FastFlames Ranks the MCU!

FastFlames Ranks the MCU!

Come on over to see how CBM user FastFLames ranks the films in the MCU!

Editorial Opinion
By fastflames - May 02, 2014 06:05 PM EST
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Hello and welcome to my first article on CBM! I though that i could start out with an editorial ranking the movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Feel free to let me know if you agree or disagree about any of these choices.

9. Iron Man 2



We all know Iron Man 2 had a lot of wasted potential. Following on the heels of one of the arguably best CBMs ever, Iron Man, this movie was quite a let down. In all honesty though, it did werve its purpose. It effectevuly mannaged to set up some major points and characters of The Avengers while still being a delighful romp.

8. Thor: The Dark World



Thor: The Dark World is not a bad movie by any stretch, but it is far from Marvel's best solo offering. With an underdevoloped villian, to the forced humor that didn't sit well with many, this movie fell flat on its face at time. Even with the fate of the universe hanging in the balance, director Alan Taylor never managed to make the audiece care one way or the other how the movie would end up. The lack of suspense in the third act killed this movie for most people. Not even Loki can save this one from bashing.

7. Iron Man 3



Featuring a plot twist with the  one of the most sevire responses in CBM hostory, Iron Man 3 is quite a brash movie. Love it or hate it, the Mandarin twist happened. While being a good popcorn muncher, there are just two many holes in this movie to plug. With little actual Iron Man time, we all relized that it is the suit that makes the man, at least in the case of this movie.

6. The Incredible Hulk



What to say about this movie. It's one of those movies that you can see five times, yet not be able to recite five details about. There is a scene on a university, a scene in Harlem, and one of Stan Lee's best cameos. With that to be said, a slightly unmemorable movie beats a memorably bad movie any day.

5. Thor



The god of thunder rode into theaters in 2011 to a less than thunderous applause. While die hard fans knew and loved the Norse diety, not many ventured to the theater to see this movie. Yet, this is one of Marvel's strongest movies to date. Featuring excelent as always preformances by Tom Hiddleston's Loki and Jamie Alexander's Lady Sif, this movie deserves more prasie then it recieves.

4. Captain America: The FIrst Avenger



Haley Atwell and Hugo Weaving put in strong preformances supporting our main man Chris Evan's Steve Rogers. While this movie does have its flaws, it constucts an epic period piece by being both a World War II movie and  a super hero movie. With wonderful action scenes and the intense amount of universe building crammed into this one moive, it deserves its place on this list.

3. Iron Man



The movie that started it all, this wonderful movie broke down the barriers of what a CBM could be. Introducing us not only to Tony Stark, but the entire MCU, this film is one of many people's all time favorite comic book movies. With the clever banter, amazing effects, and wonderful cheistry between Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark and Gwyneth Paltrow's Pepper Potts, this movie is undeniably a suberb film.

2. The Avengers



This movie was one of the most wonderful experiences in CBM history. Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, and Captain America all shared the big screen for the first time. Featuring some of the best moments in the entire MCU, this movie finds all of our favorite heros fighting side by side to save the planet. This is also the movie that changed the CBM game, becoming the 3rd highest grossing film of all time, every studio wants a piece of this action.

1. Captian America: The WInter Soldier



I had a hard time deciding between number one and number two, but The Winter Soilder won out the top spot. There are just so many amazing things about this movie. The amazing cinematography and bold direction that the Russos took pushed this movie over The Avengers. The combat in this movie is top notch.  The twists and reveals that this movie holds will change the MCU forever, and that is a major feat, but the most important thing about this movie is how much the directors make you care. While it may not be the whole universe in the balance (looking at you Thor:TDW), you truely care about the characters. You feel Cap's deep connection with Bucky/The Winter Soilder and even after three viewings you still are on the edge of your seat hoping that it all ends well for our heros.

So what do you think? Is my list sound or do you think it's totaly wrong? Let me know what your favorite MCU films are in the comments below!

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Ace101
Ace101 - 5/2/2014, 7:08 PM
i loved most of the MCU movies and its hard for me to rank them. but ill rank them in terms of how many times i saw them at the cinema
CA:TWS and Avengers 3 times
The rest 2 times lol
BenjiWest
BenjiWest - 5/2/2014, 7:30 PM
MCUitis - began your description of Thor The Dark World by saying it's not a bad movie, then give several examples of why it is indeed a bad movie. Sorry, I just couldn't stand that movie, it was so utterly boring!
ToxicCap
ToxicCap - 5/2/2014, 8:18 PM
When I saw Cap 2 it just made me want to see another MCU movie. Can't wait for GOTG.
GuardianDevil
GuardianDevil - 5/2/2014, 9:31 PM
Iron Man 2 & 3 are garbage. Thor is OKAY. Thor: The Dark World, The Avengers and Captain America: The First Avenger are good. The Incredible Hulk and Iron Man are great. And Captain America: The Winter Soldier is pure excellence, nothing but quality.

Is the MCU overrated? Yeah....
Are their fans crazy overzealous? Yeah....

But that doesn't change that the MCU is great.
Wolf38
Wolf38 - 5/2/2014, 9:38 PM
Personally, I think that Thor is one of the best, and The Dark World is easily the worst. So I agree with this list, for the most part.
Wallymelon
Wallymelon - 5/2/2014, 11:13 PM
This is the usual comic book fan/childs list in my opinion. i dont mean that negatively. Usually kids choose this list and so do a lot of die hard fans of the franchise/comics. My personal opinion is that a lot of those fans seem to miss the point of a lot of these films. I agree with the majority of this list however....

Thor The Dark World is an awful film. Absolutely nothing truly threatening happens. Everything tha does happens easily serves the plot and doesnt make much sense. Its clearly a last minute film thrown together in the editing room. They didnt have a clear vision besides they wanted it to look more lived in and tangible. This film goes to the bottom.

Iron Man 2 isnt terrible at all. Its ok. Its filler more than anything. Its a better version of Thor TDW. It builds up the universe but it acutally puts Tony front and center. TDW isnt about anything. There is no real main character. Its just as much Lokis film as it is Thors. The first Thor did a better job of balancing the brothers.

The Incredible Hulk is iawesome in my personal opinion. It is actually a good film. There are certain things in the film that arent amazing. The CGI is not great. The film is solid. For a HULK film. Its not amazing but it has the charisma the acting and the dialogue could use some help but there were a lot of strong scenes. Ed Norton did a great job of helping put that film together. It was at a time when marvel was going to many writers to get the right film. they did it on Iron Man. The ending wasnt very good. but everything leading up to it is a solid thriller.

The Avengers is awesome just because its happening. The dialogue is fun when they interact and the action is great. As a movie its not that great. Guys get together to stop bad guy and win. GENERIC. So much fun though. Whedon knows he made a generic film which is why he worked so hard to make the team banter work. The 3rd act makes the whole movie. From the moment they get in that circle and Cap barks orders it is literally the film you wanted to see since the first time you fell in love with Marvel. Its the feeling we are going to get with the Justice League. PURE INNOCENT GLEE.

Cap The First Avenger.... Everything up till Bucky getting saved was great. ALL downhill from there. Just bad bad bad. It was all rushed and They knew it so Ill forgive them. As a whole movie it just doesnt work for me. 1st act was beautiful. I love Hayley Atwell for damn sure.

Cap The Winter Soldier... Ive seen it twice and I really liked it. It was really a fun ride. I need to see it a couple more times before I can truly weigh in. But it is pretty solid. One of the better films.

Iron Man 3 is a solid film. You can dislike the twist all you want but it works. Its a good twist. Its awesome to have this dude just lift a persona and try to be him. Its like Rick Ross. Its a smart move. ITs ballsy. ITs shows MArvel has balls. I like it. I think its funny. Its more funny than I would like but the jokes land. The kid is annoying to me but it still works in the context of the film. So I dont like him but I understand it. The writing is just solid.

Iron man 1 So damn good. Its the best film they have. IT started it all. It was new it was fresh. Adn it was good. This is how an Iron Man movie should be. GOOD
BenjiWest
BenjiWest - 5/3/2014, 12:09 AM
@Wolf - I have the exact same opinion. I really liked Thor, it felt unique and fantastical. I think it is one of their best. So I was looking forward to Thor 2, most people said it was ok, kinda like the first which I turned out to like, so I thought cool, the sequel should be good. Nope. No way. Damn, it was truly awful, I think people give it a pass. It's a mess of all sorts of crap. And Loki was annoying, just tired of his shtick. And his "sacrifice" ugh.... The best character in the film was the damn hammer!!
kong
kong - 5/3/2014, 4:25 AM
1. Cap: TWS
2. Avengers
3. Iron Man
4. Iron Man 3
5. Thor: TDW
6. Thor
7. The Incredible Hulk
8. Iron Man 2
9. Cap: TFA
Pasto
Pasto - 5/3/2014, 6:12 AM
1. Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier
2. Captain America: The First Avenger
3. The Avengers
4. The Incredible Hulk
5. Thor
6. Iron Man
7. Iron Man 2
8. Thor: The Dark World
123. Iron Man 3
marvel72
marvel72 - 5/3/2014, 6:53 AM
9th iron man 3
8th iron man 2
7th thor
6th the incredible hulk
5th captain america the first avenger
4th thor the dark world
3rd iron man
2nd the avengers
1st captain america the winter soldier

will be interesting to see where guardians of the galaxy finishes up on the list,ten movies in the marvel cinematic universe just wow.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 5/3/2014, 7:02 AM
I still love THE AVENGERS the most, that's a dream come true movie with many many years of waiting!

WINTER SOLDIER close second!

Then THOR I, INCREDIBLE HULK, CAP I & IRON MAN I tied at 3rd position :P

THOR: DARK WORLD then IRON MAN 2 & 3 last.


Still all are much better than most of Fox and Sony's.

Cant wait for GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY - That's gotta be high!



;)

fastflames
fastflames - 5/3/2014, 8:37 AM
Thanks for the positive feedback.
jaysin420
jaysin420 - 5/3/2014, 10:07 AM
Good list, I'd switch Iron Man and Winter Soldier but that's just me.
KnifeWasTooSlow
KnifeWasTooSlow - 5/3/2014, 11:02 AM
9. Iron Man 2
8. The Incredible Hulk
7. Thor: The Dark World
6. Thor
5. Iron Man 3
4. Captain America: The First Avenger
3. The Avengers
2. Captain America: The Winter SOldier
1. Iron Man
Just mine :D
Great list by the way!
QuestiontheAnswer
QuestiontheAnswer - 5/3/2014, 1:25 PM
1) Avengers
2) Cap 2
3) Iron Man
4) The rest
BoomTubeB
BoomTubeB - 5/4/2014, 4:16 AM
1.AVENGERS
2.IRON MAN
3.CAPT AMERICA WINTER SOLDIER
4.THOR
5.THOR DARK WORLD
6.INCREDIBLE HULK
7.CAPT AMERICA
8.IRON MAN 2
9.IRON MAN 3
10.HOWARD THE DUCK
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 5/4/2014, 8:01 AM
MEX @ Yeah man ;p
Trickwil
Trickwil - 5/4/2014, 10:34 PM
Couple of things people may have missed about iron man 2 and captain America the first avenger. Iron man 2 is essentially the same story as the fountain head by any rand. This might not fit in most peoples opinion of the marvel universe but actually comic books were heavily scrutinized by the federal government during the mcarthy era. This caused batman and iron man. Perfect capitalist super heroes essentially saying "rich people will save us" ayn rand is the philosophical mind behind extreme capitalism and libertarianism known as objectivism. These ideas are clearly expressed in iron man 2 and I believe it's on purpose as a nod to it's roots as anti communist propaganda. Catfa is also similar people get angry about the end of he film and say it turns into this shoot me up cliche action flick and it does. That's the point the entire opening act skinny Steve is being affected by your run of the mill 8th grade propaganda posters. In the first half of the 2nd act he then becomes the propaganda convincing people to buy war bonds. Then when everything gets annoying and action montage the film itself actually becomes propaganda and you're a the target. This is shown by the black and sure reel that turns to color showing you you're watching a propaganda film. This is done because captain America was pro war pro enlistment propaganda from the 40s you can't shy away from that and give a faithful adaptation so they give us a true glimpse of the character and then with. Wink they follow the traditional tropes to end the film. Just pointing out both films actually have much deeper subtext than we give them credit for
Trickwil
Trickwil - 5/4/2014, 10:38 PM
The other thing I want to point out is none of these films are bad movies and hats huge because most. I if book Moines hat have been made are actually terrible bad nearly unwatchable films. For marvel to make this many and none of them are terrible is a fear in and of itself
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