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Ranking Marvel Studios’ Phase 3 (So Far)
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which began in 2008 with Iron Man. The studio’s third Phase continues this year with Avengers: Infinity War and Ant-Man and The Wasp, with three more movies bringing it to a close next year. With Infinity War almost upon us, we wanted to look back and rank the Phase 3 movies that we’ve seen so far… 7. Doctor Strange Marvel had been developing a Doctor Strange movie for many years, and the Sorcerer Supreme’s film debut finally happened in 2016. The movie is an origin story for Stephen Strange, a neurosurgeon who suffers a life-changing car accident and finds himself in a place called Kamar-Taj. There, Strange learns…
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Review: AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR (2018)
An unprecedented cinematic journey ten years in the making and spanning the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War brings to the screen the ultimate, deadliest showdown of all time. The Avengers and their super hero allies must willing to sacrifice it all in an attempt to defeat the power of Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe. 2018 marks the tenth anniversary of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which launched in 2008 with Iron Man. In the decade since, Marvel Studios has built up a universe consisting of nearly 20 movies, with (almost) every one being a big hit.…
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Feature: Ranking Marvel Phase 2
As the countdown continues for Avengers: Infinity War, we’re taking a look back at Marvel’s second phase of the MCU. If you haven’t seen our ranking for Phase One click here. Now, what makes Phase 2 so interesting is that Marvel had to capitalize on the success of The Avengers. They had to follow up one of the biggest films in history. So how did they do? Let’s find out. 6. Thor: The Dark World Thor 2 is easily the worst of the Thor films, and probably the worst Marvel film in general. The film does have its moments though. Loki is once again the main reason these Thor films…
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Feature: Let’s Rank Marvel Phase One
Hello there. Your favorite Swed is back again with another post. However, instead of reviewing a Superman movie, (which my three previous one been.) I’m going to give you a top list of Marvel’s Phase One. Before you think about doing a rage comment or two down below, let’s remember that this is just one person’s preference. If you feel different, comment below and let me know. I would love to hear it. With that said, let’s get going. 6. Iron Man 2. When I started working on this list, this was not the movie that I thought would be in the downright bottom. However, the more I thought about…
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Our Top 10 Marvel Studios Post-Credits Scenes So Far
Marvel Studios has popularized the notion of including at least one extra scene during or after a movie’s credits. Almost every movie has included one or two bonus scenes, while Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 had, like, five. In fact, other studios have adopted this concept, specifically a few DC movies and the X-Men saga. Today, we’re ranking our top 10 MCU mid- and post-credits scenes so far… #10: Thanos Does It Himself in Avengers: Age of Ultron By this point, Thanos has already appeared briefly a few times in the MCU, building up for his epic clash with the Avengers in Infinity War. His last appearance was in 2015’s Age of Ultron, where he found…
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Review: THE INFINTY GAUNTLET
Marvel’s Infinity Gauntlet is one of those events where you have no idea what’s going to happen next. The story goes from earth to space to face time face with God himself, and yet it never feels crazy or out of control. It’s gonna be tough breaking this one down but I’m up to the challenge. We have Thanos, the Mad Titan, a recurring villain of the Avengers gain control of the Infinity Gauntlet, the most powerful weapon in the universe. He wants to impress Death, like the physical embodiment of Death. He believes he can become her lover by inflicting as much death and destruction upon the universe. With…
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Retrospective Review: AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON
Avengers: Age of Ultron(2015) Directed By: Joss Whedon Produced By: Kevin Feige Written By: Joss Whedon Welcome again to our next installment of 20 Days of Infinity War! We’re here to talk about Avengers 1.5, I mean 2. Avengers: Age of Ultron! There are some spoilers below. Not many. But some! But seriously. Can we stop and talk about how this movie doesn’t feel like it needed to be a movie? Avengers: Age of Ultron doesn’t feel like a true movie, like it didn’t need to be as long, or have as many side notes. Almost could have been an Avengers 1.5, where Avengers 2 is Captain America: Civil War. We…
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Review: ULTIMATE AVENGERS
Hi all! Me again. First of all welcome back to our 20 Days of Infinity War series! Second of all, lemme just say watching this movie first instead of Ultimate Avengers II would have really helped my review of it I did here. Not by much, but a little! We begin at the end of World War II, where Captain America saves his men from the Ji’Tari Nazis, but ends up in the ocean, frozen. We go to the present, where Bruce Banner is studying the super soldier program, and Fury is searching the bottom of the ocean, looking for I assume, Captain America. He finds him, they defrost him,…
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5 Films to Watch Before AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR
Avengers: Infinity War is right around the corner. It’s also breaking presale records left and right. Now, if you’re a person who doesn’t watch Marvel movies or someone who simply needs a refresher course you might say: “Michael, I don’t have time to watch 18 movies!” Well, don’t fret my friend. Today I will be giving you a list of the five Marvel movies to watch before Infinity War. This list will help paint a narrative that will show you most of what’s going on. We’re going to miss some of Marvel’s best films (sorry Winter Soldier and Iron Man 3), but we’re in crunch time, and sacrifices must be made. Let’s…
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VIDEO FEATURE: Why Zemo is One of The Best Comic Book Movie Villains
This video feature is part of our 20 Days of Infinity War. Click here for more WOBAM awesome. – Have you ever wondered why Captain America: Civil War was, for most of us, a highly effective movie? Was it the spectacle? The tension? Tony and Cap? Panther and Spidey? The culmination of 13 movies delivering a gut punch? It’s all of those things. And it’s also, Helmut Zemo. Do you remember him? Without an effective antagonist, Captain America: Civil War would have been a complete failure. Today, my friends at WOBAM! Entertainment have teamed with my YouTube channel, Story Bake, to deliver the definitive breakdown on Zemo. We welcome your thoughts on…
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