We're probably going to watch Iron Man II anyway, since we have it here. I'm not sure why I'm not jazzed. I liked the first one a lot.
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Amy - Jun 11, 2011 12:23:52 pm PDT #14787 of 30000
Because books.
Sophia Brooks - Jun 11, 2011 12:23:54 pm PDT #14788 of 30000
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Even though I LOVE romance and romantic comedies, my favorite is still Breakfast Club. I saw it in 7th grade, and have never before or sense so identified with a male character (Brian).
It is also the movie I stop on every time t has ever been on TV, even with the REALLY BAD dubbed things over the "swearing".
The one thing I hate about it is Andie's outfit-- I think it is hideous. I thought it was hideous when I first saw it, and I continue to do so.
Tom Scola - Jun 11, 2011 12:26:39 pm PDT #14789 of 30000
hwæt
No Blade on your list, ita?
DavidS - Jun 11, 2011 12:30:00 pm PDT #14790 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I'm currently rating Marvel movies at:
Wha?! X-Men 2 is way better than the first one. And Spider-Man 2 is the best Marvel movie, better than Iron Man.
Laga - Jun 11, 2011 12:46:13 pm PDT #14791 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
My Drop Everything movies are those of my youth so the first three Star Wars and Indiana Jones (although I could walk away from Temple of Doom at a commercial) but also Jaws even though I came to it later. Also almost anything with witches and wizards.
§ ita § - Jun 11, 2011 12:56:56 pm PDT #14792 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'd put Blade under Thor, and the Spider Man movies are deliberately neglected. None of them will ever get a second watching from me.
X2 is not better than XM: FC.
Tom Scola - Jun 11, 2011 1:01:34 pm PDT #14793 of 30000
hwæt
The second Hulk movie wasn't bad at all.
§ ita § - Jun 11, 2011 1:03:58 pm PDT #14794 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Never saw it. Didn't mind the first, but I don't rate it well as a comic movie.
Gris - Jun 11, 2011 1:34:49 pm PDT #14795 of 30000
Hey. New board.
Spider-man II was fun when I watched it, but on thinking about it afterwards left bad tastes in my mouth. Doc Oc was really awesome, though. I liked the first one better. And I originally thought X-Men II was better than X-Men, but after multiple re-watches I think they are pretty much dead even. And both above First Class, though I thought it was perfectly decent with moments of greatness and will certainly add it to my DVD collection eventually.
My list would probably be:
Iron Man
X-Men I/II (watch 'em one after the other!)
X-Men FC
Spider-Man
Spider-Man II
Blade
Thor
Everything else, in no particular order. (I quite liked all of the movies I bothered to actually rank. All the rest of them left me cold.)
But part of that is simply my love for the X-Men - they're my favorite Marvel characters, so they're my favorite movies. I like ensembles. For that reason (among others) I am excited about The Avengers.
Juliebird - Jun 11, 2011 1:36:54 pm PDT #14796 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
I don't think I have a Drop Everything movie, but every time Band of Brothers is playing I forget what I was doing for hours, and if it ends, I pop in the dvds and watch from the beginning.