Ultron wants to wipe out most of humanity so that only, to weed out the weak, and only the strong and adaptable survive. That is made pretty explicit.
He's Stark's child because Stark programmed him. Again, explicit.
He stole gravity manipulation tech from Strucker and HYDRA and integrated it into his body. Not so…

Yeah it definitely followed a formula.

Why, I got them from a contest on this very website!

Very true. But with all the fuss made over his performance and dumb method shit, he would be mentioned more.

It really does feel like they came up with all the "cool trailer moments" first and then haphazardly threw a movie together around them. Harley stealing that purse, the Joker lying on the ground surrounded by knives (well the entire Joker subplot, really) Harley getting dressed and all her little quips, it's not like…

Yeah, its probably less than 15 minutes of screentime and a lot of growling and grunting. Leto's a talented actor but there was nothing up on the screen to justify all the method bullshit we've been hearing about for months.

You might enjoy Suicide Squad then, because I never understood all the hate for AoU. It's flawed for sure, but it has some great sequences, namely The Hulkbuster sequence. I also think Vision was incredibly well done and enjoyed his conversation with Ultron at the end a lot.

Sure, if it's done well. He never feels menacing in this film though. He comes off like an annoying brat, honestly. We're never shown how he could be charming enough to make Harley fall in love with him. Amanda Waller basically just tells us that's what happened.

Yes. The DCEU is 3-for-3 in making films that land with a resounding "meh."

I can assure you that Age of Ultron is a much more engaging and enjoyable movie than this confusing, posturing mess of a film.

I saw an advance screening, and am surprised that every review so far seems to avoid talking about Jared Leto's god-awful Joker. This is a Joker that makes underlings kiss his pimp ring while holding court in the VIP area of a night club like a gangster in a shitty crime drama. It is bad.

I'm really intrigued by Nocturnal Animals. It seems like Tom Ford found a diamond in the rough with that novel and realized it would make a really interesting film, and it has a fantastic cast to boot.

just wondering, the article says "win a pair of passes" but my pass says "admit one." So this pass is only good for one, right?

I just haven't seen it summed up so succinctly. Bravo.

Can I steal this and share it on facebook if I credit it to you?

It's funny, you intimated you didn't care yet you're replying to my comment a full two months later. Doesn't seem like the actions of someone who doesn't care.

As someone who grew up an obnoxious die-hard Good Charlotte fan (I was ten when their big album came out, give me a break!), it is nice to see that The Madden Brothers seem to have matured into decent people.

Colbert, in character, could fiercely combat people who were spouting hateful or ignorant bullshit without a leg to stand on, and it was beautiful. I wish he would do it as himself.

Dinesh D'Souza? You mean the guy whom Stephen Colbert got to say he sympathizes with terrorists?

You're adorable.