Spider-Man: Homecoming

Fun film, with just the right light tone that comes as a surprise in the bigger MCU.

I thought Robert Downey Junior would be the worst part of the flick, but I was wrong: that owner goes to the always-dependable-for-this Gwyneth Paltrow.

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

I mostly enjoyed the parts that I stayed awake for and can remember.

This is more than I can say for most of the MCU films.



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X-Men: Apocalypse

The absolutely best part of this movie was the "Sweet Dreams" scene with Quicksilver, or Kid Flash, or whatever that guy's name is (I'm glad he survived "Age of Ultron," after all).

This movie could have been great if they had included Spider-Man.



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Captain America: Civil War

Wow, this is the best of the Avengers movies--and not just because Gwyneth Paltrow stayed home!

Spider-Man really makes this movie fun to watch (and the other bug guy doesn't hurt, either).



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Deadpool

Deadpool is funny, Deadpool is violent, Deadpool is an effects movie.

Two of the most special effects: Deadpool's eyes, and Ryan Renolds' keyster.


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Fantastic Four

Okay, I couldn't NOT go see it, and I'm sure my lowered expectations from the wretched reviews helped, but -- I liked it.

Ah, c'mon: it is CERTAINLY better than the previous versions (just admit it)!

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Ant-Man

I knew little about Ant-Man going in, but this might be my second-favorite Marvel Studios movie.

Which does not necessarily mean I would want to sit through it a second time.



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Avengers: Age of Ultron

Hey, the cast members who didn't talk last time, talked, this time!

And I'd tell you what they said, and all the other stuff that went down & will affect the next 6 sequels--but I was wayyy too distracted by Robert Downey, Junior's dyed goatee to pay attention. 

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Guardians of the Galaxy

My favorite part of the movie was Star-Lord's dancing.

My least favorite part was the preview for Dumb and Dumber To.



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X-Men: Days of Future Past

An awful lot of craftsmanship went into this film.

And by "craftsmanship," I mean an old "Star Trek" script & gallons of white-out.


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The Amazing Spider-Man

Whoa-- "Amazing" is right!

Super-exciting & fun, with lots of surprises, even for spider-fans (SPOILER ALERT: Uncle Ben still dies).

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The Avengers

I found myself waiting for the wit, & waiting for the wit, and waiting--and then there was a little wit--and then I sat waiting for more, and waiting for more, and waiting; it was like this for what felt like three hours.

The whole thing was heart-pounding, but not at all exciting--but the good news is I think that the director said he intends to turn the sequel into a good movie with emotion & character development.

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Captain America: The First Avenger

Oddly, a lot of Star Wars references here--Endor, anyone?

I'll say this: as far as superhero movies starring Chris What-his-face go, I sure prefer this to the ones where we are supposed to take Jessica Elbow seriously.

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Thor

Wasn't even sure I wanted to see it: the comic had never appealed to me, and I always find Portman & Hopkins to be OTT in their "anything for the money" roles.

Once I got over snickering at "ice giants," I found the movie to be, surprisingly, much better than I could have dared hope.