Ho ho ho everyone and merry christmas.
Since it is the season for all things happy and jolly, today I’m counting down my Top
10 Superhero Movies of All Time, at least on Christmas 2014.
I’ll probably make a new one of these every 2 or 3 years because these movies are going
to keep on rolling out.
Just to clarify, I’m only including live-action movies, so sorry Mask of the Phantasm and
the Incredibles.
That list is for another time.
So, let’s begin.
Number 10: Batman.
While Batman 66 has its great moments, Batman’s first big dark adventure came in 1989.
Tim Burton’s Batman features fantastic performances from both Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson
in his iconic role as the Joker.
While this movie is much darker than Adam West’s version of the Caped Crusader, it
still has enough fun moments to keep people engaged.
Seriously, that “Get Nuts” scene was amazing.
I was debating whether to put Batman Returns or Batman here, but in the end, Jack Nicholson
as the Joker gave it a tiny bit of an edge.
Overall, Batman 89 started a lot of good things, and don’t be surprised if you see Batman
again on this list.
Number 9: Iron Man.
This was definitely going to be somewhere on this list.
The first film in a trilogy that has received mixed enthusiasm over the years, most everyone
agrees that Iron Man 1 is awesome.
The casting is perfect, it has those suits that are so cool and seem like they could
actually be made, and exciting action.
Seeing those suits for the first time was the coolest thing ever.
When Marvel announced it in 2006, there were newspapers saying, “Marvel Rolls Out the
B-Team.”
By the time the film came out, those people felt pretty stupid.
Between Robert Downey Jr.’s sarcastic and likable performance
and well, pretty much everything else, this is a movie you can watch again and again.
Number 8: Superman (1978).
As usual, this movie that usually tops people’s lists ends up, well, not topping it on mine.
I really don’t want to give off the impression that I don’t like the original Superman,
because I do.
I just think some more modern superhero movies are better.
Anyway, back on topic.
Superman was the first big superhero movie, and it really kicked off the industry.
Considering it was the 70s, the special effects are very good, especially compared to that
of later Superman films.
Also, Christopher Reeve is perfect to play Superman, Gene Hackman plays a great Lex Luthor,
even if he isn’t exactly comic accurate and the theme song is one of the most iconic
and catchy of all time.
Number 7: Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
Alright, I’ll go on record saying I love the first Captain America.
It isn’t perfect, but it’s a really fun time.
But the sequel stepped it up in every way.
It was cool to see the action taken from a bazillion robotic suits fighting explosive
fire guys to more realistic and gritty action.
Though to be honest, I do enjoy the first kind as well.
The Winter Soldier had great supporting characters in Nick Fury, Black Widow, and Falcon, a great
tone and underlying message about freedom and the government, a great plot twist and
a great villain.
How can you not like this movie?
Number 6: Spider-Man 2.
Spider-Man has had his goods and his bads.
Spider-Man 2 was definitely at the peak of the good.
It does what a sequel should do: take everything the first one did and make it bigger and better
in every way.
The web swinging is top notch, especially for ten years ago, and Alfred Molina is great
as Doctor Octopus.
It has an interesting plot, deep characters, and one of the greatest fight scenes in a
superhero movie ever.
Seriously, the action in this movie still holds up today and is phenomenal, especially
because a lot of it was done practically rather than through special effects.
It’s nice to revisit a time before too many subplots and dubstep villains.
Number 5: X-Men: Days of Future Past.
I only had room for one X-Men movie on the main list, so I’ve decided to go with the
latest.
X-Men and X2 are great, and First Class was an amazing way to bring the franchise out
of the gutter.
Combine those two awesome worlds and you have Days of Future Past.
It was so engaging at every moment, whether it be an epic fight scene or Charles and Erik
talking to each other, everything is just engaging and interesting.
Every actor kills it in his or her role, and it had two Charles Xavier’s talking to each
other.
Mind blown.
Number 4: Guardians of the Galaxy.
This is a prime example of sometimes taking a risk can pay off huge.
Guardians is easily the funniest superhero movie I’ve ever seen, and it combines its
comedic tone with action and some heart-felt moments perfectly.
The cool thing is, pretty much no one knew who the Guardians were before this.
This is something Marvel does really well.
No one outside of hardcore comic book fans knew who Iron Man was before his movie.
Same for Guardians.
And the main driving point is that the characters are amazing and have great chemistry with
each other.
There was literally only one thing in this movie I thought could be slightly better.
The villain, Ronan, wasn’t really that developed and seemed a bit generic.
When I saw him and Thanos talking, I was like, cool, but, why can’t Thanos be the main
bad guy.
But really, there is nothing else that I didn’t like.
And if a movie is that darn near being perfect, I can’t complain.
Before I say my number 3, I’d just like to say that number 3 and number 2 can more
or less be swapped around.
Both are amazing, and while I have put them in this order, I could have reversed them.
Anyway, Number 3: Batman Begins.
Alright, let me get this out of the way.
I thought I was going to hate the Dark Knight Trilogy because I’m not a fan of dark movies.
Give me a wise-cracking racoon over a dark and gritty vigilante.
I thought I was going to hate Batman Begins.
Boy was I wrong.
This first film is so amazing, and I think it’s strongest point is casting.
Liam Nesson is perfect as Ra’s al Ghul, Cillian Murphy is great as Scarecrow, and
Christian Bale is the best Batman ever.
The action was exciting and realistic, I like training stuff so that whole montage was cool
to see, the soundtrack is awesome and it has Morgan Freeman.
What else could you want?
Number 2: The Dark Knight.
Just hear me out.
Now, most of you will be a little shocked or angry that the Christopher Nolan film that
currently is on most peoples top 10 best films of all time list is not number 1 on my top
10 superheroes list.
But alas, there is one mysterious movie that beat it out.
Now back on Dark Knight.
Like I stated about one minute ago, I really don’t like dark movies, and when I was putting
on the Dark Knight, I was like, prffff.
Then the movie actually was phenomenal and I felt stupid.
This film has everything Batman Begins had in the awesomeness department but added Heath
Ledger’s Joker which is now one of the most iconic villain roles of all time.
I honestly think every scene in this movie was great, from Joker’s big entrance into
the mobster’s meeting to the two ships with the detonators.
This film deserves every bit of praise it gets.
Now before I reveal my number one, there are some great superhero movies that didn’t
quite make it.
Here are those honorable mentions.
Superman II.
Batman Returns.
X-Men.
X2: X-Men United.
Spider-Man.
X-Men: First Class.
Captain America: The First Avenger.
Number 1: The Avengers.
Yeah, a lot of people say the Dark Knight is better than the Avengers, but I respectfully
disagree.
The main reason I like Avengers more is that I just prefer a fun superhero movie over a
dark one.
Avengers was the first movie that I saw where I came out of the theater and thought that
that wasn’t a film.
It was an experience.
And I know that may sound corny but its true.
Avengers was one of the first superhero movies I saw and launched me into a genre that I
would learn to love.
It has anything I could want, with all of my favorite Avengers coming together to beat
my favorite Marvel Cinematic Universe villain and an alien army.
The Avengers to this date is my favorite film of all time.
Yeah, sorry Godfather and Shawshank Redemption.
I’m sure you’re great but it’s all about the Avengers for me.
So yeah.
Those were my Top 10 Superhero Movies of all time.
This list is bound to be controversial, so instead of disliking and leaving an aggressive
comment, how about leaving what your favorite superhero movie is in the comment section
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