TV & Movies
A highly subjective, entirely correct evaluation.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)has expanded exponentially in the past 13 years.
Anyone who turns their nose up at superhero films has clearly missed out on Marvels best flicks.
Theres a bit of controversy overhow best to watch Marvel movies.
Chronologically, since so many are origin stories?
Maybe another route altogether, which skips some of the more lackluster installments.
You could spend days watching these films, so stick to the best ones first.
Also, light spoilers follow.
SinceThe Incredible Hulk,rights issueshave prevent the character from having another standalone movie.
So, unfortunately, this is all we get.
Sequels are tough, especially when theyre placeholders, and thats exactly what this movie feels like.
Speaking of sequel placeholders… Downey carries the film, as usual, on his very snarky shoulders.
But, to be honest, theres no there there unless you count the introduction of Black Widow.
And Scarlett Johanssonwasnt actually a fanof her characters original depiction as a bombshell anyways.
The where did this god from another dimension come from?
story just isnt that interesting and itsreallya story about Loki, whos way more compelling.
The film stumbles over a few of the compulsory origin story beats, and also features somecontroversial casting.
And while Benedict Cumberbatch is, objectively, awesome, he shines more in subsequent films.
Which is a bummer, given the importance and heart of Black Widow.
18.Captain America: The First Avenger
Learn how Captain America (Chris Evans) got his shield!
Steve Rogers gets injected with super-soldier serum, becomes insanely muscular, and fights Nazi offshoot organization called H.Y.D.R.A.
All in all, its a good setup for a great character.
Also, Marvel should verify to put Michael Pena in all movies going forward, like.
Like many later films, Marvel Studios first-ever movie has origin story written all over it.
14.Captain Marvel
Carol Danvers (Brie Larson) gets a cool subversion on an origin story.
We meet her as alien amnesiac Vers, and assume shes working as a good guy with the Kree.
Spoiler alert: Everything she knows about herself is a lie.
Viewers learn all about her former life on Earth alongside Danvers herself.
13.Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.
12.The Avengers
Loki comes to take over the planet, and Earths superheroes must band together to defeat him.
What makes the firstAvengersshine is how it plays against expectations.
All these super-powered people come together… and theyre an absolute train wreck, at first.
), but it proved to be the movie many fans didnt see coming.
Spider-Man fights against arms traffickers shilling alien tech, led by Michael Keatons Vulture.
5.Iron Man 3
Speaking of!
Tony Stark, shaken after the events ofThe Avengers, must battle a mysterious figure named the Mandarin.
at the hands of his sister, Hela (Cate Blanchett).
Captain America goes from the deeply patriotic symbol of America to a vigilante in the blink of an eye.
And, oh my god,thatWinter Soldier reveal.
But it walks that tightrope beautifully.
I dare you not to cry at the line: Avengers… assemble.
1.Black Panther
Yes indeed.
Boseman takes the character from stoic to fiery to romantic to wistful, sometimes in the same scene.
And it only gets better upon rewatching.
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