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Today is May the Fourth. It’s a very important day for Star Wars fans all across the galaxy. Today is special. Today is absolutely sacred.
So I’m gonna be a dick and talk about a Marvel movie.
RATING: 8.5/10
So this is actually gonna be a bit of a short review, because it’s hard to talk about this movie without spoiling shiz. Basically, this movie is exactly what you think it is. A shitload of superheroes come together and have a big orgy. And then Thanos comes along, pulls down his pants, and takes a giant shit on everyone. Then everyone gets all pissed. And then the movie ends.
In all seriousness, I do like the fact that Thanos wasn’t another “BLAAAAAAARGH AH’M EVIL BLAAAAAAAAAARGH!” villain. He actually had a lot of depth to him, and while it’s impossible to agree with his viewpoints, you at least understand why he’s doing what he’s doing, and he genuinely believes that he’s doing the right thing.
There’s really no point in talking about any of the other characters, because you already know everything about them from their own “standalone” films. I will say that I do like Doctor Stephen Strange a lot more here than I did in his own film. And as always, the best part about Thor’s movies was Thor himself. And nothing else. Even the creators of the MCU are aware of this, judging by how the first ten minutes of this movie go. >__>
I do like the fact that unlike the last two Avengers films, the heroes aren’t spending a third of the movie fighting each other. They’re fully aware of how devastating Thanos is, so they immediately band together so they can stop him from getting all of the Infinity Stones. Of course, given how large the cast is, they had to split up the movie into about four different subplots working alongside one another—which is kind of to be expected. So the movie never feels stale or boring at all—which is good for anyone who hates all those slow talky parts in the previous Marvel films.
As always, the scenery is beautiful, the cinematography is awesome, the CGI was incredible (yes, even for Thanos), all the fight scenes (for the most part) looked amazing; in general this is just a fun movie to sit down and enjoy. Even if you aren’t a huge fan of superhero movies, this is clearly one of the better ones that stands out among the rest.
Really, there isn’t all that much else to talk about that either hasn’t been said already or doesn’t veer into spoiler territory. I will brush upon the ending though, because that’s important. For the sake of not ruining anything, the MCU finally decided to kill some people in this movie. And I don’t just mean the villains or side characters. Some actual major players get killed in this movie, and I don’t think they’re coming back this time. And the ending of this movie was absolutely haunting and brilliant, for reasons I can’t spoil.
At the same time though…what happens at the end isn’t the end of everything. I mean, we know it’s not. We’re smart enough to know that they’re gonna make more Marvel movies down the line, so there’s no way that what occurred here will forever be set in stone within the MCU. Really, the only huge change made within this franchise was what happened in Thor: Ragnarok, the clusterfuck of revelations in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and the characters who died in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Everything else has been small scale and most of the damage inflicted has been repaired. And having seen various reviews and even talked to a few people about it, I fully understand why some people despise this movie’s ending. More importantly, I can see why some people weren’t emotionally impacted by said ending either. And while I’m not entirely as cynical about it, yeah, I do feel like it kinda detracts the impact a bit when you know that when the next chronological movie comes out, some of the events that happened here will probably be rectified.
And while this is also to be expected, you can’t really watch this movie without having seen previous MCU movies. Which again, does bother some people. Some people argue that movies should stand on their own, even for sequels, but this movie expects you to have seen at least a couple earlier films to understand what’s going on and why. On one hand, I do agree with this—I don’t think movies should be made to set up future movies, and then those future movies expect you to have seen previous movies that were setting up this movie. And considering that I didn’t like some of the MCU films I rewatched during my movie binge, this is a valid point. At the same time though, Infinity War is like the White House invasion in Season 7 of 24. If you literally just sit down and watch this episode first, you’re gonna be like “What the fuck?! How did terrorists infiltrate the White House?! Why are they killing all these people?! Who was that old man who blew himself up?! WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON?!”
And I’m just gonna glare at you and say “Dude. Watch the season from the beginning.”
I know that movies and TV shows hold different values, especially since the MCU has its own set of TV shows. But the MCU kinda is constructed like this.
Uh, there’s really no need to say whether I should recommend this movie or not. You already know if you’re gonna see it. If you’re a colossal fan of the MCU, you’ve already seen this movie. If you love superhero movies, you’ve already seen this movie. If you love fun, action-packed movies, you’ve already seen this movie. If you don’t give a rat’s ass about superhero movies or about the MCU franchise, you haven’t seen this movie, and you’re probably not going to unless a friend or family relative drags you to go see it.
I think the biggest accomplishment for this movie is that it had the reverse effect of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, something that RedLetterMedia touched up on. Star Wars: The Last Jedi wasn’t a bad movie. I liked it. I thought it was fun. But after I saw The Last Jedi, and especially after I saw how anticlimactic and disappointing the final season of Star Wars Rebels was (ooh, we got space whales and wolves!) I walked away from that franchise saying:
“I’m gonna see Star Wars: Episode IX. And then I’m done. I don’t care anymore.”
After seeing this movie, I walked away from the MCU saying:
“HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLY SHIT. I have no fucking idea what they’re gonna do now, but they’re starting to break their formula and I wanna see where this goes! ”
So good for you, Infinity War, for wiping off most of my cynical viewpoints of this franchise and actually making me excited for (some of) the future installments.
“Does that mean you’re gonna give Ant-Man and the Wasp a chance now?”
That’s funny. You’re funny. XD
So I’m gonna be a dick and talk about a Marvel movie.
RATING: 8.5/10
So this is actually gonna be a bit of a short review, because it’s hard to talk about this movie without spoiling shiz. Basically, this movie is exactly what you think it is. A shitload of superheroes come together and have a big orgy. And then Thanos comes along, pulls down his pants, and takes a giant shit on everyone. Then everyone gets all pissed. And then the movie ends.
In all seriousness, I do like the fact that Thanos wasn’t another “BLAAAAAAARGH AH’M EVIL BLAAAAAAAAAARGH!” villain. He actually had a lot of depth to him, and while it’s impossible to agree with his viewpoints, you at least understand why he’s doing what he’s doing, and he genuinely believes that he’s doing the right thing.
There’s really no point in talking about any of the other characters, because you already know everything about them from their own “standalone” films. I will say that I do like Doctor Stephen Strange a lot more here than I did in his own film. And as always, the best part about Thor’s movies was Thor himself. And nothing else. Even the creators of the MCU are aware of this, judging by how the first ten minutes of this movie go. >__>
I do like the fact that unlike the last two Avengers films, the heroes aren’t spending a third of the movie fighting each other. They’re fully aware of how devastating Thanos is, so they immediately band together so they can stop him from getting all of the Infinity Stones. Of course, given how large the cast is, they had to split up the movie into about four different subplots working alongside one another—which is kind of to be expected. So the movie never feels stale or boring at all—which is good for anyone who hates all those slow talky parts in the previous Marvel films.
As always, the scenery is beautiful, the cinematography is awesome, the CGI was incredible (yes, even for Thanos), all the fight scenes (for the most part) looked amazing; in general this is just a fun movie to sit down and enjoy. Even if you aren’t a huge fan of superhero movies, this is clearly one of the better ones that stands out among the rest.
Really, there isn’t all that much else to talk about that either hasn’t been said already or doesn’t veer into spoiler territory. I will brush upon the ending though, because that’s important. For the sake of not ruining anything, the MCU finally decided to kill some people in this movie. And I don’t just mean the villains or side characters. Some actual major players get killed in this movie, and I don’t think they’re coming back this time. And the ending of this movie was absolutely haunting and brilliant, for reasons I can’t spoil.
At the same time though…what happens at the end isn’t the end of everything. I mean, we know it’s not. We’re smart enough to know that they’re gonna make more Marvel movies down the line, so there’s no way that what occurred here will forever be set in stone within the MCU. Really, the only huge change made within this franchise was what happened in Thor: Ragnarok, the clusterfuck of revelations in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and the characters who died in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Everything else has been small scale and most of the damage inflicted has been repaired. And having seen various reviews and even talked to a few people about it, I fully understand why some people despise this movie’s ending. More importantly, I can see why some people weren’t emotionally impacted by said ending either. And while I’m not entirely as cynical about it, yeah, I do feel like it kinda detracts the impact a bit when you know that when the next chronological movie comes out, some of the events that happened here will probably be rectified.
And while this is also to be expected, you can’t really watch this movie without having seen previous MCU movies. Which again, does bother some people. Some people argue that movies should stand on their own, even for sequels, but this movie expects you to have seen at least a couple earlier films to understand what’s going on and why. On one hand, I do agree with this—I don’t think movies should be made to set up future movies, and then those future movies expect you to have seen previous movies that were setting up this movie. And considering that I didn’t like some of the MCU films I rewatched during my movie binge, this is a valid point. At the same time though, Infinity War is like the White House invasion in Season 7 of 24. If you literally just sit down and watch this episode first, you’re gonna be like “What the fuck?! How did terrorists infiltrate the White House?! Why are they killing all these people?! Who was that old man who blew himself up?! WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON?!”
And I’m just gonna glare at you and say “Dude. Watch the season from the beginning.”
I know that movies and TV shows hold different values, especially since the MCU has its own set of TV shows. But the MCU kinda is constructed like this.
Uh, there’s really no need to say whether I should recommend this movie or not. You already know if you’re gonna see it. If you’re a colossal fan of the MCU, you’ve already seen this movie. If you love superhero movies, you’ve already seen this movie. If you love fun, action-packed movies, you’ve already seen this movie. If you don’t give a rat’s ass about superhero movies or about the MCU franchise, you haven’t seen this movie, and you’re probably not going to unless a friend or family relative drags you to go see it.
I think the biggest accomplishment for this movie is that it had the reverse effect of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, something that RedLetterMedia touched up on. Star Wars: The Last Jedi wasn’t a bad movie. I liked it. I thought it was fun. But after I saw The Last Jedi, and especially after I saw how anticlimactic and disappointing the final season of Star Wars Rebels was (ooh, we got space whales and wolves!) I walked away from that franchise saying:
“I’m gonna see Star Wars: Episode IX. And then I’m done. I don’t care anymore.”
After seeing this movie, I walked away from the MCU saying:
“HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLY SHIT. I have no fucking idea what they’re gonna do now, but they’re starting to break their formula and I wanna see where this goes! ”
So good for you, Infinity War, for wiping off most of my cynical viewpoints of this franchise and actually making me excited for (some of) the future installments.
“Does that mean you’re gonna give Ant-Man and the Wasp a chance now?”
That’s funny. You’re funny. XD
Rocket was great, as usual. I love that funny, sarcastic, sexy raccoon.
Also nice Dr Who reference at the end there Spidey.
Rocket is Rocket is Rocket. That's all that matters.
Also I don't recall that reference. I know he made one for Alien though.
So, I have to assume he's a Dr. Who fan, or his ad-libbing is of the quality of the Dr. Who writers. :)
And Rocket was indeed as awesome as always. I too love that raccoon. ^_^
The writers and directors deserve huge kudos for the job they had done at capturing all of the characters' personalities and knowing how to use them effectively among such a massive cast.
As weak as the Dr. Strange movie had been, it was definitely crucial for the MCU to have made it, because Dr. Strange's role in Infinity War was too critical to not have previously developed some back-history for him. IW definitely moved him up some notches on the awesome list for me among the MCU heroes.
We already know some of the movies that will be coming out after Avengers 4, which lessens the impact of this movie's ending, but damn if I'm not really looking forward to Avengers 4 now, to see how they follow this up.
My only minor disappointment is that I really wanted to learn more about Thanos' underlings. All of the villains were interesting in their own right, but even in 2 1/2 hours, there simply wasn't enough time in a movie of this scale to give them a backstory. At least they did make Thanos one of the best cinematic villains ever.
And hurray for someone else who watches RedLetterMedia reviews. Those guys are always entertaining.
My only disagreement on their IW review was that they questioned why Thanos decided to attack now, which I find as pretty obvious. It wasn't until learning that the location of the last stone was known, that he made his move. It would have been foolish for him to fully commit to his actions if there was no way to complete them.
And yes, I feel the same about Doctor Strange. Not a good movie, but I thoroughly enjoy his character a lot more after seeing this film.
Knowing that future MCU installments will come out does take away the emotional impact of the ending, sure. It was still very shocking to see though, mainly because I haven't seen anything like this come from a Marvel movie.
Oh shit yeah, the Black.....hold on, what was it? The Black Order, right! God, all four of those guys were awesome; it's rare for underlings to stand out in a superhero film as much as they did. Then again it's rare for a typical Marvel villain to stand out as much as Thanos did. I think the crusty old wizard guy was my favorite of the four.
Of course I watch RedLetterMedia. They're one of the few reviewers on YouTube who seem to have rational discussions about the movies they watch, and thoroughly explain why they did or didn't like something as opposed to speeding through a review in ten minutes or less. They are also one of the few people, including Jeremy Jahns, who doesn't outright love or hate The Last Jedi. They're in the middle, which is where I'm at. And that's something to praise, considering nowadays a lotta people find it baffling or blasphemous if you don't 100% adore a movie or don't 100% hate it.
That's my take on RedLetterMedia as well. They explain their reasoning and don't just voice opinions. Of course, their Best of the Worst is also quite entertaining and a great way to spend an hour. ^_^
I'm the same with The Last Jedi. It had it's really good moments, but it also had it's problems. It was a good entry into the Star Wars saga, but certainly didn't blow me away.
The main difference between The Last Jedi and Infinity War, is Infinity War left me wanting more and eager for the next installment, while for Star Wars I'll see episode IX because it's the finale of a 9-movie saga, but I'm not eager with anticipation for it.
And yes, good plan Thanos, but you have access to a monkey's paw and want resources? The motivation is good, but it still feels blurry. Um, that Stark reactor in Tony's chest might be a good alternate choice, combined with say a reasonable request for a few seconds supervised use with the time stone....
I feel that this whole conflict could have been avoided with a half hour mediation with Reid Richards.
You can take any superhero movie and easily say "this could've been solved immediately if this person did this thing." Probably the reason why I didn't love Captain America: Civil War the second time I watched it. It's still a good film, but so much could've been avoided if a few characters just turned their brain on. It really just matters how much these problems bother the viewer and how strongly it ends up influencing their opinion of the film.