So, let's write something rather than just random words.
There was stuff I didn't like - the time travelling thing felt like a bit of a cop-out, and they didn't even "break" it at the end, meaning if there's ever any more trouble they can just go back in time to fix it. And how come people can casually pick up Infinity Stones now? Non-gauntlet Thanos was too strong. Why was the Ancient One in New York? And although I loved every one, I think there were a lot of coincidences going on with people seeing their parents / lovers / etc when they were back in the past.
But that was pretty much it for "stuff I didn't like". There was just so much else to love - Hulk from the modern comics was the first thing I was properly pleased to see, and the bit where the kids took a photo with him was great (although why didn't they recognise Cap?).
I can't go through the bits I like one by one, it'll take forever.
So the bits I really liked - (Mo)Hawkeye being fucking murdering nutcase Ronin was a really interesting thing. I loved the Back to the Future 2-esq heist plot, especially Cap v Cap - I thought the use of the sceptre to wipe his memory was really clever. And Loki came back! And got away! Good old Loki. The Nebula switcheroo was well done, and Thanos' sword was metal as fuck
Obviously I was very sad about Black Widow (I was "Oh no"ing at Mrs Grim..., and then when Hawkeye was fighting her Mrs Grim... told me it would be okay, to which I replied "There's no way in hell he can beat her" and, rubbish, I was right). I was surprised (but happy, obv) to see Stan, but a bit wary of the fact that they could just CGI him into all the films from now on. And I really liked the bit with the signatures in the credits for the OG Avengers. And the bit with all the female heroes protecting the gauntlet (except for Rescue and Widow, obv). Oh, and I was pleased Jon Favreau came back for one more.
I saw it (as I'm sure most of you will) in a packed cinema, which I'm glad about. Obviously we're British and terribly reserved, but when Cap picked up Mjolnir the whole place went fucking nuts, as they did when Sam came through on the radio, and each person coming through the portals got their own cheer (especially Spidey, obv). There were shouts of "come on!" when Scarlet Witch was laying the smack down on Thanos, and proper cries of dismay when your boy Tony died (which was really well done and really sad).
Frankly, as you may have gathered, I loved it. It had tiny flaws that barely register, and it was epic in the way that only something with a 21-movie backstory can be.
"I... am... Iron Man."
I'm 99% convinced it's the best film I've ever seen.
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Grim... wrote:
I wish Craster had left some girls for the rest of us.