Review from a Comicbook Guy

Rating: 10/10 (5 May 2019)

Every time I get drawn into a discussion on a comicbook adaptation I will invariably utter the phrase "Well, in the books..."
I'm an old fan of the genre, having read many of the books that are being adapted now as a child. I get very nit-picky when a film strays too far from its source material. The MCU broke me of that. Gradually over the years I accepted new ideas, if introduced in a good way. The details can be mailable, so long as a core theme is adhered to.
I walked into Endgame today having no idea what could happen, and no preconceptions about what should happen. The previous 21 (wow) movies all took their source materials in different ways, for better or worse. In the end the source gets a nod, but the characters remain faithful, which was the case here.
Nothing of the sequence of events could have been predicted by me, a man whose read the original Infinity Stones series, and that was for the best. If I knew what was going to happen, it wouldn't have made for an enjoyable experience.
What I watched was a denouement of an impressive 11 year, 22 film series, the likes of which happening again are extremely remote. I was filled with so much emotion by the end, alternating from cheering to sniffling, I walked out knowing only that I'll be going to see it once more while it is in theater just so I can properly digest what I saw.
If you are watching this movie never having seen the previous films (meaning you've been living under a rock for a decade) you won't understand a thing that happens. But as a closing to a series, you could not have expected a better experience.
'Nuff said.