So much better than the comic

Rating: 9/10 (13 September 2018)

I read part of The Infinity Gauntlet (the comic book story that this is loosely based on) and admittedly, I was a little apprehensive about this movie. Not saying the comic book was bad, it was actually pretty good, but a bit much for it's own plot. That aside though, to be fair, I've always hated crossovers for a long time, and Avengers was no exception (I haven't watched the other two movies). But when I saw this movie, it gave me a newfound respect and love for marvel movies. It's probably the best superhero movie I've ever seen (aside from The Dark Knight).
I'm still not really a Marvel fanatic, but this movie changed me from being a Marvel hater. I liked a lot of stuff about this movie, it wasn't so fast paced that you wouldn't know what's going on, no so slow paced that you get bored. I really liked how it could have awesome action and yet still take time to build up it's characters and story. Speaking of the story, I usually like my stories dark, and I liked how this one departed from the typical "funny" marvel feel for a darker and more intense tone, it made the movie more relatable than other superhero movies I've seen (with, again, the exception of The Dark Knight trilogy). Also, when I say it's better than it's own source material, I mean the source material might've set the foundations for it, but it doesn't come close to it's greatness. Thanos this time is a villain who's compelling, dark, and even somewhat relatable, everything all the good villains should be, the heroes in this movie were great too, but Thanos really made it for me.
The production values were also, as you should expect from a Marvel movie by now, off the charts. The visuals all looked so real that I was surprised when my 3d animation teacher showed some behind the scenes footage of it being a greenscreen, I honestly could not tell the difference between a set piece and a green screen with this movie, it was that good. That also give the actors credit, because not only are a lot of them some of my favorite actors (Benedict Cumberbatch being my most favorite out of the bunch), but also that they could act so well in front of a green screen and characters who would be animated in later. I used to have this spite for the vast amount of special effects marvel has (which I sometimes deemed unnecessary), but once again, that all changed with this movie.
There are a few flaws with this movie though. For one, though Thanos made up for this, I found a lot of the side villains to be forgettable, cliche, or underdeveloped, they felt more disposable than pretty much any other one-movie marvel villain. They still lead to some pretty epic fights, I'll give them that, but as characters they were kind of so-so. Also (and I don't mean to put any spoilers in here), Thanos, while being a memorable villain, seemed to be a bit too overpowered for my taste. Sure, tough villains are kind of my thing, but he kind of pushes that envelope. For the most part, he seems to succeed mainly not just from his infinity gauntlet (I'll give him credit for actually using his power, overpowered though it may be), but from some of those cliche "guy gives up something vital to save someone else" tropes than from his own power.
That being said, it's still a fantastically made superhero movie nonetheless, it deserves a top spot on anyone's list. Definitely give Avengers: Infinity War a try, even if you're not a superhero, action, avengers or whatnot fan.