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CursedDRAGONApr 19, 2022

This movie feels way to rush trying to include so many different stories into it making it a mess. This would have been better as a series then a movie. It's ok but it ain't as great as everyone makes it out to be.

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Cres26Apr 30, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Where to begin with this, I suppose starting off with the good first would be a good start. Thanos comes off as a fantastic villain, his motivations for his actions are actually justified and is a problem the real world will eventually face. Unfortunately though if you're a comic book fan this is about all that will come out of this. Not that the movie is bad, but Thanos has a ridiculous amount of plot armor. Doctor Strange had the opportunities to completely avoid any and all of this mess by simply sending Thanos to another dimension for example but Doctor Strange never used his full power on Thanos. Also after meeting the Guardians of the Galaxy and learning that Thanos had Gamora, couldn't Doctor Strange just teleport to her and bring her back thus preventing Thanos from getting the Soul stone? Or Doctor Strange could've brought everyone back to Earth and we could've had Thanos fighting all of the heroes. On the surface this movie will seem good, there are deaths, a justified villain, and some funny moments. But the fact that my girlfriend who's only exposure to the Marvel Universe has been the movies can sit with me and poke holes in the plot proves that the writers didn't know how to handle the more powerful characters in this. Overall if they didn't include the Sorcerer Supreme this movie would've made a lot more sense on why things happen like they do.… Expand

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MichaelA91May 6, 2018

A good looking weak movie. You might enjoy it more if you absolutely love super-hero movies.

Do you like movies that are too unfocused and have so many story arcs that go nowhere just so they can promise to tie them together somehow in aA good looking weak movie. You might enjoy it more if you absolutely love super-hero movies.

Do you like movies that are too unfocused and have so many story arcs that go nowhere just so they can promise to tie them together somehow in a sequel so they don't even have to try to resolve the main conflicts they set up through the movie? Then this is the movie for you ! A movie with absolutely no value unless you've watched all the previous movies leading up to it AND are 100% sure you WILL watch the sequel whenever that comes out.

That being said, if you liked generic super-hero movies you'll absolutely LOVE this one, it's got more out of context fan-service than anything I've ever seen which, given you love what came before it, will be moments you actually enjoy.

The visuals are great, the performances from almost all of the secondary characters is great, the only ones of the big name actors that are phoning it in are Mark Ruffalo and Robert Downey Jr. (and in his case he's still not that bad compared to the others, but he is worse compared to how he acted in the Iron Man trilogy).

The story is incredibly incomplete and can't be judged adequately until it's finished however it does have a lot of moments where you'll be thinking: "Well why didn't they just do X instead of Y, this is a terrible idea and I'd actually be insulted if it works" it's not any worse then it's been in the previous Avengers movies but it's not any better either.

Every character gets at least 1 chance to show off on the screen and it looks great for all of them even though the way the moments are woven into the story seems contrived and forced.

The villain is a boring guy with an absurd evil ideology, he's barely a step up from Red Skull in terms of motivations. It's amusing how bad his plan and motivation are, his plan is something the magnitude of Hitler's Final Solution without actually being "Final" in any way, he feels like the most generic comic book villain you can find in every way except his acting which is excellent.

It's a CG spectacle with no sense of direction. It's okay to want to see it if you're into that but please don't recommend it to your friends who don't care about superhero movies.… Expand

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rlindauApr 28, 2018

This movie has received quite good ratings from critics and viewers, but for me it was just a muddled mess. I think perhaps you need to be an enthusiast of the series for much of what happens to make any sense. For me it was just a seriesThis movie has received quite good ratings from critics and viewers, but for me it was just a muddled mess. I think perhaps you need to be an enthusiast of the series for much of what happens to make any sense. For me it was just a series of long / loud / pointless battle scenes.… Expand

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blurryface15May 1, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the main flaws is that it just doesn't progress, it is the same plot all throughout the movie, just changing some characters and cenario, but it is always the same fight with the same goal. They make you watch 2h 40min of film and they don't even give you an actual epic fight between Thanos and some of the heroes.
The movie also has some minor flaws that really bug me, such as the relationship between Thanos and Gamorra and how they don't really justify him loving her so much and it doesn't even look like much of a sacrefice for him to take the Infinity Stone.
But you can't judge a movie just by it's script. The special effects are mesmerizing, the acting is on point and it is a nice event to go watch this movie with your friends, you just can't expect more than a shallow yet flashy experience.… Expand

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MegablastXApr 27, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Spoilery Review...

The Negatives

This movie had a bad idea from the start... Have all the characters at once. It's like they forgot Character Development. The story felt like Sonic Heroes where they were separate stories that collide at certain points. Except Sonic Heroes didn't have Plot Holes. If Thanos had all the power, why not double the resources instead of Half the Population. It has the same affect without half the people dying.

Next up, the "kill list." Out of all the characters to kill, you chose they exact opposite of what you should've died (disintigrated, the people who die died were fine). You killed Black Panther, Spider-Man, Dr. Strange, Winter Soldier, Falcon, Scarlet Witch, Star-Lord, Drax, Groot, Mantis, and Nick Fury. You killed off all the new people. Now the original Avengers have to save the day. Next time give the brand new Marvel characters a chance without help. They seem casted out, like they want only the original Avengers to have screen time. Nick Fury is the only one that should have been disintegrated who actually was.

The 20 something characters

There are so many heroes I don't even remember how many there are. There is so little time to add ANY character development.

The Positive

This IS a Disney movie, so when it comes to acting, action and CGI, it does have that level of polish.

Take this with a quarter grain of salt, because I love SpiderMan and Black Panther, but I know they'll come back at some point. So that's my honest review.… Expand

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RealMuthaFMay 6, 2018

Infinity War is the same predictable mediocre flick for children as usual, only one that's too big for its own good.

The previous team-up movies had a generic structure: some unmenacing bad guy arrives so the heroes have to unite - theInfinity War is the same predictable mediocre flick for children as usual, only one that's too big for its own good.

The previous team-up movies had a generic structure: some unmenacing bad guy arrives so the heroes have to unite - the heroes do unite, but the bad guy seems to take the upper hand - the heroes regroup and defeat the bad guy. Since IW was planned as two movies (more movies = more cash, not like there's some story to be told here), the structure is split between them, so the first one ends with the heroes seemingly defeated. But since we know that a sequel releases literally next year, the many character deaths feel cheap and pointless, kind of like that of Superman in BvS. And there are way too many heroes to give everyone proper screen time and things to do anyway.

There's literally nothing to see here apart from these forced deaths - there's no original plot involved, it's just another CGI purple Homer Simpson lookalike who wants to kill everyone "for balance" with added amounts of forced drama and tedious dialogues. He also has some CGI minions that look like early-2000's video game villains, but I don't think those were even named. Also the film's largest battle is that between some CGI 4-armed monkeys and an African tribe armed with spears. Yeah.

Also, still remember Thor Ragnarok? You know, the one which was mostly pointless as usual, but it did have Thor lose his hammer and eye? Well now it's completely pointless as he has both back. Just like IW will become pointless next year when the follow-up comes around.

I quite liked the first two Avengers movies, and while the third one (Civil War) was already slightly overstuffed, it was still serviceable. This, however, just continues the downward trend of movies like Guardians 2 and Thor 3.… Expand

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TeelaApr 30, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don't wanna feel bad after superheromovie. This was second time. Logan was the first.
Why they have to kill everyone and so lame way. At least give them chance to fight for they lives. Let's just turn everyone to dust. NO!… Expand

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Brent_MarchantApr 29, 2018

An overstuffed summer sausage of a movie that has a little too much of everything except for the ingredients that would make it deliciously tasty. The film's humor, special effects, performances and soundtrack all make for decent mindlessAn overstuffed summer sausage of a movie that has a little too much of everything except for the ingredients that would make it deliciously tasty. The film's humor, special effects, performances and soundtrack all make for decent mindless entertainment, but, as a film that seems to aspire to be more than that, it falls flat, largely due to some seriously glaring flaws that undermine the basic logic driving its narrative. That fundamental shortcoming, combined with an inadequate back story (essential for a complex, multifaceted story such as this) and a conclusion that assures a sequel to resolve what was left undone here (keeping the film from standing alone), undercuts this offering's other strengths. Have fun watching this one, but don't expect the kind of groundbreaking cinema that many claim it to be.… Expand

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he110meApr 29, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'll start with the positives. The Effects, acting, and choreography (with the exception of one fight) were all top notch. The actors, animators, and supporting staff should be commended for a job well done. Where this movie falls flat is the writing. If there's one good thing about this movie's writing, it's Thanos. He's one of the few MCU villains who is driven by what he believes is right instead of greed, and comes off as very relatable. He also presents an interesting philosophical dilemma which gives his actions meaning. It's the rest of the writing that falls flat. Spoilers begin now.

There are a lot of things I thought were done poorly. Hulk decides to not be able to transform for no apparent reason other than the plot demands it. The wakandans decide to sacrifice tons of lives in a brutal battle in order to save one non-wakandan life (Vision), when the safer route would have been to destroy vision and the stone the moment he volunteers, all because the plot demands it. Stark, after getting his ass kicked by a couple lackeys, decides it's a good idea to engage Thanos directly. Stark also completely 180s on his fatherly need to keep Parker out of trouble because the plot demands it. Thanos is established to have reality-bending powers once he gets the Reality Stone, yet he completely forgets about them the moment the rest of the characters show up to fight him because the plot demands it. There's a fight scene where Black Widow and Okoye have a bad guy surrounded, yet the seasoned and skilled warrior Okoye decides to give up her tactical advantage by circling around and fighting the bad guy head on with Black Widow because, again, the plot demands it. However, all of these points would only drop the movie to an 8/10 in my book. The real reason I'm giving it such a low score is because of the ending. If all the characters who die unceremoniously were permanently dead, I'd be sad but not mad. It would have been a powerful ending that shatters expectations. However, one of the characters who gets whisked away is Spider Man, and guess who has a confirmed sequel slated for July 2019? That's right, everyone who died is coming back in the next avengers movie, presumably by having Captain America collect the dragon balls and make a wish to the dragon Shenron. Which means this entire movie has been pointless from a story perspective, unless we watch the next movie to see the story's conclusion. The ending makes the movie feel like a giant middle finger to the audience, but it could have been worse. At least it didn't cut to black in mid sente-… Expand

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calebstruthMay 2, 2018

Avengers: Infinity War is dripping in Marvel's consistent mediocrity. Simultaneously overgarnished and underwhelming, Disney's latest cash-grab requires the complete digestion of eighteen earlier MCU films. You might also want to leave yourAvengers: Infinity War is dripping in Marvel's consistent mediocrity. Simultaneously overgarnished and underwhelming, Disney's latest cash-grab requires the complete digestion of eighteen earlier MCU films. You might also want to leave your sensibilities at home. The diaologue is a step up from Marvel's previous efforts; every character doens't speak with the wit of prime Richard Pryor. However, it's still painfully forced. Switching gears, let's take a moment to appreciate the geniuses that crafted this work. Top-tier actors and writers and a production value that would impress any nonchalant moviegoer. Technically, it's a perfect movie. But the standards of perfection are evolving, as is the cultural zeitgeist. Perhaps Disney should look towards the magic of its older works, because refining every aspect of a film until flawlessness is arguably getting old.… Expand

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D0nkiApr 27, 2018

It was a visually stunning movie, but it was all just that. It has good action scenes, with some character building for Thanos, but other than that it has no stakes, and most of what we were teased will likely be in the next movie. There areIt was a visually stunning movie, but it was all just that. It has good action scenes, with some character building for Thanos, but other than that it has no stakes, and most of what we were teased will likely be in the next movie. There are maybe 2 or 3 moments in the movie where I was surprised in a positive way. I came out of the movies feeling almost nothing about what happened. We were teased with this huge ansamble of heroes, yet Civil War had more heroes together at one point. Age of Ultron had more stakes in the larger picture of things than this movie. Overall it is a forgetable movie as it has absolutley no impact for the MCU. Eveirthing they did in this movie will be undone in the next one, and that is for sure.… Expand

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HeyyoitsmeramboApr 28, 2018

Was predictable, and there were several parts where the Russo brothers should have pulled the trigger yet seem scared to for some reason.

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TVJerryMay 1, 2018

If you’re a fan of the Marvel Universe and are invested in the characters, you're in for some satisfaction and a few shocks. If you like lots of noisy fighting and chaotic editing, you'll find yourself loving it. It's plotted as usual: anIf you’re a fan of the Marvel Universe and are invested in the characters, you're in for some satisfaction and a few shocks. If you like lots of noisy fighting and chaotic editing, you'll find yourself loving it. It's plotted as usual: an evil power (Thanos) is intent on destroying much of the universe. The collection of superheroes is almost countless and their collective battles seem endless. Despite a few minutes of drama and some wisecracks, it's just bombastic overkill. The effects and visuals bring nothing new to the genre. As for the rumored dispatch of heroes, unless they pull future reversals, a number of stars are out of their contracts. The post-credit scene features even more upset.… Expand

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garhentApr 28, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was looking at my watch a 1/3 of the way into the movie, its a bad sign. The movie deviated on Thanos's backstory on his origin and Lady Death. It was like a cook feeding you five good meals mixed together at once. It wasn't horrible, but it would be more of a netflix than see live movie for me. There were bits of the movie that were decent (stark/spidey, any scene with thor, a scene with gamora/quil), just wasn't a grand slam for me personally.… Expand

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Captain105Apr 30, 2018

This movie was to much to fit into one movie if I tried explaining it to someone I would utterly fail. Sure there were some good aspects to it including the space drama and Thanos himself but overall it was a let down it was jammed with toThis movie was to much to fit into one movie if I tried explaining it to someone I would utterly fail. Sure there were some good aspects to it including the space drama and Thanos himself but overall it was a let down it was jammed with to much action and cgi and didn’t have enough drama and acting. Half the people had only one line! But as always there were less jokes then ragnarock but the guardians of the galaxy are very funny. So this movie left me with mixed ideas and a very confused mind.… Expand

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judahjsnMay 2, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I can't believe the hype on this. A nearly 3-hour cliffhanger? People are calling this the greatest superhero movie ever made? But the story is only halfway through... The first Avengers movie was a story with consequences and it hinged on the dynamics between the heroes and the politics involved in their motivations and stories. This movie is too full of IP to do that. It's essentially three hours of rock, paper, scissors. Endless showdowns where one power level clashes with another power level and one wins out based on the arbitrary decree of the rules. I think you have to be a gamer to find this interesting, and to think that Thanos is a compelling villain. That's another thing. I love Josh Brolin but his everyday bluecollar American male speaking style makes Thanos seem less than mythic. Superhero movies have maxed out on scale. Now that nothing short of the fate of the ENTIRE UNIVERSE is at stake, where will they go from here?… Expand

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pedvieApr 30, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Was it Thanos...or was it actually Mathus the Avengers were fighting? Overall, the movie was great popcorn fun entertainment. Busy, busy start to finish, felt hurried, but just manages to get through without fatigue. Here is my main criticism, as someone who doesn't know much about the MCU, did Thanos channel Thomas Robert Mathus in all his Marvel comic book appearances? In the movie, Thanos' motivation to kill 1/2 the Universe's inhabitants is...ready for this... resource scarcity due to overpopulation. Does "Hollywood" even suspect they can't sneak this political programming hornswoggle past anyone who is actually awake in the audience? Or are they banking on the reality that most are figuratively asleep? In this one, the anti-hero (or probably the true hero in the eyes of green party) acts like an intergalactic communist dictator...everything for the "good of the people". What bothers me most, besides the unyielding indoctrination laced throughout our pop culture, is that Thanos was treated rather sympathetically by the story tellers. Draw your own conclusions from that one super heroes.… Expand

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BLK99Apr 30, 2018

No es mala, solo que se siente floja, hay un villano creible y el actor que lo interpreta le imprime mucha fuerza, me recuerda mucho a ultron, poderoso pero deprimido, muy capaz pero al final pierde... es el esquema de Disney en donde todoNo es mala, solo que se siente floja, hay un villano creible y el actor que lo interpreta le imprime mucha fuerza, me recuerda mucho a ultron, poderoso pero deprimido, muy capaz pero al final pierde... es el esquema de Disney en donde todo sale bien, no hay consecuencias, el bien siempre gana, los vengadores son lo maximo, 4 gatos en contra de millones de aliens y pueden con todos y matan a todos, no hay giros, no hay gracia, todo es previsible, capaz que la segunda es vamos a matar a Thanos y salvar todos mis amigos y al final estan en una fiesta super linda y se abrazan y se besan y son felices,y unos cuatro chistes y ya, que mas se puede esperar, nada, es una perdida de tiempo con respecto a la historia, los efectos estan bien hechos, al final es solo para verla una o dos veces, pero esta muy por debajo de series como juego de tronos o walking dead, una lastima pudieron hacer algo mucho mejor, infinitamente mejor, ja, un chiste disney… Expand

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CinefluxApr 29, 2018

Overall it's good entertainment, but it loses points for:

The Iron Man armor is based on "science fiction", and the "magic nanites" are really not credibles for a movie. Pass too quickly on Thanos motivations and the consequences of the endOverall it's good entertainment, but it loses points for:

The Iron Man armor is based on "science fiction", and the "magic nanites" are really not credibles for a movie.

Pass too quickly on Thanos motivations and the consequences of the end ... the people who do not know the comics are struggling to integrate the reasons for this end.

A little too much fan service ... for my taste...… Expand

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getmecharlesApr 30, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Visually it looks like the $200M production it is. The story line was unfortunately weak as it romped through a buffet of characters.

Thanos wins because the script says he must, not because he should, or because he had a better plan. The good guys lose not because they they had a moral failing, they just don't ever seem to quite pull it together. The film asks you to care about losing people, but this is Marvel - they ALWAYS come back for another episode. The Hulk, Dr. Strange, a tech team of humans, and even Thor all swing and miss - why? Because you MUST come back for another movie. Why? Because DISNEY owns Marvel.

I wouldn't be surprised if it takes TWO more movies for Thanos to lose and the fallen heroes to be returned.… Expand

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jflartnerApr 29, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have loved almost all of the MCU movies before this one, so I was VERY excited to see it this past Saturday. Unfortunately, I walked away from the theater disillusioned and disappointed.

First, let me say that I laughed, teared up, and was on the edge of my seat at points during this movie. There were some genuinely awesome moments in this film that were really pleasing. The overall tone of hopelessness and despair was countered well by moments of comedy and grandeur that worked well - mostly because of all the work the previous films did setting this one up.

But that is one of my first issues with the movie - it does not stand on its own. And perhaps it was never meant to, but as a movie on its own, Infinity War simply fails. Most of what makes this movie enjoyable is the 10 years of backstory I have been hugely invested in. Without that, this movie is just a shell.

That is all without mentioned the fact that this movie absolutely feels like the first 3 hours of a 6 hour movie. It has a strong first act, tense second act...and then it just ends, without an ending.

Thanos as a character is given a lot of screentime, but nothing the writers did made me think of him as anything other than a genocidal maniac. Thanos is just as uninteresting as a villain as superman is as a hero. Ultimate power means doing whatever you want, which is exactly what Thanos does for two and a half action packed, but inconsequential, hours.

And that ending. It is intended to rock fans to their core. But the character "deaths" that we see are undercut by two things. First, in Thanos' own words, the 50% of the population being killed are random. Our heroes are killed by an omnipotent force at random. Not exactly tense or meaningful. Second, any fans of the MCU who engage with the franchise at any level higher than just watching the movies knows that several of the characters who have "died" have films either in production or under contract...while many of the characters left behind are almost finished with their time in the MCU. This does set up Avengers 4 to be VERY satisfying, with the old guard set to either die or retire to make way for the (somehow resurrected) new.

But just because the whole story (Infinity War and Avengers 4) is probably going to be amazing does not mean that this movie stands on its own, or is even good.

Like I said, I was pretty disappointed by Infinity War - but I'm very excited for next year when I finally get to see the ending.… Expand

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FoxyByProxyMay 5, 2018

I feel as though this is a low to mid tier Marvel movie. After seeing Ragnarok and hearing all the buzz about how great this movie was, I left the theater sort of disappointed that I spent $12 to see it. That isn't to say it isn't worthI feel as though this is a low to mid tier Marvel movie. After seeing Ragnarok and hearing all the buzz about how great this movie was, I left the theater sort of disappointed that I spent $12 to see it. That isn't to say it isn't worth watching, but I really think it is better off as a rental. The only time I was really "wowed" by the movie was when Thor was on screen because he has turned into an awesome character, and the after-credit scene because of what it hinted (despite the hints already being confirmed). Tl:dr wait until it comes out on DVD and rent it. Nothing super important happens.… Expand

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dc127Jan 28, 2019

The film is an enjoyable ride but . . . you know that the ending isn't going to stick. Since it is part 1 of 2, you know Thanos is going to win. If he didn't there wouldn't be a second film. Marvel doesn't even pretend any deaths haveThe film is an enjoyable ride but . . . you know that the ending isn't going to stick. Since it is part 1 of 2, you know Thanos is going to win. If he didn't there wouldn't be a second film. Marvel doesn't even pretend any deaths have consequences though. People that have "died" in part 1 are in trailers for subsequent films (cough Spiderman). So meh. It isn't some great magnum opus like reviewers want to make you think. It is a mismash of action pieces against CG villains and over the top acting just like all other Marvel films.… Expand