4 Movies, 5 Shows. Some good stuff but overall a weak year.
9. What If?- 2/10
Absolute garbage, explored ideas that aren't interesting/people don't care about. Maybe 1 or 2 decent episodes in the whole thing. Watching S2 is going to a be a chore.
8. Wandavision- 3/10
Don't understand why people liked this show. Boring, weird, vision was decent but Wanda just really annoying. Side characters mostly terrible.
7. Eternals- 4/10
Awful character development, a few stood out (Kingo, Sersei, Gilgamesh) but most were terrible (Ikaris, Thena). Flashback format was really choppy and hurt the flow of the movie. Plenty of stupid character decisions.
6. Black Widow- 5/10
This was fine, just hard to get too excited about a black widow when she's one of the worst characters in the MCU. Really awful final act. Yelena was great.
5. Loki- 7/10
Pretty consistently solid throughout, but never really got great for the most part. Thought the story would be more exciting/thrilling. Disliked Sylvie but really liked Mobius.
4. Falcon and Winter Soldier- 7/10
Unlike Loki where just about everything is solid but nothing great, this show has big high and lows. There's a lot of really bad subplots/characters like the Louisiana Stuff, Villains, and Sharon Carter but the stuff with Zemo and John Walker is great, and there's some nice action + visuals in there.
3. Hawkeye- 7/10
This is again similar to Loki being pretty solid throughout but mostly lacking great moments. There's nothing bad here but nothing amazing. I generally enjoyed the setting/action and lead characters more so it's the best MCU show so far in my opinion but these three are very close in quality for me.
2. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings- 8.5/10
Awesome movie with minor flaws. Action sequences/soundtrack is phenomenal and makes it a joy to watch. I like the central trio of Shang/Xialing/Katy but Wenwu is absolutely the standout character, great backstory. There are a few scenes/moments that are so well done that's its just something to behold (bus fight, Shang and Wenwu reuniting in Macau with the head touch, Wenwu massacres his mother's killers). Only complaint is the climax feels a bit rushed/unearned with Katy suddenly becoming an incredible archer in no time and Shang-Chi mastering his mother's skills almost immediately.
1. Spider-Man: No Way Home- 9/10
There's actually a lot of things I don't like about this movie but the second half just has so many amazing moments that it comes out on top. The three spiderman moments is fantastic superhero cinema while Green Goblin and Doc Ock are fantastic. The ending is so great, it's chilling. I think the secondary villains are pretty weak and get little development/interesting plotlines. The whole premise/setup is just kind of bad and hinges on Doctor Strange being a bit of a moron.
2022 Marvel Project Ranked by Anticipation:
5. Ms. Marvel- 2/10
Who Cares?
4. She-Hulk 3/10
Who Cares?
3. Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness- 8/10
This looks interesting, but I don't really like Scarlet Witch as a character. More interesting in the evil Strange plotline.
2. Moon Knight- 9/10
Really excited for this show, has a cool look and Oscar Isaac is always great.
1. Thor Love and Thunder: 10/10
This follow up to Thor Ragnarok should be fantastic with Hemsworth and Waititi returning. The addition of Christian Bale and the Guardians should be great. Just don't see any way this movie turns out to be a disappointment.
