There was a problem. Wielding the stones killed Tony. Hulk survived wielding it. Maybe Peter would have. But Tony didn’t.

I wonder if Benedict Cumberbatch was the only one who was told about how Endgame would end? It adds a lot to his character’s somber delivery when talking to Stark at the of IW, knowing the ONLY outcome from 14,000,000 would be that Tony had to die.

Has anyone else wondered where Valkyrie got her flying horse? Can she she create new ones?

Tony did just figure out time travel in 30 minutes. Not crazy to think he could create a glove to handle the stones.

Quill barehanded the power stone. Ronin, Thanos, Loki, The ancient one, Dr. Strange, Red Skull, The Hulk and yes even Tony Stark needed some kind of device to wield the power of the stones. Everyone else that touched one or wielded one without a device only did so temporarily or was in danger or killed. And yeah Hulk survived and Tony died wielding it. How is that “tossed out the window” it conforms exactly to the rules they set up. And Tony didn’t do a selective snap. The power of the gauntlet isn’t to snap half the world out of existence that’s what Thanos used it to do. Hulk used it to bring those people back and Tony used it to wipe out his army.

yeah I was wondering that. The only thing I could think of was Strange conjured one/teleported one to her? It’s pretty paper thin reasoning but it works...barely.

Yeah that’s an interesting thought. I was thinking that when he says to Tony in a remorseful tone “It was the only way.” It plays like he is remorseful for giving Thanos the time stone where now we realize he’s sorry that he just committed them on the path where the only way to victory is with Tony’s sacrifice.

But it I just thought of a possible plot hole or maybe solved a plot hole. If Strange looked into the future why didn’t he tell Quill not to ruin their chance of defeating Thanos on Titan? Or does this redeem Quill because they would have lost the battle anyways or the one timeline that their successful in Quill does his dumb thing anyways so it’s not his fault?

That’s a good point. But actually proportionally available resources have gone up since half the world is gone. And I think this one falls under “It works better for the sake of the movie.” Like characters reading a letter out loud to themselves when no one else is around.

$350 million domestic $1.2 billion overall.

I look forward to James Cameron’s input after it unseats Titanic and Avatar.

Did they say it was actually Tony’s birthday? I thought it was just the year he was born, and that he was due soon.

Well to clarify, I love James Cameron. Has he ever commented on the MCU?

I think the Avatar sequels will be the next big thing. Till then ... I don’t have any big spectacles to look forward to. Endgame was it.

Don't care, it was cool, leaving it at that LOL.

I agree, that’s why I said even I felt my rating was harsh. I’d like to give it a second watch before I lock that in. I initially started to go on a ten-point scale, I which case I would give it a 7. I suppose that should translate to a 3.5, but I didn’t feel it was a 3.5 out of 5. Not yet anyway.

It is a densely packed movie. While Infinity War did a good job standing on its own, I’d almost argue this either should have been trimmed a bit more or actually expanded and split into two parts (my preference!).

I’ll keep talking it through because it helps me. My post about Captain America returning Mjolnir ... yeah, I missed that. It was apparently evident to others. I should have realized it when he didn’t come back with it.

I know Pepper Potts has happened before in the books and in IM3. I even suspected it was coming when Morgan had the helmet and Tony said “She never wears anything I get her.” But for her to show up front and center and be a bad ass in the battle to end all battles? Different strokes for different folks, but it muddies my view of both Iron Man and War Machine. If the hero is the man (woman) inside the suit, which has been the WHOLE point of the Tony/Iron Man arc, then she would have been toast right away. On the other hand, you can argue the suit protects her and makes her battle-capable, which craps all over the entire Tony/Iron Man story arc.

So let me ask this ... my understanding is that the other writers and directors contributed “their” parts to Infinity War. I.e., Gunn wrote/contributed for the Guardians, Taika Waititi wrote/contributed for Thor and Hulk, etc. Did this happen for Endgame? If not, it could explain why some of the characters felt a little bit “off” to me.