Best Marvel movie? Not Quite.

Rating: 8/10 (26 April 2015)

Being a huge Marvel fan I went in to watch a bada$$ Ultron ripping apart the Avengers and totally owning them. Many people may not know how brutal Ultron really is and can be. So expectations went surging high when I saw the trailer. The scene when a damaged bot ruins the after party of the Earth's mightiest by pretty intimidating lines, laid the foundation of a menacing villain, defeating whom would be a close to impossible task. Yet in the movie Ultron is pretty less intimidating that expected.
The movie is exactly what Marvel is famous for. Amazing action sequences with well knitted humor. I loved each and every Avenger and it was commendable how each of them got enough screen time. I personally would like to thank the makers to show us more of Hawkeye/Barton as he came off as the most under used character in the Marvel movies up until now. Hawkeye is a great comic book character with many skills and abilities under his sleeve and also known to be witty and full of humor. Though in movies his part is overshadowed by the likes of Stark, Rogers and Thor. The costume of Captain America was hands down the best. Thor and Captain are chiseled to perfection! Won't talk about Tony stark as I didn't find him impressive at all except for when he was wearing the suit. I guess that decides who I am going to support in Civil War. #TeamCapAmr
I loved Elizabeth Olsen and Aaron as The Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver. Though these names were never used in the movie. And was quite amazed that they got more than decent screen time. Scarlet is a powerful character and I hope they use her more in the movies to come.
To be honest, I was expecting a Black Panther teaser in the movie as Klaw is involved. Though I wasn't relying on it. Klaw is another important character in Marvel universe and is surely going to be in the Black Panther movie.
Vision is iconic. They couldn't have made it any better. Though he should have been involved in more spectacular action sequences towards the end, like rampaging a whole lot of those Ultron bots at once. He is capable of massive destruction, a whole lot more than what was shown in the movie. He is going to be a key character later on, when Thanos arrives.
Hulk vs Iron Man is the best action scene in the movie. Yep, it is. It was so gripping that I didn't want it to end. I was cheering all through the movie but the dual between Hulkbuster and Hulk was when I got a sore throat.
Coming back to Ultron, I felt his story was a bit rushed. Did the editor cut out a few key scenes of Ultron's character development? I think editing was indeed required as the movie would have easily crossed 3 hour mark. So can't really complain, but still I personally feel the story of a villain like Ultron needs proper development. According to the Avengers Animated series and comic books, Hank Pym and Tony Stark are creators of Ultron, Hank being more involved. Hank Pym of course is the Ant Man, and the Ultron is largely made up of his brain patterns. But Marvel movie story line is taking a different route. It's OK, as it doesn't really matter what story they take as long as most of the audience enjoys the movie. The movie is full of scream worthy moments but maybe short of expectations of any Marvel fan. By the way did anyone else notice a few moments from the trailer were missing in the actual movie? Also I didn't quite get the part where Thor goes dipping in the pool. It wasn't explained properly I guess or maybe I need to watch it again.
Is the movie a must watch? Hell yeah! Is it the best Marvel movie? Debatable given the likes of Winter Soldier and Guardians of the Galaxy. The movie sure is going to earn a lot, as if that's a surprise but a few changes in the movie would have made it even more amazing.