Worst MCU movie?

[MichaelChen]

There's no essence, just a loose resemblance. Archetypal mad scientist characters are all over CBMs and science fiction, so what we saw didn't define Killian specifically as Mandarin. The backstory of lethal martial arts training and modus operandi with the rings just weren't there.

But the backstory of spending other people's money to become a super-soldier was there. And the result was someone gymnasticking around and karate-chopping armors to pieces. That is the essence of the character. The Mandarin's martial-arts training is different from most characters of this sort, in that the training itself isn't his core so much as his willingness to squander other people's money to improve himself out of vanity.

As for the rings: there are comics stories where he doesn't use the rings at all, and others were he uses the rings in only such a minor way that the story wouldn't be affected by their omission. For example, there is a story where Mandarin kidnaps a bunch of scientists and has them build a giant robo-dragon, and he attacks Russia with a combination of mundane soldiers and the robo-dragon, never using the rings once in the entire story. The Mandarin is not Sinestro. The rings are not his root-and-spine. They are more like Joker's acid-shooting-flower; situationally useful, but Joker is still Joker without his acid-shooting-flower.

 

[Victarion]

Lol who vote for Iron Man?

 

[OcStat]

I have it around seventh.

I'm sure I'm in the minority but I'd easily put it in my Top 5.

 

[Doctor Octopus]

Lol who vote for Iron Man?

Also Guardians of Galaxy. They are two of best.

 

[ThePhantasm]

Worst is AOU in my opinion. TDW and IM:2 are pretty mediocre, but AOU has the sin of simply being boring as f***.

 

[The_Manhunter]

I honestly can't vote. While I do wish entries like Iron Man 3 & Thor: TDW had done certain things a little differently, I can truly say I still highly enjoy each of the MCCU movies that have been released thus far.

I also agree with this sentiment

 

[Doctor Octopus]

Worst is AOU in my opinion. TDW and IM:2 are pretty mediocre, but AOU has the sin of simply being boring as f***.

That is same reason I don't like Man of steel. But I think Thor dark world more boring than age of ultron.

 

[First Avenger]

I didn't find any MCU movie boring.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

I also agree with this sentiment

If you enjoy all of them that's fair enough, I do myself, I wouldn't classify any of them as bad, but surely you have one which you think is less good than all of the others?

 

[Dr. Love]

I think all MCU movies are fairly similar but I think Thor 2 is the worst

 

[DA_Champion]

There's basically two groups of movies in this poll.

Lots of hates: Iron Man 2, Iron Man 3, The Incredible Hulk, Thor The Dark World
Rare or zero hate: the rest.

There are no intermediate movies. The closest might be IM3, which is the only widely hated movie that a lot of people defend as very good, whereas the other three might be defended as passable.

So all in all I find this pretty close to a forum consensus.

 

[Neno_Kos]

Iron Man 2, but very close is AOU. Or it's reverse. I dont know. AOU is in more recent memory so it could be the one.

 

[Erzengel]

There's basically two groups of movies in this poll.

Lots of hates: Iron Man 2, Iron Man 3, The Incredible Hulk, Thor The Dark World
Rare or zero hate: the rest.

There are no intermediate movies. The closest might be IM3, which is the only widely hated movie that a lot of people defend as very good, whereas the other three might be defended as passable.

So all in all I find this pretty close to a forum consensus.

I think too many people only have three categories. Good, meh and bad.

I think Thor, Ant-Man, TFA and AOU are good but not in the same category as TWS, Avengers, GOTG or IM.

IM2, TIH and TDW while not the best CBM are at least at worst average ones. Maybe in comparison to the other movies, not as good.

 

[Quasimod0]

I didn't find any MCU movie boring.

Same here. I love most of them, and some I just like very much.
IM2, Thor 2, TIH

 

[OcStat]

If I find any MCU movie boring, for me it would honestly be Guardians. It was entertaining but, something about that movie just didn't resonate with me. I haven't watched it since theaters, for that reason, I do plan to pick it up on BR eventually but haven't yet so maybe next time I see it I'll be enlightened. Not to say I didn't enjoy it, but saw it twice and it was a perfectly serviceable film, but it didn't excite me like Winter Soldier, Iron Man 3, Age of Ultron or even Ant-Man. The majority of Phase 2 was full of high points, even in the "lower-tier" films. I have high expectations for Phase 3.

 

[First Avenger]

Same here. I love most of them, and some I just like very much.
IM2, Thor 2, TIH

Yeah.

 

[MXG]

I also agree with this sentiment

I second it.

 

[CaptainWagner]

For me it has to be TDW. I personally love IM3, TIH isn't bad per say, just bland. And Im2 has enough great pieces it's hard for me to hate the whole. AOU also isn't a bad movie, just very disappointing.

 

[Doctor Octopus]

Agreed. Aou could be lots better but it still not bad. Joss Whedon say that because of studio.

 

[MichaelChen]

My understanding is the final battle was supposed to center around Banner using Stark's armor to sneak up close to Ultron, and then Hulk out right next to him for a sneak attack. Which doesn't make much sense; what can Hulk do with a sneak-attack that he couldn't do by just jumping in? But some exec kept insisting on this scene happening with an almost Wild-West-Giant-Spider-Level obsessiveness. Whedon finally won the argument to drop this idea, but it left him short on time and money, forcing him to cut a sloppy version of the final battle.

 

[Doctor Octopus]

I thought Hulk part with Ultron was supposed to be funny one like with Loki.

 

[SuperT]

IM2, both Thor movies, Ant-Man and AoU are all pretty mediocre.

 

[Tg11]

Thor The Dark World

 

[famicommander]

I'm re-watching the whole MCU right now. Just got through Winter Soldier last night so I will rank the films up through that point

Captain America: the Winter Soldier
The Avengers
The Incredible Hulk
Iron Man
Captain America: the First Avenger
Iron Man 3
Thor
Thor: the Dark World
Iron Man 2

Gonna watch Guardians and maybe Ultron tonight, Ant Man tomorrow

 

[Taarna]

I wouldn't say any of them are bad, but the weakest is The Incredible Hulk. The performances from the leads are adequate, but they aren't to the level of the other films and the story isn't all that interesting. The hack editing job probably didn't help.

Agreed. I'd vote Daredevil or Ghost Rider but neither was in the poll.