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It's That Time Again! Ranking the MCU Movies!
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I don't know where these fit into the above, but here's me trying to rank those films:
1 Spider-Man
2 Spider-Man 2
3 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
4 The Amazing Spider-Man 2
5 The Amazing Spider-Man
6 Daredevil (Ben Affleck film)
7 Spider-Man 3
8 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
I think the top 15 MCU films are all better than the first Raimi Spider-Man, so I guess that would fit in at #16. Meanwhile, I think 4-8 on this list are all worse than Black Widow, so they'd come in at 34th or worse.
I probably have the first Black Panther film ranked too low. I enjoyed it a lot when I watched it, but when I was trying to create this list I kept nudging it down when comparing it to other films. I think that highlights what makes this so difficult: with very few exceptions, these are all really good movies. The difference between any of the top 28 or so films is scant.
I'm only considering films made by Marvel, as a part of the MCU. I didn't include any of the TV shows, or any films made by others studios.
The CGI is fine. It looks like a Red Hulk fighting a guy in a bird costume, which is inherently unbelievable and straight from a comic book. Whatever nit-picks you have with are inconsequential, and a case of you griping for the sake of griping.
Isn't the definition of a flop typically a movie that loses money? Of the 34 MCU films that preceded the new Captain America film, 33 were profitable. Only The Marvels lost money.
The fan ratings on Rotten Tomatoes aren't a perfect way to gauge the popularity of a film, but they make for a decent indicator. And you're right, nearly all the MCU films have had high audience scores. Captain Marvel is an anomaly due to the review-bombing it endured, and it's almost certain that an accurate fan score would be in the 80s, but who knows?
Mostly, it seems like you were trying to massage the numbers to fit your narrative of the flop/decent/flop pattern, when in reality the MCU has been hit, hit, hit.
Guardians 3 was far from a flop, grossing about $850 million. 82% of critics gave it a positive review. Its audience score on Rotten Tomatoes is 94%. That's a big success by any stretch.
Deadpool and Wolverine was reviewed positively by 78% of critics, and has the same 94% audience rating, so if that one is "great" then Guardians 3 should be "greater," no?
Quantumania was definitely less successful than either of those films, but it brought in $476 million at the box office, and has an 81% audience score.
The Marvels is the only one of the bunch that can be called a flop, as it's the only MCU film to lose money at the box office. It does have an 80% audience score, so those who DID see it liked it.
It's too early to tell for the new Captain America film. It seems to be performing well at the box office, and audiences are reviewing it favorably.
Did I leave some of the Jaws sequels off, or maybe a Fast and Furious film?
The universe is vast, and the Eternals and Captain Marvel were too far from the Earth to take part in the fight against Thanos.
I liked that they addressed that in the film, and were consistent in showing him as only human. In nearly every fight he gets hurt, often badly, and relies on allies to step in and assist him. I never felt like he was depicted as overpowered. He's trained in combat, and in good physical shape, but in no way superhuman. Even his vibranium suit and the shield only serve him to an extent, and there was never a moment where I felt I had to suspend my disbelief.
I saw it tonight and think I liked it a little bit better than you did. It's very middle of the pack for me in terms of where it fits in the overall MCU ranking, but it's definitely an entertaining superhero movie.
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