Marvel movies

Rating: 10/10 (17 September 2014)

SpiderMan. The X-Men. Iron Man. Thor. The Hulk. Captain America. The Avengers. Is anybody else even trying to make action/adventure movies anymore? The house that Stan built shows no sign of slowing its roll and, with this film, extends its reach deep into the hallowed ground of space operas, yes (don't say it), even Star Wars territory. Star Wars ... for a new generation. And in every film, every offering, not only is a beachhead made, the start of another franchise, but as well the preparations for the next step can be seen. Further, the strategy of including little closings rewards for those who survive the Biblical length credits sequence is paying off: fully half the theater stayed at the showing I attended waiting for it.