An Infinity Gauntlet...that lacked such endless Depth

Rating: 7/10 (27 April 2018)

As a fan of comics my whole life, one must have long ago come to the understanding that adaptations fro mone form of media to another are never going to come close to capturing the nostalgia and true impact that came before.
Though I have been pleased enough to see Marvel revitalized with the films of the last almost 20 years, to me, and no doubt countless die hard comic fans out there, the Marvel Cinematic Universe falls short of greatness, occupying a slot just below the somewhat lackluster Ultimate line of Marvel titles.
A never impressive Hulk, a sickening to behold Thor, a HUGE lack of characters that are mainstays of Marvel comics, but have, like with the trend in comics themselves, been retconned out of films, the avengers series are okay at first, but lose value after rewatching but a few times.
Enter the most pathetic Thanos this side of a poorly written What IF issue.
( Dont get the reference? Well too bad, go read some old comics ya posers)
Thanos, voiced by Josh Brolin, sounded less booming and profoundly intimidating than the "Mad Titan" should have. Also quickly doing away with Thanos' armor in lieu or undergarments that make it seem like he just came from the gym, brah, and way too much emphasis on Thanos being overly emotional, and not that bad a fella, I felt myself getting sick through some of the film.
Alongside what seemed like a very rushed story, even for the first of a two parter, there should have been more meat to the bones of this film considering how few big league heroes were actually present. But it seems this was kinda glazed over with the multitude of second string characters introduced in the VERY recent Black Panther film ( and perhaps that was partially the intent upon its own release).
Still the nostalgia was more palpable than all the other films combined, which was no doubt Disneys intention so as to best satiate the lust for that bygone era of comic sanctity that so many have longed for. Seeing a few of the avengers mish mashed, with different hair colors, or a bear, or lack thereof, almost added some much needed character depth, but was too obvious a ploy to be convincing of how hard times had lead to even harder ones.
At least the jeers, tears, and reactions of people in the theater, comprised of many age groups, was sufficient enough to swing me toward a more moderate positive vote.
Infinity war had a decent amount of action, emotion, but still felt too forced.
So for nostalgias sake, I can give this no more than a 7/10. Enjoy, but Brolin will likely do better( not saying much) as Cable in the upcoming Deadpool 2...>,;,<