I think I might be the only one who thinks it stinks.
BQB here with a review of what will apparently be the last Avengers movie.
It’s good. It’s flashy. It’s got all the usual razzle dazzle.
By the way, they did a good job of keeping the plot under wraps. There are some major changes that happen to the universe in this movie so if you haven’t seen it yet, you probably should not read on.
SPOILERS ABOUND.
So, it’s over three hours and there’s a lot of very confusing time travel. Basically, Ant Man informs us of quantum technology which is used by the Avengers to go back in time and grab the infinity stones before Thanos can.
The result is sort of a quasi-highlight reel of the past films in the franchise. The scenes aren’t all taken verbatim but the characters from the future are doing things while the characters from the past. In some ways it’s cool and leads to a lot of poignant wrapping up of a number of character arcs. In others, it feels like one of those final episodes of a TV show where the writers didn’t know what to do so they turned in a clip show.
I had a hard time following it and sad to say, it’s the first Avenger movie where I couldn’t wait for it to be over.
The ending is sad and sets up for new films with other characters taking the lead.
I’m not sure what they could have done differently and there are fun parts. It’s still worth the price of admission and wraps up the series well.
I just…I don’t know. Meh.
STATUS: Shelf-worthy.
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