Avengers: Age of Ultron (May 1st, 2015)

[ronri]

I'm with PopCultKid on this.

This movie is 15-25 minutes away from being as good as the first. Not the same as the first, but as good if not better, if that makes any lick of sense. (I think you get it).

What is there was good enough for me to be content with it, it just needs that final push to make it feel more whole and less rushed.

The story was more involved this time out, so it just needs some additions to flesh it out some more.

Maybe for you it would be one or two outstanding action moments for a specific character.

For someone else it could be the music, or more Ultron building himself up, or a greater conflict between the group.

I just find it hard to believe that for anyone who loved the first could view this as a big let down.

For me anyways , this is NOT TDKR all over again.

 

[GasparZizou]

Finally saw this, pretty great, couple of complaints but I don't feel like pointing them out, they've probably been out there for long now, no point in repeating them.

Ultron was better than expected, for all the dumb one liners in the trailers, I was happy to see they weren't nearly that many in the movie, plus Ultron made for a truly menacing villain with an effective FINALLY! Something the MCU DESPERATELY needed, his plan was truly menacing, the catastrophic scale of his plan was terrifying, much like the world engine, and much like Zod, Ultron didn't believe to be doing the wrong thing, I liked that a lot, a villain you can understand his reasons.

I was also happy to see Thor was being used properly for once, and seeing him in action was finally rewarding, something we didn't see in his 3 previous appearances, for the 1st time I actually believed he was a GOD.

The CGI suffered, at times it was as bad as in the 1st one.

Action was MUCH better, good to see they didn't shy away from the destruction, of course we won't see the same complaints than in MoS because Marvur but whatever, we don't need another MoS thread, this was TWS level action but for heavy hitters, brilliant, some inconsistencies with Thor vs Ultron, but, eh.

Visually it was better than the 1st one too, the cinematography was refined, some truly beautiful shots.

Overall I want to see it again, really enjoyable.

Also, I don't see what the hell is the fuzz about Black Widow, how was she a damsel in distress? Damn dumb feminists.

 

[jye4ever]

I do find Zod's genocide motives to be more selfish in nature than Ultron's.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Well said Khev, there are just to many DC fanboys in here hating on this movie

Yes, only a dc fanboy would hate the film. I guess all the critics giving it a bad review are DC fanboys too Wait..so does that mean the same 5 people in this forum that are always hating on MOS are Marvel fanboys? Makes sense.

 

[jye4ever]

I am.

 

[GasparZizou]

I do find Zod's genocide motives to be more selfish in nature than Ultron's.

Neither was really selfish, until the end with "you took this or that from me".

 

[ronri]

Ultron was better than expected, for all the dumb one liners in the trailers, I was happy to see they weren't nearly that many in the movie, plus Ultron made for a truly menacing villain with an effective FINALLY! Something the MCU DESPERATELY needed, his plan was truly menacing, the catastrophic scale of his plan was terrifying, much like the world engine, and much like Zod, Ultron didn't believe to be doing the wrong thing, I liked that a lot, a villain you can understand his reasons.

Yaaay~ Glad to hear you enjoyed him.

 

[DFanatic]

Action was MUCH better, good to see they didn't shy away from the destruction, of course we won't see the same complaints than in MoS because Marvur but whatever, we don't need another MoS thread.

Yeah, I was going to mention that but I forgot. I feel like they added some things in the movie with the sole purpose to avoid comparisons and prevent that whole civilian casualties talk. This movie went out of its way to say "hey, it's ok we destroyed this building, there was nobody there." When Iron Man drops the Hulk on that building he scans for life signs. When he gets a hold of his arm he even mentions flying away from the city to avoid the destruction... MoS instantly came to mind during that scene. At the end, when the city is floating, he sees life signs in a building and go in to rescue a family of tree.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Yeah, I was going to mention that but I forgot. I feel like they added some things in the movie with the sole purpose to avoid comparisons and prevent that whole civilian casualties talk. This movie went out of its way to say "hey, it's ok we destroyed this building, there was nobody there." When Iron Man drops the Hulk on that building he scans for life signs. When he gets a hold of his arm he even mentions flying away from the city to avoid the destruction... MoS instantly came to mind during that scene. At the end, when the city is floating again, he sees life signs in a building and go in to rescue a family of tree.

Maybe that's another reason why I didn't feel Ultron was a threating villain.

 

[jye4ever]

Shame IM couldn't control Hulk enough to dump him in the ocean!

 

[GasparZizou]

Yaaay~ Glad to hear you enjoyed him.

He was a pretty efficient villain, to see

Spoiler

the ****ing city dropping like an asteroid

made me go OH **** it's the 1st Marvel Villain that makes me react that way.

Yeah, I was going to mention that but I forgot. I feel like they added some things in the movie with the sole purpose to avoid comparisons and prevent that whole civilian casualties talk. This movie went out of its way to say "hey, it's ok we destroyed this building, there was nobody there." When Iron Man drops the Hulk on that building he scans for life signs. When he gets a hold of his arm he even mentions flying away from the city to avoid the destruction... MoS instantly came to mind during that scene. At the end, when the city is floating again, he sees life signs in a building and go in to rescue a family of tree.

What I mean was

Spoiler

that it was the exact same situation or even worse than MoS, Iron Man literally punched and threw Hulk directly to people without caring, but that's all I'll say otherwise I'm gonna start a war

 

[Khev]

Cap being a **** to drones cracked me up.

"You'll what? You didn't finish...........!"

 

[Sundowner]

Yeah, I was going to mention that but I forgot. I feel like they added some things in the movie with the sole purpose to avoid comparisons and prevent that whole civilian casualties talk. This movie went out of its way to say "hey, it's ok we destroyed this building, there was nobody there." When Iron Man drops the Hulk on that building he scans for life signs. When he gets a hold of his arm he even mentions flying away from the city to avoid the destruction... MoS instantly came to mind during that scene. At the end, when the city is floating, he sees life signs in a building and go in to rescue a family of tree.

Yeah, unlike MoS the heroes in AoU spent a lot of screen time saving people. I never really felt civilians were put in danger by their actions

Personally I don't care that much about that sort of thing, and I can't believe fanboys fight over that, but it's good to see them doing something other than making things explode

Cap being a **** to drones cracked me up.

"You'll what? You didn't finish...........!"

 

[jye4ever]

Cap being a **** to drones cracked me up.

"You'll what? You didn't finish...........!"

Yeah, unlike MoS the heroes in AoU spent a lot of screen time saving people. I never really felt civilians were put in danger by their actions

Personally I don't care that much about that sort of thing, but it's good to see them doing that.

 

[Khev]

DC fanboys are unbearably naive.

 

[GasparZizou]

Vision! Oh the Vision was so awesome.

Also, I remember some people saying this was like a trailer for the Infinity War... Didn't feel that way to me.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Vision! Oh the Vision was so awesome.

He needed the dracua collar.

 

[IXI Nick IXI]

He needed the dracua collar.

That would have been cool but I was ok with his on-screen look. Plus, if they give Strange his collared cape people would complain about them looking the same...

 

[Sundowner]

DC fanboys are unbearably naive.

Vision! Oh the Vision was so awesome.

Also, I remember some people saying this was like a trailer for the Infinity War... Didn't feel that way to me.

That is silly, civil war will be the trailer for infinity War

 

[GasparZizou]

He needed the dracua collar.

Naaah, it was ok like that, since he took the cape idea from Thor, so it makes sense, plus, he doesn't have it in Marvel Now so it's fine.

Also

Spoiler

he's gon die right? I mean, Thanos be taking the mind gem from his melon and crushing it in the process