Avengers: Endgame reviewed by Mark Kermode
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- Mark Kermode reviews Avengers: Endgame. Following the apocalyptic events of Infinity War, the remaining Avengers rally to save the universe.
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I love how Mark still manages to mention The Exorcist here
Wouldn't be a real Kermode without it.
He wakes to his alarm clock playing Tubular Bells every morning.
He mentioned it again later in the show, the similarities between The Exorcist trilogy and the MCU.... The man's obsessed
@@underreppin *possessed
As soon as he said Exorcist I laughed and immediately checked the top comments and sure enough!
"Characters with perfectly coiffed hair in the middle of intergalactic disaster" should've been on the poster.
*coiffed
@@roflmatol Thank you for pointing that out to me ! It has now been fixed.
Tag line for GotG3
In the words of Harrison Ford to Mark Hamil in the Stars Wars "Trash Compactor Scene" when Mark Hamil was talking how his hair should be messed up and matted if they're in a trash compactor:
Harrison Ford to Mark Hamil: "Hey kid, it ain't that kind of movie. If they're looking at your hair (the audience), then we've made a big mistake."
Should have been the flipping title
"As I was watching the grand third act of Avengers Endgame, I was reminded of The Exorcist 3..."
Of course you were, Mark 😀
That's why I love him. Highly eloquent film critic with a deep, deep love of horror.
Lol, shot for shot, they're the same movie
Haha he had to fit it in somewhere
😁😁
“I can do this all day”
“Yeah, I know, I know”
These movies and the directors behind them are briliant at giving short lines that give you more understanding of the character than some more serious dramas do in 30 minutes, same goes for performances, Robert Downey Jr. shows he's entire emotional spectrum in a single scene, something he can not do in any other "serious" film like the Judge for example.
@@4Everlast It's hard to take your assessment "siriously".
I saw the movie yesterday - this got the biggest laugh in the cinema 👍
That's why I love Mark's reviews. He recognizes that he's not particularly into the genre but doesn't let it jeopardize his judgment. Some people think that just because it's a super hero or any other type of movie outside of the indie/art realm is not worth the shot. Yes, there is a lot of garbage especially within blockbusters but some of them are really well made and entertaining.
Sometimes films can be made to be thought provoking, teach you something or get a message across. Sometimes they can be made to make you laugh or cry. Then sometimes they can be made purely to entertain, for fun and the thrill of excitement. All are equally valid and only the arrogant elitists think otherwise.
To be fair there are plenty of garbage non block busters too.
I found Mark’s review more detailed than some of the other so called fan reviews. Great stuff
@@jasewildheart Wasn't that the movie that made a billion dollars?
@@jasewildheart Oh, sure. People were saying that it would bomb because they were sad about what Brie said. Now that it made a billion dollars, they're backtracking.
Their adorable little boycott didn't make any difference whatsoever.
"One of the things I love most about cinema is its ability to touch you emotionally, to make you laugh, to make you cry, to make you, you know, scared, and if a film does that, if it creates that emotional connection, particularly in the midst of so much other stuff happening, then I think that is a triumph."
YES!!!
Perfectly put and when my friends made fun of me tearing up and me freely admitting it, this was very similar in my justification. It made me feel. It's why I have dislike of musicals, I like to believe in the universe of every character in every film, (near) any genre and if it gets me then its done it's job. That's why I love cinema!!
@@fleason771 yo my g i was with you until you started dissing musicals
Worth noting when Mark doesn't complain about the 3 hour runtime!
maverickmak91 you saying he should?
@@bucwhovian8305 No. It's just very rare that a blockbuster earns its bumper runtime.
@@bucwhovian8305 It is rare that he mentions a running time and not then say "It could lose half an hour".
Yes! I'm very surprised.
He's usually very critical about the runtime for films like these.
actually he complained about the runtime of infinity war.
Mark Kermode teared up watching a superhero movie. God damn, I can’t wait for tomorrow!
Awesome congrats n going tomorrow!
To be fair Kermode tears up reading the list of ingredients from a packet of crisps
Crippycooke don't get your hopes up
ragnare 🤣🤣🤣🤣im a marvel (more the comics then the films to be fair) fan but this made me crack up laughing , so had to make a rare comment and show you the kudos you deserve Sir. Well played.
Brace yourself, I cried 5 times
Don't forget Doctor Strange relied on *a rat* for his 1 in 14 million plan...
I like cheeseburgers
The rat was inevitable
SPOILERS!!!!!
took 5 years
How else were they going to set up Rat-man and his franchise?
He said it was a long shot
I went to watch this and Infinity War having only ever seen the first Iron Man and Black Panther. I really enjoyed Endgame, but there was a lot that went way over my head. However, the theatre was packed with fans and I was sitting next to a guy called Ted. As the end credits were playing he patiently answered many of my questions about specific plot points that had elicited reactions from the audience. Thanks Ted!
How anyone can watch Iron Man and not be curious enough to watch at least the first Avengers film is beyond me but each to their own :)
You really should watch the avengers, winter soldier, civil war and thor ragnorok, all very good movies.
@GiRayne Did you watch avengers infinity War, before you watched ... Endgame? otherwise it will not make much sense
"Overall, it's pretty damn good." - Mark Kermode on Endgame
It's pretty average,
@@Raghy07 How is that even an insult?
Anyway it is pretty mediocre. The previous Avengers was better in every way.
@@andy6576 Imagine getting that triggered over an OPINION.
Avengers fan boys are funny.
@@ResevoirGod imagine thinking that hating on something popular makes you look cool. I'm more of a DC fan and I enjoyed it very much. Captain Marvel and Antman and the Wasp are average movies, Justice League is an average movie, this is excellent. On par with Infinity War, of course nothing tops Dark Knight
Didn't really like it. Didn't like the way they handled certain characters. Time travel messes things up. Saw infinity war multiple times. Wouldn't with this one
The bit at the end with Cap dancing made me tear up, the first time a film has did that in a long time!
"Proof that Tony Stark has a heart" made me tear up. He went from being the most selfish guy on the planet that only Pepper Potts believed in and became the most selfless man in the universe who saved everyone's asses because he wanted to give Peter Parker a hug.
Funny how Robert Downey Jr had a similar arc to Stark. Got sacked from Ally McBeal for being a selfish drug addict, went on to turn his life around and revive his career with Iron Man. I love a story like that.
"Picking up the gauntlet"
...
I see what you did there ;)
Charlie Hancock literally about to comment the same thing 😅
Proving they have the stones...
I read this as soon as he said it.
I don't think he did! Haha!
I must say the run time wasn't an issue at all. It felt more like 100 minutes, not 180.
Agreed.
Agree.
It felt 4 hours to me
It felt too long.
It felt like 3 hours of awesomeness to me.
I've always admired Mark Kermode's reviews. Too many critics lambast films that don't appeal their particular genre. He has been my favourite film critic since C4 review of the remade Dawn of the Dead, his knowledge is immense.
He really should mention the massive buzz in the cinemas. Most of them in the uk are fully booked. These films are this generations Star Wars.
"It's like the Rutles." SOLD!
Peter Galey If you’ve seen The Rutles, don’t bother with this as it’s just an exact scene for scene retread offering nothing new 😂
I'm not sure many people other than Mark Kermode would see the analogy between the MCU and The Rutles.
very reasonable review. Saw it, didn't get emotional, but can't deny it was a monumentous spectacle and therefore pretty damn entertaining.
The score I’d give endgame is 3000 ❤️
Andre 3000
Bless! I loved it 3000 too ❤
ASV my heart 😭
Noooo!!! Now I'm crying again...
Okay, that hurt...
I love how coy mark's being when talking about a post credits scene. As someone who IS a big marvel fan I chuckled and even suspected they'd go the route they did as the credits went on.
I love Endgame 3000.
If you understand that reference you’re in as much emotional pain and wonder as I am.
I concur :'(
Too soon
Hakeem why is that?
I support this message
Yes it was superb
I'm very late, but I think what Markus and McFeely achieved with the screenplay is pretty unprecedented for the sticking of a landing.
Also thought it was a nice way to say "Goodbye"to the legend Stan Lee with Endgame being his last ever cameo appearance...
thenoodleshop I heard they had one more for spider man far from home and that was it.
Although in my personal opinion it feels poetic to end it here.
thenoodleshop They did film many cameos, but they chose to end it here, it's a fitting end to his cameos
@@avxx0035 I knew they'd filmed many cameos but didn't know they were ending it here. Makes perfect sense though, this is the big movie of all the previous movies. To go any longer would be dragging it out.
@thenoodleshop No, around I think Black Panther/Infinity War era Kevin Fiege said they filmed a bunch of cameos with Stan and Endgame was the last one that was filmed.
Actually, captain marvel was the last cameo filmed
Am I the only one interested for Mark to have a spoiler talk?
Yes...
Nope... I’m game
I found one particular scene where Thor achieve some momentary respite to be extremely powerful, given the tragic nature of his arc.
I was surprised by how much of the stuff that was supposed to be emotional actually worked, that was really the big weakness of a lot of these films (including IW) is that it just felt like stuff they had to do to get to the action. Some of it still felt a little hackneyed but for the most part it worked
I agree, I have to respect so many people who have seen it so far have done a good job of not sharing spoilers about it, I have to admire that. I might not be as keen on seeing Endgame like others, but I always respect when people are considerate about not sharing spoilers (or at least make it very clear that spoilers are going to be shared).
Whilst it's fair to say that most are being respectful, there are still arseholes out there spoiling it. Thankfully I saw a warning and avoided them. Not every saw the warning though, or were there before it. At least I've seen it now so I'm safe.
@outlines I stopped scrolling after seeing the warning, so I wouldn't know. I can't even tell you the channel/video as it wasn't one of my subbed ones, just a random, unrelated front page recommendation I clicked on. All I'd say is, be very careful until you've seen it. :-)
What a great review, and spoiler free! And of course, a mention of The Exorcist. 🤣👍🏻
Nice to hear someone else showing some love for Glass... when It comes to the professional critics anyway. I adored Glass and also loved how the movie makes you believe its leading to a certain expectation.
Aw I also loved Endgame too... hell of an emotional rollercoaster ride.
Ashley Thomas Glass was amazing. It was a way better movie than Endgame. Glass is my favorite 2nd film of 2019 so far after Alita Battle Angel.
It ruined unbreakable which is one of my favourite films of the genre.
I agree about the first part being great. I do not get the complaints online about the beginning being slow. Considering what happened at the end of Infinity War, it's understandable that they're miserable. Did people expect them to be sad for all of 5 minutes before forgetting everything and zipping around, shooting enemies again? It's called characters actually being interesting for a moment, but apparently the masses just want bright explosions and one-liners for 3 hours...
I can definitely say that on its own it’s great, but along with the previous films it’s incredible.
I really loved the Star Trek 6: The Undiscovered Country ending with all the main cast getting their credit and their signature on the screen. I thought that was very classy and very touching.
Takes me back...
the final battle scene is literally a splash page from the comics that happens all the time
Balanced and thoughtful review. (as always)
Time travel seems cliche but
1. It's a comics staple
2. Multiple universes haven't been established in the MCU, but the Quantum Realm already had been.
So it was more elegant a solution than the alternatives.
Doctor Strange introduced the Multiverse
Doctor Strange already established the multi-verse...
The film itself is self aware enough at the ridiculousness of time travel to, rip on it at numerous points.
Time travel in the film IS using the multiverse.
best solution is keep them dead basic rule of storytelling if a characters dead they stay dead. not only that, but they didnt reverse time to stop thanos early(was originally the plan i know), they brought back all the other characters AFTER the finger snap, just making infinity war that much more inconsequential.
The Exorcist 3 is for Mark Kermode what Star Trek is for Mike Stoklasa.
I wonder how many references to Star Trek there will be in Mike’s review of this
One more than Jay can handle.
So at least one.
It broke new ground!!
@@r34dyplayerone91 It's about family.
".....picking up the gauntlet from Infinity War"
Aah... I see what you did there Kermode
Kermode welled up twice; I cried 8 times and felt emotionally exhausted afterwards.
Danielle Walsh same
So true! I am still crying thinking about how beautifully done the very last scene was! ❤❤❤
Excellent review of Endgame from Mr Kermode.Glad he teared up twice(as i did) and compared the end to ROTK.The Russo’s gave him the feels☺️The Exorcist 3 gave me sleepless nights for a fortnight😥
A review that doesn’t spoil anything nor mainly recount the plot. Well done!
The Exorcist...you know mark loves a movie when he mentions the exorcist 😂
Or hates one when he mentions Exorcist 2
Joseph Whittle haha true
Personally, I loved all three acts. Of course there are some problems that could be picked apart if you sat down and plotted the whole film out, but I think the problems in the film are small enough (and explained away quite well) that you can look past them and see what the film is doing. The final act is something you can see coming, but it's the genre trope, and instead of just doing the trope, the filmmakers use the trope to the bests of their advantage.
This review is a very fair reflection of the movie, which I saw a few hours ago. A lot of effort has been made to tie up the loose ends and actively engage all the characters we have come to know and like over the years, so well done to everyone involved.
‘’It’s not weird,I get emails from a raccoon’!!
I love people like Mark, who knows what they like and can get what they like from the movie. But for what he doesn’t like he will mention that but he could understand why a large group of people who loves that.
He remains a classical style critic after the internet killed his industry, without being a snob. absolutely love his reviews
The Russo’s elevated the MCU to another level
This has pretty much assured their place as pop culture legends.
It's very easy to pinpoint the movies that pushed the MCU forward and the ones that just created stagnation. Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Civil War, Thor Ragnarok, Infinity War, Endgame... Four of those were the Russo Brothers; I really don't think the MCU would be where it is now without them.
@@peterjoyfilms Let's not forget the first Iron Man and Black Panther.
This was a massive clusterfuck.
Have to say, this 22 movie Cinematic Universe is the greatest achievement in Cinema history, well told and bloody entertaining. Can't beat that.
Mark 'I teared up twice'
Me 'Have you got a heart of stone? Do you not feel emotion and pain?'
glad he liked it. i was crying for pretty much the whole last hour!
jimmiadja same here mate. To the point where I thought about how far I’ve come in the last 10 years in my own life.
I was very happy with the conclusion.
I find it very satisfying that even a battle hardened movie critic like mark kermode can well up from time to time! I’m not alone!!
He says he was least impressed by the third act, but it was this act that built up to the 2nd moment of intense emotion that he welled up over that he spoke so highly of. It was necessary.
I liked that they didn't undercut the emotional moments with bathos. Maybe the MCU has matured.
It is worth sitting through the end credits and seeing the number of people involved in the making of the film.
The thing that clinched the credits as the ending of a franchise or chapter at least is they did that Star Trek 6 thing of having the signatures of the original Avengers fly across the screen.
They had to have borrowed that from that surely.
No No yup. RDJ is William Shatner!!!
@@abbaszaidi8371 Don't be so mean to RDJ
Sam Trotter dude, for old farts like me, the Shat is a God.
One thing I did like about Endgame is how even though Captain Marvel was very powerful, she was about the same as some of the most powerful other Avengers so it didn't ruin the story line.
It becomes more "elegant" the second time one sees it...
Is it the longest Mark's review? He must have really liked the movie!
Yeah, it certainly has nothing to do with the movie being 3 hours long.
Yeah there's just a lot to cover
I’m loving the film. It’s by far the perfect culmination of Marvel Studio’s epic journey.
It sucked.
The end credits started, I thought, theres no way they will put an end credit scene after that movie but the cinema was packed and nobody moved, there was no way to get out while waiting 10 minutes for the credits to close, but no end scene. Everyone was complaining as they finally left. But just what could they have put at the end, as Mark said, the film was the end.
The subtle steel hammering sound in homage to Iron Mans humble beginnings was all we needed!
IMO they knocked it out of the park. I was In a packed theater of pretty passionate fans and the amount of cheers, applause and audience wide gasps were a testament to what this movie was able to accomplish. My Brother was crying, the guy next to me was crying, everybody was crying. I legit haven't teared up in a movie since Return of the King opening night.
i've never seen anyone with a greater love of cinema than mark. he can honestly get enjoyment out of any genre
Mark and Simon doing the film review on friday makes the world good again.
Thanks for keeping the review spoiler free!
An emotional rollercoaster. They absolutely nailed it. Great review, Mark.
I'd love to know which two moments made him tear up.
Brilliant review. Found myself nodding in agreement almost the entire time.
Great review for a great movie! There is no after credits scene - only a sound which plays over the marvel logo..... I regret staying - it was super later and I had work this morning!!!
Rowan Crump nope. Which is why Mark liked it. This movie is the ending of all the previous films so there are no teasers for what comes next. It’s a final curtain call. So no need to sit throughout the credits.
@@rowanc88 yes,a sound of hammers
I thought the world "decimate," literally translated from Latin to " taken a tenth," meaning that if there had been an attempted mutiny or similar activity where you might want to punish a large number of people whom you can't afford to just execute then you could decimate that legion so that regardless of rank or any other external factors every soldier is given a one in ten chance of being executed. It's surprising how forcing a group or team of people to have to execute a random selection of their number by their own hand can strike so much terror into such hardy individuals as you'd likely find amongst such folks.
It is a word usually misused.
I’ve only been in 3 movies where no one made a sound
This. Infinity war and The Dark knight
That the villain was so powerful in Infinity Wars, and to be brought down by a solution that was basically a throwaway one, left me feeling cheated. Infinity Wars was at least 2 grades higher.
I agree Endgame was a huge letdown.
Cival War is even better.
@@David-Field.Stuff01 I have seen that only briefly, and it wasn't technically an Avengers movie, though you could say it had more Avenger content than an Avengers movie. I don't know, I rather loved the difference (again, not seeing all of Civil War) that Infinity Wars had, because the ending was such an unexpected one, at least if you didn't know there was going to be a follow-up movie. I believe I knew there was going to be another movie, but the ending even surprised me, and it seemed like they overdid it at the time. But who knew you could use time to wish it away like a fairy wand? Endgame - so childish.
The Avengers infinity war and Endgame as a two part mini series is a Film of Operatic proportions.
A true roller coaster ride of emotions they are not only great but one of the greatest movies of the modern era .
On the same scale as 2001 AD ?
Perfect summary and review of the film.
Great review, managing to dodge most of the obvious spoilers. I've often felt that Mark struggles to review films that belong to genres he doesn't generally enjoy, but I feel his review of this film is fair, and highlights what a great job the Russo's did, against all odds, to direct a film that overwhelmingly satisfied such a huge audience. They must have done something right for Mark to finally comment "It's pretty damned good."
An entirely fair and balanced review, and this is coming from someone who IS deeply invested in the series, and the characters. The third act was what it needed to be, simple as that. You can't have a JAWS movie without a shark, right...?
My Top 5 favorite Moments in Avengers: Endgame:
1.) "I am Iron Man"
2.) "Avengers....Assemble!"
3.) Captain America with Mjonir vs. Thanos
4.) All the time travel stuff
5.) MCU Heroes appear
Just saw it in Manchester. The whole cinema applauded at the end, that's the only time I've ever seen that happen.
Love this guy's reviews. Even though we have completely different investment levels or interests in general, I can totally get behind everything he says and completely agree.
I loved it. Magnificent Film. The end totally ruined me though. The tears were really flowing.
Funny how he refers to Infinity War as a movie with a downbeat ending yet in his original review called it inconsequential. But I agree with everything else he said about this and his Infinity War review:-)
“Picking up the gauntlet from the downbeat end of infinity war”
No pun intended...
I saw it the third day. It was hard not to be spoiled regardless. I avoided all chat rooms, forums and such. Then picking up a cinema magazine in the theatre they casually revealed which actors didn't renew their contract like some semi-spoiler essentially.
Oh no! Hope you bloody well complained!
A brilliant film, with even one point of the plot that may have folk scratching their heads actually proving *potentially* explainable.
I felt it was good but lacked something. Infinity War left me in awe and if I'm honest this didn't. There were multiple parts of this movie that didn't feel right.
Hahaha.
You are wrong.
I liked it and it had some of the best moments in the MCU, I think it was a satisfying conclusion but for me the first Avengers movie was better overall.
Robert Downey Jr’s performance is amazing. He genuinely should be considered for Best Supporting Actor
Or best actor
No! And I've watched the movie 3 times already...
spaceboy2095 Well you have a Rey profile picture, so you're not an excellent judge of quality are you?
@@avxx0035 Well... If you mean to say that The Force Awakens is a bad movie, I then really wonder who has a lack of taste in this instance... 🙄
@@spaceboy2095
You, clearly.
Imagine If Barry Norman was still reviewing movies.
For once agreed with him totally couldn't put it better myself.
"It felt like an ending." This. What else were they going to put there?
they might've put the kids wanting to take a picture with antman ;)
Took my wee boy to see endgame,absolutely brilliant ,he normally falls asleep but didn't during this,all the movies are great,time to fork out on the box set now 🤘🤘
Thanks for the review and no spoiling the plot.
This is why I like Kermode's reviews. Reviewed for the people it's made for, not as a critic. Far too many people being cork sniffers about the MCU being "not cinema" and things like that. I do think it would be better if they dialled down the pace of release of films though
He’s right when he says it feels like an ending because that’s exactly what it is; the final Marvel movie, therefore there’s no mid or after credits scene. There’s a bit in the credits showing the cast, like in Twilight Breaking Dawn Pt. 2, but that’s the end of Endgame.
Not a chance in hell this is the last Marvel movie. The last Avengers movie, probably but there will still be future Guardians of the Galaxy movies as well as stand alone Super hero films.
There will be no more stand alone Thor, Captain, or Iron Man films. Guardians yes, and the Loki tv show which’ll be awesome, but again, that’s the end.
@@TheManInTheLongBlackCoat There will be more standalone Spiderman films, maybe Ant Man or who knows they'll introduce new characters to fill the void.
They simply make too much money not to continue
In relation to a few comments below, Mark doesn't refer to the Exorcist but to Exorcist III, and his comment makes perfect sense in relation how a movie can be compelled to meet genre or fan base expectations.
Just watched it... was epic and I’m emotionally still beaten down lol
I like the comparison with Logan a film I have only seen once and have no rush to see again as it will dilute my first viewing. One day like Infinity War & Endgame I will see both again, for now I'm content 😍
This is a really good review, coming from a fan of film not just superhero films
Can't believe they killed off Darkman in this..
Unintentional pun by Mark.
This movie takes a mighty stab at picking up the #gauntlet of the first movie.
The bit about the credits there is worth mentioning. There are no after credits scenes but at least stay for the big amazing graphic design credits/mid credits because they are beautiful. There is a sound at the very very very end of the movie but there is no more film footage.
Awesome movie, cried laughed and had a great time
It was a huge clusterfuck.