My top three, in indeterminate order, would be Iron Man 1, Avengers and Captain America 2. I haven't seen Guardians of the Galaxy yet, but I've seen all the others. Least favourite would probably be Thor 2. I think Iron Man 2 was a worse movie, but I find RDJ too fun to watch to put it at the bottom.
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billytea - Aug 02, 2014 5:26:06 pm PDT #27518 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Jesse - Aug 02, 2014 6:28:53 pm PDT #27519 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Liked, didn't love GotG. One too many civilizations for me, I think.
I can't deal with ranking, but Thor 1 would be way up there for me.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 02, 2014 8:51:48 pm PDT #27520 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Avengers, Cap 1, and Cap 2 would be my top 3. Iron Man 2 was definitely the worst for me - all the others were at least enjoyable.
One complaint about GotG: Lee Pace as Ronan was an extremely poor match of actor and character. That role as written could have been played by one of Dave Bautista's pals from the WWE, and Pace did absolutely nothing to elevate the material.
Polter-Cow - Aug 02, 2014 8:57:00 pm PDT #27521 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I'm surprised to see the Thor 2 dislike. I really enjoyed it. I'd put Iron Man 2 at the bottom; it was kind of a mess.
My top three, in indeterminate order, would be Iron Man 1, Avengers and Captain America 2.
That sounds about right.
beekaytee - Aug 02, 2014 10:45:57 pm PDT #27522 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
I have to totally agree with Matt, in re Lee Pace in that role.
I've enjoyed/been impressed with nearly every role I've ever seen him in, but this performance sort of threw me out of the story.
I did not see Hobbitts 2: Electric Boogaloo, so maybe my assessment would be different, but I just don't see him as a bad guy...much less a super-world-killing monster.
It's his voice. Just doesn't have that kind of gravitas. Even as a cartoony villain.
Strix - Aug 03, 2014 12:56:32 am PDT #27523 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
6, 9 and 1. But I haven't seen GotG yet.
IM2 was godawful.
Tom Scola - Aug 03, 2014 4:45:01 am PDT #27524 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
The character in the after-credits scene? Voiced by Seth Green.
-t - Aug 03, 2014 4:52:05 am PDT #27525 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That's great.
§ ita § - Aug 03, 2014 9:00:58 am PDT #27526 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Thor 2 was a cavalcade of idiocy that no one owned up to. It made me hiss and spit. And, as noted, it doesn't have an RDJ. Hemsworth showed zero charisma, did one cute thing.
I liked Lee Pace! It certainly feels like the season of Pace, what with Hobbits and Halt and Catch Fire and this. He was suitably angry and threatening for me.
Kalshane - Aug 03, 2014 9:15:17 am PDT #27527 of 30000
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
I thought Thor 2 was a lot of fun. Not as good as the first one, but still enjoyable.
Then again, I like Iron Man 2 better than most folks (though it's not great like the original.) Haven't seen 3 yet.
The two Hulks are at the bottom of my list, though i'd still give the Norton Hulk a 3/5.