Okay, I just knocked the AOU thread massively off-topic with this list so let’s just make this a thread all of her own! AOU can continue in a new thread.
So… things got really interesting in the old thread as we started to rank the Marvel movies. Now we’d have a bit of distance I’d agree with a lot of the previous in terms of charting. Marvel has always had that difficult second album thing going on with their sequels, Cap 2 being the only real exception. I also feel IM3 pulled it back on track a lot for me after a really not good second picture, but then I loved the Mandarin twist.
Anyway, in order, here’s what I liked…
Guardians
Captain America 2
Iron Man 1
Thor
Incredible Hulk (a really fun movie let down a little by CGI fight at the end)
IM3
Avengers (about the same level as AOU, but with a really fun third act)
Cap (I still have no idea what happened in third act of this movie)
AOU
IM2
Thor 2.
I’ve still yet to get to the end of Thor 2 and have tried three times. Bear in mind I saw Superman 4 in the cinema several times and you’ll appreciate I’m unusually patient when it comes to superhero movies, which I think says a lot smile
I agree that Ant-Man, Strange and Black Panther feels, like Guardians, a much needed breath of fresh air. But here’s an interesting thought. How would you rate the MARVEL CHARACTER movies overall. I’ve added in mine below with the studio beside them. It’s interesting how many were made outside Marvel Studios. Brand loyalty with Marvel is very strong, but I still don’t think anyone has made a superhero movie in the last 20 years that’s as good as Ramie’s Spider-Man 2. Why has everyone forgotten how good those movies were?
Anyway, Marvel in full these past 16 years or so…
Spider-Man 2 SONY
Guardians
Spider-Man 1 SONY
X-Men 2 FOX
X-Men: Days of Future Past FOX
X-Men: First Class FOX
Captain America 2
Iron Man 1
Avengers (about the same level as AOU, but with a really fun third act)
Thor
The Wolverine FOX
Blade 2 NEW LINE
Blade 1 NEW LINE
Spider-Man 3 SONY
Incredible Hulk (a really fun movie let down a little by CGI fight at the end)
Fantastic Four FOX
Fantastic Four 2 FOX
IM3
X3: The Last Stand FOX
Cap (I still have no idea what happened in third act of this movie)
AOU
Daredevil FOX
Wolverine FOX
IM2
Amazing Spider-Man SONY
Amazing Spider-Man 2 (I’ve still never finished this) SONY
Thor 2 (likewise)
Is that them all?
Never seen Elektra or either Ghost Rider movie and thus missing from the list.
MM