You knew this was coming, so here it is. Some spoilers for earlier films included below:
Avengers: Infinity War is a spectacle, hitting all the notes you've come to expect from any film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). There is a ton of action, some good bits of humor, and all your favorite heroes (well, most of them). The movie serves as the beginning of the end for the existing MCU as it's currently known, and wraps up a bunch of the story lines surrounding the search for the Infinity Stones that began as far back as the first Captain America film.
Thanos has finally stepped to the forefront, and has taken on the job of collecting the Infinity Stones with his close group of dedicated baddies. As we saw at the end of Thor: Ragnarok, Thanos starts his search with the remaining Asgardians fleeing from their destroyed world. After Thanos deals with Thor and Loki in short order, Bruce Banner is cast back to Earth to warn the Avengers of the coming danger. Our heroes are scattered around the world, some unlocated, some in hiding, some still managing the government bureaucracy established in the aftermath of the Civil War film. With the threat of Thanos looming heavily, all of the strength of Earth's mightiest heroes (not to mention the Guardians of the Galaxy) must come together if there is any chance to stop the death and destruction Thanos plans to unleash upon the entire universe. Can the heroes stop the mad Titan from finding and using the stones? Can they work together to protect Earth and the entire universe? What will they have to sacrifice to survive a fight with a being with the power of multiple Infinity Stones?
Infinity War is big, loud, fast, fun-filled action from start to finish. There's a lot to see here, but the directors did a really good job of balancing a number of story lines that allow virtually the entire cast of Marvel heroes to play roles in the spectacle. All the major characters are on display to some extent or another, with the exceptions of Hawkeye and Ant-Man, who are explained away with some nonsense about protecting their families. There is even a cameo from a character many people thought was long gone. Some of the minor characters are either missing or wrapped up pretty quickly, but they're not really missed. It was good to see some of the familiar characters put together in new combinations to see different interactions. The action is very good, and the movie really shows how overmatched our heroes are when facing Thanos. The plot, humor, acting, effects, etc are all exactly what you'd expect from a Marvel film. There were one or two scenes that had individual effects that looked odd to me, but I was also watching on a Navy base theater screen, so not really the best quality. Thanos is a good villain, with more to his story and motivation than just being a really bad guy. While the film definitely is set up as a bit of a cliffhanger, it does a good job of putting a bow on the MCU, and the quality of the Thanos character plays a big role in making that work.
Infinity War is rated PG-13, which matches the rest of the MCU movies, although there were a couple of scenes that might have pushed into the R area. There were a lot of little kids at the theater when I went, and there were some scenes that I thought might be too much for them. There's no sex or nudity or foul language, but a lot of violence, including torture.
This movie is going to do big box office numbers. Overall I highly recommend it, especially to anyone who's been a fan of the MCU movies over the past decade.
Slowguy
(insert pithy phrase here...)
Avengers: Infinity War is a spectacle, hitting all the notes you've come to expect from any film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). There is a ton of action, some good bits of humor, and all your favorite heroes (well, most of them). The movie serves as the beginning of the end for the existing MCU as it's currently known, and wraps up a bunch of the story lines surrounding the search for the Infinity Stones that began as far back as the first Captain America film.
Thanos has finally stepped to the forefront, and has taken on the job of collecting the Infinity Stones with his close group of dedicated baddies. As we saw at the end of Thor: Ragnarok, Thanos starts his search with the remaining Asgardians fleeing from their destroyed world. After Thanos deals with Thor and Loki in short order, Bruce Banner is cast back to Earth to warn the Avengers of the coming danger. Our heroes are scattered around the world, some unlocated, some in hiding, some still managing the government bureaucracy established in the aftermath of the Civil War film. With the threat of Thanos looming heavily, all of the strength of Earth's mightiest heroes (not to mention the Guardians of the Galaxy) must come together if there is any chance to stop the death and destruction Thanos plans to unleash upon the entire universe. Can the heroes stop the mad Titan from finding and using the stones? Can they work together to protect Earth and the entire universe? What will they have to sacrifice to survive a fight with a being with the power of multiple Infinity Stones?
Infinity War is big, loud, fast, fun-filled action from start to finish. There's a lot to see here, but the directors did a really good job of balancing a number of story lines that allow virtually the entire cast of Marvel heroes to play roles in the spectacle. All the major characters are on display to some extent or another, with the exceptions of Hawkeye and Ant-Man, who are explained away with some nonsense about protecting their families. There is even a cameo from a character many people thought was long gone. Some of the minor characters are either missing or wrapped up pretty quickly, but they're not really missed. It was good to see some of the familiar characters put together in new combinations to see different interactions. The action is very good, and the movie really shows how overmatched our heroes are when facing Thanos. The plot, humor, acting, effects, etc are all exactly what you'd expect from a Marvel film. There were one or two scenes that had individual effects that looked odd to me, but I was also watching on a Navy base theater screen, so not really the best quality. Thanos is a good villain, with more to his story and motivation than just being a really bad guy. While the film definitely is set up as a bit of a cliffhanger, it does a good job of putting a bow on the MCU, and the quality of the Thanos character plays a big role in making that work.
Infinity War is rated PG-13, which matches the rest of the MCU movies, although there were a couple of scenes that might have pushed into the R area. There were a lot of little kids at the theater when I went, and there were some scenes that I thought might be too much for them. There's no sex or nudity or foul language, but a lot of violence, including torture.
This movie is going to do big box office numbers. Overall I highly recommend it, especially to anyone who's been a fan of the MCU movies over the past decade.
Slowguy
(insert pithy phrase here...)
