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Initial Thought: I have been waiting for this one since the mention of them revealing a sequel. I didn't get to see it until today (Wednesday), but I am so glad I finally did. I used to own an Ultron action figure so I was super excited to see him in film. Also I'm a huge fan of Elizabeth Olsen so that's a plus here.
Characters/Acting: We get all the characters we know and love again. Everyone was great as usual. We also get a few new characters that were pretty great. There were a few characters that I missed, but there are only so many people you can fit in a movie before it's too many. I really appreciated Hawkeye getting more fleshed out because his previous appearances were kind of overlooked when the other Avengers were around. It seemed that with the expanding of some characters others were kind of shortened like Thor. He just didn't seem to have much development this time around. James Spader was amazing as one of my favorite comic villains. He just had great comedic timing. He was insane, but at the same time he seemed so innocent. Elizabeth Olsen and Aaron Taylor-Johnson were fun to watch. It seems their sibling chemistry is just as great as when they are lovers. Quicksilver is apparently 12 minutes older than Wanda, but in the real world he is a little less than 2 years younger. Jarvis is awesome as usual, but now that he is embodied as Vision he can expand. Stan Lee's cameo is pretty hilarious if you ask me.
Story: World Peace comes at a high price. That's basically the motto for this entry in the Avengers Saga. Ultron sees that with mankind around there can never be peace. We are our own destruction. The intro scene was pretty badass with how they introduced the characters and the team as a whole. The action is pretty awesome and intense. The dialogue is great as well with some perfectly timed one liners. For a family friendly comic book movie there sure is a lot of cleavage this time around mostly from Wanda (not that I'm complaining! I loved the Hulkbuster fight with the Hulk with a mixture of pretty great action with a realistic touch as well as humorous bits throughout it. The Mjolnir scenes were great especially the characters reactions. Quicksilver's death was basically a mirror of Wash's death in Serenity. Both characters said a line twice with the second time being the part where they died. I thought that three of the four recruits in the end deserved to be there, but Falcon didn't do anything to help them fight Ultron! His only other scene was at the party. I guess he is here because of Winter Soldier and he was on the team in the comics. For the casual viewer I think they won't get the scene in the mid credits. If they stay that long that is. It's a very short scene and doesn't really do much except show a small taste of what we will be expecting next.
Directing/Writing: Jack Kirby and Stan Lee get credit for their comics again here. They have created and been behind so many characters that it's just remarkable. It's great that Jack Kirby is still getting the credit he deserves after his passing. Joss Whedon's final entry into Marvel. I love Joss Whedon. There isn't a single thing he has worked on that I didn't like. He is fun, funny, and badass. I am going to miss his humor in this series. Hopefully whatever is to come next for him will be as amazing as always.
Final Thoughts: I really enjoyed this one. I thought it was way more intense than the first one. I was thinking it would be darker the way the trailers had been, but it was still for the most part fairly lighthearted. Obviously if you are a Marvel fan then you should definitely be seeing this one. It's a fun and amusing ride from start to finish. It does have a few moments where it gets a bit darker than the first one gets though. Anyways I will definitely be watching this again. If you haven't even seen it once then get on it.
