I just saw Age of Ultron as well. It was fun. Definitely underwhelming.
There were a lot of good ideas, and many of them worked on some level. Base enjoyment was maintained throughout (almost) the entire movie. There were some interesting character ideas... some of which were explored better than others.
Ultron in particular was fantastic. He wasn't particularly menacing, no, but he was very interesting in the way he was written and especially in the way he was acted by James Spader. He definitely deserved a better movie to star in.
This movie had way too many god d*mn jokes. I wouldn't doubt it at all if someone kept count and told me there were over 100 jokes in the film. There were so many in the final battle in particular that any possibility of tension was repeatedly killed over and over. There was no intensity in that climax, and it was heavily because of the absurd amount of jokes.
The romance was also really rushed into. I like the idea of the pairing, and there was potential for it, but they dive-bombed into it so hard and so fast that it was incredibly jarring and strange.
A big criticism I hear about this movie is that it's the same as the first Avengers. That's definitely not true; Age of Ultron is inferior in almost every way. The first Avengers was much more balanced and well-executed, and infinitely rewatchable. Age of Ultron is a fun way to kill 2 and a half hours, and not much more. It certainly wasn't bad, but it could have been so much better, one of Marvel's best.
I guess I'd give it around 6/10.
Edited by CloudMountainJuror, 15 September 2015 - 01:06 AM.