HORRIBLE END TO THE MCU!!!

Rating: 5/10 (27 April 2019)

I have seen every MCU movie (except captain marvel) multiple times and am a lifelong comic fan.
I love the MCU / DCU.
I grew up collecting all kinds of toys and comics and marvel was my #1.
I loved Infinity War and have watched it over 10 times and own it on blu-ray.
This is my first movie review on here.
This movie has a horrible pacing with the tone.
One minute it is extremely serious and depressing then instantly cuts to a cheesy joke.
It is all over the place with the emotions constantly.
The character development is weak at best and very predictable.
They ruined Thor (Rune King Thor ref for those worthy) by turning him into a fat/alcoholic comedy relief the entire movie.
No struggle of his first real failure.
No broken warrior mentality.
Not even a real struggle with alcoholism.
Just a fat crying drunk who plays videogames to laugh at.
That ain't my Thor.
Hulk is my favorite Marvel character.
Professor Hulk is the worst version of the character. He does not represent what the character is supposed to be.
HULK IS PURE RAGE PERSONIFIED!!
Even still there is no exploration as to how he became Professor Hulk in this movie.
5 years pass and he just figured everything out.
Selfie time with the kids and DAB!
This is not my Hulk.
This is Mr. Rogers wool knit sweater wearing jolly green giant Mark Ruffalo.
There was an opportunity to have him let loose when Black Widow died but all he does is barely throw a bench.
Granted he is the only one "strong" enough who can use the gauntlet to snap everyone back.
The stones energy being mostly gamma is why but it should boost him not cripple his arm.
Hulk has no regeneration ability in the mcu apparently?
Hulk wearing an arm brace...
HULK IS WEARING AN ARM BRACE PEOPLE!!!
Honestly this is the biggest insult to his character i should stop here.
BUT I CONTINUE!!!
The action in this movie is not quality.
It is also inconsistent with characters and their power levels.
It has some cool moments but they could still have been done better.
Captain America has his shield broken after already wielding Mjolnir.
Why not have him pick up Mjolnir after his shield is broken?
Or have it fly into his hand just as Thanos is about to end him after he breaks his shield?
Thor wields both Mjolnir and Stormbreaker against Thanos WITHOUT any gauntlet or stones and is beaten savagely.
And stormbreaker appears to have lost its bifrost ability?
But Captain Marvel can 1v1 Thanos with all stones on the gauntlet and nearly breaks his wrist/gauntlet in a game of mercy.
She also tanks a punch to the face from Thanos as if nothing touched her.
People complained about Superman doing this in Justice League but that is atleast who his character is. Also it was with a much lesser villain not Darkseid.
Captain Marvel shows up to save the day and completely overpowers the biggest villain the MCU universe has seen??
10 years for that?
Captain Marvel (the most issue #1s/cancelled comic character in a decade) has 15 mins of screentime and saves the day twice.
The worst version of the character Captain Marvel is Carol Danvers who is a violent drunk in the comics. The black Monica Rambeau was leader of the Avengers in the 80's and is a much better version and much better role model aswell.
Cap marvel saves Iron Man in the beginning and all the heroes in the end of this movie.
Instead of Tony figuring out a way to contact the heroes or any other way out of dying in space she just shows up and carries the ship back to Earth.
Iron Man the genius would have died in space.
The Black Order is back and is barely used.
No good fights with them.
Complete waste of an opportunity.
Thanos was turned into your generic MCU villain.
No more character development.
No courting death which would justify him wiping out half of life instead of creating more habitable planets or sustainable food etc.
Just a big bad guy who still wants the stones.
The story is just a mess with the time travel.
It DOES make sense but it still is too messy and leaves many unanswered questions.
The final battle is a great set piece and has amazing visuals and moments in it.
Scarlett Witch finally is given a great moment to shine as she should. Her character is actually powerful enough to fight Thanos 1v1.
Captain America and Iron Man have their moments as they should aswell.
Seeing all the heroes lined up together looked great and was fun seeing.
Seeing all the female heroes come together to defend Spiderman and charge the army was cool but makes no sense at all.
IT WAS ALSO MISSING BLACK WIDOW!!
The female hero who started it all in the MCU!!
Overall is it entertaining?
Yes.
But it is catered to the lowest common denominator of movie goers as all society is.
It is the defintion of quantity over quality.
As a fan who has invested time and money into marvel comics and movies I am disappointed.
It feels like a rushed ending and leaves me unsatisfied.
It passes the torch by destroying the characters who built the universe.