The Infinity Saga
Rating: 8.2
1. Ironman
Rating: 9/10
Minor Positives:
-Soundtrack
-Solid Character Design
1. Ironman's Mark 1 Armor
2. Ironman's Mark III Armor
3. Ironmonger
-Solid Superhero Origin Storytelling
1. Tony Stark
Major Positives:
-Fan Service
1. Captain America Shield Easter Egg
2. Post Credit Scene: Nick Fury Speaks To Tony About The Avengers Initiative
-Strong Production Values (CGI & Practical FX)
-Highly Entertaining Action
-Standout Performance
1. Robert Downey Jr.'s Performance As Tony Stark/Ironman
-Entertaining Comedic Character Interactions
-Exceptional Character Debut
1. Tony Stark/Ironman
-Highly Climactic Ending
1. Tony Stark's Public Identity Reveal
Minor Negatives:
-Underwhelming Villain
1. Obadiah Stane
-Terrible Villain
1. Raza
Major Negatives:
N/A
2. The Incredible Hulk
Rating: 8/10
Minor Positives:
-Fan Service
1. Lou Ferrigno Cameo
2. Tony Stark Cameo
3. Hulk Yelling "Hulk Smash"
-Occasionally Strong Cinematic Direction
Major Positives:
-Overall Solid Production Values (CGI & Practical FX)
-Highly Entertaining Action
Minor Negatives:
-Questionable Character Design
1. Abomination
-Shaky Production Values
1. A few scenes where the CGI animation on the Hulk and Abomination didn't quite look as consistently good
-Underwhelming Conclusion To A Character
1. Abomination
Major Negatives:
N/A
3. Iron Man 2
Rating: 7/10
Minor Positives:
-Fan Service
1. Nick Fury's Teases of Other Characters
2. Post Credit Scene: Thor's Hammer Appearance
-Soundtrack
-Solid Character Design
1. Ironman's Mark IV Armor
2. War Machine Armor
3. Whiplash's Monaco Battle Attire
4. Whiplash's Final Armor
-Occasionally Strong Cinematic Direction
-Creative Visual Direction
1. Ironman Suitcase Suit Transformation Scene
-Solid Performance
1. Sam Rockwell As Justin Hammer
-Solid Comedic Character Interactions
-Solid Character Debut
1. Black Widow
-Entertaining Character
1. Justin Hammer
Major Positives:
-Exceptional Character Design
1. Ironman's Mark V Armor ("Suitcase Suit")
-Strong Production Values (CGI & Practical FX)
-Highly Entertaining Action
-Standout Performance
1. Robert Downey Jr.'s Performance As Tony Stark/Ironman
Minor Negatives:
-Questionable Fan Service
1. Captain America Shield Easter Egg
-Key Action Scenes Cut Too Short
-Questionably Handled Adaptation Of The Source Material
1. Tony Stark's Alcoholism
Major Negatives:
-Disappointing Fight Scene
1. Ironman & War Machine Vs. Whiplash
-Underwhelming Conclusion To A Character
1. Whiplash
-Underwhelming Villain
1. Whiplash
-Disorderly Storytelling Direction
-Below Expectations
4. Thor
Rating: 7/10
Minor Positives:
-Fan Service
1. Infinity Gauntlet Easter Egg
2. Hawkeye Cameo
3. Stan Lee Cameo
-Solid Character Design
1. Thor Battle Armor
2. Loki Battle Armor
3. Odin
4. Heimdall
5. Fandral
6. Destroyer
-Occasionally Strong Cinematic Direction
-Solid Performance
1. Tom Hiddleston As Loki
-Solid Villain
1. Loki
-World Building
Major Positives:
-Strong Production Values (CGI & Practical FX)
-Sci-Fi Fantasy Visual Direction
1. Asgard Sequences
2. Jotunheim Sequences
Minor Negatives:
-Weak Visual Direction
1. Mostly Everything Taking Place On Earth
-Forgettable
Major Negatives:
-Cringeworthy Comedy
-Forceful Romance
5. Captain America: The First Avenger
Rating: 7/10
Minor Positives:
-Fan Service
1. Stan Lee Cameo
2. Nick Fury Cameo
-Solid Character Design
1. Captain America's War Suit
2. Red Skull
-Overall Solid Production Values (CGI & Practical FX)
-Occasionally Strong Cinematic Direction
1. Period Piece Invoking Visual Direction
-Solid Performance
1. Dominic Cooper As Howard Stark
-Solid Character Debut
1. Steve Rogers/Captain America
-World Building
-Solid Superhero Origin Storytelling
1. Steve Rogers/Captain America
Major Positives:
-Highly Climactic Ending
1. Steve's Sacrifice Ends The War & Is Remembered
2. Post Credit Scene: Steve Rogers' Modern Day Revelation
Minor Negatives:
-Slightly Underwhelming Villain
1. Hydra
Major Negatives:
N/A
6. The Avengers
Rating: 10/10
Minor Positives:
-Fan Service
1. Post Credit Scene: Thanos Cameo
2. Stark Tower Later Only Sporting An "A" In The Name Teasing Avengers Tower
3. Stan Lee Cameo
-Soundtrack
-Solid Character Design
1. Ironman's Mark VI
2. Ironman's Mark VII Armor
3. Thor Battle Armor
4. Loki Battle Armor
5. Chitauri Leviathan
-Horror Visual Direction
1. Bruce Transforming Into The Hulk & Chasing Natasha
-Decent Comedy
-Solid Performance
1. Tom Hiddleston As Loki
-Entertaining Character
1. Loki
-Solid Villain
1. Loki
Major Positives:
-Fan Service
1. Previous Movie Characters Crossing Over & Interacting For The First Time
2. Entire Battle of New York Segment
-Strong Production Values (CGI & Practical FX)
-Sci-Fi Fantasy Visual Direction
1. Chitauri Entering Through Wormhole
-Highly Entertaining Action
-Highly Climactic Final Battle
1. The Avengers Vs. Loki's Army
-Standout Performance
1. Robert Downey Jr.'s Performance As Tony Stark/Ironman
-Strong Cast Overall
-Entertaining Comedic Character Interactions
-Character Writing Honors Previous Movies
-Exceeding Expectations
1. Action & Crossover Elements
2. Successfully Establishing The Concept of A Cinematic Universe
-Gold Standard Comic Book Movie
Minor Negatives:
-Questionable Character Design
1. Captain America Suit
-Slightly Underwhelming Villain
1. Chitauri
Major Negatives:
N/A
Phase 2
Rating: 9
7. Iron Man 3
Rating: 9/10
Minor Positives:
-Fan Service
1. Bruce Banner Cameo
-Solid Character Design
1. Ironman Mark XLII Armor
2. Iron Patriot Armor
3. Iron Legion Armors
-Solid Cinematic Direction
-Creative Battle
1. Tony's Final Battle With Aldridge Killian
-Decent Comedy
-Decent Romantic Component
1. Tony Stark & Pepper Pots Relationship
-Solid Performance
1. Ben Kingsley's Performance As The Fake Mandarin
Major Positives:
-Strong Production Values (CGI & Practical FX)
-Highly Entertaining Action
-Highly Climactic Final Battle
1. Tony Stark Vs. Aldridge Killian
-Standout Performance
1. Robert Downey Jr. As Tony Stark/Ironman
-Impactful Dramatic Character Interactions
-Highly Entertaining Character
1. Tony Stark/Ironman
-Excellent Character Writing
1. Tony Stark/Ironman
-Character Writing Honors Previous Movies
-Strong Storytelling Elements
1. Superhero PTSD
I thought it was a compelling idea to have Tony Stark struggle with PTSD from the events of the Avengers movie's Chitauri invasion. Having him deal with inner turmoil causing him to experience an obsession-centered downfall of paranoia eventually leading to a self-discovery rebirth for the Ironman character was highly satisfying. This was a really strong character arc for Tony Stark that I think they did a really good job with narratively speaking.
Minor Negatives:
-Underwhelming Villain
1. Extremis Soldiers
Major Negatives:
-Terrible Villain
1. Aldridge Killian
-Monumentally Wasted Potential
1. Villain Twist
A villain identity plot twist reveals Ben Kingsley's Mandarin to be this goofy actor decoy resulting in Aldridge Killian being the true main villain. This was essentially a subversion of expectations gag that lead to an awful villain replacement (Killian) as opposed to what could've been a highly impactful dramatic twist. I thought the idea of a decoy was utterly brilliant and refreshing for a superhero movie to pull off, but what followed was a monumental let down.
8. Thor: The Dark World
Rating: 8/10
Minor Positives:
-Fan Service
1. Loki Turning Into Captain America As An Illusion
-Solid Character Design
1. Thor Battle Armor
2. Loki Battle Attire
3. Odin
4. Heimdall
5. Asgardian Soldiers
6. Dark Elves
7. Fandral
-Overall Solid Action
-Entertaining Character
1. Loki
-World Building
Major Positives:
-Exceptional Character Design
1. Kursed Dark Elf Warrior
2. Kurse
-Strong Production Values (CGI & Practical FX)
-Strong Cinematic Direction
-Sci-Fi Fantasy Visual Direction
-Standout Performance
1. Tom Hiddleston As Loki
-Impactful Dramatic Character Interactions
1. Thor & Loki's Interaction
Minor Negatives:
-Hit Or Miss Comedy
-Slightly Forceful Romance
Major Negatives:
-Terrible Villain
1. Malekith
-Forgettable
9. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Rating: 10/10
Minor Positives:
-Fan Service
1. Stephen Strange Namedrop
2. Bruce Banner Namedrop
-Solid Character Design
1. Captain America's New Suit
2. Captain America's Old War Suit
3. The Winter Soldier
-Strong Cast Overall
-Solid Dramatic Character Interactions
-Solid Character Debut
1. Sam Wilson/The Falcon
Major Positives:
-Soundtrack
1. Winter Soldier Theme
-Strong Production Values (CGI & Practical FX)
-Strong Cinematic Direction
-Highly Entertaining Action
-Highly Climactic Final Battle
1. Captain America Vs. The Winter Soldier
-Excellent Character Writing
-Exceptional Villain
1. The Winter Soldier
-Character Writing Honors Previous Movies
-Strong Storytelling Elements
-Exceeding Expectations
1. Cinematic Action Direction
2. Dramatic Plot Twists
Minor Negatives:
-Questionable Tonal Direction
1. Arnim Zola's AI Interaction
-Slightly Wasted Potential
1. Presenting Winter Soldier History Flashbacks
Major Negatives:
N/A
10. Guardians of the Galaxy
Rating: 9/10
Minor Positives:
-Fan Service
1. Cosmo the Space Dog Cameo
2. Howard the Duck Cameo
-Solid Character Design
1. Star Lord
2. Groot
3. Rocket Raccoon
4. Thanos
-Solid Performance
1. Josh Brolin As Thanos
-Solid Superhero Origin Storytelling
1. The Guardians of the Galaxy
-Solid Ending
Major Positives:
-Soundtrack
-Strong Production Values (CGI & Practical FX)
-Strong Cinematic Direction
-Sci-Fi Fantasy Visual Direction
-Highly Entertaining Action
-Highly Comedic
-Entertaining Comedic Character Interactions
-Exceptional Character Debut
1. The Guardians of the Galaxy
-Highly Entertaining Character
1. Star Lord
2. Rocket Raccoon
3. Groot
4. Drax
-World Building
Minor Negatives:
-Underwhelming Villain
1. Ronan The Accuser
Major Negatives:
N/A
11. Avengers: Age of Ultron
Rating: 9/10
Minor Positives:
-Fan Service
1. Ensemble Hero Shot During Von Strucker Base Attack
2. Wakanda Namedrop
3. Stan Lee Cameo
-Solid Character Design
1. Ironman Mark XLIII Armor
2. Ironman Mark XLV Armor
4. Ironman "Hulkbuster" Armor
5. War Machine Armor
6. Thor Battle Armor
7. Captain America's New Suit
8. Ultron's First Physical Body (Broken Form)
9. Ultron Sentry
10. Vision
-Decent Comedy
-Solid Performance
1. James Spader As Ultron
-Solid Dramatic Character Interactions
-Solid Character Debut
1. Wanda Maximoff
2. Vision
Major Positives:
-Fan Service
1. Previous Movie Characters Crossing Over & Interacting
-Strong Production Values (CGI & Practical FX)
-Strong Cinematic Direction
-Sci-Fi Fantasy Visual Direction
1. Tony's Nightmare Vision
-Highly Entertaining Action
-Standout Performance
1. Robert Downey Jr.'s Performance As Tony Stark/Ironman
-Strong Cast Overall
-Entertaining Comedic Character Interactions
-Highly Entertaining Character
1. Tony Stark/Ironman
-Character Writing Honors Previous Movies
-Creative Writing
1. The Vision & Ultron's Final Interaction About Mankind
Minor Negatives:
-Questionable Character Design
1. Ultron's Final Form
-Disappointing Fight Scene
1. Hulkbuster Armor Vs. Hulk
2. Avengers Vs. Ultron (Final Battle)
-Underwhelming Conclusion To A Character
1. Quicksilver's Anti-Climactic Death
-Slightly Underwhelming Villain
1. Ultron
-Questionable False Advertising
1. Impactful Trailer Moments & Lines That Felt Jarringly Absent From The Movie
-Below Expectations
1. Highly Advertised Fight Scene (Hulkbuster Armor Vs. Hulk)
Major Negatives:
-Lackluster Storytelling
1. Ultron's Grand Agenda
-Questionable Tonal Direction
1. Ultron's Sinister Presence From The Marketing Vs. The Movie's More Sarcastic, Quippy Version
-Monumentally Wasted Potential
1. Ultron's Formidable & Menacing Character Evolution In Addition To His Global Threat Direction
12. Ant-Man
Rating: 8/10
Minor Positives:
-Solid Character Design
1. Yellowjacket Suit
-Decent Comedy
-Solid Performance
1. Paul Rudd's Comedic Performance As Scott Lang
-Solid Dramatic Character Interactions
-Solid Character Debut
1. Scott Lang/Ant-Man
-Entertaining Character
1. Luis
Major Positives:
-Fan Service
1. Falcon Cameo
-Strong Production Values (CGI & Practical FX)
-Creative Visual Direction
1. Miniature Action Scenes
2. Subatomic Scene
-Sci-Fi Fantasy Visual Direction
-Highly Entertaining Action
-Creative Battle
1. Ant-Man Vs. Yellow Jacket (Final Battle)
-Entertaining Comedic Character Interactions
Minor Negatives:
-Slightly Forceful Romance
-Underwhelming Villain
1. Yellowjacket
Major Negatives:
N/A
Phase 3
Rating: 8.4
13. Captain America: Civil War
Rating: 9/10
Minor Positives:
-Fan Service
1. Comic Book Visual Easter Egg: Ant-Man Hanging Onto Hawkeye's Arrow
-Solid Character Design
1. Ironman Mark XLVI Armor
2. War Machine Armor
3. Captain America's New Suit
4. Falcon New Suit
5. Black Panther Suit
6. Wanda's Battle Attire
-Strong Cast Overall
Major Positives:
-Fan Service
1. Comic Book Visual Easter Egg: Ironman Blasting Captain America's Shield from Marvel's Civil War
2. Previous Movie Characters Crossing Over & Interacting
-Strong Production Values (CGI & Practical FX)
-Strong Cinematic Direction
-Highly Entertaining Action
-Highly Climactic Final Battle
1. Steve & Bucky Vs. Tony
-Impactful Dramatic Character Interactions
-Exceptional Character Debut
1. Black Panther
2. Spider-Man
-Entertaining Character
1. Spider-Man
-Character Writing Honors Previous Movies
-Strong Storytelling Elements
1. The Past Actions of Heroes Coming Back To Haunt Them
Minor Negatives:
-Shaky Production Values
1. A Couple of Ironman & Spider-Man CGI Suit Scenes Looked Inconsistent In Quality From The Others
-Disappointing Fight Scene
1. The Airport Battle
The big airport battle scene between the heroes, though as highly entertaining as it was on the surface to see these characters clash onscreen, felt severely lacking in its dramatic impact. Considering the monumental stakes that are supposedly involved surrounding these characters' objectives and motivations, this felt more like a light disagreement or a sparring match as opposed to a "civil war". A watered down version of how things reasonably should've played out.
-Slightly Underwhelming Villain
1. Zemo
-Questionable Tonal Direction
1. Airport Battle Conflict
-Lacking In Dramatic Impact
1. Airport Battle Conflict
Major Negatives:
-Questionably Handled Adaptation Of The Source Material
1. Marvel's Civil War
14. Doctor Strange
Rating: 7/10
Minor Positives:
-Fan Service
1. Stan Lee Cameo
2. Post Credit Scene: Thor Ragnarok Tease
-Solid Character Design
1. Doctor Strange Sorcerer Attire
-Overall Solid Action
-Creative Battle
1. Astral Projection Battle In Hospital
-Decent Comedy
-Solid Performance
1. Benedict Cumberbatch As Stephen Strange
-Solid Character Debut
1. Stephen Strange
-Solid Superhero Origin Storytelling
-Creative Writing
1. Doctor Strange Using Time To Defeat Dormammu
Major Positives:
-Strong Production Values (CGI & Practical FX)
-Strong Cinematic Direction
-Creative Visual Direction
1. Doctor Strange's Dimension Hopping Experience
2. Mirror Dimension Imagery
3. Dormammu's Design
-Sci-Fi Fantasy Visual Direction
-Creative Battle
1. Mirror Dimension Chase
2. Time Reversal Battle
3. Doctor Strange Vs. Dormammu
-World Building
Minor Negatives:
-Slightly Underwhelming Villain
1. Kaecilius
2. Dormammu
-Forgettable
Major Negatives:
-Lacking In Dramatic Impact
1. Stephen Strange & Christine's Romantic Drama Story
15. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Rating: 8/10
Minor Positives:
-Fan Service
1. Watchers Cameo With Stan Lee
2. Howard The Duck Cameo
-Solid Character Design
1. Star Lord
2. Rocket Raccoon
3. Ayesha
-Creative Battle
1. Battle With Abilisk
Major Positives:
-Soundtrack
-Strong Production Values (CGI & Practical FX)
-Strong Cinematic Direction
-Sci-Fi Fantasy Visual Direction
-Highly Entertaining Action
-Highly Comedic
-Entertaining Comedic Character Interactions
-Highly Entertaining Character
1. Star Lord
2. Rocket Raccoon
3. Groot
4. Drax
-World Building
Minor Negatives:
-Slightly Underwhelming Villain
1. Ego
-Forgettable
Major Negatives:
-Questionable Tonal Direction
1. A Few Comedic Bits That Felt Unnecessarily Inserted Contrasting With Strong Dramatic Moments
16. Spider-Man: Homecoming
Rating: 8/10
Minor Positives:
-Fan Service
1. Ultron Head Easter Egg
2. Prowler & Miles Morales Easter Egg Via Aaron Davis
3. Iron Spider Suit
4. Scorpion Cameo
5. Comic Book Visual Easter Egg: The Amazing Spider-Man #33 Cover
-Solid Character Design
1. Ironman Mark XLVII Armor
2. Vulture Suit
-Overall Solid Production Values (CGI & Practical FX)
-Overall Solid Action
-Decent Comedy
-Solid Performance
1. Tom Holland As Peter Parker/Spider-Man
2. Michael Keaton As Vulture
-Solid Character Debut
1. Vulture
2. M.J.
-Solid Villain
1. Vulture
-Creative Writing
1. Using leftover tech from the Chitauri invasion in the first Avengers movie to be retrofitted weapons and gear for Vulture's team is a brilliant way to create some of this universe's Spider-Man rogues gallery.
Major Positives:
-Fan Service
1. Captain America PSA Videos
-Entertaining Comedic Character Interactions
Minor Negatives:
-Shaky Production Values
1. A Couple of Spider-Man's CGI Suit Scenes
-Forgettable
Major Negatives:
N/A
17. Thor: Ragnarok
Rating: 8/10
Minor Positives:
-Fan Service
1. Beta Ray Bill Easter Egg
-Soundtrack
-Solid Performance
1. Cate Blanchett As Hela
-Entertaining Character
1. Thor
2. Korg
3. The Grand Master
-Solid Villain
1. Hela
Major Positives:
-Fan Service
1. Thor Vs. Gladiator Hulk
2. Thor Fully Embracing His Power To Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song
3. Doctor Strange Cameo
-Exceptional Character Design
1. Hela
2. Surtur
3. Fenris
4. Army of the Dead
5. Asgardian Suits
6. Champion Hulk
-Strong Production Values (CGI & Practical FX)
-Strong Cinematic Direction
-Creative Visual Direction
1. Valkyrie's Flashback Imagery of Hela's Attack
-Sci-Fi Fantasy Visual Direction
-Highly Entertaining Action
-Highly Comedic
-Entertaining Comedic Character Interactions
-World Building
Minor Negatives:
-Disappointing Fight Scene
1. Thor Vs. Hulk
As much fun as it was to see these heroes clash it out in a coliseum off world, I did find it a bit disappointing that they had to make the Hulk cheat in order to win. Knowing what we do about the Hulk's general nature at that point as a raging monster powerhouse and Thor's god-like power, this should've been one of Marvel's most extensively intense and epic battles to date that should've stretched out each hero's capabilities like never before. Instead, they just smack each other around with inserted humor then the Grandmaster tasers Thor leading to Hulk's victory. It just felt a little underwhelming with that being the conclusion.
-Slightly Underwhelming Villain
1. Surtur
Major Negatives:
-Questionable Tonal Direction
1. Fully Comedic Narrative of Sakarr w/ Dramatic Narrative of Asgard
-Questionably Handled Adaptation Of The Source Material
1. Planet Hulk
-Lacking In Dramatic Impact
1. Thor's Confrontation with Hela & The Ragnarok Event
-Monumentally Wasted Potential
1. Hela Representing Thor's Dark Family History & Surtur Representing Asgard's Doom
2. Thor Ragnarok could have been two separate movies. One being an epic sci-fi/fantasy drama Thor sequel leaning on Asgard's apocalypse & Thor's family history controversy. The other movie could've been a fun & vibrant Planet Hulk movie set primarily on Sakarr building up Banner and Hulk's relationship dynamic while showing him survive and gradually rise up as a champion on this alien world embracing a new home.
18. Black Panther
Rating: 9/10
Minor Positives:
-Fan Service
1. Bucky Cameo
-Solid Character Design
1. Black Panther's 1st Suit
-Overall Solid Production Values (CGI & Practical FX)
-Occasionally Strong Cinematic Direction
-Overall Solid Action
-Strong Cast Overall
-Solid Dramatic Character Interactions
-Solid Villain
1. Erik Killmonger
-Solid Ending
-Solid Character Debut
1. Shuri
2. Okoye
Major Positives:
-Soundtrack
-Exceptional Character Design
1. Wakandan Resident Outfits
2. Killmonger Suit
-Sci-Fi Fantasy Visual Direction
-Highly Climactic Final Battle
1. Wakandan War
-World Building
-Strong Storytelling Elements
Minor Negatives:
-Shaky Production Values
1. Final Battle Between Black Panther & Killmonger
2. CGI Rhinos
-Underwhelming Fight Scene
1. Final Battle Between Black Panther & Killmonger
Major Negatives:
N/A
19. Avengers: Infinity War
Rating: 10/10
Minor Positives:
-Fan Service
1. Red Skull Cameo
2. Stan Lee Cameo
-Solid Character Design
1. Thanos
2. The Black Order
3. Ironman Mark L Armor
4. Ironman Mark XLVIII Armor (Hulkbuster 2.0)
5. War Machine Armor
6. Iron Spider Suit
7. Captain America Suit
8. Falcon's Suit
9. Vision
10. Black Panther's Suit
11. Doctor Strange
12. Wanda
-Entertaining Character
1. Drax
2. Peter Parker/Spider-Man
-Solid Villain
1. The Black Order
Major Positives:
-Fan Service
1. Previous Movie Characters Crossing Over & Interacting
2. Steve Appearing In Train Station With Avengers Theme
-Soundtrack
-Strong Production Values (CGI & Practical FX)
-Strong Cinematic Direction
-Sci-Fi Fantasy Visual Direction
-Highly Entertaining Action
-Highly Climactic Final Battle
1. The Avengers & Wakandans Vs. Thanos & His Army
-Creative Battle
1. Thanos Vs. Doctor Strange
-Highly Comedic
-Strong Cast Overall
-Entertaining Comedic Character Interactions
-Impactful Dramatic Character Interactions
-Exceptional Villain
1. Thanos
-Character Writing Honors Previous Movies
-World Building
-Strong Storytelling Elements
-Highly Climactic Ending
-Exceeding Expectations
1. Action, Villain Establishing, & Crossover Elements
-Gold Standard Comic Book Movie
Minor Negatives:
-Shaky Production Values
1. Thanos & Ironman Looks Slightly Artificial During Only A Couple of Moments
-Underwhelming Conclusion To A Character
1. Ebony Maw
-Questionable Character Absence
1. The Hulk
-Questionable Storytelling Elements
1. Star Lord's Screw Up
Star Lord messing up the team’s grasp on Thanos as they attempt to remove the gauntlet despite it supposedly being his master plan to strategically trap Thanos and disarm him. Meanwhile, Doctor Strange never attempts to simply use his sorcery to chop off Thanos's hand while he's under Mantis's trance. I think this could've been avoided with a few little changes such as Thanos, showing formidable willpower still managing to use one of the stones while under the trance to keep Strange at bay as the team struggles to pull it off and Mantis's grasp loosening much more quickly without Star Lord's mistake playing into it.
-Questionable Tonal Direction
1. A Few Comedic Bits That Felt Unnecessarily Inserted Contrasting With Strong Dramatic Moments
-Questionable False Advertising
1. A Couple of Trailer Moments & Lines That Felt Missing From The Movie
Major Negatives:
N/A
20. Ant-Man and the Wasp
Rating: 8/10
Minor Positives:
-Solid Character Design
1. Ghost Suit
-Overall Solid Action
-Decent Comedy
-Solid Performance
1. Paul Rudd's Comedic Performance As Scott Lang
Major Positives:
-Strong Production Values (CGI & Practical FX)
-Creative Visual Direction
1. Miniature Action Scenes
2. Ghost's Phasing Condition
3. Quantum Realm Imagery
-Sci-Fi Fantasy Visual Direction
-Entertaining Comedic Character Interactions
Minor Negatives:
-Slightly Underwhelming Villain
1. Ghost
-Terrible Villain
1. Sonny Burch
-Slightly Lackluster Storytelling
Major Negatives:
-Forgettable
21. Captain Marvel
Rating: 7/10
Minor Positives:
-Fan Service
1. Coulson's Guest Appearance
2. Avengers Initiative Easter Egg
-Solid Character Design
1. Captain Marvel's 1st Time Binary Form
-Overall Solid Production Values (CGI & Practical FX)
-Solid Comedic Character Interactions
-World Building
Major Positives:
-Sci-Fi Fantasy Visual Direction
Minor Negatives:
-Lackluster Action
-Underwhelming Fight Scene
1. Final Confrontation Between Carol & Yon-Rogg
-Questionable Performance
1. Brie Larson As Captain Marvel
-Slightly Underwhelming Character Debut
1. Captain Marvel
-Terrible Villain
1. Yon-Rogg
2. Super Intelligence
-Questionable Storytelling Elements
1. Nick Fury's Origins For Losing His Eye
-Forgettable
Major Negatives:
-Monumentally Wasted Potential
1. It would've benefited to see more Kree missions with Danvers in the beginning taking on various Skrulls in different scenarios before she crashes down to Earth. Carol's mission with Starforce was the most engaging part of the film as it completely immersed the audience into this new world and conflict and could've expanded more on Carol's life as a super weapon Kree soldier.
2. Shapeshifters, government conspiracy, memory manipulation, character moral dilemmas, and alien faction wars are all compelling individual elements that can be found in this movie and yet the movie as a whole still falls a little flat which is baffling.
22. Avengers: Endgame
Rating: 10/10
Minor Positives:
-Fan Service
1. Jarvis Cameo From Agent Carter
2. Younger Hank Pym Cameo
3. Peggy Carter Cameo
-Soundtrack
-Solid Character Design
1. Ironman Mark LXXXV Armor
2. War Machine Suit
3. Iron Spider Suit
4. Captain America Suit
5. Falcon
6. Black Panther
7. Doctor Strange
8. Wanda
9. Thanos
10. The Black Order
11. Rocket Raccoon
-Decent Romantic Component
1. Tony Stark & Pepper Pots
2. Steve Rogers & Peggy Carter
-Solid Comedic Character Interactions
-Solid Villain
1. The Black Order
-Solid Enough Storytelling Elements
Major Positives:
-Fan Service
1. Captain America Lifting Mjolnir
2. Portals Scene & Final Battle Against Thanos & His Army
-Strong Production Values (CGI & Practical FX)
-Strong Cinematic Direction
-Sci-Fi Fantasy Visual Direction
-Highly Entertaining Action
-Highly Climactic Final Battle
1. Avengers Vs. Thanos & His Army
-Strong Cast Overall
-Impactful Dramatic Character Interactions
-Character Writing Honors Previous Movies
-Highly Climactic Ending
-Exceeding Expectations
1. Scope of Action
2. Crossover Elements
-Gold Standard Comic Book Movie
Minor Negatives:
-Questionable Storytelling Elements
1. A Rat Accidentally Rescues Scott From The Quantum Realm?
2. Time Heist Fails Due To A Hulk Staircase Gag
3. All Female Heroes Line Up Together For No Apparent Reason Once Captain Marvel Acquires The Gauntlet
-Slightly Lackluster Storytelling
Time Travel Heist
-Questionable Tonal Direction
A Few Comedic Bits That Felt Unnecessarily Inserted Contrasting With Strong Dramatic Moments
Major Negatives:
N/A
23. Spider-Man: Far From Home
Rating: 8/10
Minor Positives:
-Fan Service
1. Mysterio's Ironman Illusion
2. Peter Improvising Weapons That Reflect The Avengers
3. Skrulls Cameo
4. Post Credit Scene: Jonah Jameson Cameo
-Overall Solid Production Values (CGI & Practical FX)
-Sci-Fi Fantasy Visual Direction
-Horror Visual Direction
1. Zombie Ironman Illusion
-Overall Solid Action
-Solid Performance
1. Tom Holland As Peter Parker/Spider-Man
2. Jake Gyllenhaal As Mysterio
-Solid Villain
1. Mysterio
-Creative Writing
1. Retrofitting the therapy hologram tech that Tony Stark presented in Civil War as Mysterio's illusion tech in addition to bringing back an ex Stark employee from Ironman 1 was a clever way of creating the MCU's Mysterio. Having it be a team of people who are against Stark that creates this villain together as a high-tech production crew is quite imaginative.
Major Positives:
-Exceptional Character Design
1. Mysterio Suit
-Creative Visual Direction
1. Spiderman's First Fight With Mysterio's Illusions
-Creative Battle
1. Spiderman's First Fight With Mysterio's Illusions
2. Peter Using Spider Sense To Fight Through Mysterio's Final Illusion
Minor Negatives:
N/A
Major Negatives:
N/A
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