Summary

TheMCUhas been delivering hit for 15 days , but even some of the franchise ' more poorly received project have standout scenes worth revisiting . While Marvel Studios is responsible for several ofthe best superhero movies ever made , not every film has been a striking with critics . It ’s not a recent phenomenon , either , as projects run as far back as other Phase 1 have been take on with sundry recap .

Review aggregatorRotten Tomatoespresents a picture of which 10 MCU movies have the grim critical scores . However , in a testament to the overall quality of Marvel ’s movie enfranchisement , several of these projects have still score creditably . For those not particularly disposed to rewatch Marvel ’s less unanimously beloved labor , their best scenes are still worth checking out again .

Over 17 age and 35 movies , the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies have redefine blockbuster movie theatre . But how do all the film stack up ?

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10Thor Finally Becomes Worthy Of Mjolnir In Thor (2011)

77% On Rotten Tomatoes

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Thor ’s fourth dimension in the MCUhas had him asterisk in some unequally - received project , butthere ’s a satisfying simplicity to the culmination of the originalThor . It come as no surprise at all that Thor eventually overcome his hubris and becomes suitable of maintain Mjolnir once again , but that does n’t make it any less substantial when it in the end happens . There are several great suit - up shot in the MCU , but Thor ’s first is perhaps his most thrilling , and his introduce fighting mixes solid activity that signifies far-famed character growth .

9Ultron Makes His Terrifying Debut In The Avengers: Age Of Ultron (2015)

76% On Rotten Tomatoes

Overall , Avengers : Age of Ultronstruggles with a bit of an identity crisis . For much of the film , Ultron ’s attempt at humor are awkward and detract from their scenes , but no such beguilement is present in the scoundrel ’s institution . Crashing an Avengers Tower get - together , Ultron threateningly jeopardize the radical , pester that there are no strings holding him back . The partially - destroyed Stark bot pass on Ultron a terrific lookto mates , a feel that is , unfortunately , lose in much of the repose of the film .

8Doctor Strange Finds A Horrific Solution Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness (2022)

73% On Rotten Tomatoes

It ’s no surprise thatDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnesshas plenty of spooky moments given it ’s directed by horror icon Sam Raimi , but one scene in particular utterly delivers on the moving-picture show ’s premise of a repugnance - infused superhero action mechanism . Doctor Strange sleepwalks into the corpse of his own form and harness hellish entities to act as a cape and a weapon system . It absolutely read Strange ’s creativity and raw ability , and it ’s a visually striking scene to rush .

7Black Widow Reveals Her Skills In Iron Man 2 (2010)

72% On Rotten Tomatoes

While comic book reviewer already knew the extent of Natasha Romanoff ’s skill dress before it was show off inIron military man 2 , her first fight sequence is still thrilling for everyone , regardless of prior knowledge . Widow ’s fight shot against Hammer ’s security forces lacks Brobdingnagian explosions or fantastic exceptional effects , and it ’s all the good for it . It ’s just Natasha , some slick stage dancing , and the right introduction to someone who would go on to be a core Avenger for another X .

6Loki Grieves Frigga’s Death In Thor: The Dark World (2013)

67% On Rotten Tomatoes

Loki has undergo one of the best character spark in the MCU , and that journey really began to work back inThor : The Dark World . Loki is demonstrate pretty singularly as a villain inThorandThe Avengers , and the reveal of his true grief inThor : The Dark Worldadds tangible depth to the God of Mischief . Moreover , how the scene unfolds link perfectly to Loki ’s desire to put up a firm facade to block out his helplessness . The vista starts off as a classical Loki confrontation , and the reveal that it ’s an illusion hiding his damaged emotional land makes the scenery bump off even harder .

5Bruce Drops Into Harlem From A Helicopter In The Incredible Hulk (2008)

Bruce Banner dropping from an aircraft to turn into the Hulk was played for comedic effect inThor : Ragnarok , but it was done much better when acquaint in businesslike inThe unbelievable Hulk . The MCU ’s second movie receives justified criticism for failing to really innovate and trust on some messy CGI fight to tell its account , but there ’s lilliputian dubiousness that Hulk ’s entrance to his Abomination face-off is a perfect bit for the character that shows how impossible to finish the Hulk really is .

63% On Rotten Tomatoes

Thor : Love and Thunderhas received unfavorable judgment for using Gorr , an inherently terrific scoundrel , in a movie over - reliant on silly humor , but the God Butcher did get one fabulously dark panorama to show off why he ’s worth fearing . When Thor , Jane , and Valkyrie track Gorr to the Shadow Realm , the picture show transitions to near - full grayscale with only elusive pops of colour . Gorr is lawfully terrifying as he question the cluster , and his darkness behemoth never look dear .

The Thor movies ' villains have been reach - and - miss , but Christian Bale ’s Gorr the God Butcher from Love and Thunder is by far the right one yet .

3Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel, And Monica Rambeau Have A Space-Swapping Fight In The Marvels (2023)

61% On Rotten Tomatoes

The Marvelssees Captain Marvel , Ms. Marvel , and Monica Rambeau coerce to switch place any clip they use their powers at the same time . While this creates problems for the trio throughout the movie and thrust them to learn to work together , the trio ’s first fight prospect is arguably the movie ’s best . The three do n’t quite know what ’s happen yet , and go through them unwittingly swap places across Earth and place makes for a fast - pace and well - choreographed engagement picture that move the plot forward and contrast the sub ' personalities well . Moreover , the song " Ratata " by Skrillex , Missy Elliott , and Mr. Oizo absolutely augment the action mechanism .

2The Eternals Fight Ikaris In Eternals (2021)

47% On Rotten Tomatoes

Multiple poor boy teaming up to take down an enemy is n’t rare in the MCU , butEternals ' final fight does an exceptional task of lending weight and sharpen to each of the titular characters ' unequalled power . Ikaris may be a Renaissance man , but Makkari ’s first-rate speed and Phastos ' technical introduction are bring to life exceptionally well . It can be hard to present tiptop pep pill in a convincing way , butEternals ' Makkari may be the most visually striking speedster in superhero motion-picture show to date .

1Scott Lang Enters The Quantum Engine In Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania (2023)

46% On Rotten Tomatoes

Ant - Man and the Wasp : Quantumaniamay have problems with its villain and an end that feel a bit lacking in result , but a few Quantum Realm scenes stand above the balance of the celluloid as peculiarly gratifying . One such sequence sees Scott travel into Kang ’s Quantum Engine , where his torso infinitely splits to play every potential choice he can make . It ’s creative and shot well , and it ’s the cloud of Scotts accidentally forming a human span like ant are known to do represents theMCU ’s penchant for mixing drama with the right amount of risible al-Qur’an chessiness .

Split image of Christian Bale as Gorr the God Butcher in Thor Love and Thunder

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A split image of Gorr from Thor Love and Thunder and Black Widow from Iron Man 2

Thor in a standoff with the metallic Destroyer in New Mexico in Thor (2011)

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Ultron makes his debut in a partially destroyed body in Avengers Age of Ultron

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Loki sits in a wrecked Asgardian cell in Thor: The Dark World

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Ikaris is tied down in Eternals' final fight

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