Not a bad analysis, overall. I'd probably bump both Thor and "Agents of SHIELD" a rank or two higher, and "Hail to the King" and Captain America a rank or two lower, but it's a good write-up.
The MCU, for all that Warners/DC, Sony, and now Paramount are trying to imitate it, remains a fragile construct, without a serious dud to adapt to yet, or a major retirement/cast change (excluding Bruce Banner). But this summary gives some indication of the bench depth, and upcoming films and the Netflix series should help things even further.
Originally shared by +Boing Boing:
Where does your favorite Marvel Universe film/TV show rank?
The entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, ranked
Even the studio’s missteps are eminently watchable. But some are more watchable than others.
I'd move Iron Man to #1, solely because it proved that Marvel could make a really damn good supers movie, and without it, nothing else would have happened.
Agents of Shield is ranked exactly where it belongs. Still wishing that Agent Carter was playing instead of AoS.
Not the order I'd pick at all, except maybe for the top two. The Hulk and Thor movies would drop to the bottom, SHIELD would move way up… How the heck did Iron Man 3 get to the third spot??? Ugh.
No Howard the Duck? You don't say the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe and then draw it back to just the connected Marvel Cinematic Universe.
So, to make this conclusion, you only need to ignore every collaborative effort going back to Blade?
+William Altman If you want to include every Marvel-based movie, we'd have to factor in Shana of the Jungle and the myriad Punisher and Captain America movies over time, not to mention the Spider-Man live-action TV series.
Just as Marvel's Western and Romance and Monster comics of the 50s generally aren't considered part of Marvel continuity unless specifically referenced, I'm happy to assume the MCU begins with the Edward Norton Hulk film.
(If a new Blade film is made within that context that is clearly connected with the original films, I'd be happy to include those in the MCU.)
(And, of course, there's no indication that Howard the Duck, as seen in GotG, is the same Howard who had his own movie. Sadly.)
+Stan Pedzick I think Iron Man 1 deserves high rank for just being a good movie with a solid character arc. I could see bumping up its rating some.
MAoS, when firing on all cylinders, is great stuff, able to take advantage of long form TV. It still probably rates in the bottom half of the list because (a) it doesn't fire on all cylinders all the time, and (b) it will never have the epic, jaw-dropping, big screen experience that the major movies provide.
+Scott Randel I like Thor a lot, though I realize I'm an outlier there. The Hulk movie I enjoyed a lot, though it's not a top pick overall.
IM3 runs hot and cold for me, squarely between IM1 and IM2.
Ultimately, this kind of list for me is hard because there aren't any of the items mentioned that I didn't enjoy on some level.
I though it was interesting putting the One-Shots in there. If it's hard to compare a TV show to a feature length movie, it's even harder to compare either to a 5-10 minute featurette.