It was better than the 1st one. But I'd still take Iron Man 1, Captain America 2, and all the recent batman films over it.
Spader was phenomenal and Ultron was so much better than Loki. Thor was a lot better in this movie and his character wasn't as douchy as the previous film.
The film was more tightly focused than the 1st as well. There was a lot going on in the first film and this one really stuck to the main plot throughout the whole movie. I also liked how they actually developed the Hawkeye character, that was something else that lacked in the 1st one.
Overall, I'd give it a 9/10. That's quite a step up from the first, of which I would give a 5.5/10.
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I would definitely say that I enjoyed it more than the first one, and it really did have a lot to do with how focused it was. Obviously Avengers had to deal with putting the team together and I accept that, but there were some other flaws with just showing off what each character could do, but as a whole, I had a lot of fun watching it. I loved the emotional heart to the ending, as well, with Tony Stark, and that tie in to Iron Man 3.
But, James Spader just brought something so strong to this villain, and he had such great dialogue, and a really interesting viewpoint as he was actually correct all along in that the Avengers
did cause this mess, or at least Stark and Hulk did. There was still some showy fluff, but I thought for the most part it was
very focused and it showed.
Ranking the MCU movies up to this point:
1. Guardians of the Galaxy (8.5/10)
2. Iron Man (8/10)
3. Avengers 2 (7.5/10)
4. Captain America 2 (7.5/10)
5. Avengers (7/10)
6. Iron Man 3 (7/10)
7. Captain America (6.5/10)
8. Iron Man 2 (6/10)
9. Thor (5.5/10)
10. Thor 2 (5/10)
I haven't seen Incredible Hulk yet.
And to tie in with where I would rank Ultron, my two cents:
1. Iron Man (9/10)
2. Age of Ultron (8.5/10) - This may be reactionary, we'll see.
3. Iron Man 3 (8.5/10)
4. Guardians of the Galaxy (8/10)
5. Avengers (8/10)
6. Thor (7.5/10)
7. Winter Soldier (7.5/10)
8. Hulk (7/10)
9. Captain America (7/10)
10. The Dark World (7/10)
11. Iron Man 2 (6.5/10) - I'm finally beginning to admit that this movie was just a mess, even if I
really enjoy watching it.
And just to tie that in with the comparison to Batman, you can do the figuring for yourself:
Batman Begins (8.5/10)
The Dark Knight (9/10)
Dark Knight Rises (8/10)