Just saw it in 3D IMAX! Not 'real' IMAX I think, but still damn nice. Spoilers ahead.

@Fatality - His niece? I thought that woman from Cap2 & Avengers3 was Peggy's niece, not his? And he never married Peggy, did he? Confused there. Also I didn't really recognize that actress - I had a moment of thinking it was Black Widow before realizing that didn't make any sense.

Personally I liked Cap's ending... but I didn't like that he gave the shield to Falcon instead of Bucky. Falcon is already, well, Falcon - he's not got the super powered abilities that go with being Cap like Bucky does these days. And where is the hammer? Old!Cap didn't have it with him but he definitely took it to the past when he went.

I'm not going to ping ScottPress because I'm about to drop spoilers in the spoiler thread to answer his question. I'll PM him to say that yes, there is permadeath.

So let's see...

Gamora. Thanos killed her and that version of her - from our timeline - is staying dead. Her sister appears to have joined up with the Guardians in her place. I had honestly expected the alternate!Gamora to hang around but I guess she got 'snapped' by Stark there at the end? Bit of an odd end there, since she'd have probably joined up with Quill again even if she wasn't on board with him just yet.

Stark. I'm liking his storyline and his death. I'd guessed he'd end up with a kid due to that line in Avengers 3 when he's talking to Pepper, but I wasn't sure how that would mesh with both my expectation that he'd die and that he'd still be alive to raise her. I was twisting myself in circles trying to come up with a prediction - what they did worked nicely for me.

Captain America isn't dead but... anyone else have the impression he was about to be? Or at the very least he's out of the spotlight now. So he's not dead but I expect a movie quite soon will either have his funeral or show that he's out of the fight now. I liked the idea of his 'end' but it leaves open too many questions so overall I'm unsure there. And as I said earlier, not a fan of Cap!Falcon instead of Cap!Bucky.

Vision. Never name back. He wasn't killed by the 'snap' itself after all.

Black Widow. Like Gamora it's implied she's dead for good. I thought for a second that was her with Steve dancing - I swear I couldn't get a good look - but that makes no sense. Granted it doesn't make sense that Peggy would have walked away from the career she had to be with Steve either really. Very curious how his whole 'getting a life' bit worked with whatever timeline he was in. I'm glad she managed to sacrifice herself though instead of Hawkeye, but still wish there'd been some clever plotting that changed how predictable that whole thing was. I wanted her to live and have a movie with Hawkeye as a co-star, who knows what the movie we get will be?

Loki appears to have not returned from the dead so guessing he's staying that way. But if he pops back up at least there's precedent there.

Anyone else?

I didn't mind Thor's characterization changes too much, and I loved that he got to see him mom, but I didn't like him joining the Guardians at the end. I really didn't like that. I don't know why it bugs me so much. He's going to be who he is? FFS he's the King, or at least it always seemed as if he were worthy to be so and wasn't simply playing at it. Did he actually abdicate completely or is this more of a leaving someone else in charge until he's really needed to be there? Is there comic precedence?

Disappointed that for all the hype about Hawkeye having a bigger role and part it wasn't as big as I wanted it to be.

Spiderman/Iron Man reunion was touching.

In my personal opinion they lost the thread of Thanos' characterization right at the end. I didn't like that they had him start wanting revenge and whatnot and planning to just kill everyone and make a fresh Universe with half the people in it. I'd really have preferred if he just thanked them for pointing out an issue and said that when he succeeded THIS time he'd wish that all memories of the lost were lost with them, and kept his whole "I am doing it for the greater good" demeanor.

Loved the movie. Want to go to see it again while it's still in theaters.

Edit: I think there was someone at Stark's funeral - standing a bit away from the group, but not Marvel - that I didn't recognize. Anyone have any idea? Shortish dark hair, light skin, didn't see if male/female. Any idea?

Edit2: Oh, regarding Cap taking the hammer. Makes sense. When Thor was in the past he took it from Asgard. So I guess Cap left it somewhere in the past and it ended back up there, maybe.

Edit3: Oh, and I legit expected that someone who was originally 'snapped' would come back to life and then get killed normally. That didn't happen and I admit I went in thinking it would happen to someone. Get them back and then bam, lost again, etc.

Edit4: The 5-year jump ahead took me by surprise and was a masterstroke I think. Everyone went into this movie with expectations knowing that a lot of characters would come back but I don't think everyone expected them to immediately get to Thanos, win, and then still lose and spend five years trying to move on. Changed the entire tone and threw expectations out the window in a good way.

 

Tonnnnyy. ;_;

 

I thought it was more than a line - there was a whole bit where they discussed as a group that going back to the past would create an alternate timeline. Nothing they did in the past would change the present is my understanding. Then later the conversation between the Hulk and the Ancient one sort of cemented there.

My understanding: They went back in time, got a version of the stones, and returned to their own timeline to use them. They then sent Cap back to that timeline to return them, he lived a life there, and then accepted (?) his return to his correct timeline? At first I'd thought he had just wandered out of the trees but in hindsight I thought he lived in that alternate timeline for most of his life. I am not sure which it actually is.

Regardless of how it actually worked it was made rather clear that time travel didn't work at all like it does in most movies. Going back to the past is your future - you can't use your future to affect your past, etc. Or something close to that is how Banner and Nebula explained it. But in short - no. Whatever Cap did with Peggy in the past doesn't affect how he lived the first time or the people that his other self interacted with. That much at least I think was clear?

It's overly confusing though, I agree completely.

@PomMan - That makes perfect sense, actually, regarding the unknown teenager. I can see it in hindsight.

 

Oh - and also, that rule about how you can't actually change the past in a way that affects your present?

Pretty important. Because otherwise every movie in the MCU from here on out would be a massive plot hole of "y u no time travl?"

 

Mr Stark! MrStark-MrStark-MrStark! You-wouldn't-believe-what-happened! Do-you-remember-when-we-went-on-the-spaceship? Like-into-space-and-got-in-the-big-fight? Cuz-I-like-fell-asleep-and-then-I-woke-up-and-you-weren't-there-but-DrStrange-was-there-and-he-was-like-it's-been-five-years-and-they-need-us! And--- Oh. This is nice.



Edit: This is in response to PomMan wanting to know our favorite bits from the movie. I say favorite instead of best because let's be honest, the best one is going to be subjective. I can't in good conscience list anything but that one because it really hit me in all the best ways. I also think most people will name a different best scene. So many good ones to pick from!

 

You can have the tiny one.