Maybe I will give it a third run, but I certainly enjoyed the first Avengers a bit more than AOU as it had the feeling of "We-Can't-Lose" or the end of a throwback Power Rangers episode where you know things will ultimately work out. All of the character interactions felt forced and I'll tell you why in my opinion:
- Iron Man - Tony is burnt out (as we saw from part 3), he wants to hang up the mantle, but can't because he has to clean up a mess he is responsible for.
- Hawkeye - At times seems like he wanted to just hang up his arrows and call it a day and go home to his family as he's the only one that has people who really depend on him and love him
- Captain America/Black Widow - Just got out of all that hoopla with the Hydra infiltration
- Thor - Has business to handle in Asgard
- Hulk - Reflecting and doing the "Lonely Man" walk
We've seen most of these characters as a team and in their own separate adventures and it seems Ultron is just a minor inconvenience to them considering what they faced, and since Guardians of the Galaxy dropped, the affairs of Terra/Earth really do pale in comparison to the other parts of the galaxy when Thanos is out there plotting.
It just felt forced, the action was great, but Ultron didn't seem menacing enough compared to Loki if we do a direct comparison to the first Avengers flick. Guardians of the Galaxy, Winter Soldier, and Iron Man are still the top MCU films for me so far...
- Iron Man - Tony is burnt out (as we saw from part 3), he wants to hang up the mantle, but can't because he has to clean up a mess he is responsible for.
- Hawkeye - At times seems like he wanted to just hang up his arrows and call it a day and go home to his family as he's the only one that has people who really depend on him and love him
- Captain America/Black Widow - Just got out of all that hoopla with the Hydra infiltration
- Thor - Has business to handle in Asgard
- Hulk - Reflecting and doing the "Lonely Man" walk
We've seen most of these characters as a team and in their own separate adventures and it seems Ultron is just a minor inconvenience to them considering what they faced, and since Guardians of the Galaxy dropped, the affairs of Terra/Earth really do pale in comparison to the other parts of the galaxy when Thanos is out there plotting.
It just felt forced, the action was great, but Ultron didn't seem menacing enough compared to Loki if we do a direct comparison to the first Avengers flick. Guardians of the Galaxy, Winter Soldier, and Iron Man are still the top MCU films for me so far...