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Here’s our definitive ranking of every FoxMarvelmovie, running from 2000’sX-Mento 2018’sDeadpool 2.
Nowadays, moviegoers are used to the idea of Marvel being a big name.
Of course, not all of Fox’s Marvel movies have been particularly good.
So let’s take a look at the highlights (and lowlights) of Fox’s Marvel films.
Fantastic Four (2015)
Fantastic Fouris a film with serious problems.
Suffice to say, with the release ofFantastic Fourthat plan was dead on arrival.
Elektra (2005)
TheDaredevilspinoff nobody really asked for, Rob Bowman’sElektrafeatured Jennifer Garner as the resurrected assassin.
It was slated for a tone-deaf script, poor dialogue, and sloppy directing.
In the aftermath ofElektra, Fox gave up on theDaredevilfilm rights, allowing them to revert back to Marvel.
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It was hardly a success, and the studio quickly ditched these plans.
X-Men Origins: Wolverineis something of a mixed bag.
The ideas are all there, but nothing quite comes together cohesively.
Action sequences are well-directed, but undermined by sloppy CGI that really hasn’t aged well.
Unfortunately, director Gavin Hood even went for CGI claws rather than prosthetics, fatally undermining his film.
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X-Men: Apocalypseis most notable for a smart bit of worldplay.
In popular culture, an “apocalypse” is a disastrous, world-threatening event.
It clearly signposted the future direction of the franchise.
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Daredevil (2003)
Years before he became Batman, Ben Affleck starred as lawyer-turned-vigilante Matt Murdock inDaredevil.
There’s a sense in which it’s hard to rankDaredevil.
You’re not going to get that right now from a Disney-owned Marvel character."
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Jessica Alba has been scathing about the whole experience, tellingSyfythat it even made her consider giving up acting.
“The director was like, ‘It looks too real.
It looks too painful.
Can you be prettier when you cry?
Cry pretty, Jessica.’
He was like, ‘Don’t do that thing with your face.
Just make it flat.
We can CGI the tears in.'”
The Wolverine (2013)
There’s a sharp jump in quality betweenFantastic Fourand James Mangold’sThe Wolverine.
While this is a strong film, it isn’t really Jackman who shines in it.
It worked perfectly, and Fukushima reveled in the action scenes, admitting she had a blast.
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X-Men: First Class (2011)
2011’sX-Men: First Classwas essentially a smart way of relaunching theX-Menfranchise.
Unfortunately, this film also marks the point where theX-Men continuityreally began to get a bad rep. Still,First Classwas a box office success, grossing over $350 million worldwide and gaining positive reviews.
The future of theX-Menfranchise was secured.
But that film disappointed, and frankly made very strange decisions when it came to Deadpool.
For years, the project seemed to be dead in the water.
Then, to everybody’s surprise,test footage leaked online and went viral.
Fox relented in the face of proven demand, and Reynolds got his chance to redeem the role.
And yet, it’s important to note thatDeadpoolisn’t perfect.
But that doesn’t really matter; it’s the performances that made this film a hit.
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X-Men (2000)
This was the film that started it all.
Directed by Bryan Singer,X-Menwas Fox’s first big screen Marvel adaptation.
X-Menfeatured a tremendous cast, including the likes of Patrick Stewart, Sir Ian McKellen, and Hugh Jackman.
Stewart and McKellen absolutely shone, while Jackman became an instant fan-favorite.
Related:All The X-Men Movies In Chronological Order
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It’s a pretty traditional time travel trope, butDeadpool 2played it out well.
Only time will tell whether or not this becomes another of the X-Men franchise’s loose ends.
Of course,Days of Future Pastisn’t a perfect film.
But it’s still one of Fox’s best productions.
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In the face of this terrible threat, the X-Men are forced to ally themselves with their sworn enemies.
But it’s another classic of the superhero genre nonetheless.
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