One thing Marvel has done constantly over the years is make us laugh.
It’s no coincidence that the MCU’s poster child is king of one-liners Tony Stark, and
they’ve kept the comedy coming with characters like Peter Quill and Scott Lang, but the record
shattering Deadpool proved that Fox is no slouch in the joke department either.
Here are the Most Hilarious Marvel Movie Moments So Far
Deadpool opening credits
The opening minutes of Deadpool quickly establish that this is going to be a superhero movie
like no other.
It’s a perfect encapsulation of the film itself by being self reflexive, visually impressive,
and hilarious.
It acknowledges the archetypes the film will include in the least archetypical way with
credits like “God’s Perfect Idiot” standing in for Ryan Reynolds and “An Overpaid Tool”
for director Tim Miller.
A moment frozen in time, the picture speaking a thousand words as Deadpool tea bags one
goon and gives another a wedgie while the SUV they’re all in rolls down the highway.
The only question remaining is: who carries a Green Lantern trading card in their wallet?
Ant Man “Baskin Robbins always finds out.”
Comedian Gregg Turkington was best known for his stage alter ego Neil Hamburger before
appearing in Ant-Man, now Marvel fanboys everywhere recognize him as Baskin Robbins’ chill but
firm manager.
He only appeared in one scene, but Scott Lang’s firing is one of the best in Ant Man, as Turkington
expresses equal parts approval and indifference while laying off Lang for the “cool” crimes
he lied about to get hired.
Friend and fellow ex con Luis should have warned him
Spider-Man trilogy -Bruce Campbell
In all three of Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man films there was one person you could always count
on to show up for a laugh.
Okay, two if you count JK Simmons’ dead-on J. Jonah Jameson, but we’re talking about
Bruce Campbell’s trio of cameos in different roles.
Having worked with Sam Raimi on all three Evil Dead movies, Campbell was a close friend
of Raimi’s and first showed up in the Spider-Man universe as the ring announcer when Peter
Parker tries wrestling for cash.
Whether as a wrestling announcer, theatre usher, or snooty French waiter, Campbell and
Raimi seemed to enjoy always finding new ways for him to insult Parker.
Guardians of the Galaxy -fake leg for the escape
Marvel made a wise choice when they recruited indie writer/ director James Gunn to adapt
their obscure Sci Fi adventure property that was Guardians of the Galaxy.
Gunn’s script is filled with memorable gags and great jokes, but there’s one that’s
so well placed you can’t help but laugh every time.
While the escape from the Kyln showed off the abilities of every almost Guardian, there’s
one character who misses out on most of the action while carrying out a fool’s errand.
While Quill didn’t think it was very funny that he paid 30,000 units for a fake leg that
Rocket didn’t actually need, watching someone screw with the hero like that in the middle
of a big action scene was easily one of the funniest moments in a movie filled with them.
Avengers -Captain America
Whedon really was in his comedic element when finding ways to make the Avengers interact
for the first time, he even managed to make Captain American funny.
With Stark throwing around pop culture references covering everything from Point Break to Rock
of Ages, the man out of time can barely contain his excitement when Fury makes a pre World
War II reference.
Fury was of course referring to the flying monkeys in Wizard of Oz.
While we see him catching up on pop culture in The Winter Soldier, he still has a ways
to go when it comes to technology.
X Men: Days of Future Past Quicksilver’s run
If there’s one X Men member who has the time and good sense to stop and smell the
roses, it’s Quicksilver.
Like the Deadpool opening credits, Quicksilver’s run in Days of Future Past isn’t just great
on a technical level, but also shows off the new character’s devil may care attitude.
As the bullets fly towards his allies, Quicksilver takes a moment to taste some soup, borrow
a guard’s hat and partake in several other funny bits of business before deciding it’s
time to see where those bullets are at.
And in case you didn’t already realize Quicksilver had a great sense of humour, they threw a
wedgie in for good measure.
Thor - I need a horse
Just as Captain America needed to get with the times once he was thawed, there was also
an adjustment period for Thor when he came to earth.
Unfamiliar with Earth and its customs, the film made sure to highlight the humour in
the situation, particularly when Thor is in search of horse and heads to the nearest pet
store.
In a way Thor ends up getting his wish when Jane gives him a ride in a Pinzgauer 716 truck,
which is actually named after an Austrian breed of horse, although that was probably
just a coincidence.
Iron Man 3 -The Mandarin reveal
Say what you will about Shane Black and Iron Man 3 quote unquote ‘ruining’ what many
fans consider to be Stark’s number one nemesis, Ben Kingsley acted the hell out of that part.
He was sufficiently menacing as the Mandarin in the propaganda videos, but it’s the Trevor
Slattery reveal where the comic gold lies.
As a washed up English thespian whose King Lear was once the King of Croydon, Kingsley
creates numerous droll asides in his few minutes of screen time.
He clearly had a lot of fun with the role, which is why he came back for more laughs
in the Marvel short All Hail The King.
Howard the Duck
The first feature length film based from a Marvel property was actually the 1986 George
Lucas produced Sci Fi comedy Howard the Duck.
At the time the comedy didn’t really land, nobody found the horny duck funny or charming
and the movie was a huge flop.
30 years later, the humour still doesn’t really work the way it’s supposed to, but
the entire film itself is kind of one big joke.
Just the fact that something this bad was made on a scale this big is hilarious and
was a risk only someone like Lucas could have taken.
From duck boobs (@4:24) to loose duck rubbers (Howard’s unwrapped condom in his wallet
@19:25), it’s still unclear who exactly this movie was intended for.
Avengers Shawarma
Fans who weren’t satisfied with just at the Thanos tease at the end of Avengers and
stayed until the very end for the second cut scene were rewarded with one of the best pieces
of comedy to come out of the MCU.
The gang sitting around eating shawarma too tired to speak is a familiar scene to anyone
who’s ever grabbed a bite with friends after a night of drinking.
In this case the heroes weren’t hungover from consuming dangerous amounts of alcohol,
just exhausted from saving New York City from an alien invasion.
The scene was an afterthought, shot after the cast and crew reunited for the premiere.
Chris Evans had to wear a prosthetic on his face to cover the beard he was sporting for
his Snowpiercer role.
It was a brilliant move by Joss Whedon, as the 30 seconds of silence provided one of
MCU’s most memorable and now iconic scenes.
With so many to choose from, these were just a few of the Marvel scenes that we got a kick
out of.
What scenes made you laugh out loud?
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