{"id":2549,"date":"2014-11-24T16:39:39","date_gmt":"2014-11-24T16:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=2549"},"modified":"2015-01-07T16:46:49","modified_gmt":"2015-01-07T16:46:49","slug":"need-some-christmas-present-ideas-how-about-one-of-these-marvel-lous-superhero-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/11\/24\/need-some-christmas-present-ideas-how-about-one-of-these-marvel-lous-superhero-movies\/","title":{"rendered":"Need some Christmas present ideas? How about one of these Marvel-lous superhero movies?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re on a mission to make Christmas shopping surprisingly easy: we\u2019ve already shared some of the <a title=\"Treat the music lover in your life: the best CDs this Christmas!\" href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/2014\/11\/24\/treat-the-music-lover-in-your-life-the-best-cds-this-christmas\/\">best CDs<\/a> &amp; <a title=\"10 of the Best DVDs Coming Out This Christmas\" href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/2014\/11\/10\/best-dvds-this-christmas\/\">DVDs coming out this Christmas<\/a> with you, and now we\u2019re going to help you pick out the best Marvel DVDs to buy for kids (and big kids) too.<\/p>\n<p>The Marvel Movie Universe is beloved by young and old, which makes it a Marvel DVD a fairly safe bet when shopping for stocking fillers.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, not all Marvel films are great. In fact, some are downright awful!<\/p>\n<p>So, to help you pick the best possible present for the superhero in your life, here are 6 of the best Marvel movies. Add your own suggestions in the comments below!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Guardians of the Galaxy<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/crIaEzXgqto\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Who would have predicted that a movie about a wise-cracking raccoon and a talking tree would be one of Marvel\u2019s best movies, let alone the 2nd highest-grossing movie of 2014 (to date)?<\/p>\n<p><i>Guardians of the Galaxy <\/i>follows a ragtag bunch of intergalactic heroes as they battle a scary group of space villains, despite lacking the slickness or training of The Avengers. The result is 2 hilarious-yet-exciting hours that you\u2019ll want to relive again and again.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Spider-Man 2<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O3QLXrYOiUI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Ask anyone what they think the best superhero movie ever is, and you\u2019re likely to get the same few answers: <i>Avengers Assemble, The Dark Knight<\/i>, <i>Days of Future Past<\/i> and so on.<\/p>\n<p>One movie that often slips through the net is <i>Spider-Man 2<\/i>, which is a shame because it\u2019s easily one of the best &#8211; if not the best &#8211; superhero movie ever made.<\/p>\n<p>Picking up from the relatively light-hearted <i>Spider-Man<\/i>, <i>Spider-Man 2 <\/i>heaps on a whole load of tragedy and turns the action up to 11 (the train sequence is incredible). It also introduces one of the best comic book movie villains ever, Dr. Octopus.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike more recent superhero movies, <i>Spider-Man 2 <\/i>doesn\u2019t fall into the trap of taking itself too seriously and retains much of the humour that made Spidey Marvel\u2019s best-loved character in the first place.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Avengers Assemble<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NPoHPNeU9fc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Well, we can\u2019t miss this one out, can we?<\/p>\n<p>Earth\u2019s greatest heroes (not including Batman, obviously) team up to take on Loki, a power-crazed Norse God with an English accent, and an intergalactic army of weird bug things.<\/p>\n<p><i>Avengers Assemble<\/i> takes a little while to get going, but it\u2019s worth it once our heroes are standing side-by-side knocking 7 bells out of baddies (and each other). Plus, we finally (FINALLY!) get a decent movie version of the Incredible Hulk. Hooray!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>X2<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dX5E0NUmQFo\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Unlike Spider-Man, the X-Men &#8211; another notable set of outcasts from the Marvel Movie Universe &#8211; are riding high on a wave of critical acclaim thanks to a McAvoy, Fassbender and Lawrence-inspired revival.<\/p>\n<p>The X-Men franchise could already claim to have one of the best movies in the genre long before <i>Days of Future Past<\/i>, however: X2.<\/p>\n<p><i>X2<\/i> is an incredible ensemble film that undoubtedly paved the way for the likes of <i>Avengers Assemble<\/i> and <i>Batman Begins<\/i>. Beneath an action-heavy plot lies a surprisingly intelligent social commentary on society, which should be enough to lure in even the most ardent of superhero-haters.<\/p>\n<p>If that doesn\u2019t appeal, there\u2019s also Hugh Jackman in a career-defining performance as Wolverine.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Captain America: The Winter Soldier<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NLWsK1ZFunA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Captain America isn\u2019t exactly the most exciting Avenger: he isn\u2019t as cool as Iron Man, he doesn\u2019t have a big hammer like Thor and he doesn\u2019t smash stuff indiscriminately like Hulk.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s strange, then, that he stars in two of the best standalone Marvel films. <i>The Winter Soldier <\/i>is, on the face of it, a standard Marvel movie: there\u2019s lots of action, a \u201d\u02dcbig\u2019 villain and plenty of one-liners too.<\/p>\n<p>However, <i>The Winter Soldier<\/i> takes quite a lot of inspiration from spy movies too &#8211; it\u2019s a bit like a <i>Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy<\/i>, if Gary Oldman wore blue spandex and had an indestructible shield.<\/p>\n<p>Kids might not enjoy it as much as <i>Iron Man<\/i>, but older Marvel fans will love it.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Iron Man 3<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ke1Y3P9D0Bc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Given the incredible streak of movies Marvel have released recently, it\u2019s often forgotten that <i>Iron Man 2 <\/i>was a bit of a dud. While Robert Downey Jr. was as brash and brilliant as ever, the plot had more holes than a block of Emmental (albeit with lots of explosions).<\/p>\n<p><i>Iron Man 3<\/i> was an epic return to form, however. Tony Stark is panic-ridden after his terrifying encounter with intergalactic space beasts in <i>Avengers Assemble, <\/i>but doesn\u2019t really have time to sit down and worry: one of cinema\u2019s strangest villains is knocking on his door (well, blowing it up with helicopters).<\/p>\n<p>Amazing, director Shane Black manages to introduce a child sidekick &#8211; a cardinal sin of cinema &#8211; and actually make it work too.<\/p>\n<p>After <i>Iron Man 2<\/i>, <i>Iron Man 3 <\/i>is a return to the brash Marvel fun we know and love.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If you need to make any space in your DVD collection before Christmas, why not <a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/entertainment\/sell-dvds\/\">sell some DVDs with musicMagpie<\/a>?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re on a mission to make Christmas shopping surprisingly easy: we\u2019ve already shared some of the best CDs &amp; DVDs coming out this Christmas with you, and now we\u2019re going to help you pick out the best Marvel DVDs to buy for kids (and big kids) too. 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