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Have been thinking about Marvel movies. The Sophomore Slump is real. Both GotG and Doctor Strange are among my Top 5, but their sequels are both...

Posted by Spawn Jul 25 '22, 13:02

... Bottom Ten, or so.

Not as great first chapters, but huge crashes:
Thor, check.
Antman, check.

Avengers was not as steep a fall, but it is there.

Iron Man was minor and of course, Captain America kicked it into overdrive so they are not included.

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No marvelphile, but GOTG2 is among my favorites -- nm - rollo Jul 25, 14:39 1
- Yeah, it has emotional stakes and an ending that doesn't require the villain to be a moron. -- nm - Reagen Jul 25, 14:56
I was thinking about how little of phase 5 interested me, but .. - mud Jul 25, 13:12 5
- Yeah it is not where it was. Blade, Loki, GotG3, Thunderbolts (depending on who) and Daredevil for me. But none have me psyched. - Spawn Jul 25, 13:29 1
  - Secret Invasion will Rock, and I'm pretty psyched for Wakanda Forever. BP was a masterpiece of production design with superior directing etc and the - mud Jul 25, 13:37
- I think breaking off the tv shows made it simultaneously more interesting and diluted. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 25, 13:26 2
  - .. huh? -- nm - mud Jul 25, 13:45 1
    - It increased content overall but took away plot points that would’ve/could’ve been in movies. So there’s more ‘stuff’ out there but the movies…. - Volnelk Jul 25, 15:11

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