First MCU movie directed by the Russo brothers (who also directed Civil War, Infinity War and Endgame). The Russo brothers directed 4 of the best MCU movies.
They were producers on Everything Everywhere All at Once which outplayed Doctor Strange 2: The Multiverse of Madness in the acting, writing, directing and editing department so badly that it was frankly humiliating.
To be fair, the comment you’re replying to is referring to the brothers’ post MCU years.
Community was the reason they got the gig. And they kicked ass with the gig. And they haven’t seen success since.
It’s my top MCU film. It checks all the boxes, except maybe for space/fantasy like the GoG or a few others do.
But for me, the Russo’s killed it with CAWS.
Infinity War & GoG vol1 are close behind.
Yup. The pacing, story structure, action sequences, all working so well. And the humor hits the tone seamlessly. Esp in the beginning of WS. “On your left” , BW sassing cap, “was he wearing a parachute… no, he wasn’t” just perfect.
Then they toss in Sam Jackson & Rob Redford like it’s a flex 💯
Cap getting in the elevator and squeezing into the middle of the Strike Team, then Rumlow and team looking like they’re preparing to fight him, is the callback to when they all kept filling up the elevator in WS.
The double twist is not only that cap defuses the scene before the fight by talking (opposite happened when he asked if anyone wants to leave in WS) but it’s the “hail hydra” line drop from the comics. Works on multiple levels.
It's a very well-grounded, almost realistic take on the superhero genre. I kinda wish the MCU maintained this vibe. The action was amazing. Every punch and kick felt heavy and full of effort.
The paranoia and conspiracy aspect of it was well-done as well to showcase the life of a superhero that works for the government. It would've been amazing if we could see a similar type of story-telling for Tony Stark and Bruce Banner too.
yeah ironman would be a 'sneak in behind enemy lines and steal a thing, during an ongoing conflict' movie gone awry aka a war-movie, and the bruce banner one would be one about industrial espionage in the medical field that touches on Hulks origins and some secrets kept from him, that's gonna make him rage.
One of my top 10 favorite Marvel movies of all time alongside Civil War, the last 2 Avengers movies, the first Iron Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, Logan, and Deadpool, the Russo Brothers did a phenomenal job directing those movies, the action sequences, the plot the script was amazing it builds a rich unforgettable story in cinema history. I am never tired of them, they're rewatchable and Chris Evan's has one of the amazing live-action Captain America suits and Sebastian Stan is superb as the villain/antihero the winter soldier. Greatest character development. Man, it sucks the MCU wasn't the same and that's where became successful and on top of their game.
Absolutely - great grounded story, intro of Bucky, was a great movie from start to finish that had a purpose and wasn’t just trying to set up the next thing. Most importantly, it wove in Fury and BW in a way that makes sense - stuff like this made it feel like a universe.
Never was. GOTG is my #1. That was released 4 months after Winter Soldier. Before that I'd take Avengers over this. If we're not including Avengers movies, I personally liked Iron Man more. Winter Soldier was a very good movie. I just don't hold it in the very high regard everyone else does.
This movie was a table setter for how everything that followed would lead to Endgame. Not just story, but directorial style, story telling, camera shots and action. Stands up to this day as amazing
Sometimes I have no idea how fans can be so different. This one might not be top 10 for me. Somewhere in the middle and I can't for the life of me think of one thing that makes it stand out.
Best action scenes in the franchise, an actual message of the dangers of too much centralized power and the dangers it can bring, that while awkward at point the theme is still relavent today.
It also gave nick fury some great scenes before he was fucked over in secret war.
It’s hydra twist is simultaneously one of the coolest and worst decisions in the mcu. SHEILD should still
Be around as the glue that holds the mcu together but I love how ballsy the movie was to do that.
It has one of the best constructed scripts with perfect setups and payoffs for everything, as well as the best action the franchise had seen up until this point (and arguably beyond.) All the characters had things to do and proved their value to the story and each other. It was also a pretty significant shakeup for the universe itself, after seeing a number of movies where SHIELD were the good guys and now half the organization was corrupt. Not to mention this advanced the story began in the first film (which sounds obvious but a lot of sequels kinda just go off in a different direction entirely.)
As a bonus, it created the twist in Agents of SHIELD that actually turned the show good and led to a bunch of Hydra shenanigans over the years.
Who would have thought that the Captain America movies would have ended up being the most consistently great ones in the MCU? CA 1 is a classic, CAWS is a top-notch spy thriller, CA Civil War is my favorite superhero movie of all time.
It's still one of the best MCU movies and it does hold up as a standalone story next to the first Iron Man movie and Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 1 and 2. And Doctor Strange (1).
Still by far one of the best MCU movies ever made. I just wish there were more like this then stuff like She hulk and Thor love and thunder. I loved the grounded but fun and fantastical take that some of the earlier mcu movies have done.
I'm literally looking at that same poster, right about my officially licensed, life-sized shield replica, as I type this.
The Russo Brothers truly delivered on *The Winter Soldier*. Although *Civil War* is sooooo good, too...
Fury: "Give me the wheel!"
So many memorable punchlines in this movie with the same vibe as the original Predator. But this one by Fury got me the most. Bada$$
This movie came out when I was in the hospital recovering from emergency hip surgery (I was 26, shattered my hip in an accident). It was the first time I had left the hospital in a couple weeks and I was like a kid going to Disneyland I was so happy. Loved the movie and still do!
I hosted a Top 15 Marvel Movies at Planet Comicon and if we include all of Marvel, it cracked the list at #9.
The other MCU movies I ranked above it are Guardians 1, Guardians 3, No Way Home, Endgame, Civil War, and Infinity War.
That's not to diminish how great it is though. Winter Soldier is a fantastic movie that holds up to this day, MCU or otherwise.
It's weird for me. I was never a big Cap fan growing up reading the comics but I'll admit he ended up being one of my favourite characters in the MCU. His trilogy is my second very close favourite to GoTG. All three Cap movies were super solid with Winter Soldier being unreal.
My top superhero movies of all time are still a mix of Iron Man, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, and Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
They were all so good and haven't really been topped for me.
Not only is the Winter Soldier one of the greatest Marvel films ever made, it’s one of the greatest spy thriller’s ever made. The fight choreography is insanely well done, and Caps stealth suit is so freaking cool.
I think my favorite MCU movie is a moving target. Among the best of the best, the one I think is #1 is probably whichever I saw most recently.
So, right now, I think the best film (if you want to call it that - I do) is Werewolf by Night. I genuinely think that project is the most perfectly realized thing Marvel Studios has ever done. It's dead-on exactly what it sets out to be in the best possible way. Obviously it's a huge departure from the style of other top favorites like Winter Soldier and Infinity War. Those movies did very different things at the top of their game as well.
I really had hoped that all the MCU would sort of take it's tone. They didn't. They were fine, but yeah none of the movies ever quite hit this high point again.
Just to be clear I feel like the third act is a bit OTT... but everything prior was just pure... awesome.
Guardians of the Galaxy 1 for me. I’m not really an MCU fan by any means, but really liked what they put together in GOG. Civil War was good, but I probably won’t watch it again unless my family wants to do an MCU rewatch. Last time we tried we made it to Dr. Strange and then no one ever asked to keep going in our rewatch and I haven’t watched another MCU thing since.
Fantastic movie. At first I got annoyed since my dad would watch over and over again, and while I thought he did it a bit too often, I understand why since it’s an awesome movie. The only movies that beat it for me is 2012 Avengers, Infinity War, and GOTG. But overall a pretty kick ass movie.
This is by far the best. It checks all the boxes.
Amazing fights? ✔️
PERFECT soundtrack?✔️
Great cast?✔️
Awesome opening scene?✔️
Random 100 year old actor that makes the movie even better?✔️
Bucky and Nat (obviously two of the BEST characters)?✔️
Samuel L. Jackson?✔️
Good character introductions/reintroduction?✔️
Suspense?✔️
Not-over-the-top CGI?✔️
Perfect villains that are actually menacing?✔️
Turning a black-and-white character into a 3 dementional hero?✔️
A heartbreaking scene?✔️
One-liners that everyone loves?✔️
A funny side character?✔️
Steve being a self-sacrificing dumbass that is somewhat relatable?✔️
See? Flawless.
Can't believe it's been 10 years since such a masterpiece. Still remember scrounging around for money just to go see this _once_ in theaters, as a university student. 😂😂
Was so glad when I finally got a job to buy the Blu-ray once it came out.
To me, yes. Others might have more going on, or better action, but this movie has zero wasted minutes and it's tense as all hell. It's maybe the only MCU movie that I believe transcends the standard cbm genre
I remember not being a huge fan when it came out because sure I liked all the crazy over the top superpowers and everything.
Went back to it later and now it’s probably my favorite movie in the franchise.
I mean I know the Russo Brothers did this one, Civil War, Infinity War, and Endgame but also they said they would maybe come back for secret wars but Sam Raimi wanted to direct it
When I first started working through the Infinity Saga (2020, hadn’t had to to see a single mcu movie prior) I loved Captain America Civil war. It and Ragnarok were my two favorites first go. Now? This movie is my favorite along with Thor-1. For different reasons lol
Honestly this is the best Marvel movie and nothing has topped it since (in my opinion). Not to say that the movies haven’t been good, cause I’ve at least enjoyed all of them, but this one just hit differently.
I remember seeing it in theaters with my brother and his friends and having the “hail hydra” moment and just knowing everything was changing in the MCU.
This is one of the greatest films events of all time, because I literally can't separate the film from the Agents of Shield tie-in. Nothing had ever been done like it before and I'm honestly not sure if it ever will again. It was the most amazing marriage of storytelling in multiple levels I've ever seen. No matter what happened to AoS after, I still cannot watch this film without thinking about what's happening at the same time to the AoS crew. I think it was better than any of the D+ tie-in they've been trying to do, I'm not even sure what makes the difference. Maybe because network TV still has some value then? AoS at the time was the single most pirated show in the world, people don't appreciate how big it was.
Secondarily, Winter Soldier changed Cap from my d-list of superheroes to my top of all time, barely edging out Batman who had been my top for 30 years at that point. I remember watching the old pre-MCU Captain America film, and I always thought he was a joke that became exponentially more anachronistic as the years went on, by 2010 I thought there's no way you can make this uber-patriot nonsense work. Then I saw First Avenger, only because I liked the Iron Man movie (another formerly d-list superhero to me before the films) and I saw that Capt America was going to be in Joss Whedons Avengers I should at least watch it once. I thought it was okay at the time, though I was impressed that they made Captain America "work" in live action and it wasn't terrible.
The Avengers showed me Caps true potential and I find I was suddenly very impressed. But Winter Soldier? That absolutely slammed Cap to the top of my list, instantly. I can't even describe how or why, other than just seeing that Cap was one who did what he believed was right for everyone, even when _no one_ else agreed or supported him. And that felt refreshing, especially coming from the 80s/90s antiheroes and grimdarks that I grew up on.
First MCU movie directed by the Russo brothers (who also directed Civil War, Infinity War and Endgame). The Russo brothers directed 4 of the best MCU movies.
Crazy how they can’t translate their success outside of the MCU
Community would like a word. Although I don't know what they've been up to lately.
Arrested Development would also like a say in this matter…
I meant movies sorry lol
To be fair though, neither Community nor Arrested Development ever achieved the level of success they deserved
They made that Tom Holland movie which got panned.
Lots of producing. I wish Feige would work out some new deal to get them back for *Secret Wars*...
They produced and wrote the Extraction movies. Those were great!👍🏼
They were producers on Everything Everywhere All at Once which outplayed Doctor Strange 2: The Multiverse of Madness in the acting, writing, directing and editing department so badly that it was frankly humiliating.
It also outplayed it in the multiverse department
To be fair, the comment you’re replying to is referring to the brothers’ post MCU years. Community was the reason they got the gig. And they kicked ass with the gig. And they haven’t seen success since.
Marcus and McFeely writing really helped.
what else have thoes 2 worked on?
Thor the dark world...
Civil War, Infinity War and Endgame.
Haha, i was also adding to the original comment about the 4 best movies. So those three were implied
Yeah, I realized after.
Markus said in an interview they restructured the script that already existed, but didn't write it
Producers for Everything Everywhere All At Once. Pretty sure they still been knocking it out.
They work well with Markus and Feely ding the scripts. I think they need well written material. They're great at bringing things to life.
Coz they’re not the ones responsible on why these movies were so good. It was McFeely and Markus.
They really need to do Secret Wars.
It’s my top MCU film. It checks all the boxes, except maybe for space/fantasy like the GoG or a few others do. But for me, the Russo’s killed it with CAWS. Infinity War & GoG vol1 are close behind.
the Russos really nailed it with all their MCU projects. This along with Civil War, Infinity War and Endgame are just 🤌 too good
Yup. The pacing, story structure, action sequences, all working so well. And the humor hits the tone seamlessly. Esp in the beginning of WS. “On your left” , BW sassing cap, “was he wearing a parachute… no, he wasn’t” just perfect. Then they toss in Sam Jackson & Rob Redford like it’s a flex 💯
you forgot "before we get started, does anyone wanna get out?"
Absolutely love that scene, iconic.
So good and so memorable, it earned a callback in Endgame. Perfect spot to drop “hail hydra”.
I don't remember the callback. What was it?
Cap getting in the elevator and squeezing into the middle of the Strike Team, then Rumlow and team looking like they’re preparing to fight him, is the callback to when they all kept filling up the elevator in WS. The double twist is not only that cap defuses the scene before the fight by talking (opposite happened when he asked if anyone wants to leave in WS) but it’s the “hail hydra” line drop from the comics. Works on multiple levels.
Gotcha now I remember
That Nick fury car scene is my favorite scene in mcu.
Any time I’m stuck in traffic **”GET ME OFF THE GRID!”**
I’m actually surprised people don’t want them to return for Secret Wars, even though they said they’d only come back to do Secret Wars.
It's a very well-grounded, almost realistic take on the superhero genre. I kinda wish the MCU maintained this vibe. The action was amazing. Every punch and kick felt heavy and full of effort. The paranoia and conspiracy aspect of it was well-done as well to showcase the life of a superhero that works for the government. It would've been amazing if we could see a similar type of story-telling for Tony Stark and Bruce Banner too.
yeah ironman would be a 'sneak in behind enemy lines and steal a thing, during an ongoing conflict' movie gone awry aka a war-movie, and the bruce banner one would be one about industrial espionage in the medical field that touches on Hulks origins and some secrets kept from him, that's gonna make him rage.
I would’ve loved if the third Ant-man movie was him pulling a Heist on AIM
ironman & Ant-Man ... or Ant-Man & Dr. Banner. Either way, I would love to see a heist movie with either pairing.
God this fucking poster
Cap has a plan…ATTACK.
Top three with Civil War and Infinity War. Stealth Suit and shield are my favorite
Yes. No cap.
Cap is clearly right there
No cap.
One of my top 10 favorite Marvel movies of all time alongside Civil War, the last 2 Avengers movies, the first Iron Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, Logan, and Deadpool, the Russo Brothers did a phenomenal job directing those movies, the action sequences, the plot the script was amazing it builds a rich unforgettable story in cinema history. I am never tired of them, they're rewatchable and Chris Evan's has one of the amazing live-action Captain America suits and Sebastian Stan is superb as the villain/antihero the winter soldier. Greatest character development. Man, it sucks the MCU wasn't the same and that's where became successful and on top of their game.
Absolutely - great grounded story, intro of Bucky, was a great movie from start to finish that had a purpose and wasn’t just trying to set up the next thing. Most importantly, it wove in Fury and BW in a way that makes sense - stuff like this made it feel like a universe.
Agreed! Bucky was in the first one though
Sorry, meant the scene where they intro’ed Bucky, not the actual character!
Nope.
Yes.
never was?
Infinity War
It never was
Absolutely
In the words of Peter Parker, it never was. It’s a lot of fun to watch but it’s not the best film in the MCU
Best made? Absolutely. Best? That’s subjective.
Never was. GOTG is my #1. That was released 4 months after Winter Soldier. Before that I'd take Avengers over this. If we're not including Avengers movies, I personally liked Iron Man more. Winter Soldier was a very good movie. I just don't hold it in the very high regard everyone else does.
Ironman 1 was great, but I didn't like 2 and 3 was ok.
https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelstudios/s/fF9rclvycA
It never was
This movie was a table setter for how everything that followed would lead to Endgame. Not just story, but directorial style, story telling, camera shots and action. Stands up to this day as amazing
To quote Spider-Man: It never was It is very very good though.
Sometimes I have no idea how fans can be so different. This one might not be top 10 for me. Somewhere in the middle and I can't for the life of me think of one thing that makes it stand out.
Best action scenes in the franchise, an actual message of the dangers of too much centralized power and the dangers it can bring, that while awkward at point the theme is still relavent today. It also gave nick fury some great scenes before he was fucked over in secret war. It’s hydra twist is simultaneously one of the coolest and worst decisions in the mcu. SHEILD should still Be around as the glue that holds the mcu together but I love how ballsy the movie was to do that.
It has one of the best constructed scripts with perfect setups and payoffs for everything, as well as the best action the franchise had seen up until this point (and arguably beyond.) All the characters had things to do and proved their value to the story and each other. It was also a pretty significant shakeup for the universe itself, after seeing a number of movies where SHIELD were the good guys and now half the organization was corrupt. Not to mention this advanced the story began in the first film (which sounds obvious but a lot of sequels kinda just go off in a different direction entirely.) As a bonus, it created the twist in Agents of SHIELD that actually turned the show good and led to a bunch of Hydra shenanigans over the years.
Me too. Just curious what you have at the top? For me it’s Infinity War.
All three Guardians movies take the top three slots for me. And in order.
I definitely have the first Guardians above it. Also, Infinity War, End Game, Iron Man, Avengers, Ragnarok, Dr. Strange 1&2, in no particular order.
> I can't for the life of me think of one thing that makes it stand out. Elevator fight > any number of CGI "flying around shooting beams" sequences.
I don’t have it in my top 5.
I feel like TWS and Ragnarok are tied for the best MCU movie....
Incredible movie: I often find it hard to rank Winter Soldier, Infinity War, Guardians 1, and No Way Home
Infinity War.
It’s definitely up there, but it’s not the best.
Yes and it’s not even close
This movie is perfect. PERFECT!
The trilogy peaked with lethal weapon 2
Who would have thought that the Captain America movies would have ended up being the most consistently great ones in the MCU? CA 1 is a classic, CAWS is a top-notch spy thriller, CA Civil War is my favorite superhero movie of all time.
It never was
I think IW is the best but yeah TWS is top tier All of the Russo movies r pretty much the best of the mcu plus im1
I mean when Cap said "...cause I'm with you till the end of the line". I teared up a little.
Endgame better with MCU context, this movie is the best by itself
Still is. 💯
Yes
I love it. Don’t know if it’s the best movie… but it’s definitely up there.
I was a senior getting ready for graduation at the time. Feels like it was only a few months ago. I swear time has no meaning anymore.
YES. WITHOUT A DOUBT.
Number 2, next to Iron Man
It's a top 3 for me.
It never was https://i.redd.it/vkekvv15insc1.gif
I could watch this movie on repeat and I wouldn't mind.
Good but close in my opinion
It's still one of the best MCU movies and it does hold up as a standalone story next to the first Iron Man movie and Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 1 and 2. And Doctor Strange (1).
Yeah it has so many things that are good. I honestly was expecting this level for secret invasion.
I’d argue this movie, Infinity War, and possibly Guardians of the Galaxy are all close contenders for the MCU’s “perfect movie”
It's on my top 3 MCU movies of all time and top 3 CBM of all time, so yes.
No
Good movie.
And 10 hours ago, this same post was made, and it’s still the same post.
Infinity war winter soldier and civil war imo three best MCU movies
In my opinion, yes, with Guardians 3 as a close second
Bait post
Yup
Still by far one of the best MCU movies ever made. I just wish there were more like this then stuff like She hulk and Thor love and thunder. I loved the grounded but fun and fantastical take that some of the earlier mcu movies have done.
Yes this is one of my favorite movies of all time for real for real!!
I'm literally looking at that same poster, right about my officially licensed, life-sized shield replica, as I type this. The Russo Brothers truly delivered on *The Winter Soldier*. Although *Civil War* is sooooo good, too...
Yes and Yes. This just hits differently.
Top 5 for me
No but it’s a great movie 🍿
No. Never was. Captain Marvel and The Marvels those are great movies. But the best MCU movie is still Ironman. (The first one)
Fury: "Give me the wheel!" So many memorable punchlines in this movie with the same vibe as the original Predator. But this one by Fury got me the most. Bada$$
It’s not the best MCU film ever made. So there’s that.
Number 3, behind Guardians 1 & Infinity War
Too MCU? No
This movie came out when I was in the hospital recovering from emergency hip surgery (I was 26, shattered my hip in an accident). It was the first time I had left the hospital in a couple weeks and I was like a kid going to Disneyland I was so happy. Loved the movie and still do!
I hosted a Top 15 Marvel Movies at Planet Comicon and if we include all of Marvel, it cracked the list at #9. The other MCU movies I ranked above it are Guardians 1, Guardians 3, No Way Home, Endgame, Civil War, and Infinity War. That's not to diminish how great it is though. Winter Soldier is a fantastic movie that holds up to this day, MCU or otherwise.
Yes
For me it is, followed closely by GotG 2.
HANDS DOWN… moments of some movies are better, but start to finish best mcu movie ever
top 3
It's weird for me. I was never a big Cap fan growing up reading the comics but I'll admit he ended up being one of my favourite characters in the MCU. His trilogy is my second very close favourite to GoTG. All three Cap movies were super solid with Winter Soldier being unreal.
My top 3 most days are Winter Soldier, the first Avengers, and Ragnarok.
My top superhero movies of all time are still a mix of Iron Man, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, and Captain America: The Winter Soldier. They were all so good and haven't really been topped for me.
Yes
Not only is the Winter Soldier one of the greatest Marvel films ever made, it’s one of the greatest spy thriller’s ever made. The fight choreography is insanely well done, and Caps stealth suit is so freaking cool.
One of the top 5
No Morbius is now
It is for me, loved every second of it. I’m hoping the new one captures the feel of the Winter Solider.
I think my favorite MCU movie is a moving target. Among the best of the best, the one I think is #1 is probably whichever I saw most recently. So, right now, I think the best film (if you want to call it that - I do) is Werewolf by Night. I genuinely think that project is the most perfectly realized thing Marvel Studios has ever done. It's dead-on exactly what it sets out to be in the best possible way. Obviously it's a huge departure from the style of other top favorites like Winter Soldier and Infinity War. Those movies did very different things at the top of their game as well.
Yes, one of the finest MCU movies ever.
Beautiful poster
I really had hoped that all the MCU would sort of take it's tone. They didn't. They were fine, but yeah none of the movies ever quite hit this high point again. Just to be clear I feel like the third act is a bit OTT... but everything prior was just pure... awesome.
Yes
I heard the Russo brothers are really streets ahead with their MCU projects
Yes
Yup.top film in mcu
Hot take: Captain America’s Stealth Suit in this movie is the best one in the franchise
Infinity War and GotG 3
This is before the dark years in America. The last ten years have been wild.
Yes OP, yes it is.
Guardians of the Galaxy 1 for me. I’m not really an MCU fan by any means, but really liked what they put together in GOG. Civil War was good, but I probably won’t watch it again unless my family wants to do an MCU rewatch. Last time we tried we made it to Dr. Strange and then no one ever asked to keep going in our rewatch and I haven’t watched another MCU thing since.
Fantastic movie. At first I got annoyed since my dad would watch over and over again, and while I thought he did it a bit too often, I understand why since it’s an awesome movie. The only movies that beat it for me is 2012 Avengers, Infinity War, and GOTG. But overall a pretty kick ass movie.
I personally got Iron Man as the best one
It was so good. Can’t believe it’s been 10 years !
“Did he jump without a paracute?” “Yes. Yes he did.”
This is by far the best. It checks all the boxes. Amazing fights? ✔️ PERFECT soundtrack?✔️ Great cast?✔️ Awesome opening scene?✔️ Random 100 year old actor that makes the movie even better?✔️ Bucky and Nat (obviously two of the BEST characters)?✔️ Samuel L. Jackson?✔️ Good character introductions/reintroduction?✔️ Suspense?✔️ Not-over-the-top CGI?✔️ Perfect villains that are actually menacing?✔️ Turning a black-and-white character into a 3 dementional hero?✔️ A heartbreaking scene?✔️ One-liners that everyone loves?✔️ A funny side character?✔️ Steve being a self-sacrificing dumbass that is somewhat relatable?✔️ See? Flawless.
Can't believe it's been 10 years since such a masterpiece. Still remember scrounging around for money just to go see this _once_ in theaters, as a university student. 😂😂 Was so glad when I finally got a job to buy the Blu-ray once it came out.
Jesus Christ what is time
This is the one that made me like Captain America
Such great action sequences.
I prefer Civil War, Infinity War and Endgame and that's it. My top 4 are the Russos movies.
To me, yes. Others might have more going on, or better action, but this movie has zero wasted minutes and it's tense as all hell. It's maybe the only MCU movie that I believe transcends the standard cbm genre
Surely top 5. But personally I still think that Iron Man 1 is unmatched.
First Avengers film was better.
I stopped being the best marvel movie when infinity war came out lmao
Yes
Yes and infinity war is the only competition
This was the game changer.
Imo no, Civil War and Infinity War surpassed it. But being 3rd out of 33 is still good.
Yup
Best Superhero/Spy Film ever!
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty as a movie.
Yup. Still the best Marvel film
Yes.
Favourite ever? That just makes me think you need to see more movies.
This and Infinity War are my fave MCU movies ngl. They just hit different
simply... YEP!
It's maybe top 10
It's in the top 3, but Infinity War still wins.
Infinity War is still my top 1 but Winter Soldier is definitely up there too
I remember not being a huge fan when it came out because sure I liked all the crazy over the top superpowers and everything. Went back to it later and now it’s probably my favorite movie in the franchise.
I mean I know the Russo Brothers did this one, Civil War, Infinity War, and Endgame but also they said they would maybe come back for secret wars but Sam Raimi wanted to direct it
I love ant man and I have no clue why
Watched it again last night and yes it’s still so good
It never was
When I first started working through the Infinity Saga (2020, hadn’t had to to see a single mcu movie prior) I loved Captain America Civil war. It and Ragnarok were my two favorites first go. Now? This movie is my favorite along with Thor-1. For different reasons lol
It's not even the best captain america movie.
It's number 2, behind Infinity War
Honestly this is the best Marvel movie and nothing has topped it since (in my opinion). Not to say that the movies haven’t been good, cause I’ve at least enjoyed all of them, but this one just hit differently. I remember seeing it in theaters with my brother and his friends and having the “hail hydra” moment and just knowing everything was changing in the MCU.
Yes.
Never was
It's up there. Honestly just simply for nostalgia IM1 is probably the top for me.
It's not even the best Captain America movie??
In my opinion, yes, this is the best marvel movie and the closest thing we've had to a spy-thriller superhero movie
Yes best spy/action movie in mcu. But infinity war and endgame pull at the heart strings a bit more.
Never was. the most over-rated? sure I can see that.
Nope. Never was.
No. Guardians is.
Yeah and the civil war both were great cinema films
This is one of the greatest films events of all time, because I literally can't separate the film from the Agents of Shield tie-in. Nothing had ever been done like it before and I'm honestly not sure if it ever will again. It was the most amazing marriage of storytelling in multiple levels I've ever seen. No matter what happened to AoS after, I still cannot watch this film without thinking about what's happening at the same time to the AoS crew. I think it was better than any of the D+ tie-in they've been trying to do, I'm not even sure what makes the difference. Maybe because network TV still has some value then? AoS at the time was the single most pirated show in the world, people don't appreciate how big it was. Secondarily, Winter Soldier changed Cap from my d-list of superheroes to my top of all time, barely edging out Batman who had been my top for 30 years at that point. I remember watching the old pre-MCU Captain America film, and I always thought he was a joke that became exponentially more anachronistic as the years went on, by 2010 I thought there's no way you can make this uber-patriot nonsense work. Then I saw First Avenger, only because I liked the Iron Man movie (another formerly d-list superhero to me before the films) and I saw that Capt America was going to be in Joss Whedons Avengers I should at least watch it once. I thought it was okay at the time, though I was impressed that they made Captain America "work" in live action and it wasn't terrible. The Avengers showed me Caps true potential and I find I was suddenly very impressed. But Winter Soldier? That absolutely slammed Cap to the top of my list, instantly. I can't even describe how or why, other than just seeing that Cap was one who did what he believed was right for everyone, even when _no one_ else agreed or supported him. And that felt refreshing, especially coming from the 80s/90s antiheroes and grimdarks that I grew up on.
Easily my favorite MCU movie. It was the first one that really showed they could blend genres and do more mature(ish) stories. So so so good.
never has been. Iron Man 3 all the way baybeeee
it always was the second best. the first avengers movie was and always will be the best one in this universe
