Good:
-Cap with Mjolnir. Also him, planted like a tree in front of Thanos the biggest army in the universe (that is one of my favorite quotes). Also the elevator scene. I couldn't decide whether he was going to say "if anyone wants to get off..." or "hail hydra".
-I really thought that Cap getting killed in action was the "right" ending, but this worked, too, and no one deserved a, happy ending more.
-Stark's ending was done really well. A lot of tough moments, but "you can rest now"... they probably have to mop the theater after every showing because of that one.
-Lots of players got their hero moments. I definitely lost track of some things during the stone retrieval phase, but overall it never descended into noise which was impressive, and now it all makes sense.
-Thicc Thor was hilarious at first, and although I think maybe they went back to that particular well once or twice too often for jokes, I'm actually ok that they left him fat
-Are there any movies with more tear-jerking scenes than Endgame? There were some doozies.
-Didn't feel rushed or slow
-The final battle was awesome and epic, I echo the people who said that this is one of the most epic battle scenes in cinema. I also think they did a really good job of working in some plot points and lulls in the action.
-Natasha achieved apotheosis. Without ever having her own movie, she sneakily permeated the series almost as much as Iron Man for me, and this was the perfect way for her story to end
Bad:
-Captain Marvel. I didn't see her movie and don't know anything about the actress/character, but what a blah portrayal of a cardboard cutout action hero. Plus she has the Superman problem of being too overpowered for plots to work. Should I have cheered when Thanos punched her face off, was that wrong?
-The girl power scene was too much like when Family Guy does something mildly amusing but it goes on way too long as a metajoke, only I don't do drugs so it's not funny. Looked more like a marketing poster than a real scene halfway through a battle.
-Lest I be accused of being too politically sensitive, I thought the gay guy in the counseling session and the girl power scene in Infinity War were organic to the film and had no issues whatsoever with them, and I have no issues with Wanda because even though she is super powerful she also earned the power and has real flaws.
-I don't go looking for plot holes in movies like this and I don't worry about them very much, but there are a LOT of plot holes. It's probably good that they are wrapping things up and moving on, because in spite of a virtuoso performance overall I think there's just too many cases where powers have to be dialed up or down, timeline issues, etc. to keep it up any longer.
Overall, fantastic end to a real journey. This had the scale and depth required to cap off a series like this in an emotionally satisfying way. If episode IX is half the movie this was, I'll be pretty pleased.
-Cap with Mjolnir. Also him, planted like a tree in front of Thanos the biggest army in the universe (that is one of my favorite quotes). Also the elevator scene. I couldn't decide whether he was going to say "if anyone wants to get off..." or "hail hydra".
-I really thought that Cap getting killed in action was the "right" ending, but this worked, too, and no one deserved a, happy ending more.
-Stark's ending was done really well. A lot of tough moments, but "you can rest now"... they probably have to mop the theater after every showing because of that one.
-Lots of players got their hero moments. I definitely lost track of some things during the stone retrieval phase, but overall it never descended into noise which was impressive, and now it all makes sense.
-Thicc Thor was hilarious at first, and although I think maybe they went back to that particular well once or twice too often for jokes, I'm actually ok that they left him fat
-Are there any movies with more tear-jerking scenes than Endgame? There were some doozies.
-Didn't feel rushed or slow
-The final battle was awesome and epic, I echo the people who said that this is one of the most epic battle scenes in cinema. I also think they did a really good job of working in some plot points and lulls in the action.
-Natasha achieved apotheosis. Without ever having her own movie, she sneakily permeated the series almost as much as Iron Man for me, and this was the perfect way for her story to end
Bad:
-Captain Marvel. I didn't see her movie and don't know anything about the actress/character, but what a blah portrayal of a cardboard cutout action hero. Plus she has the Superman problem of being too overpowered for plots to work. Should I have cheered when Thanos punched her face off, was that wrong?
-The girl power scene was too much like when Family Guy does something mildly amusing but it goes on way too long as a metajoke, only I don't do drugs so it's not funny. Looked more like a marketing poster than a real scene halfway through a battle.
-Lest I be accused of being too politically sensitive, I thought the gay guy in the counseling session and the girl power scene in Infinity War were organic to the film and had no issues whatsoever with them, and I have no issues with Wanda because even though she is super powerful she also earned the power and has real flaws.
-I don't go looking for plot holes in movies like this and I don't worry about them very much, but there are a LOT of plot holes. It's probably good that they are wrapping things up and moving on, because in spite of a virtuoso performance overall I think there's just too many cases where powers have to be dialed up or down, timeline issues, etc. to keep it up any longer.
Overall, fantastic end to a real journey. This had the scale and depth required to cap off a series like this in an emotionally satisfying way. If episode IX is half the movie this was, I'll be pretty pleased.