Better than I thought...

Rating: 8/10 (28 April 2018)

After "Black Panther," and "A Quiet Place" (2 films which received very high critical praise even though I personally thought they were long, boring, predictible nonsense films pretending to be something more than what they were) I had exremely low expectations for this film. I thought about skipping it all together. Without spoilers here is what I thought of "Infinity War."
Pros:
Light hearted Marvel style comedy is back in full force.
Getting a fix of my favorite Marvel Characters ( i.e. Thor, Dr. Strange, Star-Lord, Groot, Rocket, Spider Man, etc.).
Several big budget action scenes.
Not pretentious. It's a big buget superhero film and doesn't try to be anything else.
The 3D was worth it.
Cons:
The Marvel film release schedule removes even the slightest doubt that certain characters were never in any real jeopardy (i.e. Black Panther).
Thanos is more exposition than action. He's probably the weakest part of the story even though they try hard to flesh him out. I can't reconcile the man with the monster he has already been painted as in previous installments. It may have been better to leave him pure evil than to try and rationalize his actions. He feels kind of silly now.
Wakanda... still fighting with spears and shielding themselves with those goofy blanket cape forcefield thingys (at least there were no rhinos this time).
Most action scenes were so far removed from civilization, it felt like there was not much at stake.
No mention of Valkyrie. I hope she gets her own movie, maybe an R rated one like a female Deadpool.