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Infinity War REVIEW (possible spoilers)
Well, haven't done one of these in a while (I did watch films but couldn't be bothered, e.g. Black Panther was only average), but now is my time to return to the review. Possible spoilers, READ AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Oh man, there are so many good things to say about this film so I'll just say the best bits for me and then say what I didn't like (just assume I liked everything I don't nitpick). Firstly I really enjoyed that almost all of Doctor Strange's combat was magic-based, as opposed to the punches of his solo film. Thanos was a really compelling an interesting villain, probably my favourite in the MCU so far. It was also very emotional, with me definitely crying at 3 points and being rather tearful at others (which is good). Obviously the CGI is great, but I can't believe they actually went and animated individual hairs on Thanos. This is almost a kind of spoiler, but I really liked the twist with the reality stone. I could see it coming, but it was still quite cool all the same. Also, while the location of the soul stone was a bit of a let down, it was still nice to see a familiar face.
Ok, nitpick time. Sometimes the pacing was a bit off, and some particular jokes felt unneeded (ESPECIALLY the Starbucks one, which while sort of funny, was not a good follow-up to the previous scene and will probably date the film, but obviously not much). I also felt there were a few too many cuts during action scenes, butt nowhere near to the degree of, say, Civil War (sorry).
Overall, this film is a wonderful payoff to 10 years worth of films. It hits the geek spot hard, and I can't wait to see what the future of the series hold. 8.5/10
Infinity War REVIEW (possible spoilers)
Well, haven't done one of these in a while (I did watch films but couldn't be bothered, e.g. Black Panther was only average), but now is my time to return to the review. Possible spoilers, READ AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Oh man, there are so many good things to say about this film so I'll just say the best bits for me and then say what I didn't like (just assume I liked everything I don't nitpick). Firstly I really enjoyed that almost all of Doctor Strange's combat was magic-based, as opposed to the punches of his solo film. Thanos was a really compelling an interesting villain, probably my favourite in the MCU so far. It was also very emotional, with me definitely crying at 3 points and being rather tearful at others (which is good). Obviously the CGI is great, but I can't believe they actually went and animated individual hairs on Thanos. This is almost a kind of spoiler, but I really liked the twist with the reality stone. I could see it coming, but it was still quite cool all the same. Also, while the location of the soul stone was a bit of a let down, it was still nice to see a familiar face.
Ok, nitpick time. Sometimes the pacing was a bit off, and some particular jokes felt unneeded (ESPECIALLY the Starbucks one, which while sort of funny, was not a good follow-up to the previous scene and will probably date the film, but obviously not much). I also felt there were a few too many cuts during action scenes, butt nowhere near to the degree of, say, Civil War (sorry).
Overall, this film is a wonderful payoff to 10 years worth of films. It hits the geek spot hard, and I can't wait to see what the future of the series hold. 8.5/10