To Infinity And Beyond

Rating: 9/10 (21 June 2018)

Marvel Studios has over the years come under criticism for its lack of great villains in their movies. I'm not sure I totally agree with that assessment as I always thought Loki was pretty good, and Michael Keaton's Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming I really liked, I have to say. The Winter Soldier was another great one I reckon, as was the Red Skull. But I guess I can see where people are coming from with regards to some.
Thanos however, more than makes up for any villainous shortcomings in the MCU. He wields awesome power with his nefarious intentions, but Marvel also manage to give him an incredible depth and intriguing method to his madness in this latest confluence of superheroes from all over the universe.
We've known Thanos has been coming big time for a number of movies now and in this latest blockbuster he arrives with a bang. Or maybe more with a click of the fingers. Anybody who knows anything about the mad Titan and his skullduggerous designs on the universe in the comic books knows that that is pretty much all he has to do to achieve massive genocide on a galactic scale once he gets all six of the Infinity Gems in his gauntlet.
Can Earth's Mightiest Heroes the Avengers, as well as a number of others and Galaxy Guardians stop him?
Well, like many others over the record-breaking opening weekend, you will have to go and see the movie to find out. Of course, the movie technically comes in two parts even though the second instalment is not going to be 'Infinity War part two' as originally announced, but rather named something else. A title that was apparently held back because it might have spoiled certain aspects of this movie.
It's never going to be easy incorporating so many different characters into one film - many of which who are pretty big in the comic book and movie world already - but following previous success with The Winter Soldier and Civil War, the Russo brothers pull this off again to great effect.
This movie does jump around the universe a lot from scene-to-scene, but has a very interesting ending indeed. And for god's sake, unlike many others who still appear to not have cracked the code yet, make sure you stay for the post-credits scene. Because if you know anything about any of the characters in the spacey world of (Captain) Marvel, the next couple of movies in the on-going saga are going to be a real treat.
Make mine Marvel!