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| Marvel Phase One+Rise Against Ranked
With the release of Iron Man 3, Marvel's "Phase II" has gotten off to a solid rstart. The films continue to get the right directors, cast and overall rtreatment/execution, and here's my take on what we have so far. | | 6 |  | Rise Against
Endgame
Thor - Possibly the best overall cast, and definitely a good film, but holy SHIT do
the constant Dutch angles annoy my inner film critic/buff/student. Wtf Branagh?
ALBUM - Solid, but fails to bring anything new or particularly memorable to the
table. | | 5 |  | Rise Against
The Unraveling
Iron Man 2 - Consensus states this should be at the bottom, but I still enjoy it quite
a bit despite the obvious flaws (underdeveloped Hammer and Whiplash characters,
somewhat convoluted plot).
ALBUM - A solid debut hinting at potential later revealed. | | 4 |  | Rise Against
Appeal to Reason
The Incredible Hulk - Somewhat underrated. Norton is is much better than Bana,
but conversely Connelly is better than Tyler in every way. Besides that, an
excellent reboot/semi-sequel with both subtle and obvious nods to other parts of
the universe.
ALBUM - To a large degree, Suffering? Part 2. Considering how good that album is
though, it's not such a bad thing. | | 3 |  | Rise Against
Siren Song of the Counter Culture
Captain America - Solid casting again, and perhaps some of the stronger
connections to the other films. Isn't overly serious at all, and as the RT consensus
states: "A pleasantly retro vibe".
ALBUM - Rise Against get a bit catchier and explore their "softer side". | | 2 |  | Rise Against
Revolutions Per Minute
Iron Man - Landmark not solely because it started it all, but because it was the best
for quite a while. RDJ is perfectly cast such that he seemingly hardly has to act at
all, the plot is sound, and there's a decent twist (unless you speak Urdu, that is).
Not to mention the first appearance of Nick Fury and mention of The Avengers,
provoking girly squeals of excitement from comic book fans.
ALBUM - More polished but still raw sophomore album, this time with more
developed songs and a helping of anthemic choruses. | | 1 |  | Rise Against
The Sufferer and the Witness
The Avengers - Five films worth of backstory and characters comes together for
the first and best big summer movie last year. The plot might be a tad thin
compared to the others, but it's FAR from just a reason to have fantastic action
scenes, and the character interaction is exactly what it should be.
ALBUM - The perfect balance of catchiness and raw passion, cohesive, and
featuring (one of) the best ballads by a punk band I've ever heard. | |
Trebor.
05.07.13 | Iron Man 1 is not phase one
All of these movies are like 7/10 | KenboSlice
05.07.13 | Iron Man 1 is phase 1 | Trebor.
05.07.13 | noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo they didn't even know for sure if they were going to make the avengers at that point, phase two started with iron man 2 | KenboSlice
05.07.13 | The list of phase one films according to wikipedia: Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America, and The Avengers. | Trebor.
05.07.13 | Then why doesn't Iron Man come in the phase 1 DVD/blu ray set huh huh | KenboSlice
05.07.13 | But it does... | Curse.
05.07.13 | Iron Man and Incredible Hulk came out in the same summer, and as long as they did well then they were going to make The Avengers. They wanted to make The Avengers from the start, they just had to make sure those movies would make enough money to generate excitement for it. | ninjuice
05.07.13 | So Stark's appearance at the end of Hulk (that same year) was just for shits and giggles?
Ok so of course someone explains it right after I submit a comment... | Trebor.
05.07.13 | whatever, I'm too old for these fucking movies anyway I watch Lawrence of Arabia and shit | GnarlyShillelagh
05.07.13 | you're outcho damn mind if you thought avengers was better than tdkr | KenboSlice
05.07.13 | It was way better than TDKR. | Trebor.
05.07.13 | It was good once but it's pretty boring on repeat viewing
| KenboSlice
05.07.13 | It wasn't even good once. I left the theater very angry. | Trebor.
05.07.13 | yeah when Captain America said some lame 'merica shit I almost walked out | KenboSlice
05.07.13 | I'm talking about TDKR >.> | Trebor.
05.07.13 | oh yeah, that was better | theacademy
05.07.13 | lotta fail re: your take on the movies on this list but good to see you, ninj | theacademy
05.07.13 | 5/10
Iron Man 2
Captain America
Incredible Hulk
6/10
Thor
9/10
Iron Man
10/10
Avengers
Context: Blade II and TDK are the only other 10/10s
Context: X2: X-Men United, Hellboy, and Batman Returns are the only other 9/10s
People shit on Sony and Fox but some of the Phase I stuff is just as shitty. Granted Marvel has thus far been able to avoid the lowest of the lows, so that's something, but as for 'great casts' and 'great directors' its just a mixed bag.
| klap
05.07.13 | haven't seen avengers yet is it gud? | theacademy
05.07.13 | its pree good | theacademy
05.07.13 | v dd | GnarlyShillelagh
05.07.13 | ya it's cool but i mean its no tdkr | theacademy
05.07.13 | 5/10
batman begins
7/10
TDKR
10/10
TDK | theacademy
05.07.13 | 1/10
Batman & Robin
5/10
batman begins
7/10
Batman Forever
TDKR
8/10
Batman
9/10
Batman Returns
10/10
TDK | klap
05.07.13 | dark knight rises was pretty average | theacademy
05.07.13 | it looked pretty crisp tho | GnarlyShillelagh
05.07.13 | if you thought tdkr was average then you will probs like 1.5 or 2 avengers 'cause it's not as good you feel me | klap
05.07.13 | yeah that's true but with that kind of budget it probably should | CaptainHadouken
05.07.13 | Saw iron man 3. overall was good. Will not spoil it, just gotta say was not a fan of the way the handled Mandarin's character. The Avengers itself was pretty amazing. Considering it was done as best as it could have been IMO. | IHeardThat
05.07.13 | I agree with your ranking, but I really didn't enjoy any of the movies all that much. I prefer to read the comics. | Trebor.
05.07.13 | I heard that | IHeardThat
05.07.13 | fuckin eh | NordicMindset
05.07.13 | Avengers was better than TDKR. | grish
05.07.13 | edward norton rules agreed
kind of wish he played the hulk in the avengers, but the other guy wasn't bad | parksungjoon
04.17.22 | whens mahvel baybee | JohnnyoftheWell
04.17.22 | archer s3 the goat |
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