Here’s a pointless exercise but maybe a fun one.
I decided to rank, in order of how much I enjoyed them/how good I thought they were, the big-screen Marvel movies.
It’s not too hard to tell that I prefer the official Marvel Cinematic Universe movies over the random Fox and Sony movies, I know.
A few provisos:
I’m not dipping back into pre-history far enough to drag “Howard the Duck” into this. And I haven’t seen it in a couple decades.
And I’m not including the 1994 “Fantastic Four” movie because it wasn’t released – I’ve only seen it on a bootleg DVD bought at a convention – and it doesn’t belong on this list any more than the awful “Captain America” TV movies do. Same for the “Blade” movies, which had their moments but seem as remote as the 1944 “Captain America” serial now.
Be aware, I’ve only glimpsed moments of the “Ghost Rider” movies on TV. And I’ve never seen the “Punisher” movies at all.
Two lists: First, just the “official” Marvel movies, then the list with the non-Marvel-overseen movies mixed in.
The Avengers
Captain America: The First Avenger
Iron Man
Thor
Thor: The Dark World
The Incredible Hulk
Iron Man 3
Iron Man 2
If you add the other post-2000 Marvel movies that aren’t part of the official Marvel Cinematic Universe into the mix, it’s still weighted pretty heavy toward the official Marvel canon.
The Avengers
Captain America: The First Avenger
Iron Man
Thor
Thor: The Dark World
X-Men 2
Spider-Man 2
X-Men
X-Men: First Class
The Incredible Hulk
Spider-Man
Iron Man 3
The Wolverine
The Amazing Spider-Man
Daredevil
Iron Man 2
X-Men 3
Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Spider-Man 3
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Hulk
Elektra
Looking at that list, it seems like “Iron Man 3” is way too far down. But maybe not. I need to see it again.
Something tells me my list will see a big shake-up next month, when “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” opens.
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