Hulk vs. Hulkbuster

Well, that was the main event, wasn't it? Pretty much all the trailers for Age of Ultron were built around Hulk fighting the Hulkbuster. And it was epic and unseen before, we might add "“ however, given the Hulk's level of power, how in the world was he defeated by a man in an armor? How can Batman win against Superman? Ups, wrong movie, right?

Well, here's another thought for you "“ all the destruction and loss of life in Age of Ultron, coming from some very experienced superheroes.

The motivation behind Ultron's creation

This can be summed up pretty easily "“ there is none. As said, at the end of Iron Man 3, when Tony Stark already knew that aliens do exist and that they are way more powerful than any of the Avengers, he blows all his suits and becomes Regular Man (as the Screen Junkies brilliantly put it). So what does he do when his mind is controlled Scarlet Witch messes up with his mind in Age of Ultron?

Well, he creates a suit of armor around the Earth. Well, cue Age of Ultron "“ what happens when he creates the first evil AI? Easy enough, he creates the Vision "“ now THAT was a cool character, probably the fresh blood the Avengers need right now.

Bigger, louder, mindless

These three words pretty much sum up the entire movie "“ yeah, it's a popcorn flick, that you might watch a couple of times, or maybe more, when no better movie appears. It is bigger than any other superhero movie you might have seen, it is quite epic in scale, but it lacks the character development.

And it is easy to understand why "“ we already know who the Avengers are, so Age of Ultron didn't bother with expanding their personalities. Even more, in the case of the newly introduced characters, there isn't enough time for them "“ in a summer blockbuster movie, how much time can a director have to present so many characters and still deliver all the explosions and mayhem?

As Joss Whedon said, the first cut was almost one hour longer "“ so, maybe, when the Blu-ray appears, Age of Ultron will be way better.

It is good, but not great

And the numbers show it "“ yeah, it will break the $1 billion barrier since, as of now, Age of Ultron is well beyond the $400 million, with just a couple of days since released in the USA. Still, it didn't break the record for the highest grossing premier and the reviews (from both fans and critics) don't seem to help it.

Ultimately, besides redundancy, Age of Ultron built the hype to unknown levels until now, only to present pretty much the same rehashed story.

In any way, this is what we believe about Age of Ultron "“ in about 2 weeks, the R-rated Mad Max: Fury Road will be released. And we do believe that Age of Ultron will have a hard time keeping its first spot at the box-office, if it will do this at all.