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ZOMG SPOYLURZ

It doesn't matter too much for people reading, but it's a damn site easier to write posts without spoiler tags

New Infinity War Trailer

Yasssss

Pretty psyched.

IW plot revealed:

Heh.

I am in the cinema for infinity war!
Current count is 4 other cheek bastards in with me, will keep you updated.

I saw it.

Was pretty great.

Don't watch it if you haven't seen most of the other movies.

I'll give it an 8/10, there were parts in the middle that I was literally nodding off, the whole Thanos/Gamora piece was turgid, however the ending more than made up for that.

I do hope they don't do any timewimey stuff to fix the mess, but I suspect that will happen as it'll fuck up a fair few franchises otherwise!

I've not seen Black Panther. Does that matter a lot?

If you know who black panther is and what wakanda is, then it matters not at all.

I've not seen:
Ant-Man
Doctor Strange
Thor Ragnarok
Black Panther

Ant man doesn't matter, Thor Ragnarok there are a couple of things you should really know going in, but it won't take you long to pick up if you don't. Dr strange you really should see first if possible.

Thor Ragnarok is brill and you should watch it because it’s brill. I’m sick of superhero films but Thor is so much fun I couldn’t help but love it. Interesting cinematography too, unlike, say Ant Man.

*makes an idle bet that Avengers 4 will be titled "Avengers Disassembled"*

Man, even I've seen Ant Man

(T'is the only one I've seen that isn't deadpool)

Only one I've not seen. Wasn't a problem. If you've seen Civil War, and the Black Panther trailer, you'll be fine.

It did amuse me that Ant-Man and Hawkeye were referenced as taking time out with their families and couldn't help out. It's not like the destruction of the universe is important or anything, it's much better to be spending your time watching Timmy in the school play...

Just watch them...? They're all available to download from multiple legal sources. Except BP but that's out on the 8th. I think I'm going to watch BP first as it's the only one I haven't seen. Hopefully the cinema won't be so busy then, too.

Saw new Avengers last night and really enjoyed it. Some characters do get very little screen time but most of them get a check-in with a little bit of meat which goes a long way to papering over the problem of the massive cast. And this frees up runtime for selected groups to drive the plot in a focussed way, which is really the only reasonable method to handle this I reckon. Thanos himself is incredibly well done (at the expense of his sidekicks who are almost completely pointless ciphers; Ebony Maw slightly notwithstanding) and while I agree that the sections with him and Gamora were a bit over-indulgent they were obviously included to, successfully, round out his character and I think some of all that will be important in the next film. While I'm sure the deaths at the end will be reversed* in the next film it's still incredibly affecting to see them go all in on that shit rather than the usual plucky good guys snatching victory at the very end. It's also worth noting that they really didn't hold back here, the torture of Nova was fucking brutal to watch/listen to and while the deaths at the end didn't look physically painful you've still got lingering shots of characters having to watch friends and colleagues turn to dust in front of their eyes. In particular Spider-man's protests as he realised what was happening to him was hardcore stuff.

*No doubt using the time stone in whatever plan Dr Strange seemed to have in mind, especially given that he never explained exactly what the millions-to-one victory scenarios was. Also, I do wonder if there'll be some convenient in-universe reason why not everyone can be brought back which will allow them to age out characters who's actors are done with the franchise.

Oh god yes - on the face of it, it's a shit film - but actually really, it was AMAZEBALLS.

New Avengers one: it's surprisingly good.

Also: Fucking long. But good.

This is a good take:

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/m ... v-box-sets

I really enjoyed it.

As did I.
It'll be interesting to see how the next two Marvel films fit in between this and Avengers 4.

Oh my god that was so good!

Captain Marvel to save the day! And whatever Dr Strange saw that means he had to keep Stark alive!

BTW, it didn’t say Hawkeye and Ant Man were spending time with their families; they were under house arrest for their crimes in Civil War. I predict both will have an interesting day in Avengers 4.

Also, they hit a stunningly good balance between comedy and action.

Watched it again yesterday, and knowing what was coming didn't spoil it at all; if anything I could just enjoy it more, as the pace is pretty quick, particularly in the first hour or so. Plus in Malaysia watching it in Dolby Atmos (tm) costs £3, so why not? They silence the sound for 'asshole' and blur out a finger, which was also entertaining.

Captain Marvel is set in the 90s (complete with de-aged Nick Fury with two working eyes), so that’s covered. Ant-Man And The Wasp is a puzzle though.

Ah, right, thanks.

Ant-Man and the Wasp is set just after Civil War apparently, so before Infinity War.

I've heard that Ant-Man is concurrent with Avengers. Hence the close release date.

Saw Avengers. Loved it. Wasn't expecting to catch feels from Thanos of all people!

Seen it, loved it.

A film where the baddie succeeds in full feels fresh in a genre which has been stale for quite a while (cept for Thor: Ragnorok and Civil War which are both ace). It gave me chills and felt a bit like Transformers: The Movie.

Only problem is, the sequel is absolutely, positively, guaranteed to have some time reverse bollocks that undoes everything and makes the whole first film completely fucking pointless.

But if I’m wrong and everyone who is dead remains dead forever then this is the boldest most awesome film I’ve watched in some time.

It won’t be though. Time travel, init. *yawn*

And I want to moan about a couple of shoddy CGI moments, but especially Bruce Banner.

Every CGI moment with his face hanging out of the Iron Man suit was garbage and really took me out the moment.

And nano machine suit Iron Man was stupid.

I agree, the CGI on Banner's head right at the end was garbage.

I've just realised, the ones left alive at the end were the original avengers. Stark, Thor, Banner and Black Widow. Presumably Hawkeye survived too, but may have lost a few kids, leading to MOTIVATION.

Black Panther was great. 100% did not expect the war rhinos.

I’m personally going for either:

* They’re all sucked up into the Soul Stone, or
* Some quantum thing where they’re all transported to another reality (Maybe Ant Man can help)

Time Travel Dormamu style (Dr Strange)

I bet the Vision has pulled an Ultron and has uploaded himself to t'internet.

I understood the post credit bit! I am King Nerd!

Pagers aren't that nerdy.

Black Panther was pretty much ruined by Black Panther. I'd have rather seen a film about anyone else in the movie.

Also, how the fuck do you sew with vibranium?

The thing about the end of Infinity War was that everyone was expecting the OG Avengers to cark it. Contractual stuff, all that jazz. To keep it shocking, the "wrong" characters had to die.

It'll be fixed of course. The Avengers are on the one true path to victory, and the only way to win is to reverse the Fingersnap of Doom. I mean, Thanos is done. You can't beat him. He's won and has retired. You can't even hurt him, he's lost everything already. Hell, he probably included himself in the "disolving to dust sweepstakes" because that's how he rolls.

Heimdall: dead (sign Idris up for Blade, Marvel!)
Loki: Not taking any bets on that sticking.
The Vision: He's a robot, and I bet Wakanda has really good wi-fi. All he needs is a new body.
Gamora: Currently resides in the soul stone. They'll probably get her out somehow.

I could see it sticking as it's the end of the run, but Spider-Man can't be dead - Sony would lose their shit.