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Reply #70 on: April 26, 2018, 10:36:41 PM

Took the 10yo daughter to see Infinity War today as she's a huge GotG and Thor fan. She loved the movie and is now in anticipation mode for the next one. Damn good movie, it had just the right elements of an Avengers movie with Dr Strange/GotG/Thor Ragnarok cues throughout. Loved the giant dwarf


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Reply #71 on: April 27, 2018, 12:35:00 AM


Enjoyed it and my kid loved it.  They really have these characters dialed in.

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Reply #72 on: April 27, 2018, 01:00:26 AM

I was entertained by it, although as is common these days there's too much CG character vs. CG character action. For me it will be hard to judge whether or not it's actually a good movie until Avengers 4 comes out.
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Reply #73 on: April 27, 2018, 01:56:45 AM

They managed the challenges of having such a bloated cast very well.  There was character drama and real stakes... and Thanos was about as 'grounded' as he could be.  This movie took on unprecedented challenges... and nailed it.

If you want to know whether there are any credits scenes:
I am curious how ...

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Reply #74 on: April 27, 2018, 02:34:06 AM

I doubt MAoS will even touch it. I agree with your comment on Thanos. Brolin actually did a really good job with it which will probably be overlooked.

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Reply #75 on: April 27, 2018, 03:11:09 AM

Across the netflix TV shows they seem to have an editor-in-charge-of-crap-references whose job it is to insert lines of terrible dialog that mention events in movies without any impact on TV characters, themes or plots.

I would rather they stop doing that - but at least the impact is limited.

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Reply #76 on: April 27, 2018, 09:24:59 AM

I doubt MAoS will even touch it. I agree with your comment on Thanos. Brolin actually did a really good job with it which will probably be overlooked.
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Reply #77 on: April 27, 2018, 10:01:11 AM


Curious about one of the themes of the movie and if they follow up on it in A4:

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Reply #78 on: April 27, 2018, 10:44:05 AM


Curious about one of the themes of the movie and if they follow up on it in A4:



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Reply #79 on: April 27, 2018, 10:28:25 PM


Curious about one of the themes of the movie and if they follow up on it in A4:




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Reply #80 on: April 28, 2018, 01:54:47 AM

Just saw this.  Over all really enjoyed it, though they kept doing a number of cliches, repeatedly, that sort of bugged me.
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Reply #81 on: April 28, 2018, 09:21:44 AM


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Reply #82 on: April 28, 2018, 09:35:50 AM

Yeah, having the two biggest egotistical asshole heroes in the MCU working together was a blast.  They played well off each other.  Would love to see that team up again.

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Reply #83 on: April 28, 2018, 10:40:20 AM

20/10 the bar is raised permanently.
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Reply #84 on: April 28, 2018, 04:35:17 PM

An absolute master class in how to do a tent pole, franchise epic event movie with a cast of bazillions. Not trying to give all those characters separate arcs and relying on very little exposition worked perfectly. The protagonist was essentially Thanos in this one and his arc was fantastic. His motivation was a simple one that stripped all the bullshit off the comic character and boiled it down to its essence and Brolin fucking nailed it. Not only Brolin, but the CGI artists - I never got much of the uncanny valley effect with him which says a lot about the directors and their effects team.

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Reply #85 on: April 28, 2018, 05:19:15 PM

First off I want to say that I really loved the movie. The only problems that I had with it are:

1. I think there was too much action, if that's a thing.

2.
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Reply #86 on: April 28, 2018, 06:48:36 PM

First off I want to say that I really loved the movie. The only problems that I had with it are:

1. I think there was too much action, if that's a thing.

2.
Yep. To sort of followup to Raquel's spoiler, I think my only complaint about the entire movie is that this thing basically screams "Part 1".  The ride was fucking awesome, and then they stop it half way through and kick you off, leaving you with that "amazing meal half eaten" feeling, where you are still hungry and wanting more.  Honestly one of the few times I wish I could have just stuck my head in some kind of spoiler deflecting bubble for a year and waited to watch Infinity War until the day before part 2 released.

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Reply #87 on: April 28, 2018, 08:17:39 PM

I...but yes, it is just part one.  It’s always know that it will be just part one of two.  I mean, I guess you can just hate all movie series, but this is no different than how LotR or various Star Wars movies end.

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Reply #89 on: April 29, 2018, 09:52:54 AM

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Reply #90 on: April 29, 2018, 10:07:55 AM

Hmm.

Ok.

The trouble here is the 2nd part, I feel.

But, you know, good job on the first part.

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Reply #91 on: April 29, 2018, 11:06:05 AM


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Reply #92 on: April 29, 2018, 11:08:41 AM


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Reply #93 on: April 29, 2018, 11:15:19 AM

I honestly hope you’re right.  I want the end result of the final movie to be a reset of everything back to the way it was before, and everybody brought back to life.  However, I will admit, I have a hard time seeing them pass up this opportunity to write off a shit ton of characters they don’t have any room left to put on screen (since they are moving to a bunch of new hero franchises).

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Reply #94 on: April 29, 2018, 01:14:04 PM

More likely they just treat them as dead for a bit, and then if a writer wants them in a couple of years they'll just be 'Hi, I got better'.

There is little point undercutting deaths in this actual film when they could do it inside 2 lines of dialog in another film that doesn't depend on that death for impact.

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Reply #95 on: April 29, 2018, 01:41:54 PM

I think to understand the next movie, take note of the following:

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Reply #96 on: April 29, 2018, 02:54:36 PM

That's actually not a bad theory at all.

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Reply #97 on: April 29, 2018, 03:17:21 PM

Jesus Christ no.

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Reply #98 on: April 29, 2018, 04:19:24 PM

Yeah, I think you're actually wrong on this.

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Reply #99 on: April 29, 2018, 04:22:44 PM

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Reply #100 on: April 29, 2018, 04:56:55 PM

Yeah, I think you're actually wrong on this.



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Reply #101 on: April 29, 2018, 05:35:49 PM

There is no way they are doing Ms. Marvel when they are already releasing a Captain Marvel movie next year (who will also be in the next Avengers film, as hinted in the after credits scene).  Things like that can work in comics, but that whole situation would seem really damn wierd to the movie going crowd.

And I don’t know man, Avengers have been a marketing juggernaut.  Like, I see children in Laos and Thailand all dressed up as Thor, Ironman, and Captain America (and this is a communist dictatorship ruled by people our military bombed for decades in a CIA run secret war).  It’s going to be hard for them to give that up, not to mention literally upset a million kids if they stop making the movies.

Something like what Khaldun is saying actually makes sense.  Though it would be a bit hard to pull off as stated since you’d have to recast all the heroes ahead of time, just so they can cameo in Avengers 4.  That’s a bit daunting.

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Reply #102 on: April 29, 2018, 05:42:54 PM

Good movie.  Looking forward to the next one.


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Reply #103 on: April 29, 2018, 07:16:26 PM

I think to understand the next movie, take note of the following:



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Reply #104 on: April 29, 2018, 08:09:51 PM

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