We are now in a golden era for superhero films, and the hardcore fans are in their element. Graphic novel superheroes have now become mainstream, various franchises have been created and the makers have made sure it is all within their Marvel Universe.
One great example of having a Marvel Universe, was the success of Avengers Assemble that combined the franchises of Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and Hulk.
With a brand new franchise Guardians Of The Galaxy also released and reaping the rewards, I have decided to do a list of my top 10 films from Marvel Studios.
Three honorable mentions that missed out on my top 10, are Logan, Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse and Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
Logan was a welcomed change in tone to not only to the X-Men franchise, but the superhero genre all together. We see a weary Logan look after an ill Professor X. But whilst in hiding, he encounters a young mutant with dark forces not far behind. It's brutal in its content and has strong performances and writing that elevates the character of Wolverine more than we could have imagined.
As for Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, just when you thought the superhero genre was becoming restricted, we get this breathe of fresh air. Produced by the brilliant Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, this is a visually spectacular film with a lot of charm, heart and fun factor. Definitely the best Spider-Man film.
If this was a top 11, Captain America: The Winter Soldier would have made it. This particuarly installment showed that Marvel can go outside the box. This surprisingly enjoyable feature managed to more like an espionage thriller.
With a great blend of superhero and spy action, this sequel is very gritty and gives us another side to the style of film-making for this studio.
As I have seen all of the Marvel films except for Howard The Duck and the few direct-to-video features before 1998, here is my full list with a small review for each of my top 10:
68) The Fantastic Four
With a great blend of superhero and spy action, this sequel is very gritty and gives us another side to the style of film-making for this studio.
As I have seen all of the Marvel films except for Howard The Duck and the few direct-to-video features before 1998, here is my full list with a small review for each of my top 10:
68) The Fantastic Four
67) Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance
66) Ghost Rider
65) Elektra
64) Punisher: War Zone
63) Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer
62) Fantastic Four (2015)
61) Fantastic Four (2005)
60) Blade: Trinity
59) Daredevil
58) Spider-Man 3
57) The Amazing Spider-Man 2
56) X-Men: Dark Phoenix
55) Venom
54) X-Men: The Last Stand
53) The Wolverine
66) Ghost Rider
65) Elektra
64) Punisher: War Zone
63) Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer
62) Fantastic Four (2015)
61) Fantastic Four (2005)
60) Blade: Trinity
59) Daredevil
58) Spider-Man 3
57) The Amazing Spider-Man 2
56) X-Men: Dark Phoenix
55) Venom
54) X-Men: The Last Stand
53) The Wolverine
52) Venom: Let There Be Carnage
51) Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
50) Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania
49) The Marvels
48) Blade II
47) The Punisher
10) Captain America: Civil War - The big all-star superhero battle royale we have been waiting for.
When politics interferes with The Avengers activities. It causes the group to split.
The action is great, the story goes into an in-depth character study for our favourite superheroes.
9) Iron Man - The first Avengers related film that became one of the biggest hits in the studios history.
When put in a life threatening situation, a millionaire industrialist makes an armoured suit to escape and begins a product that will revolutionise his industry.
No matter how many times you watch this, you still get high levels of enjoyment.
We also get the first of many post-credits scenes from Marvel films.
8) X-Men 2 - The X-Men are back in search of a mutant assassin who is working for a secret military force.
We also see Wolverine come face-to-face with someone from his unknown past.
With new characters, both good and evil, it is quite a ride full of action, great performances and is pure entertainment.
7) Big Hero 6 - One of the few animated entries that is loosely based on the comic of the same name.
48) Blade II
47) The Punisher
46) Black Widow
45) Blade
44) Hulk
43) Iron Man 2
42) Ant-Man
41) Thor: The Dark World
40) Captain Marvel
45) Blade
44) Hulk
43) Iron Man 2
42) Ant-Man
41) Thor: The Dark World
40) Captain Marvel
39) Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings
38) Thor: Love And Thunder
37) Iron Man 3
36) The Amazing Spider-Man
35) Thor
34) X-Men Origins: Wolverine
35) Thor
34) X-Men Origins: Wolverine
33) The Incredible Hulk
32) X-Men: Apocalypse
31) Avengers: Age Of Ultron
30) Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2
29) Eternals
28) Spider-Man: Far From Home
27) Deadpool 2
27) Deadpool 2
26) Doctor Strange
25) Spider-Man
24) X-Men
25) Spider-Man
24) X-Men
23) Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3
22) Ant-Man And The Wasp
21) Black Panther
20) Thor: Ragnarok
19) Spider-Man: Homecoming
18) X-Men: Days Of Future Past
17) Captain America: The First Avenger
22) Ant-Man And The Wasp
21) Black Panther
20) Thor: Ragnarok
19) Spider-Man: Homecoming
18) X-Men: Days Of Future Past
17) Captain America: The First Avenger
16) Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness
15) Spider-Man: No Way Home
15) Spider-Man: No Way Home
14) Spider-Man 2
13) Logan
12) Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
13) Logan
12) Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
11) Captain America: The Winter Soldier
When politics interferes with The Avengers activities. It causes the group to split.
The action is great, the story goes into an in-depth character study for our favourite superheroes.
When put in a life threatening situation, a millionaire industrialist makes an armoured suit to escape and begins a product that will revolutionise his industry.
No matter how many times you watch this, you still get high levels of enjoyment.
We also get the first of many post-credits scenes from Marvel films.
We also see Wolverine come face-to-face with someone from his unknown past.
With new characters, both good and evil, it is quite a ride full of action, great performances and is pure entertainment.
When tragedy occurs, a young tech prodigy befriends a robot and teams up with a group of friends to investigate the cause of the tragedy.
Produced by Disney, this is a really fun watch that is consistently funny and is also never afraid to tug at the heart strings.
6) Deadpool - This is definitely one the Marvel's most different film they have released.
Ryan Reynolds returns as 'the merc with the mouth', but now in his own origins film. The marketing campaign really set the tone for this extremely funny and action packed extravaganza. It felt like the truest representation of the source material and you can tell everyone is having a great time. Reynolds was put on this Earth to play Deadpool.
5) Guardians Of The Galaxy - One franchise that some people were not expecting and probably Marvel's biggest gamble.
What we got was a bonkers story that was made into a fun swashbuckling action sci-fi.
It is clear to see that the makers embraced the bonkers of the story and made fun out of it. In the end we got a terrific romping success.
4) Avengers Assemble - The highest grossing film of 2012 and the climax to the first film involving a team of superheroes.
This film really gave the fans a chance to see the ultimate plans of Marvel Studios.
We see SHIELD assemble their team in order to save the planet from a dangerous villain from another world.
Got nothing to say but positives for this. It is nothing but fun.
3) X-Men: First Class - With the X-Men franchise having a troubled last few years, they come back with probably the biggest surprise hit of 2011.
We go back to the 1960's and see the origins of the X-Men and how Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr first met.
From the word go, the action never stops and it goes at a relentless pace. I love it.
2) Avengers: Endgame - Seen as the last big team-up of the original Avengers, and boy do they throw everything onto the screen for an epic blockbuster.
It may be 3hrs long, but it balanced everything beautifully that has the most satisfying ending for so many of our most beloved characters that have been here since the beginning of the MCU.
1) Avengers: Infinity War - Marvel's latest release and the culmination of 10 years of work.
It sees the Avengers back with many more allies trying to stop the villianous Thanos from killing half the universe.
The execution of the action, comedy and shock factor was nothing short of phenomenal. It's a tough order with so many characters involved. But the Russo brothers did a fantastic job.
Ryan Reynolds returns as 'the merc with the mouth', but now in his own origins film. The marketing campaign really set the tone for this extremely funny and action packed extravaganza. It felt like the truest representation of the source material and you can tell everyone is having a great time. Reynolds was put on this Earth to play Deadpool.
What we got was a bonkers story that was made into a fun swashbuckling action sci-fi.
It is clear to see that the makers embraced the bonkers of the story and made fun out of it. In the end we got a terrific romping success.
This film really gave the fans a chance to see the ultimate plans of Marvel Studios.
We see SHIELD assemble their team in order to save the planet from a dangerous villain from another world.
Got nothing to say but positives for this. It is nothing but fun.
3) X-Men: First Class - With the X-Men franchise having a troubled last few years, they come back with probably the biggest surprise hit of 2011.We go back to the 1960's and see the origins of the X-Men and how Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr first met.
From the word go, the action never stops and it goes at a relentless pace. I love it.
2) Avengers: Endgame - Seen as the last big team-up of the original Avengers, and boy do they throw everything onto the screen for an epic blockbuster.
It may be 3hrs long, but it balanced everything beautifully that has the most satisfying ending for so many of our most beloved characters that have been here since the beginning of the MCU.
It sees the Avengers back with many more allies trying to stop the villianous Thanos from killing half the universe.
The execution of the action, comedy and shock factor was nothing short of phenomenal. It's a tough order with so many characters involved. But the Russo brothers did a fantastic job.
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