Marvel cinematic universe movies
ranked
By: Dan Kilgallon
With the massive release of Avengers:
Age of Ultron on May 1st, I have decided to rank the first ten films of
this series in order of personal preference; anticipating the movie expected to
compete with Star Wars: The Force Awakens for the highest grossing film
of 2015.
1.
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Run Time: 121 mins
My Rating: 9/10
My
personal favorite movie in this record breaking blockbuster film franchise
happens to be the most recent installment. I had an absolute blast with this
action packed story, driven by its unique characters, mind blowing visual
effects work, tons of clever humor and an awesome soundtrack. This is simply
put, one of the greatest comic book films ever made.
2.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Run Time: 136 mins
My Rating: 9/10
Another
2014 film comes in at second place by the absolute slimmest of margins. I loved
basically everything about this movie and it did everything any great sequel
should do, introducing awesome new characters, a more advanced plot and an
outstanding villain. Furthermore, the hand to hand combat scenes are amongst
the most impressive I have seen in any movie.
3.
The Avengers (2012)
Run
Time: 143 mins
My
Rating: 9/10
This
monumental blockbuster is not only third on my list, but also the third highest
grossing movie of all time. If it wasn’t for such an amazing 2014 from Marvel, The
Avengers would stand high and tall at the top of this list. Having said
that, this movie is still unbelievably entertaining, and will be remembered for
years to come as the first great superhero team movie.
4. Iron Man
(2008)
Run
Time: 126 mins
My
Rating: 9/10
Coming
in at fourth place is the movie that started it all. Robert Downey Jr.
completely turned his career around in this perfectly cast title role,
transforming himself into one of the richest actors on the planet. Iron Man took
a big risk, ended up being an even bigger success, and this list wouldn’t exist
without this action packed and overall outstanding beginning.
5. Thor: The
Dark World (2013)
Run
Time: 112 mins
My
Rating: 8/10
Barely
beating out its impressive predecessor, the thing that pushes The Dark World
over the edge for me is the sensational, hilarious performance by Tom
Hiddleston in his role as the title character’s mischievous brother.
Furthermore, I love the fantastical element and Thor himself may very well be
my absolute favorite characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
6. Thor (2011)
Run
Time: 115 mins
My
Rating: 8/10
The
fact that Marvel managed to pull off such a strangely unique character in an
extremely cool and entertaining way is one of many things makes this movie
special. This was an absolutely crucial piece in eventually assembling the full
team and of course, Marvel went above and beyond expectations when they brought
Thor’s incredible origin story to the big screen.
7. Captain
America: The First Avenger (2011)
Run
Time: 124 mins
My
Rating: 8/10
While
this isn't the most critically acclaimed of the bunch, I find this movie to be very
underrated. Chris Evans was another perfect casting choice for the title role
and I really loved the idea of a World War II setting. In addition, I also
thought that Hugo Weaving delivered one of the more memorable villains in the
series with his excellent portrayal of the Red Skull.
8. The
Incredible Hulk (2008)
Run
Time: 112 mins
My
Rating: 7/10
Edward
Norton stars as the title character in this movie, and although he was replaced
by Mark Ruffalo for The Avengers, I have to say that I still prefer
Norton’s portrayal of Bruce Banner, as well as the general appearance of his
massive alter ego. Overall, I’ve always really enjoyed this movie mostly for
its action, particularly the climatic final showdown.
9. Iron Man 2
(2010)
Run
Time: 124 mins
My
Rating: 7/10
The
action packed Iron Man sequels are certainly very fun, action packed and
entertaining. Having said that, in terms of quality, I personally couldn’t
place any other pair of movies at the bottom of this list. Anyways, this
particular installment had the nice cast additions of Don Cheadle, Mickey
Rourke and Scarlett Johansson, as well as plenty of good humor.
10. Iron Man 3
(2013)
Run
Time: 130 mins
My
Rating: 6/10
Even
though it grossed over $1.2 billion at the global box office, this third
installment in the Iron Man trilogy stands alone as the worst of the
Marvel movies in my opinion. I thought that it started off really great and had
tons of potential, but a truly poor plot twist in the middle of the film ruined
the story for me and made it just an average action movie at best.
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