Captain Marvel to Iron Man: all Marvel movies



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Now that Captain Marvel It's a weekend that's in the halls, it's time to answer this perpetual question: what movie Marvel Studios is the best?

Alex Abad-Santos and Todd VanDerWerff each evaluated the 21 films in the studio's lineup and compared their results to reach this final 100% ranking. If you disagree, you obviously have a definition of the word "definitive" different from theirs. But it is okay. We can all share this planet together.

Here are all Marvel movies, rated from worst to best.

21) The Iron Man 2 (2010)

The Iron Man 2 suffers a lot from having to serve too many masters. He wants to be another Iron Man in love with entertainment (Robert Downey Jr.), but we are also working diligently to create the greatest Marvel film universe.

It was the first time that Marvel had been trying to shoot a film that would be a prelude to more ambitious projects, and it was clear that the studio had not yet understood what he was doing in that regard. That's the only downright wrong Marvel Studios movie did. Mickey Rourke is strangely funny as Whiplash.

Best moment: Whiplash attacks Tony Stark on a circuit. There are not many beautiful sequences in this film, but this one has a wildness that is worth the detour.

20) The incredible Hulk (2008)

The incredible Hulk is openly boring. Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) spends most of his time trying to make sure his heart rate does not exceed a certain threshold. In many scenes, Norton is content to observe an increasing or decreasing number. It's like Speedbut the opposite.

This does not make the film captivating, and although the film has a lot of tanks and smashes, it's not even a good action movie. That says a lot about the fact that Marvel has not made another Hulk-centric film since this one.

Best moment: On the hunting scene in Brazil, Banner's blanket is exploded and the government's special operations pursue him through a winding, labyrinthine city where the laws of gravity apparently do not apply.

19) Thor: The World of Darkness (2013)

Marvel's "Phase Two" started timidly as the studio tried to follow The Avengers with new solo movies for Iron Man and Thor. Between the two, Thor: The World of Darkness Suffers the most to feel like a completely generic version of a Marvel movie. It's largely devoid of personality and its greatest moment is quickly canceled at the end of the film.

Still, it's a chance to watch Tom Hiddleston play the trickster Loki, which is always worth the detour. Just for that, it escapes the absolute lowest levels of this list.

Best moment: Loki and Thor head to another world for a desperate suicide mission. It's the only time the film feels like its characters want to Something.

18) Thor (2011)

Thor Marvel, who had been successful (at the time), looked at Tony Stark's story and his irreverent worldview. Thor is more insightful, with the director Kenneth Branagh charge yourself with majestic monologues and poetic tales.

The film is also a departure from Iron Man in that it's more of the villain, Loki. His wonder"s first movie where the villain has the charisma of characters such as Magneto and the Joker. Of course, Thor's buyout story is fun and it's cool to see his friends help him out. But, really, this film lives because of Loki's sinister spirit.

Best moment: Thor crushes the Bifröst bit to save a planet full of giants of freezing. He does an incredibly noble thing, but he also destroys the only way for him to regain the love of his life.

17) Iron Man 3 (2013)

This caused the most dissension in our ranking, Todd having placed relatively high and Alex placed near the bottom.

There are good reasons for both arguments. The central part of this movie – which is essentially a comedy about Tony Stark and a little kid – is as loose and laid back as anything Marvel has done. But the real story is horribly bland, with a third act struggling to bind everything. (If you think about it, many Marvel films are struggling with nondescript purposes.)

However, Downey is as good as he played this character, his way of playing with insane madness that carries even the most dubious scenes.

Best moment: It's cheating, but every time Tony and the kid are on the screen together, it's absolute gold.

16) The ant man (2015)

Although the Marvel fans' enthusiasm was stifled for this one (and his box-office takings for the opening weekend were a bit shy), Peyton Reed"s romp in worlds both human and insect size proves to be very fun. It does not hurt this fool Paul Rudd plays the main role, or that the film ends with its best sequence, a great battle of superheroes that takes place entirely in the room of a little girl.

The ant man Stresses how Marvel struggled with his female characters (with her female lead, played by Evangeline Lilly, desperate to join the action and be stopped by men at every turn), and his villain is one of the worst of Marvel's cannon, which says something. But at best, The ant man is a good time

Best moment: This final fight is all you can expect from a movie where things get big and things small.

15) Strange doctor (2016)

Strange doctor nabs this place for two reasons.

The first is that his opening fight scene is as inventive and as beautiful as anything Marvel has ever created. Yes Strange doctorAgile visual effects are the future of Marvel, so we can say goodbye to the idea of ​​"superhero fatigue".

The second is the performance of Tilda Swinton in The Ancient One. His character is, no doubt, controversial. But Swinton did not start herself, nor did she make a decision about how the writers reworked the original comic strip character of the movie. What she was responsible for – the joy and wonder that reigns in her portrait – she over-praised him over and over again.

Best moment: The first fight that defies the laws of gravity and physics, in which you have no idea what you have subscribed to but that you are delighted.

14) Ant and the wasp (2018)

Ant-Man and the wasp at his moments. His fighting scenes are wise and entertaining. The Wasp is finally what superhero fans know it's. And Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly could be the most charming and credible romantic couple in Marvel.

But the film is a bit light – the consequences, especially as a result of War of Infinity, seems minor. And in the end, there will be no real villain, which gives the impression that Antman and the wasp plot is stuck in a pattern of waiting. It's a good superhero movie that's part of the biggest Marvel universe.

The best moment: the action sequences are inventive and count among the most creative of all Marvel films.

13) Captain America: the first avenger (2011)

How much can ambience to wear a movie? The real story of Captain America his third act – like many of his third acts – is a disaster.

But that's not why you look Captain America. You watch it because the film perfectly illustrates the context of the Second World War because it is so different from any other superhero movie. You look at it because Chris Evans is as good as any actor since Christopher Reeve to capture simple kindness and purity of mind. And finally, you look at it because Hayley Atwell Peggy Carter defends very well the role of the best female character in the Marvel film universe up to now, and she has great chemistry.

Best moment: Steve Rogers goes on tour to promote the bonds of war as Captain America, in a sequence that does everything the film does well – especially the apparitions of the 40s – in a nutshell.

12) Captain Marvel (2019)

Captain Marvel There are many things to do: an excellent nostalgia of the 90s, a beautiful Nick Fury story; Annette Bening frolicking in a leather jacket and running a secret arrival school for the fighter pilots; a big bad guy in General Skrull Talos, a solid and touching story about female friendship; and some supernova action sequences that truly capture the power and joy of Captain Marvel.

The only drawback is that it seems that the best parts of the film are reserved for everyone, but the hero himself – a disappointment, given that this is the first solo superhero movie directed by a wife of Marvel Studios in 11 years of cinema. It's not Brie Larson, but the creative decision to make Carol Danvers amnesiac; it removes all the first act of the film and turns the main character into a snarker at a time. Perhaps at his next appearance (in Avengers: End of the game) or a sequel, we'll see a little more about what made Captain Marvel a comic book phenomenon.

Best moment: No matter what with goose.

11) Avengers: war in the infinite (2018)


Avengers: war in the infinite

Thanos in the war of infinity
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Avengers: war in the infinite is almost so big that it fails. The directors of the Russo brothers had the unenviable task of merging all the heroes of the Marvel franchise into a coherent story in the third Avengers cross movie.

The result is a film that often gives the impression of turning plates rather than telling a full story. But it gives us luscious and majestic fighting scenes and, in the revered Thanos, a villain who really feels as great as the heroes he wants to hurry.

Best moment: this incredible ending.

ten) Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

The best of Thor The films give the impression that five different scenarios have been grafted together, along with several narrative detours that ultimately lead to nothing of interest. But in the hands of the director Taika Waititi, the jokes are stronger, the action beats are mostly pleasant and the work on the character is sometimes exceptional.

Marvel may have become as well dependent on his cowardly and jokey tone in recent years, and it's easy to criticize Ragnarok for similar reasons. But the mastery of Waititi's visual gags and fun dialogues is stronger than many other Marvel directors, and he sneaks into cunning and clear messages about the legacies of colonialism at the edges of the film. The end is also moving unexpectedly.

Best moment: It was spoiled in the caravans, but Thor shouted, "It's a friend of work!" When he realizes he's going to have to face Hulk in a gladiatorial fight is a joke that lands every time you see.

9) Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

guardians was a cinematic heat test for Marvel. Could the studio take a group of relatively obscure superheroes, traveling in space and doing a) a nice movie, and b) an extremely successful movie?

It could and it was. Props up by a mesmerizing performance of Chris Pratt, the movie was a breath of fresh air during a successful summer season. Marvel has thrown spectators into the cosmos, away from the world of Tony Stark, the Avengers and humanity, in a place where dominant trees, humanoid raccoons and master assassins are the norm.

Best moment: The Nova Corps tries in vain to stop the black aster and save the situation.

8) Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

Back homeThe inscription on this list was a bit controversial. I was (Alex) ready to rank it third – as good as the original Iron Man – But Todd had it set a little lower, placing it somewhere around the level of The ant man.

Todd's main gripe with Back home It was the story of Iron Man, which he thought was grafted on and harmed the main story of Peter Parker's superpower story.

Iron Man songs were not necessarily my favorite, but I did not like them less than Todd. I also think that the cinema / high school aspect of Back home, as well as Tom Holland's performance in Peter Parker, were fantastic enough to forget some of the film's weakest moments.

We ended up separating the difference.

Best moment: The absolute best moment of the movie is a giant spoiler, but the Spidey scene buried under the rubble is a good moment of superheroes as in the Marvel universe.

7) Avengers: the era of Ultron (2015)

Avengers: the era of Ultron It was never going to have the same crackle as its predecessor. The original just set expectations too high. What Age of Ultron does better than his big brother stays true to his worldview and distills it.

Humans are beautiful, damaged, and finally temporary creatures, the film makes known. And the film focuses on the scarlet witch (Elizabeth Olsen) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) beautifully transmits this message.

Best moment: The final battle scene with the Avengers working in unison to protect the country from Sokovia.

6) The Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

The Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 so vivid colors, wild energy and sparkling humor that it's undeniable that it's one of its Marvel cousins.

Sometimes the sequel to the space opera becomes a bit too big, a bit too complicated for one's own good – some of the intrigues are somewhat over-extended and alien. But when guardians 2 reaches its heights, it draws in a certain joy that causes a smile that no other Marvel movie can touch.

Best moment: At any time Yondu and Star-Lord share a scene.

5) Captain America: Civil War (2016)

Are all aspects of Captain America: Civil War to make sense? If you prick it long enough, not really. The central scenario of the film is not perfectly consistent and its political metaphor is not as powerful as that of its predecessor. Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

But it's also an exciting new direction for Marvel, a film where the climax is not a gigantic battle against aliens, but rather an interpersonal conflict between two superheroes who have become very, very angry.

It is full of tons of characters but never feels too drunk and, in its most beautiful moments, it captures brilliantly the joy and pure exaltation comics of superheroes.

Best moment: Cape versus Iron Man turns into a total fight in an airport, complemented by a Spider-Man tour.

4) Iron Man (2008)

In some ways, Iron Man earns a lot of points for its difference with its release in 2008. It was not centered on a character that everyone already knew – as was the case for movies about Batman, Superman and Spider-Man. It was a first step in building a huge franchise, centered on more than just that one character. And she was bursting with sly shine, all thanks to Downey's sarcastic performance in the metal suit.

But Iron Man also has a surprising ingenuity in storytelling. It's about a broken-hearted man who needs to find a way to right the situation and who is going to become a better person in the process. It's a smart and funny movie.

Best moment: This film is full, but Tony's press conference may not be as successful.

3) Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

The Winter Soldier is a strange creature in the Marvel lineup. It's both a deeply personal film and one built around a huge tectonic shift for the Marvel Universe. And the film does both well.

The chemistry between Steve Rogers and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) carries the story. Steve, a good man, realizes that the men to whom he said "yes" are double agents of Hydra. For Black Widow, who was taught not to let anyone get close to her, the only thing she trusted was defilement and corruption.

Both must find a place where they can start again. Throw in the return of Bucky Barnes, a childhood friend of RogersSebastian Stan) as an unstoppable killing machine, and you probably have the best movie Marvel has ever made.

Best moment: Captain America is stuck in a stopped elevator filled with double agents, resulting in a thrilling sequence of action.

2) Black Panther (2018)

More than most franchises, Marvel movies are easy to overestimate at the moment. The simple accumulated weight of the film universe of the studio gives the films a gravity that they do not win particularly because they rest on the shoulders of everything that preceded. Not so with Black Panther, Ryan Coogler's exciting film about the African nation of Wakanda and its super-heroic king, T'Challa.

It is both an exciting and captivating film of superheroes and a serious reflection on the nature of power, the methods of social change and the shameful history of interracial relationships. Oh, and there is also a great casting.

Best moment: Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan) finally reveals his true identity and the film discovers another piece of equipment that you may not have realized.

1) The Avengers (2012)

In terms of thematic ambition, both following this film and The Winter Soldier top it. In terms of importance for Marvel's business strategy, Iron Man stands above too. But there may be no film that perfectly captures everything that Marvel does well (when he does things right) like The Avengers.

The mere idea of ​​putting all Marvel's greatest heroes (most recently presented Hawkeye) in a film should have been an unlikely folly, but in the hands of the director and the writer Joss Whedonit has, in a way, paid off. Big, rough and fun, it's the film that all comics films aspire to be now – for better or for worse.

Best moment: This is the rare Marvel movie in which the latest fight sequence is well worth it. The third act is very amusing.

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