By adding Spider-Man to Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe, Sony completely re-contextualizes the character and is able to bring Marvel’s most definitive superhero back to relevance after a decade in pop culture purgatory.
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For Marvel fans, Captain America: Civil War just about has it all: thought-provoking themes, eye-popping action sequences and a super-sized cast.
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Age of Ultron is certainly a success (and an improvement on the first Avengers film), but the whole is less than the sum of its absurdly expensive parts.
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Iron Man 3 is certainly decent enough with terrific action, but it’s a forgettable entry into the MCU canon without much of a reason to exist. Although it’s the first movie in the MCU’s Phase Two, the truth is it represents more of a dead end than the beginning of something new.
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A fun but somewhat frustrating film, The Avengers is an A+ production with a C+ story that is entirely forgettable.
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While not an outright bad movie by any means, Iron Man 2 is certainly a misfire by MCU standards. Though it’s suitably spectacular, Iron Man 2 is noticeably less than the sum of its parts and is inferior to its predecessor.
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Though certainly the most forgettable of the early films in the then-nascent Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Incredible Hulk is not completely without value. A superb cast and robust production values frequently offset the weak script.
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The one that started it all, Iron Man remains a breezily entertaining movie today, even if the stakes feel pretty low now compared to what comes later in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Still, as a comic book adaptation and superhero origin story, Iron Man is one of the best movies of its kind.
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