It's fun and enjoyable, though the first Avengers is better

Rating: 7/10 (23 May 2015)

Well, we've all been super excited for this movie since the first Avengers came out. Does it meet the hype? Well no, not really. I did like the movie overall, but it certainly didn't meet my expectations and I thought the first Avengers was a much better movie. I think there are two main reasons why this movie wasn't as good as The Avengers. 1: We've seen all the Avengers together and fighting already. The novelty of seeing all those iconic characters in one movie has been lost. 2: This is ultimately a setup for other Marvel movies. Now you could argue every Marvel movie is a setup for the next one, but it felt way more prominent here. It seems the whole reason the film exists is to set up for the Civil War arc. I know it sounds like I'm trashing this movie, but I did actually enjoy it. The special effects are great and the action scenes are nothing short of awesome. It's not a terribly amazing film, but it's a fun Summer blockbuster and I think it's worth watching. (P.S. Days of Future Past Quicksilver was better).