somniloquence

I mostly agree with you, though I do think IM3 was *also* character driven and really well done, with a lot less fail than it could have had, but of course, IM3 is sharply divisive - a lot of people really don't like it, for a variety of reasons. But we're apparently ignoring it as well as CATWS in terms of moving forward (personally, I'd rather just pretend AOU didn't happen, aside from the change in the team lineup at the end).

Cap 3 started out sounding like it could be good - from interviews, the Russos seem to understand that the important emotional through line is the Steve/Bucky relationship and that it's still a loose thread that needs to be followed up on. And then everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked RDJ renegotiated his contract, and suddenly it's a whole different ballgame. Meh.

I think it's possible they could still make a fun, interesting movie, but they're not going to be able to serve that epic cast of characters well, and it does make me sad. I'm right there with you.

Also, I still don't get the fanboy hard-on for watching heroes fight each other over and over again.