Believe the Hype!

Rating: 10/10 (29 April 2018)

Going in to this film I was already a massive fan of the movies that had come before it. I had been introduced to characters I knew such as Captain America and Iron Man, characters I've never heard of like The Guardians of the Galaxy and reimagined characters in this cinematic universe such as Spider-Man. Though a couple of these films may have had flaws (Iron Man 2 for example) they have all been building up to this movie and my God have they pulled it off and more. This film is fantastic and easily one of the best if not best superhero movies released. I have been asked how it compares to Christopher Nolans 'The Dark Knight' and they are two different beasts. One is a superb crime drama with super hero elements and the other every comic book fans dream of a superhero mashup! From the first minute to the last your eyes are hooked, there is not one dull moment as it each fantastic action scene is filled between with tense moments. Each actor plays their roles to a level where you can't see anyone else being these characters. When Spider-Man appeared on screen I became I 10 year old kid again watching the cartoons, you are just swallowed by the film and when they film ended silence fell in my cinema except for a few gasps from the crowd, me personally I had no words for what I had just seen. I laughed at the funny moments, on edge of my seat at the dramatic ones and teared up when the film decided to go on an all out attack on my feels (one moment in particular killed me). All I know is when the film ends I said to a friend that the next film will make more than this one based on the fact you NEED to see the next film. One thing I did say is DC have the Joker Marvel have Thanos. I was absolutely blown away by the villain in this film and put him up there as one of the great movie villain in recent cinematic history, this film is more his movie than the avengers and I was impressed with how complex they made his character.
To close, there is hype and then there's this. It takes superhero movies to the next level and I love DC, but after this film it just showed that there is no competition anymore. There wasnt one to begin with either tbh.
I will enjoy what DC bring to the table... but Marvel have that special recipe nailed. Believe the Hype and see this movie!!