Census Rank the Marvel Cinematic Universe Films

Hmm, if I could throw Cap, Avengers, Iron man all in the 31 spot I'd do it. But I shall choose.

1. Avengers-It put them all together in at least a good a delivery as any other.

2. (Damn this is tough) Captain America The First Avenger.

3. Iron Man - best delivered origin

4. Thor 2-Loki and Thor as a team is awesome. So-so impressive villain.

5. Punisher- first one with Tom Jane. Oh, did I go off the list? Neener, great movie.

6. Thor - the Earth scenes lacked a little, and Portman and Thor didn't meld well the first time around. The best part of the movie is when he first goes tot he crater and fails to lift the hammer. At that point the character development begins, very good.

Iron man 2 > Iron Man 3, the Hulk films sucked.

 

I don't think anyone has had the same rankings so far, some really interesting thoughts lol. I actually think Malekith is underrated as a villain. He invaded Asgard and defeated Frigga, he actually did pose a threat at least in my view. The only thing that put Thor 2 below the Avengers for me was Darcy and her stupid intern. They are pointless characters, I would rather see more the mythology, like Sif, Heimdall, and the Warriors 3 expanded and developed more.

 

Christopher Ecclestone is a great actor, his makeup and performance were pretty good in Thor 2, but Malekith as a villain absolutely sucks. Is he at war with Asgard just because he's a Dark Elf and that's what Dark Elves do? And didn't Algrim/Kurse kill Frigga? She cut Malekith's face before they decided that the movie needed one less female character. And why's Malekith want to bring darkness to the universe? Why's destruction of the universe his goal? Wouldn't that mean he's also destroyed because he's in the universe? If that's the case, why's he such an absolutely bad nihilist? Does he understand nihilism? Why's he advertised as the villain but never really shown in the marketing materials? Is it because of Loki? I think it's because of Loki because he's actually a compelling character, unlike Malekith, who is well-acted but that's not terribly hard when your role amounts to "look scary and I dunno antagonize."

 

He's a DARK elf. He ruled the dark, pre-Asgard universe, according to the movie. This whole movie is about him trying to reclaim that which he sacrificed so much for.

 

So he's just a bad guy because the movie needs a bad guy.

 

1. Captain America
2. Iron Man
3. The Avengers
4. Iron Man 3
5. Thor 2
6. Thor

I haven't seen The Incredible Hulk, and I don't want to dignify the hot mess that is Iron Man 2 with a ranking.

 

1) The Avengers
2) Iron Man
3) Thor
4) Iron Man 3
5) Thor: The Dark World
6) Captain America: The First Avenger
7) The Incredible Hulk
8) Iron Man 2

 

No, his background is incredibly simple. If you don't understand it then you should read the comics or look it up. The movie covered it well enough. He is literally reclaiming what was his, like said.

 

No, I get it, there's just not a huge amount of character there.

 

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He's just trying to destroy the universe because he's furious with David Tennant.

 

Alright, but that's exactly the thing. What do those three sentences mean? Is he trying to reclaim his right to rule the universe, regardless of what state it's in? Is he just bitter about being deposed? Alternatively, does he just miss the way the universe was back when there was dark matter (I guess?) as opposed to whatever is in operation now? Would he only be happy if he was both ruler and living in a dark universe? Are there any physical effects of being in this sort of universe? Does it incapacitate or limit him somehow, or is the issue more of a psychological or spiritual one from his perspective?

When did he sacrifice anything at all for anyone? The only thing I saw was a henchman sacrificing something .

The movie mostly just told what his goal was. That's it. I didn't understand why he wanted that goal or how he felt about it. Not every movie needs to do an in-depth study of its antagonists, you're right. But the ones that don't usually can't claim to have great villains, either. So I think it was fair to call the lack of detail here a weak point.

 

Yes, Alan Taylor pretty much said he would love a Director's Cut, because it fleshed out Malekith as a character more. I just thought that Christopher Eccleston gave a great performance, and posed a threat to Thor. That's why I say he is underrated, cause I really liked Eccleston in this movie. But I do agree they could have fleshed him out more. Still, his goal/desires were obvious enough, and that was all that was needed for this film.

Penguinator I suppose I wrote this for you as well.

 

Yeah, there's definitely a lot left on the cutting room floor. It's a good performance and the movie's fine, I just wish the villain could have more focus.

 

I'd rank it above Iron Man 2 actually.

 

OK so I am going to do a running ranking system like what Jarren_Lee-Saber is doing with the Star Wars and X-Men threads. A #1 ranking gets a movie 8 points, a #2 ranking gets a movie 7 points, and so on. If you would like to change your rankings, you MUST quote your old ones in your new post.

So, here are the results so far.

1. The Avengers = 182 points
2. Iron Man = 141 points
3. Captain America: The First Avenger = 127 points
4. Thor = 107 points
5. Thor: The Dark World = 102 points
6. Iron Man 2 = 77 points
7. The Incredible Hulk = 67 points
8. Iron Man 3 = 60 points

 

1. The Avengers
2. Iron Man
3. Thor
4. Thor: The Dark World
5. Iron Man 3
6. Iron Man 2
7. The Incredible Hulk
8. Captain America

 

6. Iron Man 2
7. Iron Man 3

 

1. The Avengers = 196 points
2. Iron Man = 155 points
3. Captain America: The First Avenger = 136 points
4. Thor = 116 points
5. Thor: The Dark World = 111 points
6. Iron Man 2 = 83 points
7. Iron Man 3 = 71 points
8. The Incredible Hulk = 69 points

 

I'm sad people aren't ranking the Ang Lee Hulk movie. It's terrible to the point of being unwatchable, but one cannot ignore it.

 

Ang Lee Hulk is better than pretty much all the Marvel superhero movies that came after it.

 

1. The Avengers
2. Iron Man
3. Iron Man 3
4. Thor
5. Captain America
6. Iron Man 2