What I’ve seen and enjoyed:

X-Men (from the 2000’s). First Class. Days Of Future Past. Sam Raimi Spider-Man. Blade 1+2.

What I’ve seen and didn’t enjoy:

Iron Man. Avengers 1. The Amazing Spider-Man. X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Daredevil.

It feels like Marvel’s earlier movies were better? From their MCU stuff I get the vibes of tokusatsu but it takes itself way to seriously and the Joss Whedon banter is so reddit it hurts.

Thoughts?

  • thelastaxolotl [he/him]@hexbear.netMEnglish
    14·
    3 months ago

    honestly and maybe because i grew up watching the evolutions show, i always thought the Fox x-men movies were better than most of the MCU stuff, i think Joss Whedon and its consequences has been a disaster for the mcu, because every director had to copy his style for the “MCU formula” which got boring eventually.

    • SorosFootSoldier [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
      12·
      3 months ago

      honestly and maybe because i grew up watching the evolutions show, i always thought the Fox x-men movies were better than most of the MCU stuff

      Likewise. They had some pretty decent writing I didn’t see in the MCU slop. Granted X-Men had some great source material to pull from.

      • thelastaxolotl [he/him]@hexbear.netMEnglish
        12·
        3 months ago

        maybe another reason why they were better is that they werent locket into having to built up for the next movie, like adding a important character for a future movie or plot which let them have more freedom for the writting staff

        • SorosFootSoldier [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
          9·
          3 months ago

          maybe another reason why they were better is that they werent locket into having to built up for the next movie, like adding a important character for a future movie or plot which let them have more freedom for the writting staff

          Indeed, I think the whole MCU shtick of every movie bleeding into the next leaves for films that aren’t memorable on their own.