2. Guardians of the Galaxy
It’s been out for less than a week as we write this, but it’s already fair to say that James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy is deserving of such a high spot on this list. The writer and director turned characters that even the most die-hard comic book fans had barely heard of into fan favourites, with amazing CGI creations like Groot and Rocket definite highlights.
Calling Guardians of the Galaxy Star Wars for a whole new generation feels justified (at least until Episode VII comes along next year), and the demand for Star-Lord and his team of A-Holes to meet the Avengers has been at an all-time high since the movie was released. Funny, charming and emotional, this is a movie which fans and non-fans alike have embraced, and if it wasn’t for the fact that it didn’t feature the same sort of iconic moments as The Avengers, it could have easily topped this list.
Oh, and don’t get us started on the soundtrack…
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.