Arguably the biggest film since maybe Avatar, or the 1st Avengers movie comes out in 4 days. What I'm going to try to do here is go through what I liked and didn't like about the MCU Phase by Phase.
Iron Man famously started the MCU and the machine that all these flicks have been on in 2008. Along with Iron Man the following all showed up in Phase 1.
Iron Man
The Incredible Hulk
Iron Man 2
Thor
Captain America : The First Avenger
The Avengers
Best Movie
My favorite movie of these is Iron Man. The Avengers won my Summer Movie Award for Best Flick in 2012 but it all couldn't have happened with out Iron Man. Downey Jr was perfect for this role and Favreau created something that it seems most Marvel origins copy. The more that I watch it Captain America holds up great too, and has seeds through out all the phases. And how much did everyone love the end credit scene with Nick Fury opening up the MCU.
Best Hero
Again, this is going to Downey Jr and Iron Man. He appears the most in this Phase with two Iron Man flicks and the team up Avengers. His portrayal of Tony Stark is perfect and it rolls througout the MCU.
Best Villain
Loki, more so for his role in Avengers but has seeds sown in Thor. He has fun being evil and mischievous. As great as Downey is as Iron Man, Tom Hiddleston shines as Loki. (Actually the whole MCU is really well cast) Along with Heath Ledger's Joker, these 2 may be the best villains in a comic book movie/series.
Best Moment
The first of many after credits scene, Nick Fury shows up and let's everyone know that the world is about to get bigger.
Worst Movie
Iron Man 2 - This movie was basically a set up for Avengers. It was able to show Tony Stark with some flaws and ability to work through them. And it is weak with Whiplash as villain. Sam Rockwell is great as Justin Hammer, but gets shoved aside somewhat for Whiplash. They also recast Rhodey with Don Cheadle and I think that is a bit of a drop off. The movie does introduce us to Black Widow and gives us more Nick Fury.
Worst Hero
Thor is dominant as a hero and strong being the God of Thunder, but his character is pretty bland and normal in Thor, the origin flick. The relationship with he and Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) seems more forced than natural. Chris Hemsworth gets to open him up a little more and give him more personality in Avengers.
Worst Villain
Whiplash - Iron Man 2. Coming off The Wrestler, Mickey Rouke was cast as Whiplash in what should have been a great role and villain for Iron Man, but he was basically just put in another Iron Man suit for War Machine and Iron Man to fight in the end. If he was given something more unique with the Whiplash character and the story/plot, he would have been able to shine more.
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