Rank the pre-MCU era Marvel movies

[Jello Biafra]

There were a surprising amount of movies based on Marvel properties pre-2008 and the start of the Marvel Cinematic Universe so I was curious to see how folks ranked them. Do you think they are all awful or do you have some that you consider gems mixed in with the trash?

Howard the Duck (1986)

The Punisher (1989)

Captain America (1990)

The Fantastic Four (1994)

Blade (1998)

X-Men (2000)

Blade 2 (2002)

Spider-Man (2002)

X2 (2003)

Daredevil (2003)

Hulk (2003)

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[Jello Biafra]

The Punisher (2004)

Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Blade Trinity (2004)

Elektra (2005)

Man-Thing (2005)

Fantastic Four (2005)

X-Men: Last Stand (2006)

Ghost Rider (2007)

Spider-Man 3 (2007)

Fantastic Four: Rise of The Silver Surfer (2007)

 

[Bryan Danielson]

Are we not including movies Punisher Warzone and GRider 2?

Martha

 

[Jello Biafra]

My rankings:

1. Blade 2
2. X2
3. Spider-Man 2
4. Blade
5. Spider-Man
6. X-Men
7. The Punisher (2004)
8. Fantastic Four: Rise of The Silver Surfer
9. X-Men: Last Stand
10. Spider-Man 3
11. Howard the Duck
12. Ghost Rider
13. Hulk
14. Fantastic Four (2005)
15. Daredevil
16. Elektra
17. Man-Thing
18. Blade Trinity
19. Punisher (1989)
20. Captain America
21. The Fantastic Four (1994)

 

[Jello Biafra]

Are we not including movies Punisher Warzone and GRider 2?

Martha

Those came after 2008 which is when the MCU era kicked off.

 

[BXKingPin82]

Threads made for "certain" people

 

[MartyMcFly]

Spider-Man 2
X2
Blade 2
Spider-Man
Blade
X-men

After that just lump them all together. Those 6 are th standouts if we’re not including war zone

 

[Brian O'Conner]

Blade 1 &2 and Spider Man 1 & 2 are classics, Ill always watch em If i catch them channel surfing

 

[acri1]

Great: Spidey 2, X-men 2, Blade

Good: Blade 2, X-men, Spidey 1

Aight: Spidey 3, X-men 3, Daredevil, Punisher

Terrible: Fantastic 4 (all of them), Blade 3

Can't remember/Didn't see: Howard the Duck, Ghost Rider, Elektra, Captain America

 

[Spliff]

You're looking funny in the light if Spider-Man 2 isn't topping your list here.

 

[En Sabah Nur]

I legit have no recollection of any movie called Man-Thing coming out

X2 & Spidey 2 at the top of the list, Fantastic Four '94 and Captain America at the very bottom. I rented Captain America from Erols and had the face the whole time until i had to just stop the tape



I think Daredevil is unfairly hated on
first half of Rise of the Silver Surfer was a borderline great film...then everything after they took his board away was awful

 

[Dwolf]

Like the post MCU era, the majority of they movies are trash

 

[Wavy Hair Chipped Teeth]

Like the post MCU era, the majority of they movies are trash

Ignored from henceforth

 

[parallax]

there was a man thing movie in the early 2000s? i never heard of that shyt

howard the duck is special to me. its not good, but i used to watch that shyt all the time.

 

[Jello Biafra]

Spider-Man 2
X2
Blade 2
Spider-Man
Blade
X-men

After that just lump them all together. Those 6 are th standouts if we’re not including war zone

There is definitely a steep dropoff in quality once you get past the first Blade, Spider-Man and X-Men movies.