So which Marvel movie before this was a gang of anti-heroes? None. Don't overthink the movie, enjoy the ride.
Definitely is much better than any DC movie after the Dark Knight.
@zillah I didn't say it was terrible merely overrated. Telling people not to overthink a movie is the reason we get crap like Transformers. Why exactly can't a movie be original, take risks and be entertaining at the same time ? They managed it with Civil War ? Like all rides, they eventually become less enjoyable when they keep taking the same route.
@simonynwa While not exactly changing up the formula, as you mentioned with Civil War, a lot of Phase 3 at least improved upon the MCU. While I don't know how the MCU will fare once the Infinity War saga is over, it looks like they'll at least end the major saga built over this past decade with a bang.
Review by Simon MasseyVIP 11BlockedParent2015-03-01T21:07:53Z
The problem with coming to a popular film like this later on is that hype gets in the way. With no awareness of the brand or comic, yet having been told numerous times how great this is, it is difficult to approach this in the right manner to review. There is no doubt that it is a lot of fun and a large part of this is down to Pratt who nails the lead, Quinn. Its bright and colourful (a welcome change to the lived in feel of many other sci-fantasy films) and confident in it's execution. Yet equally it is part of a Marvel formula that started to wear thin after the first Avengers movie - for all the talk of how different this film was to the usual Marvel film, it's only real surprise is just how tied to the Marvel template the film is - everyone trying to get hold of a MacGuffin of unspeakable power, culminating in a large scale battle and fight scenes that unfortunately lead to very little of consequence, with all our heroes surviving to fight another day and a tease as to where this is all leading to. Admittedly, the fun here is in the different characters they have created. But If Marvel are serious about creating a cinematic universe where all these stories are interconnected then at some point they are going to have to take a risk in the storytelling - this isn't it!