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[guek]

How the heck does Harry Potter have better reviews than Lord of the Rings?

Spoiler

MC avg is lower though

 

[MattKeil]

Darren Franich over at Entertainment Weekly already did this, and it's 100% correct.

Pretty close, but First Avenger over Avengers and Civil War? That's not a ranking, that's a typo.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

that's accuracy in effect.

 

[TickleMeElbow]

I'd put Batman Begins, Dark Knight, and Winter Soldier above it, to be perfectly honest. But I'm also one of those weirdos who thinks Spider-Man 1 was the better Raimi movie because Spidey 2 goes too far off the rails in spots. The Raimi movies are showing their age.

I haven't seen Winter Soldier, but to me Spider Man 2 has everything I want to see in a comic book movie, and does it the best. Others are good, but that train scene alone was fucking amazing. Goddamn Spider Man was down to potentially have his arms ripped out of his sockets to save a train full of innocent people. That right there is a super hero.

 

[btown]

How the heck does Harry Potter have better reviews than Lord of the Rings?

The Two Towers and Return of the King don't follow the book plot 100%, and fans of the books can be a nitpicky bunch.

 

[djplaeskool]

God damn.
I see everyone shitting on Thor 2...
Then come to the realization that I don't even remember what happened in Thor 2...

 

[brandonh83]

The Two Towers and Return of the King don't follow the book plot 100%, and fans of the books can be a nitpicky bunch.

Potter didn't either. Anyway that chart doesn't exactly say that Potter has overall better reviews, there's a shit-ton of variables there.

 

[woolley]

I feel like I'm the only person that liked Hulk.

 

[Sinsem]

The first Iron Man is really good.
The rest is okay-ish.

 

[Zoracka]

Best of MCU
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Guardians of the Galaxy
Iron Man

Bad tier:
Thor
Thor: The Dark World
The Avengers: Age of Ultron


The rest is somewhere in between.

 

[Yeezus H. Christ]

Thor 2 is the worst, but what's funny is that it still doesn't approach ultra-bad level like Fant4stic, Elekta, Green Lantern, Batman & Robin. Nothing is really bad about it per se so much as you can't remember too much about it. Maybe a couple of fight scenes but that's it.

 

[brandonh83]

I feel like I'm the only person that liked Hulk.

I don't dislike it. I remember it having some really cool scenes. But I do frequently forget that it exists and have no desire to revisit it, so there's that I guess lol

 

[Sephzilla]

I haven't seen Winter Soldier, but to me Spider Man 2 has everything I want to see in a comic book movie, and does it the best. Others are good, but that train scene alone was fucking amazing. Goddamn Spider Man was down to potentially have his arms ripped out of his sockets to save a train full of innocent people. That right there is a super hero.

I really like that scene, but the scene immediately after it where everyone sees him unmasked is so fucking stupid.

 

[mrmickfran]

Thor 2 is the worst, but what's funny is that it still doesn't approach ultra-bad level like Fant4stic, Elekta, Green Lantern, Batman & Robin. Nothing is really bad about it per se so much as you can't remember too much about it. Maybe a couple of fight scenes but that's it.

Thor 2 is the worst MCU film by far, but yeah, it's nowhere near those other films. That just shows how amazingly consistent the MCU is.

 

[btown]

Potter didn't either. Anyway that chart doesn't exactly say that Potter has overall better reviews, there's a shit-ton of variables there.

I'm gonna chalk it up to the HP fanbase being mostly children/teens who didn't care as much about the movie plot deviating from the books.

 

[phanphare]

question to people who ranked IM3 high:
fuck why?

Iron Man 3 is a good movie

 

[Replicant]

Hail to the King:
Guardians of the Galaxy
Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Great:
The Avengers
Captain America: Civil War
Iron Man

Good:
The Avengers: Age of Ultron
Ant-Man
Captain America: The First Avengers

Okay:
Iron Man 3
Thor

Boooring:
Thor 2
Iron Man 2

 

[Future PhaZe]

God Tier

Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Captain America: Civil War

Great Tier

Iron Man
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Guardians of the Galaxy


Good Tier

Captain America: The First Avenger
Iron Man 3


Meh Tier

The Avengers
Thor: The Dark World
Thor

Trash Tier

The Incredible Hulk
Iron Man 2

Avengers went from great to really meh for me over the years. Caps costume, how underpowered he is in the film...combined with the Loki +space aliens combo being kind of dreadful...I find it a far worse film than its sequel.

 

[VeryGooster]

This might have changed from the last thread about ranking the MCU

Favorite MCU Film:
Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Really Like:
Iron Man
Captain America: Civil War
Guardians of the Galaxy
Avengers
Ant-Man
Captain America: The First Avenger

It Was Fine:
Thor

Take It or Leave it:
Iron Man 2
The Incredible Hulk

Ehhhhhhh:
Avengers: Age of Ultron

Nope:
Iron Man 3

Never seen Thor: The Dark World and at this point it's probably never happening or at least won't happen until we're closer to the third Thor.

 

[mrmickfran]

I just remembered the Hulk vs Hulkbuster scene from Age of Ultron.

Maybe I should rate it higher.

 

[yuraya]

Best

Winter Soldier


Good

Iron Man


Average/meh/forgettable

Civil War
GOTG
Avengers (first one)


Bad

Everything else


Worst

Age of Ultron

 

[Toothless]

Great:

1. Guardians of the Galaxy
2. Captain America: Civil War
3. Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Good:

4. The Avengers
5. Captain America: The First Avenger
6. Iron Man

Average:
7. Iron Man 3
8. Avengers: Age of Ultron

Mediocre:

9. Thor
10. Iron Man 2
11. Ant-Man

Bad:

12. The Incredible Hulk

Abysmal:

13. Thor: The Dark World

 

[CloudyTuba]

Best:
Captain America 1-3
Avengers 1
Iron Man 1

Good:
Guardians
Ant-Man

Okay:
Iron Man 2&3
Age of Ultron

Everything Else:
Thor 1
The Incredible Hulk

Thor 2: The Dark World:
Thor 2: The Dark World

 

[roflwaffles]

I have a feeling if I rewatched OG Iron Man, it would turn out to be shit. I have seen it relatively recently but still...

I saw it recently, it's still great for about 2/3rds to 3/4ths of the movie. The final act kind of falls apart due to Marvel's formula of having nonsensical villains. Stane is fine while he's scheming to take Tony's new technology, but once he actually gets into the Iron Monger suit, he makes zero sense and becomes a mustache twirling villain.

The origin of Iron Man, his imprisonment in the cave, and the construction and testing of the suit are all A+ tier.

 

[gutter_trash]

Iron Man 3 is a good movie

I thought it was the worst of the MCU.
lots of parachuted no-name faceless characters,
anxiety attacks early in the movie disappear in the 2nd half.
attache-detach attach-detach armor pieces overuse,
turned a staple IM character into a joke character,
lame main villain, and cop-out defeat of final villain, and cop-out surgery to reverse Extremis on

Spoiler

Pots

 

[phanphare]

I thought it was the worst of the MCU.
lots of parachuted no-name faceless characters,
attache-detach attach-detach armor pieces overuse,
turned a staple IM character into a joke character,
lame main villain, and cop-out defeat of final villain, and cop-out surgery to reverse Extremis on

Spoiler

Pots

all true

still a good movie. the focus on tony and where he was at mentally was great.

 

[Jigolo]

Top 5

1. The Winter Soldier
2. Iron Man
3. The Avengers
4. Civil War
5. Age Of Ultron

----

6. Iron Man 3
7. Gurdians of the Galaxy
8. Iron Man 2
9. Ant-Man
10. Captain America 1
11. Thor 1


Have not and don't ever plan on seeing Thor 2

 

[SoulUnison]

I watched The Dark World and if I really, really try I can remember about 3 things totaling maybe 2-3 minutes of the movie.

 

[ClivePwned]

1. Guardians of the Galaxy
2. Captain America: Civil War
3. The Avengers
4. Ant Man
5. Iron Man
6. Avengers: Age of Ultron
7. Captain America: Winter Soldier
8. Iron Man 3
9. Captain America: The First Avenger
10. Iron Man 2
11. Thor
12. Thor: Dark World
13. Incredible Hulk

The only one I truly dislike is Incredible Hulk though both Thor movies are by the far the least interesting of the rest.

 

[gutter_trash]

I watched The Dark World and if I really, really try I can remember about 3 things totaling maybe 2-3 minutes of the movie.

same for me!!! I watched it on Netflix and felt disengaged not sure if I was able to follow or care

 

[Disgraced]

In no particular order, the only ones that matter: Iron Man, The Winter Soldier, Civil War, Guardians, Avengers, Ultron, and Ant-Man.

Okay, maybe The First Avenger. Maybe.

 

[Orayn]

No particular order within tiers.

GOD TIER
Iron Man
The Avengers
Guardians of the Galaxy
Captain America: The Winter Soldier

GREAT TIER
Captain America: The First Avenger
Iron Man 3
Captain America: Civil War

GOOD TIER
Thor
Ant-Man
The Avengers: Age of Ultron

DUMPSTIER
The Incredible Hulk
Thor: The Dark World
Iron Man 2

 

[brandonh83]

I'm gonna chalk it up to the HP fanbase being mostly children/teens who didn't care as much about the movie plot deviating from the books.

Oh hell yes they did. Were you not around for the decade the movies were coming out? Every little thing resulted in catastrophic bitching lol

 

[guek]

I prefer A to F grades

A
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
The Avengers
Iron Man

A-
Guardians of the Galaxy

B+
Captain America: Civil War
Avengers: Age of Ultron

B
Ant-Man
Captain America: The First Avenger

B-
Iron Man 3

C+
Thor

C
Iron Man 2
Thor: The Dark World
The Incredible Hulk

 

[cj_iwakura]

Great
Iron Man
Iron Man 2
Captain America: The First Avenger
Guardians of the Galaxy

Good
Ant-Man
Captain America: Civil War

Average
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Iron Man 3
The Avengers
The Avengers: Age of Ultron

No Idea
Thor 1 & 2
Incredible Hulk


Count me in the Iron Man 2 > 3 camp. More interesting villain, less generic Marvel 'drama'.

 

[Tevos]

God Tier
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Avengers

Great Tier
Thor
Iron Man
Captain America: The First Avenger
Ant Man

Decent Tier
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Iron Man 3
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Captain America: Civil War

Meh Tier
Iron Man 2
The Incredible Hulk
Thor: The Dark World

 

[Haloid1177]

Great:
1. Captain America Civil War
2. Captain America Winter Soldier
3. Avengers
4. Iron Man

Good:
5. Guardians of the Galaxy
6. Ant-Man
7. Iron Man 3
8. Incredible Hulk

Okay:
9. Iron Man 2
10. Captain America First Avenger
11. Thor

Dogshit:
12. Avengers Age of Ultron
13. Thor Dark World

 

[JigglesBunny]

God Tier
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Captain America: Civil War
Guardians of the Galaxy

Great Tier
Iron Man
Iron Man 3
The Avengers

Good Tier
The Incredible Hulk
Captain America: The First Avenger

Watchable But Not So Great Tier
Thor
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Ant-Man

Filthy Fucking Shit Tier
Thor: The Dark World
Iron Man 2

 

[EulaCapra]

Excellent
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
The Avengers

Really Good
Captain America: Civil War
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Incredible Hulk

Once is Enough
Iron Man
Captain America: The First Avenger
The Avengers: Age of Ultron

Movie You Pass the Time with While Folding Laundry
Thor
Iron Man 2
Ant-Man

The Last Airbender Award for Being Both Really Boring and/or Annoying
Thor: The Dark World
Iron Man 3

I like that The Incredible Hulk was basically CG rampage but on crack so it had a fast tension to it and didn't have a slow trudge like its cousins.

 

[Disgraced]

"Might Matter In Twenty Years" Tier

• Iron Man
• The Winter Soldier

"Everything Else Can Get Fucked" Tier

• Everything else

 

[Chopper]

Ranking them is a thankless task. I just want to own them all on Bluray without buying them all individually. Here in the UK, that appears to be impossible. Why isn't there a Phase 1 boxset at least?

 

[WadiumArcadium]

1. Captain America: Civil War
2. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
3. The Avengers
4. Iron Man
5. Guardians of the Galaxy
6. Avengers: Age of Ultron
7. Iron Man 3
8. Ant Man
9. Captain America: The First Avenger
10. Thor
11. Iron Man 2
12. The Incredible Hulk
13. Thor: The Dark World

Ranking them is a thankless task. I just want to own them all on Bluray without buying them all individually. Here in the UK, that appears to be impossible. Why isn't there a Phase 1 boxset at least?

There was. You just can't get it anymore.

 

[mrmickfran]

Ranking them is a thankless task. I just want to own them all on Bluray without buying them all individually. Here in the UK, that appears to be impossible. Why isn't there a Phase 1 boxset at least?

There's one in the US but it's absurdly expensive:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0083SBMGW/?tag=neogaf0e-20

 

[CazTGG]

Ignoring the Netflix shows (namely since I don't have Netflix) and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., here's how i'd rank the Marvel's Cinematic Universe's current offerings from best to worst:

A-tier
1. Captain America: The Winter Soldier/Civil War (I'm having a hard time deciding between the two)
3. The Avengers
4. Captain America: The First Avenger
5. Iron Man
6. Ant-Man
B-tier
7. Iron Man 3
8. Avengers: Age of Ultron
C-tier
9. Guardians of the Galaxy
10. Thor
D-tier
11. The Incredible Hulk
12. Thor: The Dark World
13. Iron Man 2

 

[a916]

How the heck does Harry Potter have better reviews than Lord of the Rings?

The Hobbit trilogy. (just a guess)

 

[IceDoesntHelp]

5/5
None
4.5/5
Iron Man
Captain America: Civil War
Guardians of the Galaxy
4/5
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
The Avengers
3.5/5
Iron Man 3
Ant-Man
3/5
None
2.5/5
Iron Man 2
The Avengers: Age of Ultron
Captain America: The First Avenger
2/5
Thor
Thor: The Dark World

Haven't seen The Incredible Hulk, and don't plan to.

 

[LaunchpadMcQ]

1. Civil War
2. Winter Soldier
3. Iron Man
4. Guardians of the Galaxy
5. Ant-Man
6. Avengers
7. Iron Man 3
8. Age of Ultron
9. Thor
10. Incredible Hulk
11. First Avenger
12. Iron Man 2
....
13. Thor 2

Spoiler

I only consider the first five to be good 'movies'

 

[Fancy Clown]

Civil War
Winter Soldier
Avengers
Guardians of the Galaxy
Iron Man
Ant Man
First Avenger
Iron Man 3
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Incredible Hulk
Thor
Iron Man 2

Did not see Thor 2

 

[GamerJM]

God Tier
The Avengers - Such a cool concept that's great to see come together. Everything about it just fucking works. It's Whedon dialogue at its best, still by far some of the coolest setpieces in the series, and just something that felt like it lived up to the build up. Yeah, the villain is weak, and yeah not everything gets properly developed but this movie is just too much fun to care.
Guardians of the Galaxy - Brings the same kind of charisma and intergroup dialogue that the Avengers did to this relatively unknown property. The dialogue and action is on-point and the entire cast is just simply fantastic and perfectly cast. And of course a great soundtrack. Just a solid space opera.

Great Tier
Iron Man - The one that started it all. RDJ is just fantastic here and there's not a whole lot not to like.
Captain America: Civil War - Feels more like a proper real Avengers 2 than it does a Winter Solider followup, though it manages to do both. Introduces some of the best new characters the MCU has seen in a minute and it's consistently entertaining throughout. Doesn't have the witty dialogue of Avengers or Guardians and the character motivations are a bit iffy but those aren't huge issues.
Iron Man 2 - Yeah I like it. It's not as cohesive or well-directed as 1 but it's a nice followup and, for my money, does a lot of what I liked about the first one over again.

Really Good tier
Captain America: the First Avenger - Just a really solid Spielberg-esque WWII movie, where we get an earnest and sincere portrayal of Captain America. In a bubble there's not really anything else in the MCU like it. It doesn't have the same flavor or humor as the rest of the series and just gets by off of being a pretty darn good movie.
Ant Man - A nice and small scale Paul Rudd comedy. Heavily controlled by the studio for sure but it works here. And Micheal Pena is fantastic here of course.

Good tier:
Avengers 2: Age of Ultron - One of those movies that's endlessly disappointing the first time you see it but better upon rewatch wherein you can focus more on what it does right than what it doesn't. It's kind of a mess; there's too many characters and AoU just spreads itself so thin to develop them. The script is all over the place, Ultron is much less interesting that he should be, and the whole thing just feels like a setup for Phase 3. That being said there are some nice setpieces here and any movie with this many characters crossing over has to be fun to watch to some degree.
Captain America: the Winter Solider - I don't buy the hype. It's well made, well shot, and well directed, but more often than not I just don't care for Spy/Espionage movies and the action didn't really do anything for me. I still enjoyed it quite a bit regardless.

Decent tier:
Thor: the Dark World - I don't think anything about this movie is particularly offensively bad like everyone seems to think, but it's just kind of a ho-hum movie that feels incredibly studio-driven. Loki is really fun here. I have trouble remembering some aspects of it.
Iron Man 3 - I actually like the plot twist, and it's more RDJ Iron Man, but ultimately "Tony Stark goes off on his own to investigate the Mandarin without any Iron Man powers," just isn't that interesting of a premise to me.
the Incredible Hulk - I can't remember much about this one to be completely honest. I remember liking it quite a bit when I first saw it but nothing about it stuck with me and it just didn't leave the same impression that basically every other MCU movie did.

Meh tier:
Thor - Commits the one sin that no other movie in the franchise does of just being straight-up boring. It feels like nothing really happens here. Also feels kind of like a teaser for later movies.

 

[Shaanyboi]

question to people who ranked IM3 high:
fuck why?

Because it's a fun, clever movie