...but keep in mind, almost all the Marvel characters currently in MCU are in this movie, and some that have not yet been shown(Capt. Marvel for example and maybe Wasp).
Honestly I wish this would have been pushed out, especially if Disney does acquire Fox and thus have rights to Xmen and Fantastic Four....those all together would only add to the fun.
I am wondering if that is why we still have not received a title for the 4th Avengers movie, it was originally going to be part 2 of the Infinity wars, now it is not.
I think this is the right logic. You don't have to be a comic book fan to know who Iron Man, Hulk, or Captain America is, but Dr. Strange? Thor kind of existed in that mid-range, but I think Dr. Strange is just a step too obscure. Then again, it doesn't get more obscure than Guardians really, and they took off...
That's true, though I bet a lot of people that love Guardians have never read a Guardians comic book. I think the humor that the trailers showed, plus the retro music and the fact Chris Pratt is a pretty hot commodity, helped sell that one ... more than the fact is is part of the MCU
Don't totally disagree here.For what it's worth, here's my MCU essential viewing list:
Iron Man 1
Thor 1 (not a great movie but a lot of useful background)
Iron Man 2 (flawed but necessary)
Avengers
Captain America: Winter Soldier (my favorite MCU film; scenes from Avengers and Cap2 fill in necessary gaps from Cap 1)
Age of Ultron
Guardians 1
Civil War
IMO, those films provide a solid introduction to most--if not all--of the settings, characters, their relationships, etc. I have to trust that Infinity War will properly reintroduce key concepts like the stones.
Other films would help fill in gaps. Ragnarok is a good companion piece for Civil War. And it's a great movie, but not sure I would call it essential viewing. (It's POSSIBLE that you could remove Thor 1 from my list and add Ragnarok. But missing out on that early intro to Asgard, Thor, Loki, Heimdall, Selivig and others may take away from Avengers and other subsequent films.)
Ant Man is another fun movie but you quickly learn most of what you need to know about that character when he appears in another film.
Iron Man 3 is pretty forgettable (and I say that as a Shane Black fan). Thor 2 introduces one of the "stones" but that's about it.
I still don't see the need for Iron man 3. I will add I am really confused of the clip of Tony in this trailer, as I THOUGHT I saw the reactor in his chest, which was removed at end of Iron man 3. Unless this somehow comes before...which makes no sense.
so true!!And the relationship with Pepper requires a flow chart to follow from one film to the next
The main reason I mentioned Age of Ultron would be that it's the introduction of the Vision and Scarlet Witch, and I think their relationship is something that may be central to the films moving forward. Possibly the only major point viewers need to know going into the film is that Thanos has been trying to gather 6 infinity stones/gems (mentioned in Guardians 1) and if he uses them together he can basically control reality. So far we've seen:
Mind Stone: Yellow stone in Vision's forehead
Reality Stone: Red Stone from Thor: Dark World
Space Stone: Blue cosmic cube from Captain America and later other Marvel films
Power Stone: Purple stone from Guardians 1
Time Stone: Green Eye of Agamotto from Dr Stange
Soul Stone: ??? Don't think we've seen it yet ... maybe central to Black Panther?
EDIT: Phicinfan beat me to it while I was posting ... also confirming that we haven't seen the Soul Stone
(Potential Spoiler Alert....)
I try to steer clear of spoilers but I've read speculation that there's an element of time travel in Infinity Wars (time stone?) If so, that could explain reappearance of the arc reactor. Or just a flashback.
But yeah...Iron Man 3 is the one movie that seems weirdly out of place in the entire run. Other than showcasing Tony's PTSD, it barely ties in with the other films. The arc reactor removal hints at some long-term implications for the character (is he done? what drastic events will pull him back in?) But in the very next film (Ultron?), it's as if nothing had changed. And the relationship with Pepper requires a flow chart to follow from one film to the next.
Honestly I wish this would have been pushed out, especially if Disney does acquire Fox and thus have rights to Xmen and Fantastic Four....those all together would only add to the fun.
I am wondering if that is why we still have not received a title for the 4th Avengers movie, it was originally going to be part 2 of the Infinity wars, now it is not.
The main reason I mentioned Age of Ultron would be that it's the introduction of the Vision and Scarlet Witch, and I think their relationship is something that may be central to the films moving forward. Possibly the only major point viewers need to know going into the film is that Thanos has been trying to gather 6 infinity stones/gems (mentioned in Guardians 1) and if he uses them together he can basically control reality. So far we've seen:
Mind Stone: Yellow stone in Vision's forehead
Reality Stone: Red Stone from Thor: Dark World
Space Stone: Blue cosmic cube from Captain America and later other Marvel films
Power Stone: Purple stone from Guardians 1
Time Stone: Green Eye of Agamotto from Dr Stange
Soul Stone: ??? Don't think we've seen it yet ... maybe central to Black Panther?
EDIT: Phicinfan beat me to it while I was posting ... also confirming that we haven't seen the Soul Stone
Oh man I watched the trailer three times in a row! I'm sooo pumped. But also concerned that Cap has a beard.. I would definitely like to see more of Steve's beautiful all-American face, please.