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2014 is set to be another big year at the cinema when it comes to the superhero movie, certainly as far as Marvel is concerned with 4 of their franchises hitting the big screen.
Now that the first trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy has been released which of the four is your most anticipated? Oh and I left the new Ninja Turtles film out as their is so far no footage of it, and I doubt anyone would be voting for it anyway!
So let's look at the films battling for your attention
Two years after the events of The Avengers, Steve Rogers resides peacefully in Washington, D.C., struggling to adapt to contemporary society. However, after a S.H.I.E.L.D. compatriot is assailed, Rogers becomes entangled in a mystery that may endanger the globe. Together with Natasha Romanoff, Captain America attempts to uncover the growing machination while fending off hired hit men. When the entire scheme is discovered, Captain America and the Black Widow must recruit the aid of the Falcon and soon encounter an unanticipated and powerful adversary — the Winter Soldier.
Peter Parker continues to struggle with balancing his life as a high school student, and his responsibilities as Spider-Man. When Peter begins to investigate more about his father's past, thanks to the help of his friend Harry Osborn, he begins to realize that the new threats of Electro and the Rhino all have one thing in common: OsCorp
The X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods in X-Men: Days of Future Past. The characters from the original X-Men film trilogy join forces with their younger selves from X-Men: First Class in a battle that must change the past – to save their future
In the far reaches of space, an American pilot named Peter Quill finds himself the object of a manhunt after stealing an orb coveted by the villainous Ronan. In order to evade Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a group of misfits including Gamora, Rocket Raccoon, Drax the Destroyer and Groot. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand — with the galaxy’s fate in the balance.
For me it's a really tough choice, with all four offering some degree of interest for me. Days of Future Past looks set to be the most epic superhero film yet; it could be amazing or with so much to cram in there's a chance it could be a mess. I'm loving what I've heard about Winter Soldier and what I've seen in the trailer, and think it could be the real dark horse in terms of superhero movies both this year and in Marvel's Phase 2. As a fan of the first reboot I'm really looking forward to Amazing Spider-Man 2 and loved its trailer, plus I'm just a huge Spidey fanboy. And then there's the real unknown of the bunch - Guardians of the Galaxy. In a way that's the one I'm most intrigued by just because it's so different to anything we have previously seen emerge from the comic book pages. I really think it could go either way, either resulting in Marvel's first bust or being an absolute pulpy blast and perhaps the year's most deliriously entertaining film.
I think that any one of these four could conceivably come out on top as the best of the bunch with Days of Future Past probably in prime position. However the huge Spider-Man fanboy in me means that's where my vote went.
Now that the first trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy has been released which of the four is your most anticipated? Oh and I left the new Ninja Turtles film out as their is so far no footage of it, and I doubt anyone would be voting for it anyway!
So let's look at the films battling for your attention
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (March 28th - UK, April 4th - US)
Two years after the events of The Avengers, Steve Rogers resides peacefully in Washington, D.C., struggling to adapt to contemporary society. However, after a S.H.I.E.L.D. compatriot is assailed, Rogers becomes entangled in a mystery that may endanger the globe. Together with Natasha Romanoff, Captain America attempts to uncover the growing machination while fending off hired hit men. When the entire scheme is discovered, Captain America and the Black Widow must recruit the aid of the Falcon and soon encounter an unanticipated and powerful adversary — the Winter Soldier.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (April 18th - UK, May 2nd - USA)
Peter Parker continues to struggle with balancing his life as a high school student, and his responsibilities as Spider-Man. When Peter begins to investigate more about his father's past, thanks to the help of his friend Harry Osborn, he begins to realize that the new threats of Electro and the Rhino all have one thing in common: OsCorp
X-Men: Days of Future Past (May 22nd)
The X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods in X-Men: Days of Future Past. The characters from the original X-Men film trilogy join forces with their younger selves from X-Men: First Class in a battle that must change the past – to save their future
Guardians of the Galaxy (August 1st)
In the far reaches of space, an American pilot named Peter Quill finds himself the object of a manhunt after stealing an orb coveted by the villainous Ronan. In order to evade Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a group of misfits including Gamora, Rocket Raccoon, Drax the Destroyer and Groot. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand — with the galaxy’s fate in the balance.
For me it's a really tough choice, with all four offering some degree of interest for me. Days of Future Past looks set to be the most epic superhero film yet; it could be amazing or with so much to cram in there's a chance it could be a mess. I'm loving what I've heard about Winter Soldier and what I've seen in the trailer, and think it could be the real dark horse in terms of superhero movies both this year and in Marvel's Phase 2. As a fan of the first reboot I'm really looking forward to Amazing Spider-Man 2 and loved its trailer, plus I'm just a huge Spidey fanboy. And then there's the real unknown of the bunch - Guardians of the Galaxy. In a way that's the one I'm most intrigued by just because it's so different to anything we have previously seen emerge from the comic book pages. I really think it could go either way, either resulting in Marvel's first bust or being an absolute pulpy blast and perhaps the year's most deliriously entertaining film.
I think that any one of these four could conceivably come out on top as the best of the bunch with Days of Future Past probably in prime position. However the huge Spider-Man fanboy in me means that's where my vote went.
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