Ranking All The Marvel Movies

(Of the films I've seen, if it's not on there, I haven't seen it yet)

1. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
2. The Avengers (2012)
3. Iron Man (2008)
4. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
5. X-Men (2000)
6. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
7. X-Men: First Class (2011)
8. Blade (1998)
9. X2 (2003)
10. The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
11. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
12. Blade II (2002)
13. Spider-Man (2002)
14. Thor (2011)
15. Daredevil (2003)
16. Blade: Trinity (2004)
17. Iron Man 3 (2013)
18. Fantastic Four (2005)
19. Thor: The Dark World (2013)
20. The Incredible Hulk (2008)
21. The Wolverine (2013)
22. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
23. Punisher: War Zone (2008)
24. The Punisher (2004)
25. Ghost Rider (2007)
26. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
27. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
28. X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
29. Iron Man 2 (2010)
30. X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
31. Spider-Man 3 (2007)
32. Elektra (2005)

Deadpool Spin-off Movie?

Uh... It's Chimichanga Time. pic.twitter.com/ZlknW4HOtj

— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) December 4, 2014

I'm in. Deadpool needs a movie. He was very "eh" in the Wolverine movie, but I'm on board.

Rich Reviews: X-Men: Days of Future Past

X-Men: Days of Future Past is the 7th film in the X-Men series following X-Men (2000), X2 (2003), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), X-Men: First-Class (2011), and The Wolverine (2013).

I've seen them all.  If they make 7 more, I'll see those too.  So, granted, I am partial to the X-Men.  But here are my thoughts on the latest from this great comic book movie franchise.

X-Men + Inception + The Terminator = X-Men: Days of Future Past

And I didn't even really like Inception.  But in this case, time travel was in place of dream travel to change the future.  This movie is all about time.  Just read the title out loud and try to figure it out without ending up in a mental pretzel.

The gist of the plot is the X-Men are in the future fighting Sentinels who are destroying mutants and the world.  They need to send someone back to the past in order to prevent these bad boys from being developed, thus changing how things shake up.  Terminator, Inception, etc., etc.

They've combined actors/characters from the original trilogy with actors/characters from the prequel and tried to make sense of it all.  Because of the number of characters and storylines some of it had to be left out.  But I found it hard to complain about too much.  Sure there are some plot holes and questions left unanswered, but the movie had a strong story, action, and everything else you look for in a comic book film, including some solid cameos.

The truth is, X-Men: The Last Stand was a mess, and they tried/needed to clean it up.  A lot of what you had here was dealing with that film and some of the hangups in this one are due to that one.  Make sense?

Bottom line, I enjoyed the hell out of it.  Very entertaining.  It has me thinking back to all the previous X-Men movies (sure some plot holes annoy me, but not enough to ruin it).  I liked it a lot more than Last Stand and both Wolverine films.  The other three movies were all great, and after just one viewing of Days of Future Past, this one is right up there.

I need to talk to someone who has seen ALL of these movies, and I need that right now.  Oh, like all Marvel movies, stay through the end credits for a little sneak peak.

Final Rating: 9/10

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Rich Reviews: The Wolverine

The Wolverine is a solid comic book movie. It's not Dark Knight, Iron Man, or even X-men, but it's also not a Spider-Man 3 or Ghost Rider. Hugh Jackson is back for the 5th time in this role (I guess 6th if you count his cameo in X-Men: First Class). He's good. The story and action is far better in this one compared to the last stand alone Wolverine movie (X-Men Origins: Wolverine).

This is more in the vain of a Iron Man, Hulk, Captain America, Thor... where you isolate on just the one super hero, with the villain not being a major comic character (like a Joker or Green Goblin). The Wolverine still holds up, solid action throughout and actually some continuity to the previous X-Men films.

It's over 2 hours long but doesn't feel like that, and for the first time you get the impression that Wolverine, the character, can carry a movie. He's always been "part of the X-Men' but clearly he is just as popular and intriguing as any other super hero.

I'll give it a 7.5/10.  (But I'm a sucker for comic book movies.)

5 Best X-Men All-Time

Another Wolverine movie comes out tonight.  The last one was fine, but the pressing question is, who are the 5 best members of the X-Men all-time?  I mean, how do you even comprise a list?  What makes a character better than another?  Well Wolverine is better than Banshee, that guys just screams. 

5 Best is different than 5 favorite. 

My 5 favorite X-Men all-time?  Easy.

1. ICEMAN
2. HAVOK
3. GAMBIT
4. ROGUE
5. COLOSSUS

But the 5 Best?  Not easy.

5. STORM

She was not a part of the original team but has been a major player ever since.  You need someone who can control the weather, it's a must in the super hero game.

4. ICEMAN

Second member and the youngest guy in the crew.  I have always respected Iceman, seems one dimensional, but you clearly don't get it.

3. CYCLOPS

He's the leader.  Shoots red laser beams out of his eyes and is a bit of a ladies man (Jean Grey, Emma Frost, and Madelyne Pryor).  First guy Prof. X brought in, so it's a big deal.

2. WOLVERINE

There isn't a solo Cyclops movie.  Wolverine is a bit of a wild card but gives the X-Men some toughness factor.  The little guy can fight, where would they be without Weapon X?

1. PROFESSOR CHARLES XAVIER

Who else?  Without him you got nothing.  Boring I know, but he is the best X-Man.  And he was reading minds long before Sookie Stackhouse. 


I was never a Beast or Archangel fan, but Nightcrawler deserves a shout out as well.  Psylocke and Bishop were decent too.  So many members!