My superhero movie epilogue has me finally watching the third Batman film (in the good trilogy). The Dark Knight is probably the best of all these superhero movies and it didn’t really need a continuation, but here we are. The opening sequence is on par with the best James Bond cold openings. That is until Bane talks. At first I thought that I was watching some sort of crappy fan edit in which they replaced Tom Hardy’s voice with Plankton from Spongebob. But, no. Bane’s voice is supposed to sound like that and be three times louder than everyone else. That aside, the rest of the movie was good, well-paced, but not quite at the level of its predecessor.
Okay, one last Marvel movie before end this diversion and get back to 70s sleaze (I’ve been told I have to watch WandaVision despite the fact that Vision and Wanda are the two dullest characters in the whole franchise). The second MCU Spider-Man movie is not nearly as good as the first. It leans a little too much into teen drama and cares very little about its villain. The most interesting aspect is the brief overview of the consequences of “post-Blip” Earth.
Finally, my quest to watch all these movies has come to an end. It’s a fitting climax but is not quite as good as Infinity War. By the end, I was a little epic battled out. There’s only so much CGI a guy can take. Also, they stole the ending from The Final Countdown.
Back to a sitcom-level Marvel movie. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate the light tone but after Infinity War this gave me whiplash. It does make Ant-Man’s role in Endgame much more worthwhile though.
The years of dudes fighting in the sky and blue LASERs of death have lead to this event movie. I have to admit, it does a great job and pulling everything together in a way that makes even the crap movies seem worthwhile. The downer ending finally gives this franchise some stakes (although that will soon all be thrown out the window).
What an incredible improvement over the last two Thor movies. They are no longer trying to be a poor man’s Lord of the Rings and are angling for humor whenever possible. Colorful, funny, well-paced, and almost as good as a Guardians movie.
I can’t believe how much praise this Marvel installment received. It’s so cheesy but takes itself way too seriously. The final CGI battle is some of the worst looking action in the entire MCU. So, was the pudgy, lazy-eyed former king the Black Panther up until the moment he died in Ultron?
The main story arc feels like a zillion other movies. What makes this one enjoyable is the dazzling array of reality bending visual effects.
I was surprised by how good this Marvel entry was. It’s genuinely funny, the main villain is well fleshed-out, and there is some actual tension in the last act. Spiderman is the best, most pure embodiment of the adolescent male power fantasy that all these superhero movie really are.
This is an odd duck with weird tonal issues. There are plenty of gonzo Mel Brooks moments but the bulk of the movie is almost played seriously with its themes of Nazis and concentration camps. I can’t say I didn’t enjoy it but I’m glad they opted for a happy ending because they could have tried to make it overtly poignant which would have pushed this into The Day the Clown Cried territory.
