotta type it out since the shortcut disappeared:

[ SPOILER ] text
[ / SPOILER ]

minus the spaces

Really? On mine, there’s just a little box with a sort of drop down list, one of the options is an automatic Spoiler Tag.

 

[Iceman]

Really? On mine, there’s just a little box with a sort of drop down list, one of the options is an automatic Spoiler Tag.

Yep exactly. I didn't know about it for a long time though.

 

[BoredGuy]

Really? On mine, there’s just a little box with a sort of drop down list, one of the options is an automatic Spoiler Tag.

Ohhh, under "insert", that's right
I always forget about that thing

 

[harlequinade]

WHAT?! I have been manually typing that **** all this time

 

[MovieSlave]

I have been listening to the Avengers theme from Endgame a lot lately. Silvestri cranked it up to 11 at the end. I'll put it the rest in spoilers.

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That new buildup to the actual theme...track called "Portals". The whole thing is great but the slow bit at the 1 minute mark that builds up to the new bit at the 1:40 minute and then leads into the main theme. Topping it off during that section at the 1:40 minute mark leading to "Avengers! Assemble" before the main theme kicks in was glorious.

 

[BoredGuy]

Ohh, one other thing I thought about

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The final battle in this makes the Airport battle in Civil War look even more empty and quaint. This is how you do a giant Comic Splash page battle.

 

[Jedi-Spirit]

Simply put, although not without issues as many have pointed out, End Game does what it should, it book ends the prior films nicely, lets the team do what the name says, They "AVENGE" the "SNAP"...and put "whip cream & a cherry" on the MCU, as we have come to know it... 4.2/5.0

 

[shinlyle]

Ohh, one other thing I thought about

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The final battle in this makes the Airport battle in Civil War look even more empty and quaint. This is how you do a giant Comic Splash page battle.

Dude,

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I feel you...but this battle made the end of "Return of The King" look empty and quaint! The sheer scope of it was insane! Not a knock against anything else, but I don't know how they ever expect to top this.

 

[MovieSlave]

Dude,

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I feel you...but this battle made the end of "Return of The King" look empty and quaint! The sheer scope of it was insane! Not a knock against anything else, but I don't know how they ever expect to top this.

Same here. As usual I figured all those early critic tweets were going to be over the top like they are most of the time but the majority were spot on about how this was a huge event film, more so than the other team up films. As well as how something like this is unlikely to happen again, at least not for a very long time.

As I said a number of days ago, the only thing I can think that would beat or match Endgame in sheer scope is if they do the Annihilation epic.

 

[Spider-Fan]

I don't think we're ever getting anything this grand/epic again. Sure, we'll get other major events and such I am sure, but nothing is touching this again, IMO. This I think is the peak of the mountain. That doesn't mean we won't get great stories or events from her onward, but I have a very hard time seeing them topping Endgame. Nor do I think they really should try. Just keep telling great stories.

 

[BlackFox]

What a beast of a film!

Really hard to rate such a massive, event film, there's so much stuff, good, great, mixed and some a little head scratching but overall you have to credit where credit is due, this is mostly everything you would want with a comic book film like this, I loved the 1st and 3rd acts and while the 2nd was a little more hit and miss for me, overall its a massive triumph for sure. Some characters got better arcs and conclusions to their story than others and some fans I feel might feel a little peeved at the direction they went with some characters but I guess it depends on your love for each character as to what bothers you more than others.

I think this will probably end up being my favourite Avengers film, maybe not my fave MCU but high up on the list for sure, just for that last 1 hour alone. 9/10.

Pros

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Hawkeye finally getting some love, good arc and action!
"Avengers assemble!"
Everyone brought their A game for this, RDJ was the MVP
The emotions and heartstrings were well and truelly tugged.
Character interactions were back to their best.
Cap got the perfect ending
My man Hiroyuki Sanada in the MCU!!

Cons

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Captain Marvel, little point to her being shoehorned in, nice new hair though.
The time travel Act 2 was a little spotty in terms of plot conveniences and contrives.
A lot characters got seconds on screen but little to really do.
Hulk and Thor sort of reduced to comic fodder.

 

[JtheDreamer]

Dude,

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I feel you...but this battle made the end of "Return of The King" look empty and quaint! The sheer scope of it was insane! Not a knock against anything else, but I don't know how they ever expect to top this.

No way.

That LOTR battle was massive and a lot more coherent.

 

[Spider-Fan]

I liked the battle in Endgame more. Different strokes.

 

[shinlyle]

I liked the battle in Endgame more. Different strokes.

Same.

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LOTR didn't give me an "AVENGERS ASSEMBLE" moment...and that trumps anything in any action movie ever.

For me, anyways.

No way.

That LOTR battle was massive and a lot more coherent.

Don't get me wrong, I still love LOTR (not the Hobbit trilogy, though), but I'm more of a Marvel guy than anything, and

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getting to see the Avengers, GotG, Black Panther, Dr. Strange, and, most importantly, Spider-Man all on screen...all they had to do was fight and not break out into spontaneous song, and there was nothing that would ever top that for me.

 

[JtheDreamer]

Don't get me wrong, I still love LOTR (not the Hobbit trilogy, though), but I'm more of a Marvel guy than anything, and

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getting to see the Avengers, GotG, Black Panther, Dr. Strange, and, most importantly, Spider-Man all on screen...all they had to do was fight and not break out into spontaneous song, and there was nothing that would ever top that for me.

Word.

Just "seeing" them all together isn't enough for me personally, considering the stakes and ultimately being a send off for a few characters. Whedon always went to great lengths to show "coordination" in those moments. For whatever reason the Russos chose to show barely any of that. It was just standard punch, punch, kick, kick oh hey there's that guy and THAT guy kind of thing.

 

[shinlyle]

Word.

Just "seeing" them all together isn't enough for me personally, considering the stakes and ultimately being a send off for a few characters. Whedon always went to great lengths to show "coordination" in those moments. For whatever reason the Russos chose to show barely any of that. It was just standard punch, punch, kick, kick oh hey there's that guy and THAT guy kind of thing.

I see where you're coming from. Me, I think the Russos have handled action better than Whedon did, but there was a lack of teamwork in this last film. Of course, it mostly stemmed from the fact they were outnumbered to a degree of total insanity.

 

[JtheDreamer]

I see where you're coming from. Me, I think the Russos have handled action better than Whedon did, but there was a lack of teamwork in this last film. Of course, it mostly stemmed from the fact they were outnumbered to a degree of total insanity.

Well they were outnumbered for only a couple of minutes as Thanos was pontificating to Cap. The Russo's went for the "surprise" angle in how they inserted the fallen. Could've been so much grander if it happened earlier in the movie and Steve went full Captain America helping to guide each cavalry into battle.

I drool just thinking about it, but I'm probably also not considering salary implications either.

 

[Spider-Fan]

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The heroes could not come back earlier in the movie. The final battle was about defeating Thanos, yes. But the movie itself was about undoing the snap. You needed that time dedicated to a universe cut in half, and it needed to feel hard to get them back. It makes that moment rewarding when they appear at the battle. If it had been done earlier, then it is expected and you don't get that same rush, and the other plot elements I named suffer.

The Russos did it right.

 

[shabadoo25]

Questions and thoughts from a second showing:

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Every scene with short hair CM looks CGI to me. I don't believe Brie ever really got that haircut IRL, correct? I think she was also CGIed into the funeral.

Speaking of the funeral, who was the sulky teenager standing in front of Maria Hill by himself?

I noticed in the aftermath of the battle, they showed a helicopter flying off with a large square crate over the compound wreckage. Maybe i'ts just nothing...

Also, how would Steve return the soul stone to Vormir or the other one to Morag without a spaceship? How would he return the stone and Mjolnir to Asgard without Bi-Frost access? And if he returned it before Clint and Natasha went, could that bring Nat back?

I liked it more the 2nd time. The closer you watch the final battle, the more you see all the heroes getting their licks in. Wanda was about to pull Thanos apart before he ordered, "Rain Fire." It still bugs me a little how none of these guys best shot was enough to take him out alone or together.

 

[MovieSlave]

Questions and thoughts from a second showing:

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Every scene with short hair CM looks CGI to me. I don't believe Brie ever really got that haircut IRL, correct? I think she was also CGIed into the funeral.

Speaking of the funeral, who was the sulky teenager standing in front of Maria Hill by himself?

I noticed in the aftermath of the battle, they showed a helicopter flying off with a large square crate over the compound wreckage. Maybe i'ts just nothing...

Also, how would Steve return the soul stone to Vormir or the other one to Morag without a spaceship? How would he return the stone and Mjolnir to Asgard without Bi-Frost access? And if he returned it before Clint and Natasha went, could that bring Nat back?

I liked it more the 2nd time. The closer you watch the final battle, the more you see all the heroes getting their licks in. Wanda was about to pull Thanos apart before he ordered, "Rain Fire." It still bugs me a little how none of these guys best shot was enough to take him out alone or together.

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The boy was the little kid from IM3. I think the helicopter is just flying in or out supplies to rebuild the Avenger's compound. As for how Steve could return the stones and Mjolnir, the time travel machine puts you in the right time and roughly right spot you need to be at. Doesn't need a ship for that. Only reason they brought the Benatar (Starlord's ship) was for Clint and Natasha to split off from Nebula and Rhodey. As for bringing Nat back, that would just be yet another new and separate timeline. It wouldn't affect the main timeline we've been following all these years.

 

[Havok83]

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The heroes could not come back earlier in the movie. The final battle was about defeating Thanos, yes. But the movie itself was about undoing the snap. You needed that time dedicated to a universe cut in half, and it needed to feel hard to get them back. It makes that moment rewarding when they appear at the battle. If it had been done earlier, then it is expected and you don't get that same rush, and the other plot elements I named suffer.

The Russos did it right.

You don’t have a plot if it’s undone early

 

[shabadoo25]

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The boy was the little kid from IM3. I think the helicopter is just flying in or out supplies to rebuild the Avenger's compound. As for how Steve could return the stones and Mjolnir, the time travel machine puts you in the right time and roughly right spot you need to be at. Doesn't need a ship for that. Only reason they brought the Benatar (Starlord's ship) was for Clint and Natasha to split off from Nebula and Rhodey. As for bringing Nat back, that would just be yet another new and separate timeline. It wouldn't affect the main timeline we've been following all these years.

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Wow. I couldn't have recognized that kid in a million years. Other random thought I had: Who were in all the spaceships over the returning heroes in the final battle scene?

 

[SpiderProtector]

Just saw it a second time today(wanted to wait a while and digest the movie after the first time), I have to say it's a lot better the second time around(and I was very satisfied the first time I might add). Now I have some nitpicks here and there and some of the humor still don't work that well on me(but a lot of it does). Overall, a great experience.