3. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
When it was reveal that the duo behind You, Me and Dupree would helm Captain America: The Winter Soldier, fans were horrified. Sure, Marvel had made risky choices which paid off in the past, but how could these guys be trusted to adapt this beloved comic book arc?
Well, Joe and Anthony Russo proved everyone wrong, and delivered the best solo movie from the studio to date. Part political thriller and part action blockbuster, this was easily Captain America’s best big screen appearance, while Black Widow also got a well-deserved starring role.
After getting short changed in The First Avenger, Sebastian Stan’s Bucky/Winter Soldier proved that he has the chops to one day take over this franchise, and the movie as a whole did a fantastic job of completely reshaping and refreshing the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we head into Avengers: Age of Ultron and then Phase 3 and beyond…
How was Red Skull NOT a former member of the Nazi party? He broke away from them meaning his roots were IN the Nazi party. Were you watching the same movie?
G of G and Captain America 2 were both overall stronger movies than the Avengers. No offense to that very good movie, but it felt as if there was very little at stake and does not stand very well as a movie all on it’s own.
As much as I love all of Joss’ other work, I think Avengers Assemble is horribly overrated. It’s good, sure, but it’s not THAT good.
Plus, for me, the first Captain America is the weakest Marvel Studios movie to date. Again, it’s not bad, but it mishandled too many emotional beats and didn’t flat-out entertain in the way that every other Marvel movie did.
I like the list. I’d say…
1. Captain America: Winter Soldier
2. Avengers
3. Guardians of the Galaxy
4. Iron Man
5. Everything else tied at 5.
The first 4 stand out. The others are all kinda mediocre. The idea of how they all come together though made them all worth watching.
Don’t get me wrong. I enjoyed Iron Man 2 and 3, Thor, and the Hulk, but they all had their flaws.
I quite enjoyed the Avengers, I just prefer the Winter Soldier and GotG, because they felt a bit more… cinematic in feel and quality.