OFFICIAL: Best CBM of 2014 thread (so far)

[CB Fan]

GOTG and TWS left me wanting to see them again immediately while DOFP left me satisfied but not longing to jump back in line to see it.

 

[Joeyjojo72]

Ive now seen all three movies at least twice. Theyre all great, but TWS, which ive actually seen 4 times now, is the only one that gets better and better on each viewing.

Its been a helluva year for Marvel properties. This despite the sub-mediocrity of ASM2. Kinda surreal really.

 

[Sevprince]

1.CATWS-great movie. Very re-watchable. Not much complaints.

2.DOFP-it was good for what it was. Enjoyed the McFassy and Quicksilver scenes. I think fox's decision to not make FC a complete reboot is always going to hold back this franchise for me. I wanted to see an actual adaptation of DOFP and not a clean up movie for Fox's convoluted Singer Franchise. Still the second best X movie after First Class.

3.GotG-I would have enjoyed this movie more if the villains weren't weak and if it didn't put all the focus on Starlord. He was the least interesting character. Also the fact it try to be too goofy didn't work for me. Decent movie overall.
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4.TASM2-wtf

 

[CyclopsWasRight]

While I love TWS, I loved DOFP and GOTG more, so I am glad one of them is winning.

I wanted to see an actual adaptation of DOFP and not a clean up movie for Fox's convoluted Singer Franchise.

Luckily we got both

 

[def28]

They ain't winning anymore. But could be in an hour, or just a day or two. Out of curiosity, have you seen Winter Soldier yet Cycwasright?

Think the bottom line here at least in my opinion is that the competing main three were received extremely well and all won. GOTG has destroyed all in the mainstream polls, is the highest rated of the three with an RT of 92% and 95% fan rating plus owns the domestic box office. Winter Solider is the runner up in domestic and competes toe to toe here on the SHH polls with DOFP at a 89% RT . While DOFP leads internationally and has a 91%...all are so close. They all won.

 

[Batmannerism]

GOTG all the way. Nothing else is even close.

Never been a fan of Captain America, and while the action is impressive in TWS, I think a lot of people confuse action with acting - as I still find Chris Evans pretty two-dimensional (although that was an improvement from Cap 1, in which he was one-dimensional). The fight scenes were great, but I struggled to really give a **** about Cap and his moral dillemmas, or about any of the other characters - especially Bucky, who did plenty of glaring, kicking and punching, but not a lot of acting.

Strangely, I cared a lot more about a walking tree and a talking raccoon, who were a lot more interesting and fun. But that's just me.

In fact, DOFP, while a great watch, hasn't struck me as particularly memorable. Fassbender, Macavoy and Jackman were all great, but for some reason the film still felt kind of hollow - unlike the source material, which is some of the best Xmen stories ever.

Yeah, despite the fact that they've not had a single movie to establish the characters, and not one of them is really particularly iconic or part of the public consciousness, ( I sort of think of them as Marvel's B-list characters), still they managed to be a lot of more enjoyable to watch than either Cap or the X-men or Spider Man.

To be fair, GOTG was a slightly different genre, as it was a lot closer to Star Wars than the Avengers - so not really a superhero film, but still a comic book movie. Despite the fact that the tone was reasonably light, the villains were still a credible threat, and there were plenty of good character moments ( a lot more than in the Avengers ).

Having said all that, GOTG was more fun than I've had at the movies in ages - and being a pretty staunch DC fan, I can say that GOTG was the best CBM since the Dark Knight. But this is all IMO, so if others see thing differently, fair enough.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Neck and Neck between DOFP and TWS at the moment, will be interesting to see who ends up on top.

Well it's not like these wide releases that open in three to four thousand screens across the country in their opening weekends get to keep all of those screens for more than a week or two before they start shedding screen numbers as other newer films eat up the demand for them. By the time they leave theaters, they've gone down to only a few dozen screens in the entire country. Also keep in mind that we have about 5X your country's population and 40X your land area(and I'm not even counting Canada in these figures though Canada's box office #'s are part of the domestic total when it's reported). It can take a while for many folks to actually decide to get out to the movies so they hold it in theaters long enough to maximize their potential profits.

Yeah I know the population differences, etc, but that all should factor in, crazy stuff, wish they would do it here to be honest, sometimes I just cant to see a movie and then its gone.

They ain't winning anymore. But could be in an hour, or just a day or two. Out of curiosity, have you seen Winter Soldier yet Cycwasright?

Think the bottom line here at least in my opinion is that the competing main three were received extremely well and all won. GOTG has destroyed all in the mainstream polls, is the highest rated of the three with an RT of 92% and 95% fan rating plus owns the domestic box office. Winter Solider is the runner up in domestic and competes toe to toe here on the SHH polls with DOFP at a 89% RT . While DOFP leads internationally and has a 91%...all are so close. They all won.

Yep, the fans won in the end, I love all 3.

 

[CyclopsWasRight]

They ain't winning anymore. But could be in an hour, or just a day or two. Out of curiosity, have you seen Winter Soldier yet Cycwasright?

Think the bottom line here at least in my opinion is that the competing main three were received extremely well and all won. GOTG has destroyed all in the mainstream polls, is the highest rated of the three with an RT of 92% and 95% fan rating plus owns the domestic box office. Winter Solider is the runner up in domestic and competes toe to toe here on the SHH polls with DOFP at a 89% RT . While DOFP leads internationally and has a 91%...all are so close. They all won.

No not yet, waiting for it to come to TV.

Agreed about your post it's been a great year for CBMs. Can't see 2015 matching it

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

^Well really, other than Avengers 2 as the big one, what else is there? Fantastic Four and Ant-Man, not hugely anticipating either, though I think FF will surprise people and I think AM will be at least decent.

2016 is the next one that could be a challenger, providing no more CBM's move to later years.

 

[def28]

Probably good that next year doesn't have as many comic book movies through the year. Cause when 2016 hits, things are gonna start getting crazy from then on out. BvS, Cap 3, Apocalypse, Sinister Six and Doc Strange will definitely give this year a run for it's money. WB, Marvel and Sony will all have had their properties expanded from that point. Will be interesting if Fox follows with new properties as well or continues to hold out.

Agreed about your post it's been a great year for CBMs. Can't see 2015 matching it

Guess there's a chance but yeah I doubt it. I really have no idea what to expect from the quality of F4 and Ant Man.

 

[green]

DOFP by a hair over TWS…GOTG in close third.
Great year over all! We should all be extremely thankful.

 

[StarkTheProdigy]

No not yet, waiting for it to come to TV.

Agreed about your post it's been a great year for CBMs. Can't see 2015 matching it

Why might I ask? Being not the biggest fan of Cap A, The Winter Soldier turned him into one of my favs now.

 

[CyclopsWasRight]

I prefer Cap in WWII. Not a fan of SHIELD or Widow so I had no big reason to see it in theatres or buy it on DVD just yet, if i like it I'll probably get it, but I'm in no rush

 

[Ms. Marvel]

It's really close between GOTG and Cap 2 for me but I'd give Cap 2 the edge.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

New leader again in the poll, its gonna go the wire this one, who knows which movie will come out on top. Still expected GOTG to get more votes though.

 

[StarkTheProdigy]

New leader again in the poll, its gonna go the wire this one, who knows which movie will come out on top. Still expected GOTG to get more votes though.

Same. I wasn't expecting it to win, but I was expecting it to be neck to neck with Winter Soldier and DOFP just due to the fan reactions to it.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

^Definitely, it got a better critical response than TWS as well and made more than TWS and DOFP domestically, so I was expecting this to be a 3 horse race rather than 2.

I personally like TWS the least out of the big 3, just because in the 3rd act it goes a bit ridiculous, still a great film of course.

 

[ThePowerCosmic]

Probably good that next year doesn't have as many comic book movies through the year. Cause when 2016 hits, things are gonna start getting crazy from then on out. BvS, Cap 3, Apocalypse, Sinister Six and Doc Strange will definitely give this year a run for it's money. WB, Marvel and Sony will all have had their properties expanded from that point. Will be interesting if Fox follows with new properties as well or continues to hold out.


Guess there's a chance but yeah I doubt it. I really have no idea what to expect from the quality of F4 and Ant Man.

Don't forget about Shazam.

 

[The_Manhunter]

Don't forget about Shazam.

Is that like Doctor Stange (date unconfirmed but it's obvious when it's happening)?

 

[ThePowerCosmic]

Is that like Doctor Stange (date unconfirmed but it's obvious when it's happening)?

Exactly.

 

[The_Manhunter]

Exactly.

Thanks, now I can start my Shazam countdown!

EDIT: And to quote my favorite sportscaster "OH MY GOODNESS" look at that 2016 lineup in your sig!!!

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

^I personally cant see Shazam making the 2016 summer release date, it doesnt even have a director yet.

 

[The_Manhunter]

^I personally cant see Shazam making the 2016 summer release date, it doesnt even have a director yet.

What other DC movie will make it to that day though? The only other possibility is Sandman and I'd rather that not be the case, would much rather hope for Shazam lol.

 

[def28]

I'd much prefer Sandman get released before. That's something completely different then anything else out there. But I hope both those two do not get the rushed treatment. DC needs to make sure they have solid new properties on their hands. Not another Lantern situation.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

What other DC movie will make it to that day though? The only other possibility is Sandman and I'd rather that not be the case, would much rather hope for Shazam lol.

Not sure, but they need to move quickly if its Shazam, Skull Island is out 4 months later and only got a director announce today, even that movie is pushing things.