Avengers: Infinity War (possible spoilers)

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Haven’t seen any threads about this yet, so I figured I’d go ahead and start one.

This will be a place to discuss the movie, possibly including spoilers. If you haven’t seen it yet, and don’t want to know what happens, don’t read further.

I have tickets to see it tomorrow night. I’m hoping someone else will too, because I’m sure there are going to be things I’m going to want to discuss afterwards.

**Please, no bashing posts. If you’re not a fan, don’t come in here and piss all over my thread. Just man up and move along. Thank you.**
 
This is how you use a SPOILER Tag:


SPOILER="Spoiler Alert!"]Captain America is a Russian plant.[/SPOILER]

As above, but include a left bracket - [ - in front of SPOILER
 
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I wasn’t aware of the spoiler tags, but I like that feature. I will make sure to use them. Hopefully everyone else will too.


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Personally, I don't care whether people post spoilers. Just because I know the outcome of a movie or whatnot doesn't seriously impact my enjoyment of the movie afterwards.

I do understand that some people distinctly don't like that, though.

So...spoil away! Doesn't bother me one bit!
 
RetiredUSNChief said:
Personally, I don't care whether people post spoilers. Just because I know the outcome of a movie or whatnot doesn't seriously impact my enjoyment of the movie afterwards.

I do understand that some people distinctly don't like that, though.

So...spoil away! Doesn't bother me one bit!
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Bruce Willis was dead the whole time!

You can't say that wouldn't have ruined the movie.
 
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J R Green said:
Bruce Willis was dead the whole time!

You can't say that wouldn't have ruined the movie.
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Meh...it would still have been a great movie to watch.

One measure of this is whether I'd like to watch the movie again. How many of us have NEVER watched a movie or TV show more than once?

Even knowing the outcome, the action and plot are still enjoyable.

Granted...in a movie like The Sixth Sense, being caught by the clincher at the end like you cited is pretty awesome! (Toss Pulp Fiction into that category, too.)
 
RetiredUSNChief said:
Meh...it would still have been a great movie to watch.

One measure of this is whether I'd like to watch the movie again. How many of us have NEVER watched a movie or TV show more than once?

Even knowing the outcome, the action and plot are still enjoyable.

Granted...in a movie like The Sixth Sense, being caught by the clincher at the end like you cited is pretty awesome! (Toss Pulp Fiction into that category, too.)
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There are about a half dozen movies I watch over and over....

Snatch
300
Ip Man
Undercover Brother
Avengers: Civil War
 
kcult said:
There are about a half dozen movies I watch over and over....

Snatch
300
Ip Man
Undercover Brother
Avengers: Civil War
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Oh, yeah...and don't forget:

Army of Darkness
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Terminator
Terminator 2
Deep Throat (Gotta have this classic...)
 
Wasn't going to see it until sometime next week, but I decided to see if I could catch an early showing last night.

After work, I swung by the theater to see if anything was available. Got in on the 7 pm showing. Three seats left for that showing. All front row.

Ah, well...I took the middle seat in the front row. Front row isn't my favorite place...can't take in all the action on the screen properly.

Good movie...not sure I'd call it the best of the Marvel movies so far, but still good.

Thanos' character was developed quite well. The usual humorous scenes were excellent. Stan Lee's cameo was funny. People die.

Not sure if all the "deaths" at the end were "deaths" or "fading from existence". I guess we'll see.

Without giving away any specific details for those who care about spoilers, I'm pretty sure that one of the major characters who is killed at the beginning of the movie is going to turn out not to be dead later on, just because of who the character is. He's a far-thinking character, in my opinion, and never makes ANY major move without a game plan. My opinion is reinforced later during another character conversation which refers back to him.

My son is going to be either excited that one of the deaths he was sure would take place didn't...or upset that he was wrong. Dunno yet, as he hasn't seen the movie yet. My youngest daughter will be thrilled, though, that this character is still alive (at least in this movie).

The teaser at the end of the movie credits is, of course, worth waiting around for.

I'm of the opinion that Dr. Strange did a set-up. You guys can decide for yourself.

I cannot, for the life of me, remember the exact wording Star-Lord refers to Thanos as in the moment where Thanos holds Gamora captive, but it's HILARIOUS!

And, of course as we all knew, Infinity War was just the first movie for this particular Avengers set.


Will I see it again?

Yep. It's worth a second go-round, especially since I had that front row seat.
 
Definitely going to cause some confusion for the next few MCU movies as to how they will deal with the outcome. Ant Man will have to address it i'm sure.

Also the youngest character won't be allowed to fade away.
 
I'm sure they'll work some overlaps into the next few MCU movies...at least the ones directly tied into the Avengers. (Which is what I think you're talking about.) Deadpool, X-Men, Fantastic Four, and the like won't be affected.

Like, I could see the upcoming Antman movie maybe having a scene at the very end where characters start disintegrating.
 
Just got back from the 11:30a showing. All 3 of us thoroughly enjoyed it.

It definitely continued the crazy level of humor of Guardians 2 and Thor: Ragnarok.
 
I really want to know what Star-Lord's role in this will turn out to be.

His biological father was Ego, who in this iteration of the Marvel Universe was a Celestial. Remember...he demonstrated the ability to handle the Power stone in the flesh. There's no sign in the movie that Thanos knows Star-Lord is a direct offspring of a Celestial or that he can physically handle an Infinity stone without being destroyed.

The post credit teaser was definitely a setup for one of next year's MCU movie releases (don't want to give the spoiler here until more people have seen the movie). That character is being touted by Kevin Feige as the most powerful character in the MCU...and that should say a lot, with the likes of Thor, Hulk, etc. in the competition. But this could be cinematic sleight-of-hand to distract us from other plot twists. With possession of all the Infinity stones, merely being "powerful" ain't gonna cut it.

One thing's for sure...knowing how the comic book version of The Infinity War (actually, what we're seeing now in the MCU took place in "The Infinity Gauntlet" in the comics...The Infinity War was a follow up series with a storyline entirely different than what we're seeing here in MCU) was resolved will NOT tell us how the MCU version will be resolved. In the comics, and Adam Warlock ("Adam" in MCU's Guardians of the Galaxy 2) leads the fight against Thanos and Nebula steals the gauntlet from Thanos. Then Adam somehow ends up with the gauntlet and restores everything. Whatever happens in the MCU sequel, I don't think they have enough time, and character set up, to make that happen.
 
RetiredUSNChief said:
I really want to know what Star-Lord's role in this will turn out to be.

His biological father was Ego, who in this iteration of the Marvel Universe was a Celestial. Remember...he demonstrated the ability to handle the Power stone in the flesh. There's no sign in the movie that Thanos knows Star-Lord is a direct offspring of a Celestial or that he can physically handle an Infinity stone without being destroyed.

The post credit teaser was definitely a setup for one of next year's MCU movie releases (don't want to give the spoiler here until more people have seen the movie). That character is being touted by Kevin Feige as the most powerful character in the MCU...and that should say a lot, with the likes of Thor, Hulk, etc. in the competition. But this could be cinematic sleight-of-hand to distract us from other plot twists. With possession of all the Infinity stones, merely being "powerful" ain't gonna cut it.

One thing's for sure...knowing how the comic book version of The Infinity War (actually, what we're seeing now in the MCU took place in "The Infinity Gauntlet" in the comics...The Infinity War was a follow up series with a storyline entirely different than what we're seeing here in MCU) was resolved will NOT tell us how the MCU version will be resolved. In the comics, and Adam Warlock ("Adam" in MCU's Guardians of the Galaxy 2) leads the fight against Thanos and Nebula steals the gauntlet from Thanos. Then Adam somehow ends up with the gauntlet and restores everything. Whatever happens in the MCU sequel, I don't think they have enough time, and character set up, to make that happen.
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In Guardians 2 Star Lord lost his divinity when he killed Ego, at least that's what he told him would happen.
 
J R Green said:
In Guardians 2 Star Lord lost his divinity when he killed Ego, at least that's what he told him would happen.
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That seems kinda bogus, to me.

Ego sired Quill (and apparently thousands of other children) as a way of creating another who could wield Celestial powers, like himself, so that he could "activate" all those seedlings of himself he planted on thousands of other world in order to grow and terraform those planets into extensions of himself. Ego said that he needed Quill's OWN power.

For Star-Lord to lose his divinity (his access to Celestial powers) on Ego's death would imply that they were tied to Ego the whole time, which wouldn't make sense if Ego needed a second being who could wield the Celestial power.

And if we assume that Quill only has the power to draw upon another Celestial's power, because he drew it from the core of Ego's world (his brain), then all Star-Lord needs is another Celestial.

Another MCU fan pointed out elsewhere that Knowhere is centered around a severed Celestial's head. So there's another potential source of Celestial power for Quill.

Then there's the question of what, exactly, allows someone like Quill to handle the power of an infinity stone without being destroyed.

The infinity stones, in the MCU, are supposed to be remnants of the six singularities which existed prior to the birth of our universe. The First Firmament was, in Marvel comics, the sentient universe that came into existence at the creation of our universe. Celestials are the creations of The First Firmament. Evidently, such beings are closely tied to the powers of creation, which the Infinity stones are remnants of.


As a side note...remember Galactus? In the Marvel comics Galactus is the last surviving being of the previous universe which existed just before the creation of our own.

Not that I think there's going to be an appearance of Galactus in Avengers, but that does make him technically older than the Infinity stones.
 
J R Green said:
Notice who was missing at the beginning on Thor's ship? I wonder if that will play a role in the future?
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Yes, I wondered that, too. The scene leaves us ASSUMING everybody else is dead, but I wouldn't think so after they spend all that effort developing that character in the Ragnorok.
 
RetiredUSNChief said:
Yes, I wondered that, too. The scene leaves us ASSUMING everybody else is dead, but I wouldn't think so after they spend all that effort developing that character in the Ragnorok.
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Notice the Grandmasters ship wasn't visible either?
 
I know that's 2 1/2 hours of my life I will NEVER get back. So not my cup of tea.
 
BigWaylon said:
I'm drawing a blank on two of these...

If they're numbered:
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12

What are 7 & 11?

Use the spoiler tags, PM me, or post them in the open. Just a hint is fine without all the specifics.
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#7 strange before split during titan fight.
#11 Thanos aquiring spirit stone.
 
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