Saw it tonight, my thoughts
1. Solid middle chapter in the bigger Avengers story
2. Ultron was NOT written the way I expected him to be
3. They packed a sh**ton of stuff into this movie.
4. Really glad Hawkeye finally got the character focus and attention he deserved.
5. I liked the portrayal of the twins much more than I thought, fake-y accents aside
6. Really want to see the 3+ hr extended cut version that Joss Whedon promised in bluray because yeah, it's obvious he had to cut out a LOT of important crap to trim it down to the same 2h 20min run time as the original Avengers (probably a studio requirement)
7. Whedon pulled off something pretty impossible here. Make this movie fun, awesome despite not having the novelty 'wow' factor that made the first Avengers so loved. Also now I get why he announced he was stepping down and letting others take over the job or making the future Avengers film. Making this one must have been brutal and probably took years off his life and health. He's earned the break
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Saw this last night. Holy product placement batman. Couldn't they atleast have tried to make it somewhat less obvious?
I don't really care, if it helps pay the bills and allows for better special fx, so be it.