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.
Read MoreDoctor Strange‘s many positive attributes are ultimately squandered in a disappointingly average outing that never rises above mediocrity due to its muted ambitions.
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Guardians of the Galaxy expands the potential of the MCU pretty vastly, properly introducing not just the Infinity Stones and Thanos, but also a cast of characters and deep-space locations that greatly stretch the scope of what can be included in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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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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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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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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