I'm like a little kid at Christmas when it comes to the anticipation and the arrival of a new Marvel movie. I'm 43 years old and it never ceases to amaze me the excitement level and the energy of a little kid when it comes to these movies! It doesn't seem like 3 years since the last Avengers movie, but alas time has flown by....OK maybe not. It's been a LONG 3 years and the wait has come to an end.
I always prepare myself for a new Marvel movie by number 1: scouring the Internet to find out all about the new movie. Scoops...early reviews...interviews...what's next etc etc. Number 2: I acquire the soundtrack to the movie to get myself ready for the movie. Avengers: Age Of Ultron...of which we call it AOU from here out...the soundtrack is phenomenal! Definitely ramped my excitement and anticipation for the most anticipated movie of the year. Watching the early box office stats, this movie has already broke every record in the book I believe. It's already over $255 million and it opens today (May 1st at this writing). It is expected to rake in over $230 million in the US this weekend! Cannot wait to see the results come Monday morning.
I am calling this Avengers week-weekend...I plan to see the movie everyday this weekend if at all possible. I saw the early screening last night, and I was completely blown away. I am not sure what movie some of the early reviewers saw...but this movie topped every Marvel movie to date. I don't know how they do it. They top every one of their movies! It is unbelievable that Rotten Tomatoes only has AOU at a 76% and the audience rating is a 89%. I think we need to retire some movie critics and bring in a new generation of hip and knowledgeable movie goers to change up the atmosphere and mood in Hollywood. 76%...really?? I read all of the early reviews and have to be honest...I was quite scared and worried about the movie. Me being a complete Marvel geek...I was actually worried. Well...I am not worried anymore. AOU totally blew my mind. Yes, it's a darker movie...yes it's different...hello! Joss Whedon did an incredible job. Marvel and Disney will have a good weekend.
The movie opens with the Avengers doing what the Avengers do best...winning and working together. The wit is still there and it intertwines through the whole movie. You laugh...you gasp...you say YES! This movie definitely has it all. Drama...action...romance...comedy...suspense. Wonderful writing, acting, directing. Awesome. The newcomers were a awesome addition to the MCU. Elizabeth Olsen and Aaron Taylor Johnson did a tremendous job. So many of the critics were comparing his Quicksilver to X-Men's DOFP Quicksilver. Get over it...it worked. The dream sequences were well played out. Many of the reviews I read said that they were drawn out and boring. I thought they flowed very well. They were darker in nature, but it helped with the storyline and the plot very well. I was disappointed that Tom Hiddleston's "Loki" did not make the final cut. He was listed on IMDB in the movie as well as confirmed by Idris Elba he filmed a scene with Hiddleston. But, sadly, it was cut. Hopefully a scene we get to see on Bluray.
As long as the movie was..at the end...you were wanting more. I was discouraged at the mid-credits scene..it was Thanos and his Infinity glove, but he had one line. That was it! NO END CREDITS SCENE. THE MOST DISAPPOINTING thing about AOU. It does pave the way for Captain America: Civil War as well as leave it open ended for Avengers: Infinity War. Lots of questions at the end...what happens to Banner...Thor just up and leaves...Hawkeye goes back home to his wife. Hmmmmmmm.
I am interested in how Ant-Man will play into the whole MCU. Why bring him in now. Will he be in Civil War? Avengers: Infinity War? Because after Ant-Man we do not get another MCU til May 6th 2016. That's a LONG wait Marvel fans. It will be interesting to see how it all plays out. I will give a more in depth review after the weekend is up. I am still taking it all in and compiling notes and thoughts to write a good, complete review. So, until then...that's my side of it. See you at the movies!
