Good for scale and quite a bit of fun!

Rating: 8/10 (27 April 2018)

Avengers Infinity War was based of the 1991 publication Infinity Gauntlet. In terms of scale, the movie was done well to translate to the big screen. There's no way it could have been done as it played out in the comics as the latter series of Infinity Gauntlet involved Marvel's comics entities(Eternity, Galacticus, The Watchers, The Celestials, etc...) and that would have been way too much. Although it would be very cool to have one or two show up in the final installment to say lend a helping hand and receive and introduction into the MCU. I've read other reviews where it stated that certain deaths lacked emotional punch as they were killed or eliminated only to have their deaths reversed in the final installment. Well, that's how it works in the comics. Death has way since been handled as temporary in both Marvel and DC comics. The other deaths that appeared to be more permanent were done well and I doubt those characters will resurface. There were some characters whose power sets seemed to get amped up quite a bit, i.e. Captain America while others seemed dialed down. Therefore, the way they were handled in battle made them seem a bit like some baby Hulks. And given how formidable Thanos would be with just one stone, the battle sequences were done well to provide the viewer with a sense of legitimacy. Because as shown in the comics, he could have easily defeated many of the characters in the movie with one or two stones, let alone five as he had when he arrived on Earth. I thought Thor's arc was handled well and he was finally given some scenes that actually provide some insight on his true power set and what he is capable of. So outside of the ignant mofos that sat behind and talked most of the movie, it was quite an enjoyable bit of escapism. Thanos was believable and given how much had to be played out in the movie, his character was well done with just enough character development to understand his motivation. The 2 hour 40 minute running time seems to fly by. It's pretty much 0-60 within the first 10 minutes of the movie. So give it a go. If you're a fan boy, you'll understand why much of the movie was shot and made the way it was. Those who don't read comics may have a harder time suspended their sense of belief. Titan was shown as more of a planet as opposed to a moon which it is. That Earthlings could survive on a moon of Saturn without some type of armor or space gear is beyond me. But maybe I'm nitpicking. Go check it out, you'll enjoy yourself.