Abob Teff

DVD Josh

I loved it and gave it a 4.5 out of 5 but it was not without its problems, especially with a way too overlong first act. There are also quite a few deep plot holes but you know what, it's a comic book hero movie and you have to look past that sort of thing. Will try to see it in 3D IMAX before it leaves theaters in 2021.

Abob Teff

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Decker

I wasn't 100% sure on that. But either way, why that date? Why was Tony 100% sure that was a day that both Pym and the Tesseract would be at that location? I figured it would have something to do with Pym having interactions with Howard Stark, or that it was a special day for some reason. Besides Tony's birth, there didn't seem to be anything special about the date.

MysterioMan007

I've seen this movie three times now. My question concerns the 2012 timeline where Loki escaped with the Tessaract. The Ancient One stated that all stones would have to be returned to the timeline in order to save their time stream. But, as far as I can tell, the Tessaract was never returned, unless that's going to be the plot of Loki's show. or are we to assume that Captain America found Loki and returned it? Because the one they had was to go back to 1970...

Shannon Nutt

I didn't read this whole thread, so someone may have mentioned it already, but re: Peter Parker. Isn't he going back to school with approximately 50 percent of his class already having graduated, with that 50 percent now being kids that were five years behind him before he vanished? Unless "Far From Home" takes place before Infinity War, it's not going to make sense that EVERY one of those in Peter's group of friends got "snapped" by Thanos.

ultimaton

At some point before he fell too deep into his depression, Thor would've had to have used Stormbreaker to check on the rest of the Nine Realms to see how they had fared after the decimation -- he was still technically their king as well, and responsible for their protection -- so they probably picked one up in Alfheim (home of the Light Elves) or something.

majorjoe23

Why So Blu?

I also enjoyed the almost 180 character arc of Thanos. He was not as calculating and methodical in this one as he was in IW. Ten years does a lot for a character but he was still strong and fast as hell. Shit, he actually managed to put the Gauntlet back on again.

LorenzoL

I just watched it this morning and it was a nice way to wrap things up.

Obi-Wanma

They didn't actually take the tesseract from 2012, so they didn't have to return it to there. They did mess up the timeline though of course. I expect that what happens after Loki steals the Tesseract will be addressed in his Disney+ series.

B5Erik

I made it a point to avoid any comments or posts anywhere about Endgame for the last month, and I'm glad I did...

I really, really liked Endgame. For me, it was definitely better than Infinity War. It had the character development that Infinity War lacked. It had more character moments and story development time than Infinity War did. I loved the fact that the first hour was paced the way it was. It matched the serious and somber tone of what society would really be like if HALF of the population suddenly disappeared. It made sense. It felt right.

I was surprised to see Black Widow die - that was a disappointment for me since I love how SJ plays her. I wanted more than a prequel or two from her. I wanted stories going forward, not just taking place in the past. Having said that, they handled her death really well, and it felt right, too, for the story.

The Girl Power moment was completely forced, and is statistically improbable in a chaotic situation like that. Yeah, 10 women are going to get together on the battlefield in the middle of an unbelievably chaotic and dangerous battle without any of the men there joining them. Right. Statistically improbable? Try highly improbable. We all know why that moment was put in, and it wasn't a natural, organic part of that battle scene, which is why so many people have issues with it. It takes you out of the movie, which moments like that shouldn't do.

Still, it wasn't so egregious as to be a major issue. It's a minor quibble.

And I loved the ending. I was ready for Tony to go. The way Stark's been written over the last few movies I wanted them to bump him off. He's been a real jerk and totally obnoxious - and not in a fun way like in the first two IM movies. He had a chance to go out as a hero, and that was great.

The ending for Cap was fantastic as far as I'm concerned. He earned the right to live a life with Peggy. The timeline gets wonky if he does that? So what? With time travel movies there's always stuff that gets wonky. I'm OK with that. Steve deserved to live a full, happy life with Peggy, and the scene of them dancing was perfect.

Did many of the characters come off as glorified cameos? Absolutely. But it was necessary. There were far too many characters in this movie to give them all significant screen time. Focusing on the original Avengers was the right thing to do.

And I couldn't believe it when Robert Redford walked on screen! How they got him to do this movie I'll never know, but that was a great moment.

As for Captain Marvel, she was OK. She's the weak link in this movie, and her movie is probably only better than Iron Man 3 and The Dark World (which means it's still OK , but not as good as it should have been). Brie Larson doesn't seem to have been the best possible casting choice, but now they're stuck with her. (Unlike Terrence Howard in Iron Man, who was fairly easily replaced.)

Right now I'm thinking I'd put Endgame in my Top 5 Marvel Movies list, below Winter Soldier, Avengers, and maybe First Avenger (I love that one - and Iron Man 2, for that matter).

4 1/2 out of 5 from me. I'm a happy camper today!

dex14

B5Erik

Well, alrighty then.

I would have expected him to say, "No," since he only did Winter Soldier for his grandkids, and his part was done. I wonder how hard they had to work to sell him on doing the movie.

Obviously, whatever they had to do they did, and I'm really glad he was in the movie.

actionjackson29

RichC2

Yeah that part confused me, they played it like his buddy didn't turn to ash and he did, but if that were the case he'd be out of High School. And far from home would make even less sense

Anyway, I thought this was the best of the actual Avengers movies and overall thought it was good. It sort of reminded me of Inception for some reason.

Dr. Mantle

Regardless of when they were filmed, didn't Feige and Co. know exactly when the films wold be released? They have to be aware that the film release order builds an overall narrative for the audience.

Decker

DJariya

Saw a fully packed 7pm show tonight. Awesome and exhausting experience, but overall a great finale to the MCU in this form.

I went in with zero spoilers and was shocked by some of the things that happened including Natasha's death, Tony's death and eventually Cap going back in time to grow old with Peggy. I could hear someone sobbing when Tony died.

and holy shit, that final hour was fucking awesome. Amazing and exhilarating. Total fan service. My theatre had a big round of applause with all the returning characters coming back, especially Black Panther.

It would have been much cooler in the final battle scene if Cap screamed out "Avengers Assemble" Felt like he just whispered it.

What I found especially cool was how they integrated the Back to the Future style time travel elements and how the characters came back to see key points in the MCU. It was cool seeing Robert Redford back from Winter Soldier. Some of those leaked set photos from over a year ago with the cast dressed in their older costumers now have better frame of reference as they actually had to recreate some scenes from those movies.

Anyways, it was so much to digest and I had an awesome time. Going to try to see it again on Tuesday in Dolby Cinema.

boredsilly

I will probably see this 5 more times before it is out of theaters. Not the whole movie, but that last hour. With A-list, and sneaking in after seeing something else. Something about seeing that on the big screen I think won't be replicated at home.

Jay G.

I've read speculation that "Far From Home" takes place before Infinity War, especially since Feige said it's the last Phase 3 movie.

Osiris3657

My only comment is...who the hell decided it was a good idea to give Captain Marvel that haircut? Was it solely done for the joke with Rocket? That was a really bad look

Shannon Nutt

As long as they address it, I'll be fine...if they ignore it, it's going to bother me.