10 Mistakes Avengers: Infinity War Cannot Afford To Make

Thou shall not disobey these commandments.

Avengers: Age of Ultron has been in cinemas across the globe for close to two weeks, and now that the dust has settled - and everybody has seen it at least twice (or three or four times) - it's time to cast an eye on the future with regards to the upcoming sequel. Avengers: Infinity War has been confirmed for a 2018 release, of course, and will find itself split - in that annoying Harry Potter/Twilight/Hunger Games way - into two parts, the second of which will make its way into theatres in 2019. Unlike those book adaptations, though, Marvel are free to do as they wish, which bodes well for a two-parter. Age of Ultron was met with mostly positive reviews, of course, but it wasn't perfect. There were a lot of things about Joss Whedon's sequel picture that could have been improved; whilst some aspects from the original movie were noticeably better, others were surprisingly unpolished - mistakes that Infinity War cannot afford to make all over again. So think of the following points as something akin to Infinity War: The Ten Commandments. That's to say, here are 10 things that Avengers: Age of Ultron fluffed, fumbled or f*cked up that its monumental follow-up - coming 2018, don't you know? - absolutely cannot afford to drop the ball on, 'less the Avengers franchise loses its way and is spoiled forever and ever...
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Sam Hill is an ardent cinephile and has been writing about film professionally since 2008. He harbours a particular fondness for western and sci-fi movies.