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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 311025" data-attributes="member: 23">Avengers: Endgame (2019) <img src="https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.shopify.com%2Fs%2Ffiles%2F1%2F0182%2F2915%2Fproducts%2FEndgame_lightremoved_final_2048x.jpg%3Fv%3D1571439083&f=1&nofb=1" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Here we go then. This feels like one of the most - if not the - most important of the MCU films simply by virtue of the fact that all roads have led here. Every film in its own way has been a step towards this grand finale. There are a lot of fans with a lot of different tastes to please. It’s an unenviable task. I was pleased to be able to watch this in one sitting, with just a short pause or two to feed the cat and spend a penny. I had considered watching it in two parts, but managed to start watching very early in the evening so I was still awake enough to keep watching past the two hour mark. There were many pleasant surprises about this film, one of the most pleasant being the room allowed for dialogue and character moments. Infinity War felt kinetic almost right from the beginning. For much of its first third, Endgame felt far more static. Slow, even, at times. I really welcomed this. Infinity War - by necessity - felt quite discombobulated on this front, with characters scattered hither and yon. Endgame had the initial excitement of the new lineup coming together, but quickly showed them united as one team. Even when they separated and visited other times and places, there was a sense of cohesion with all aiming to meet one key objective.The choice of characters used for the main team worked far better than any hopes I had. We know I’m no fan of anthropomorphic creatures, but Rocket didn’t bother me as much as I’d have expected. Likewise, this is the most enjoyable I’ve found Mark Ruffalo’s Bruce, and I thought the new CGI look for the character worked really well. I’d never have chosen to include Nebula in the lineup, but found her fascinating. This film benefits from a leaner cast for much of the film. The exclusions are to be applauded. It was a good move to keep gabby characters like Spider-Man and Quill out of the picture (I didn’t fully realise how wise this was until they returned. Even with such a small role, Holland’s Spider-Man was annoying as hell within minutes of reappearing). Less is also more for me with Doctor Strange and Valkyrie. And this version of Captain Marvel seems too overpowered for the team to be balanced, so it was right that she was mostly absent until the big finale. Of the main cast, the Avenger I enjoyed least this time was Thor. This was  primarily down to speech patterns again: Chris Hemsworth peppering his lines with “OK” and calling Frigga “Mom”, as though he’s still on Home And Away. His grief-based storyline - which had great potential - felt as though it was treated too lightly with gags about his beer belly and drunken ramblings. When it comes to the overall direction for the character, it’s telling that Thor ended up joining the Guardians. Probably the popular choice, but I don't care for this rebooted version of the character and favour the Thor we met in his first few films. One of my gripes regarding Infinity War was the lack screen time for Captain America. This film made up for that in no short order. The relationship between Steve and Tony was the most electric thing about this film, and that’s the way it fully deserves to be. continued…</blockquote>

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