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I admit, I only saw the Avengers-related films so far. By the time I got around to possibly seeing the new X-men film it was only showing twice a day, and neither time was convenient for us. We ended up seeing "Super 8" instead, which actually didn't do all that much for me.
But back to the hero flicks... I think the two Marvel Studios efforts were in something of a dead heat for me. I think both could have used a bit of story strengthening to really bring the last act home with more impact. That said, I absolutely loved all the pulp thrown into Captain America, such as the Red Skulls escape rocket. That film hit so many note-perfect bits that I truly loved it despite any other faults it might have had... so that's probably my pick.
That said, there was a great deal to love about seeing an Australian Thunder God on screen. I wonder why nobody thought of that before...
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Thor and Captain America were both awesome. I loved Thor, but when I came out of Captain America I said "I have to admit, that was better than Thor", to which my Iron Man-loving buddy had to chime in Iron Man was better (I disagreed, but mostly just to bug him).
I saw Green Lantern last week in the cheap seats (I reviewed it at my blog,
http://doeswhateveracomicsblogcan.blogspot.com), but I'll save you a click; my review was "I should've gone to see X-Men: First Class). I had heard X-Men was far superior, but since I'd heard GL wasn't that great I thought I should see it in theaters so at least maybe the special effects could help carry it...I was extremely bored throughout the whole film, checking my watch a couple of times to see if it was over.
X-Men will be a DVD viewing for me, only because with the drive to the theatre and a 4 month old it's pretty hard to get out to a movie, let alone 4.
~Hat~
