Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 turns out to be a mixed bag; it improves on the original in many ways but lacks the first film’s freshness and its story doesn’t have much bearing on the rest of the rest of the Infinity Saga.
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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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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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The Dark World‘s reputation as one of the weaker chapters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is deserved, but it’s still fun and above average in quality, with the cast being more than game for the adventure.
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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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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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The Dark Knight was one of the biggest movies ever and the last film to be a true pop culture phenomenon. But is it the best Batman film?
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Batman Begins enjoyed just a fraction of its sequels’ box office success, but it pioneered a new approach to the origin story superhero film.
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