Kill Thanos Vol. 2

Rating: 5/10 (27 April 2019)

Thank God I *didn't* see this on Thursday night like I originally wanted to. Man, did I feel every...single...one of those 181 minutes.
Don't get me wrong, I liked the movie. Some scenes were definitely funny, some touched me tremendously and I had a huge warmth in my heart for nostalgia for the other MCU chapters. But, boy...one full hour could've been cut and the tightened film would've been so much better.
My father, who joined me during this film, had not seen Avengers 3a (ah-hem, "Infinity War.") So, before this 3b part (aka: "Endgame,") I took roughly 10 seconds to explain that first part to this conclusion movie. I summed up 2½ hours of footage...in 10 seconds. He didn't think it sounded like a good movie, to which I corrected him. Part 3a was a great movie and you never felt those 2½ hours because it was chock-full of action, almost non-stop. Just because it had a basic premise, it still had depth and so much going on, you should be on the edge of your seat the entire film.
And the opposite is true here. This is what I recall feeling when I watched Kill Bill Vol 2. I was so excited because Kill Bill Vol 1 was so action-packed and fun, I was looking forward to the same in the concluding volume. Nope. The breaks were put on from like 90mph to 15.
Again, don't get me wrong. I really did enjoy both Kill Bill Vol. 2 and this Avengers 3b movie. It's just not what I expected in the least. It's definitely well made, thought out and has all the elements you desire. It just takes such a long time to get the goods. And by goods, I'd say, aside from all the one-off great scenes of comedy/reminiscence, the climax had me almost out of my seat, clapping and cheering.
The neat part of this experience was the aftermath. Rarely do we get to see the actual destruction after an evil villain actually succeeds like Thanos did in Part 3a. 3b is that movie. This is the What-If-Comes-Sadly-True. And I enjoyed that idea a bit until the movie finally kicks in - about an hour or so in.
Not gonna ruin any specifics, but suffice to say, the movie's, naturally, about the Avengers attempting to figure out how to win after the last movie's defeat. Kinda like Return of the Jed-I to The Empire Strikes Back. (Though...Star Wars Episode VI does a much better job of the same story.)
Is this a recommendation? Of course. Go and slam your money down and get a ticket. There is absolutely zero reason to NOT see this if you've seen Part 3a or, hell, any of the other MCU. But, maybe just once. Okay, twice, with the second time at home to catch anything you might have missed. And keep in mind, overall it's best to have seen ALL 21 prior movies to really appreciate/understand this one.
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Final thoughts: Whew! I think I did it. I think I wrote a completely spoiler-free review. These kinds of movies takes me off social media the whole week leading up to my weekend viewing as I am worried about spoilers. I guess, you're welcome.