Monday, May 21, 2018

Avengers: Infinity War

I have unabashedly been calling "Avengers: Infinity War" in the weeks following the first trailer drop "The Big One" or alternatively, "Marvel's Big One" because A) easier to sound less like a nerd to your parents, and B) what else do you call the sequel to 10 years of loosely connected movies?
From "Iron Man" in 2008 to "Black Panther" in 2018, this was truly the reward for anyone who's been paying attention to the inescapable media juggernaut that was the joint venture between a comics company and the Mouse. And what IS that reward for watching interesting characters crack jokes, conquer their own foibles, and defeat evil after evil for 10 years?
A roller coaster of emotions culminating in the biggest gut punch ever.
The big purple dude at the end of the first Avengers movie finally makes his move and he starts acquiring the MacGuffins of various other movies to enact his genocidal plan to make the universe a "better" place. Along with his quirky miniboss squad, Thanos, played masterfully by Josh Brolin, confronts hero after hero, sometimes groups of heroes even, in an effort to get all six doodads that will give him PHENOMENAL COSMIC POWER.

MASSIVE SPOILERS AHEAD BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING ELSE TO DO BUT SPOIL THIS BIG KAHUNA MOVIE!

For a creative overview from a fellow movie-reviewing friend that lists three pros and three cons, please go here.
For a review (SPOILER-FILLED) with a multitude of goofy voices, go here.
For a SPOILER-FILLED rundown of the movie's events told in a way similar to how how Michael Peña told stories in "Ant-Man," go here.

You'll get it after you watch it