Avengers: Infinity War

[Obelisk ze Tormentor]

Originally Posted by blakstealth

Rewatching the jolliness and comedy that was Thor Ragnarok a couple days before was a big mistake.

Spoiler:

holy shit, everyone on that ship is dead in the first 10 minutes.

One of the greatest middle fingers for a movie ever......at least until Avengers 4 fix everything and made everyone happy (most probably).

[foxbox360]

Spoiler for Saw the movie yesterday...:

I did not expect the Red Skull to show up and that last scene with Thanos...After killing half of the universe in six day, he rested on green pasture on the seventh. That's what I get from that scene, so biblical.

[GDB]

Originally Posted by Obelisk ze Tormentor

The ending is ballsy.....if AIW truly is the end of the MCU. But we all know that it’s not since Avengers 4 is just around the corner. Hence, it’s hard to give compliments to AIW for all the gutsy turn of events in this movie. We all know that Avy4 will come and rectify most of the mess that Thanos caused especially now that we have the power of Time Stone and the likes. Most of the deaths don’t really impact me whatsoever emotionally anyway. This is not Marvel taking risks, this is Marvel still taking a generally safe route.

This was my problem with it.

Spoiler:

If they had just killed off secondaries like Scarlet Witch, Falcon, and Mantis, it'd be fine. But it's like... come on. There's literally zero chance that they'd off Black Panther after how successful his movie was, and there's no way Sony would let them kill off Spiderman. And we already know there's going to be another Guardians of the Galaxy movie, so we know they aren't going to roll it with Rocket + an all new cast.

Really takes the impact away.

Originally Posted by wuhugm

3. Starlord did kill half of the marvel universe lol~

Spoiler:

There were multiple points where Thanos could have been thwarted. Loki could have not given him the space stone (though this is the second most acceptable of the ones where people screwed up). Gamora was the real idiot. She was the only person who knew where the soul stone was, and knew she'd crack... so she goes right to him. She could've just killed herself or fled, but no she went right to him. And then gives it up for Nebula, even though Nebula didn't want her to and was used to torture. Wanda could've killed Vision way earlier and prevented the Time Stone from screwing their plans, but Cap of all people stopped her. I get the sentimentality, but Vision did properly call him out on his BS. And then Doctor Strange (the most acceptable, given he saw the future) just handed over the Time Stone.

So I guess what I'm saying is that Gamora did everything wrong. She's also the only one (other than maybe the Asgardians) who I think will actually stay dead because of this movie.

[wuhugm]

^Gamora and Vision will stay dead since their death wasn't from the fingersnap

It's a pity that that telekinetic guy enemy died so early, his fighting style was cool

Btw, I noticed many scenes from the trailers not in the actual movie
Like Thor's lifting the weapon in the forge and Hulk in Wakanda

[GDB]

Vision could easily return though, and likely as the decolored version from the comics.

Spoiler:

Otherwise there wasn't much reason for him to get hooked up to that Wakandan computer, given how little time they had. My guess is that they scanned him, and will find a way to repair the body (with less power and color), and then he and Wanda can continue their story.

[TnAdct1]

Originally Posted by foxbox360

Spoiler for Saw the movie yesterday...:

That last scene with Thanos...After killing half of the universe in six day, he rested on green pasture on the seventh. That's what I get from that scene, so biblical.

Spoiler for Comic Books:

Actually, it's more like a nod to the endings of both the original Infinity War comic and the story that actually serves as the basis for Avengers 3 and 4, the Infinity Gauntlet. In both stories, the final shot of Thanos involves him working on a farm.

Originally Posted by GDB

Spoiler:

There were multiple points where Thanos could have been thwarted. Loki could have not given him the space stone (though this is the second most acceptable of the ones where people screwed up). Gamora was the real idiot. She was the only person who knew where the soul stone was, and knew she'd crack... so she goes right to him. She could've just killed herself or fled, but no she went right to him. And then gives it up for Nebula, even though Nebula didn't want her to and was used to torture. Wanda could've killed Vision way earlier and prevented the Time Stone from screwing their plans, but Cap of all people stopped her. I get the sentimentality, but Vision did properly call him out on his BS. And then Doctor Strange (the most acceptable, given he saw the future) just handed over the Time Stone.

So I guess what I'm saying is that Gamora did everything wrong. She's also the only one (other than maybe the Asgardians) who I think will actually stay dead because of this movie.

Spoiler:

In Gamora's defense:

1. She wanted Quill to kill her in case Thanos did try to capture her, and if it weren't for the Reality Stone, he would have succeeded.

2. When she did reveal the location of the Soul Stone, she did so because she assumed that Thanos, in his quest to gain the stones, didn't have anyone that he really loved, making it impossible to gain the Soul Stone (not realizing that Thanos still had unconditional love for her, with him even in mourning after making the sacrifice).

Meanwhile, there's a few more thing that our heroes could have done to prevent Avengers 4:

-Thor teleporting himself, Rocket, and Groot to Titan and confront Thanos while he still has only four stones (seriously, there's no reason for them to be in Wakanda other than to set up Rocket as one of the heroes in Avengers 4);

-Wanda using her "hallucination" magic from Age of Ultron on Thanos before he could get the Mind Stone;

-Thor cutting off Thanos's arm before he can do the infamous finger snap.

Originally Posted by GDB

Vision could easily return though, and likely as the decolored version from the comics.

Spoiler:

Otherwise there wasn't much reason for him to get hooked up to that Wakandan computer, given how little time they had. My guess is that they scanned him, and will find a way to repair the body (with less power and color), and then he and Wanda can continue their story.

Spoiler for Avengers 4:

I do hope they do that way, because if he remains dead in that film, then I'd still defend my belief that Black Widow should have the one who have "died" instead of Wanda.

[cyberdemon]

just saw the movie

Spoiler for speculation:

I'd say chances are that Strange's plan is to give the time stone to Thanos knowing that if they could recover the gauntlet, they could use the power of the stone to make a reverse everything Thanos did and return those killed to life. He just went with the plan to take the gauntlet during the battle initially to make it seem less suspicious to Thanos why they would just give it to him without a fight and have him keep his guard up afterwards.

[Magin]

So, Avengers: Infinity War... wow. Marvel delivered on the promise they made all those years ago at the end of the first Avengers (around 7 years ago)

Spoiler for The Big Spoilers:

As some posts above point out, there were several moments to stop Thanos, with the most prominent being Starlord and then later Thor. I suppose Gamora qualifies too... but having gotten the synopsis of the Infinity War storyline, there was also no way in hell Thanos wasn't assembling it, and then doing The Snap. Speaking of which; Bravo, Marvel/Disney, Bravo... you did exactly what I had expected/hoped for: killing off TONS of people. I'm just sad that Strange had to go; he was one of my favorites (I've always liked the magic users), and then Spidey did almost get me with his final line. should also mention- I did the stupid thing of clicking on the Facebook comment section for an Avengers ad... and I got spoiled on who died. However, for the most part, the deaths didn't affect me that much, since we all know most of them will probably be undone in the next movie. Hell,when I saw Wanda working on Vision, I'm just thinking "That's going to be pointless", and probably why Thanos seemed to treat her as just a nuisance.

Spoiler for Speculations:

The real question to me is now, what are they going to do for adapting the Defeat of Thanos? The key character for that remained alive, and I figure that they're going to basically undo all the damage Thanos has done. However, I think that Gamorra won't be brought back, and that kinda saddens me... I'm has suspecting only Infinity Gauntlet deaths will be undone. Plus, how exactly is Captain Marvel going to be integrated into all of this? IIRC, she's another one of the most powerful heroes, but I need to research her as well.

[Obelisk ze Tormentor]

Oh, btw, Don Cheadle looks so old in this movie (he already looked quite old in Civil War but even more so here). At this point, I really think Terrence Howard is the better Rhodey since he looks energetic and active while Cheadle looks sleepy and tired most of the time. They should've stick with Howard somehow or at least replace him with a more fit black actor. Don Cheadle would've been great as Rhodey during his prime in the 90s but he doesn't really age well these days. Looking at him, it's like a punch could snap his neck in an instant. Some people have been harping on Howard's "squeaky" voice but I don't think Cheadle have done that much better job on that department either. Idris Elba would've been perfect as Rhodey if not for someone's great idea to cast him as Heimdall which could've been played by any burly actor with deep voice out there. Heck, I'd take Cuba Gooding Jr. as Rhodey over Cheadle. He has the acting chops and physique. Really, Cheadle is one of those cases of bad casting in Marvel.

[Mad Pierrot]

So I've just watched the movie and here are some thoughts

Spoiler for spoiler:

I seriously didn't expect they would kill Spidey especially considering his age. Also, I wonder why they did they even put Captain in the film when he barely appeared. Is Marvel just planning to kill him? The one that I think would die in the sequel is Tony based on the fact he his death would a big impact due to his marriage.

[Obelisk ze Tormentor]

^ If Marvel didn't put Cap in the movie, people will riot. He's also the plot device to connect the current Avengers with Wakanda.

[aohige]

Back when I saw Kevin Feige say the protagonist of this movie is Thanos, I thought he was talking figuratively.

I did not expect he meant it literally. Amazing.

[Galaxian]

Originally Posted by blakstealth

Rewatching the jolliness and comedy that was Thor Ragnarok a couple days before was a big mistake.

Spoiler:

holy shit, everyone on that ship is dead in the first 10 minutes.

Spoiler for :

Later in the movie, Thor mentions that Thanos left half of the Asgardians alive.

[TnAdct1]

Originally Posted by Mad Pierrot

So I've just watched the movie and here are some thoughts

Spoiler for spoiler:

I seriously didn't expect they would kill Spidey especially considering his age. Also, I wonder why they did they even put Captain in the film when he barely appeared. Is Marvel just planning to kill him? The one that I think would die in the sequel is Tony based on the fact he his death would a big impact due to his marriage.

Spoiler for Avengers 4:

"Offing" Peter Parker basically is done for two things:

1. To ensure that possible Avengers 4 re-shoots would not interfere with the production of Homecoming 2 (if production starts before the possible reshoots are done). :P

2. To give Tony someone to "avenge" in Avengers 4.

As for Captain America, the idea is to have the main Avengers be involved her and Avengers 4 (with the possibility that he will be one of the characters who will "die for real" (not the crap that happened in the end of Infinity War) as a way of ending this era of the MCU and have Phase 4 serve as the start of the "new era".

[FlareKnight]

Holy smokes that was a movie.

Spoiler:

I mean wow that was insane. And yeah you can see where they are probably going with this. Have the original Avengers (plus some new faces) gather up their forces and take the fight to Thanos. They really have something to avenge this time.

And you can get where this might end up. Tony and Thanos clearly are being set as rivals of destiny or something like that. Tony will probably get the gauntlet, bring back those killed by the finger snap, and probably die in the process. Maybe Pepper finds out she was actually pregnant and his dream was on point.

And honestly none of that takes away from how amazing this was. Not everyone is coming back from this. Loki and Heimdall are likely done. I don't think Vision is coming back, but who knows. I do think Tony will die in the next one. Cap may end up going with him.

See this is how you handle deaths that may not be permanent. Not 'eh whatever' like BvS, but just utter shock and horror at the characters dying. Does the various characters likely coming back make it any less horrifying for Rocket to see Groot die again? Or Tony to see Peter Parker die? Or Cap seeing Bucky go? These were emotional gut punches for the various characters.

And they juggled the cast well. This was Thanos's movie. Everything revolved around him and you get where his motivations were coming from. He's horribly twisted, but very much a person with focus. Utterly driven by his goal and a wish for the benefit of the universe. And it really tore him apart that it required the loss of Gamora.

This was just freaking amazing. Several exceptional action sequences (I'm so hyped for another Doctor Strange movie after seeing him fight here). The emotions were good. The shocking scenes were nailed. It was just excellent.

Honestly wasn't sure this movie could unseat some of my favorites in the MCU. I hoped that this movie could live up to expectations and wasn't sure it would. But yeah this movie just worked.

[Akito Kinomoto]

Infinity War is a journey starring everyone in the MCU. It's packed to the brim but never feels like it struggles to make characters relevant. As it should, because the depth and reach of this Infinity War is such that the impact is palpable in the past, present, and even future. Even as the wounds of the Civil War haven't fully healed, the intergalactic threat that now looms over everything strangely brings a stronger sense of comraderie to The Avengers and then some even more. With one glance at a TV or with one breadth of a name, everyone realizes what they have to do no matter where they are in the universe. Infinity War is epic

Owing to this is one of Marvel's best villains in Thanos. Far from just a super powerful alien, the nuances in his acting performance, in-story emotions, and in-universe actions crystallize his motivations terrifyingly well. The moment we see him is the moment we know things have gotten serious

The film is never starved for a moment of brevity, but it thankfully keeps it to a gracious minimum and never loses itself to the fear of being criticized for being too sincere. And yet for a story revolving around 6 McGuffins called the Infinity Stones, the astronomical odds against the heroes and the encroaching hopelessness on some of them, the film never takes the cheap way out to have impact. Other films more violent as they may be, Infinity War assaults the emotions through trial by fire to the bonds of the closest allies, the spectacle an afterthought to the character pieces expressed through many a promises and battles

I'm elated to say this film joins Winter Soldier as my favorite Marvel movie, and of course that mean it's one of the 2 to get an A+

Spoiler for Ending:

We know there are characters that are coming back, but foresight through precedent does not stop Death of Superman from being a hard-hitting story even if we know he comes back, and the same process follows here. I greatly appreciate that someone decided this could not end on even a lean-more-towards-hope ending with only the faintest glimmer of salvation in the post-credits scene. There's not much to think on because it's laid out so clearly despite the scope of this conflict, but it is perhaps the one and only chance the MCU will have to end a film in defeat and be the shot in the arm it needs

[wuhugm]

My only regret was that I needed to go to the toilet so I missed 1 scene

Freaking cinemas should have bathroom break for god sake

2.5 hours movie, pee is unavoidable

[Shinji103]

Originally Posted by wuhugm

My only regret was that I needed to go to the toilet so I missed 1 scene

Freaking cinemas should have bathroom break for god sake

2.5 hours movie, pee is unavoidable

This. I had to go during Gamora’s flashback.

[wuhugm]

Originally Posted by Shinji103

This. I had to go during Gamora’s flashback.

Whoops, you missed an important scene that build up Thanos' character

I missed, Vision and Scarlet Witch first scene

[Obelisk ze Tormentor]

Originally Posted by wuhugm

My only regret was that I needed to go to the toilet so I missed 1 scene

Freaking cinemas should have bathroom break for god sake

2.5 hours movie, pee is unavoidable

Originally Posted by Shinji103

This. I had to go during Gamora’s flashback.

Originally Posted by wuhugm

Whoops, you missed an important scene that build up Thanos' character

I missed, Vision and Scarlet Witch first scene

Eh, I don’t know about others, but I didn’t really need to pee during the movie coz I planned ahead to have maximum enjoyment by not drinking anything before I went to the theater and emptying my belly & bladder before it’s time to watch the movie. I ate and drank my beverage during the second half of the movie and I was able to comfortably sit on my seat during the entire runtime just fine.

An official bathroom break will waste your time even more IMO. Planning ahead is the way to go, especially for people who are already aware of the movie's duration (except maybe for little kids who are difficult to manage).