I ... 95% loved it. I have to admit, CA:TWS was 100% for me (well, 99%—I would have loved a Tony mention beyond the helicarrier targeting system), but Age of Ultron was, like, 60%, so yay Russos!
Loved, loved, loved T'Challa! ♥ Bucky & Steve, friends 4ever. ♥ Steve & Natasha friendship. Tony & Peter were hilarious and awesome. Ant-Man was a great addition. Love Bucky and Sam in the VW. There was some lovely Vision/Wanda, and associated angst. So glad nobody actually died, but, ouch, Rhodey! Holy CRAP, the Raft and the Avengers imprisoned! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Steve's letter at the end. The Steve/Tony was heartbreaking and awesome. I'm glad that Tony broke the Accord to help Steve, and that their fight wasn't over politics.
I did say out loud, "Ew, that's Peggy's niece!" you know when.
But mostly, I just can't even with a world where they keep throwing Manhattan in the Avengers' faces. Like, really? If you wish you were all Chitauri slaves, so sorry about to have interfered. Half the team spent their time getting as many people to safety as possible. Same with Washington DC—Hydra was about to take out most of the world leadership with unstoppable helicarriers. It was take out a few blocks around the Potomac or lose the free world. But, you know, go ahead and choose. Or Wanda tossing Rumlow before he blew. Either he took out the entire market, or there might be a chance he'd clear the building before he blew. Instead he took out upper stories. She wasn't the one who detonated a suicide vest, though, that was him.
The (still) unnamed African city and Sokovia are harder. Still Hydra—they created Wanda and nurtured her grudge; she turned her powers on Bruce and Tony causing the Hulk rampage and Tony's crazed AI development. But that was more invisible to the general public than the Chitauri and Hydra. Still, the whole premise of "blame the Avengers" makes me crazy.
It also upset me, though, that in this volatile environment, Steve was pretty heedless of the collateral damage as he went after Bucky. After telling Bucky not to kill anyone coming after them, they dealt out some damned hard hits to the soldiers and vehicular assaults in the underground roadway. Not that the German special forces were doing much better—not backing off at all in a crowded civilian environment. :-/ At least they made a point of clearing the airport before that fight.
And Zemo, ugh, you will deliberately kill hundreds of innocent people in a crazy, convoluted plot because the Avengers were accidentally not able to prevent the deaths of four? Argh! Unfortunately I'm afraid "collateral damage," PR, and politics will continue to be issues going forward, since half the Avengers are on-the-run vigilantes now.
Anyway, eagerly awaiting that "I need you" phone call!
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Loved, loved, loved T'Challa! ♥ Bucky & Steve, friends 4ever. ♥ Steve & Natasha friendship. Tony & Peter were hilarious and awesome. Ant-Man was a great addition. Love Bucky and Sam in the VW. There was some lovely Vision/Wanda, and associated angst. So glad nobody actually died, but, ouch, Rhodey! Holy CRAP, the Raft and the Avengers imprisoned! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Steve's letter at the end. The Steve/Tony was heartbreaking and awesome. I'm glad that Tony broke the Accord to help Steve, and that their fight wasn't over politics.
I did say out loud, "Ew, that's Peggy's niece!" you know when.
But mostly, I just can't even with a world where they keep throwing Manhattan in the Avengers' faces. Like, really? If you wish you were all Chitauri slaves, so sorry about to have interfered. Half the team spent their time getting as many people to safety as possible. Same with Washington DC—Hydra was about to take out most of the world leadership with unstoppable helicarriers. It was take out a few blocks around the Potomac or lose the free world. But, you know, go ahead and choose. Or Wanda tossing Rumlow before he blew. Either he took out the entire market, or there might be a chance he'd clear the building before he blew. Instead he took out upper stories. She wasn't the one who detonated a suicide vest, though, that was him.
The (still) unnamed African city and Sokovia are harder. Still Hydra—they created Wanda and nurtured her grudge; she turned her powers on Bruce and Tony causing the Hulk rampage and Tony's crazed AI development. But that was more invisible to the general public than the Chitauri and Hydra. Still, the whole premise of "blame the Avengers" makes me crazy.
It also upset me, though, that in this volatile environment, Steve was pretty heedless of the collateral damage as he went after Bucky. After telling Bucky not to kill anyone coming after them, they dealt out some damned hard hits to the soldiers and vehicular assaults in the underground roadway. Not that the German special forces were doing much better—not backing off at all in a crowded civilian environment. :-/ At least they made a point of clearing the airport before that fight.
And Zemo, ugh, you will deliberately kill hundreds of innocent people in a crazy, convoluted plot because the Avengers were accidentally not able to prevent the deaths of four? Argh! Unfortunately I'm afraid "collateral damage," PR, and politics will continue to be issues going forward, since half the Avengers are on-the-run vigilantes now.
Anyway, eagerly awaiting that "I need you" phone call!