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Avengers: Endgame

A review by Brooks Rich

Well that happened. I get to review maybe the most anticipated movie of the year and I don't want to spoil thing about it. So I'm going to be very careful. I'm not even going to give a summary of the film so I don't ruin Infinity War for anyone who didn't see it. I Imagine most people know by know how that ended but I'm not going to be that guy.

So is Endgame any good? Yeah it's really good. I have a few minor complaints and personally I am not a fan of the Guardians characters, by not a fan I mean I hate those films with a passion, but it's still a great movie and a perfect sendoff for the ten year plan of Marvel. This brings an end to the MCU and it ends how it should. Character arcs come to an end but there's also room for future films.

A minor complaint I have is the film is very funny. The MCU always has a good sense of humor. But sometimes it doesn't feel right. Like, isn't this supposed to be a pretty intense moment? Can we go away from the one liners for a second? Luckily at a moment where the film is super serious and a big confrontation happens, that humor goes away and it's deadly serious.

Yeah I cried. I did. I am invested in these characters even if out of the writers on this blog, I'm probably the most lukewarm towards the MCU. Again I hate the Guardians films. Those are kid films. This is an adult grown up movie. But even I fell for this movie. I got all the characters I love. It also turned me around on Ant Man. Paul Rudd does a great job with him.

Go see this film, Marvel Fans. You don't need me to tell you that. If any readers of this blog haven't dove into the MCU, Iron Man 1 is where you start. That movie rocks. I highly enjoyed Endgame. A perfect sendoff for this storyline of the MCU. Check it out.

Rating: 4.5/5



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