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#32
#32
615vols said:
For me it’s either iron man 3, Thor 2, or black panther.
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I liked Thor 2 and never understood the hate on it. Watched it again last night and still don’t get it. The villain is under developed but that is a problem with almost every Marvel movie.

Since I originally watched these with years In between I am getting different perspective on them as I go through it over the last few weeks.

If I were to put them in tiers:

T1: Can watch it over and over and not be tired of it.
IM, Thor, Cap FA, Avengers

T2: Would watch again if someone else wanted to.
Thor 2, IM2
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T3: I hope I never have to sit through it again.
Hulk, IM3

Next up is CA:WS which I know is going to be T1.
 
#33
#33
burntorangeVOLffle said:
I liked Thor 2 and never understood the hate on it. Watched it again last night and still don’t get it. The villain is under developed but that is a problem with almost every Marvel movie.

Since I originally watched these with years In between I am getting different perspective on them as I go through it over the last few weeks.

If I were to put them in tiers:

T1: Can watch it over and over and not be tired of it.
IM, Thor, Cap FA, Avengers

T2: Would watch again if someone else wanted to.
Thor 2, IM2
I
T3: I hope I never have to sit through it again.
Hulk, IM3

Next up is CA:WS which I know is going to be T1.
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My wife and I just went back and watched them all in order, and we ranked them as we went. I hadn't seen some in a long time. My list turned out a lot different than I expected.
 
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#34
#34
Ttucke11 said:
My wife and I just went back and watched them all in order, and we ranked them as we went. I hadn't seen some in a long time. My list turned out a lot different than I expected.
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ive picked and chosen which ones. watched some all the way through for first time. nice to be able to FF some
 
#36
#36
Ttucke11 said:
My wife and I just went back and watched them all in order, and we ranked them as we went. I hadn't seen some in a long time. My list turned out a lot different than I expected.
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I opted for tiers instead of ranking each individually because I like those Phase 1 origin movies pretty equally except Hulk. Maybe Avengers 1 is just a notch above those but it’s really close.

Winter Soldier is just so good though. If I were to rank them it would be at the top. There is a reason the Russo Brothers were tapped for IW and EG.
 
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#37
#37
CagleMtnVol said:
If Marvel handles the casting correctly coupled with halfway comic accurate costumes the X-Men franchise would rival the Avengers monataraly for Disney. IMO
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Agreed. X-Men would be hugely popular. I thought the casting for the originals was spot on, and my only concern would be how they cast the series.
 
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#38
#38
Overall there isn't an MCU movie that I really dislike. I can enjoy them all. Having said that....I agree about IM3. I remember being excited to see it and getting the last 2 seats in a Saturday matinee like 3 weeks after it came out. And leaving the theater thinking......"meh...". My friend with me, a huge comic guy, was even more meh and was going on about the Mandarin. To be fair, I had a feeling the first movie following The Avengers was going to be a letdown of some kind; but even then I thought it was weak. And honestly IM2 was pretty meh too.

Black Panther is good but yes very, very overrated. I also hate that CB died but they really need to recast and not just end this version of the character. I don't think Thor The Dark World is as bad as people say, but Ragnorak makes it seem worse than it is since that one is so good. I think Tom Holland is the best Peter Parker/Spider-Man we've had (though Raimi's SM 2 is the best SM movie still). If I could only watch 3 MCU moves, they'd be Winter Solider, Civil War, and Infnity War.
 
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#39
#39
Black Panther was overhyped but it is just as good as the Phase 1 origin movies.
 
#42
#42
VolsSportsFan said:
I think it was better than Hulk, as good as Thor and CA, worse than IM. But better than IM2 (sticking to P1 movies).
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I agree except I have IM pretty even with CA and Thor. I would really be hard pressed to pick a favorite between those 3.

Aside from a few moments Hulk was a big disappointment. It tried to be too serious where the others struck a balance between serious and fun. I’ve never understood the reluctance to let the Hulk talk more. Glad that finally changed in Ragnarok.

IM2 has some warts but overall still enjoyable.
 
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#43
#43
burntorangeVOLffle said:
I agree except I have IM pretty even with CA and Thor. I would really be hard pressed to pick a favorite between those 3.

Aside from a few moments Hulk was a big disappointment. It tried to be too serious where the others struck a balance between serious and fun. I’ve never understood the reluctance to let the Hulk talk more. Glad that finally changed in Ragnarok.

IM2 has some warts but overall still enjoyable.
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Almost watched that tonight
 
#44
#44
Wrapping up Phase 2 and update if tiers

T1: Can watch it over and over and not be tired of it.
IM, Thor, Cap FA, Avengers, Cap WS, GotG, Ant-Man

T2: Would watch again if someone else wanted to.
Thor 2, IM2, Avengers AoU

T3: I hope I never have to sit through it again.
Hulk, IM3

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I remember a lot of people feeling let down by AoU. The biggest problem I had with it was the stupid Banner/Black Widow “let’s run away together” sub plot. I didn’t like it when I first saw it and I don’t like now. It did not work. So glad the Russos just glossed right past it in IW. The other complaint was Ultron being too jokey which I agree didn’t sit right with me back when I first saw it. But after watching it this time, I realized that was just a bit of MCU Stark’s personality coming through. It made more sense after the movie tweak that Stark made the AI instead of Henery Pym. So while I still didn’t love it, I at least understood why they went that direction

Ant-Man is on the cusp of Tier 2 but Paul Rudd is so likeable and the movie is just a lot of fun. My kids are alllllll about some Ant-Man now. Freaking Ant-Man LOL.
 
#45
#45
burntorangeVOLffle said:
Wrapping up Phase 2 and update if tiers

T1: Can watch it over and over and not be tired of it.
IM, Thor, Cap FA, Avengers, Cap WS, GotG, Ant-Man

T2: Would watch again if someone else wanted to.
Thor 2, IM2, Avengers AoU

T3: I hope I never have to sit through it again.
Hulk, IM3

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I remember a lot of people feeling let down by AoU. The biggest problem I had with it was the stupid Banner/Black Widow “let’s run away together” sub plot. I didn’t like it when I first saw it and I don’t like now. It did not work. So glad the Russos just glossed right past it in IW. The other complaint was Ultron being too jokey which I agree didn’t sit right with me back when I first saw it. But after watching it this time, I realized that was just a bit of MCU Stark’s personality coming through. It made more sense after the movie tweak that Stark made the AI instead of Henery Pym. So while I still didn’t love it, I at least understood why they went that direction

Ant-Man is on the cusp of Tier 2 but Paul Rudd is so likeable and the movie is just a lot of fun. My kids are alllllll about some Ant-Man now. Freaking Ant-Man LOL.
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I remember watching Age of Ultron the first time and I was pretty bored. I think it was a combo of following Winter Solider (one of the best superhero movies period IMO) and GotG and the fact that at the time it was hard to keep my interest. After Infinity War I went back and watched it and it was much better the 2nd time. It's still the "worst" Avengers movie IMO but it's not nearly as bad as I remembered.
 
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#46
#46
I hated Iron Man 3 the first time. After starting everything over from the beginning, I think it’s a pretty solid movie.
 
#47
#47
Heading into Infinity War so time for a tier update:

T1: Can watch it over and over and not be tired of it.
IM, Thor, Cap FA, Avengers, Cap WS, GotG, Ant-Man, Cap CW, GotG 2, Ragnarok, BP

T2: Would watch again if someone else wanted to.
Thor 2, IM2, Avengers AoU, Dr Strange, SM Homecoming

T3: I hope I never have to sit through it again.
Hulk, IM3

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Black Panther was better the second time than the first. And I liked it before. I said earlier in the thread that it was as good as the Phase 1 origin movies and I feel even stronger about that now.

SM: Homecoming - I love Tom Holland as Peter Parker a lot but I’m just not huge on the teched out Spider suit. It makes sense in the context of the MCU. I just think SM works better when he is having to be a little more independent.

Dr Strange was enjoyable both times.

GotG 2 - These are just fun. Probably my wife’s favorite.

Ragnarok is probably one of my favorites. It’s so heavily influenced by Kirby, Hulk finally talks a lot, the Sutur story is a favorite of mine from the comics, and I loved humor.

CW - I’ve seen this one several times already. Nuff’said
 
#48
#48
burntorangeVOLffle said:
Heading into Infinity War so time for a tier update:

T1: Can watch it over and over and not be tired of it.
IM, Thor, Cap FA, Avengers, Cap WS, GotG, Ant-Man, Cap CW, GotG 2, Ragnarok, BP

T2: Would watch again if someone else wanted to.
Thor 2, IM2, Avengers AoU, Dr Strange, SM Homecoming

T3: I hope I never have to sit through it again.
Hulk, IM3
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Just got done re-watching everything (save the Spiderman movies) in the MCU. I think when one watches them in "chronological" order, they make a lot more sense and you can see how everything ties together and "why" certain things are happening in the previous films.

If I had to rank them (in no particular order):

T1 (watch it time and again no problem): All the Captain America series, Avengers, Avengers IW, Avengers Endgame, Thor Ragnarok, Iron Man, Ant-Man

T2 (entertaining and worth a second look): Thor, IM2, Doctor Strange (they do better with that character in Avengers IW and EG as well as the cameo in Ragnarok), Guardians and Guardians 2, Avengers Ultron (it's better on the second watch), BP, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Thor 2

T3 (Watch for continuity sake and little else): Captain Marvel, IM3, Hulk

I really need to watch the Spiderman series just to get caught up.

I do like the Ant-Man series because it moves away from the "Tony and Howard Stark are the smartest men ever, like for all time!" dialog. Plus, I'm a huge fan of Michael Douglas and found him perfect for the role of Hank Pym.

I never bought in on Ed Norton as the Hulk. Ruffalo did a far better performance and was more "believable."

Still not completely sold on Iron Man 3. I do like how they made Stark "mortal" in that movie by taking away his suit for a while.

Captain Marvel... oh boy. I kinda liked the spunky attitude of Brie Larson as a younger, brash superhero for a bit, but it got old kinda fast. Really don't like what they did to her in Endgame (from the little part she played). Loved Rocket's quip from Endgame "What? Are you going to get another haircut?"
 
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#49
#49
Grand Vol said:
Just got done re-watching everything (save the Spiderman movies) in the MCU. I think when one watches them in "chronological" order, they make a lot more sense and you can see how everything ties together and "why" certain things are happening in the previous films.

If I had to rank them (in no particular order):

T1 (watch it time and again no problem): All the Captain America series, Avengers, Avengers IW, Avengers Endgame, Thor Ragnarok, Iron Man, Ant-Man

T2 (entertaining and worth a second look): Thor, IM2, Doctor Strange (they do better with that character in Avengers IW and EG as well as the cameo in Ragnarok), Guardians and Guardians 2, Avengers Ultron (it's better on the second watch), BP, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Thor 2

T3 (Watch for continuity sake and little else): Captain Marvel, IM3, Hulk

I really need to watch the Spiderman series just to get caught up.

I do like the Ant-Man series because it moves away from the "Tony and Howard Stark are the smartest men ever, like for all time!" dialog. Plus, I'm a huge fan of Michael Douglas and found him perfect for the role of Hank Pym.

I never bought in on Ed Norton as the Hulk. Ruffalo did a far better performance and was more "believable."

Still not completely sold on Iron Man 3. I do like how they made Stark "mortal" in that movie by taking away his suit for a while.

Captain Marvel... oh boy. I kinda liked the spunky attitude of Brie Larson as a younger, brash superhero for a bit, but it got old kinda fast. Really don't like what they did to her in Endgame (from the little part she played). Loved Rocket's quip from Endgame "What? Are you going to get another haircut?"
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I’m watching in release order not time-line. While I have seen Captain Marvel once, we haven’t gotten there yet.

My kidshave been anxiously awaiting IW. I joked with them that I had to wait 3 months between BP and IW so they should have to do the same. They didn’t take too kindly to that suggestion.
 
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#50
#50
Kids did not like Infinity War LOL.

Hulk is my middle child’s favorite so he was pretty upset that he was only in the one scene. I think they were enjoying it until the end. They had a hard time with Thanos winning.
 
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