Avenger's Endgame Reviews Round-up

So, I've been hunting down and read all the posts and links to reviews on "Avengers: Endgame" now that I've finally seen it for myself. And outside of "yourlibrarian" and fresne's reviews/posts on it, I find myself not agreeing with things. This could change, haven't gotten that far yet. [ETA: adding londonkds to the list of people whose reviews I agree with. Discovering a discernible pattern emerging, fans of all the films and readers of the comic books have a decidedly different take than those who well, aren't.]

1. Skip the soda this time around, friends: “Avengers: Endgame” will run past the three-hour mark, making the final installment in this era of the Marvel Cinematic Universe longer than each of the 21 films that precede it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/entertainment/avengers-infinity-war-mcu-timeline/?utm_term=.4dfa81c03f27

This isn't true. ( Read more... )

Does it feel like 3 hours, well yes. But that's subjective. But if anyone tells you it is a three hour or three and a half hour movie -- they are counting the 35 minutes worth of movie trailers and the 20 minutes worth of end credits. All of which can to some degree be skipped.

However...if you want to know everything that happened, without seeing all the movies, in order to get Endgame - Go HERE. But honestly, while it is possible to enjoy Endgame without seeing the other films and each film (for the most part) stands on it's own -- I don't recommend it. It takes away the emotional impact.

2. In regards to the negative reviews on the film and franchise as a whole that people posted?

I remember ages ago...getting annoyed by a favorite writer, Paul Theoroux who condemned comic books as being pulpy and pedestrian aka beneath him. He critically judged the inhabitants of the Asian Pacific for loving them. Without trying to understand why they did or looking further. He didn't see how broad in scope they were, how artistic, or how they dealt with a world that had been decimated by not one but two atomic bombs.

People like different things. If you don't like something that I do, pray do me the courtesy of scrolling on by. I will try to give you the same courtesy. Trust me, on this, there's a lot of things you love that I find bewildering and you really don't want me to reciprocate.
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Note dislike is not the same as constructive critique. Constructive criticism I adore. Anything else will be summarily ignored.

3. John Scalzi's review of Endgame -- which is non-spoilery, is one of the better reviews. And I agree and disagree with him. But then he sort of says that must people will upfront.
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4. Adding Smart Bitches Review on Avengers Endgame to the reviews I agree with.
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The Writers and Directors explain their choices for Avengers: Endgame

Well, found a few more articles on Avengers: Endgame for the people who are fans of this franchise and universe.

1. Avengers End-Game Questions Answered..How Does the Time Travel Work

It's basically an interview with the writers and for long time comic book fans of the MCU, it's not surprising.

Time Travel has been done multiple ways in fiction. Avengers' Endgame humorously discusses most of them, and why a lot of them make no sense.
( vague spoilers )

2. Avengers Endgame Questions and Answers provided by the directors, writers and producers of the series, why they did what they did

( on how time travel worked - definite spoilers )

( Got and Avengers franchises...the rise of more complex forms of storytelling )

( about Black Widow and Clint Barton-- very spoilery, do not read unless you saw the movie )

3. Avengers Endgame Writers Defend How They Handled Thor

This is spoilery. Don't click unless you saw the film.

( about Thor )