FANS VS. CRITICS: The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU Ranking)

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[@anita3997]

It is incredulous that Ms Marvel is the highest ranked Marvel entry. Says a lot about how ludicrous the rating system is. Good job as always, Morgan

[@imperfectxennial3008]

Agreed

[@lucasdolding6924]

People don't really understand Rotten Tomatoes, 98% means the majority of critics think it was good (which could mean they think it's a 6/10 which is still above average) and only 2% didn't like it. Also when it comes to TV shows the whole show itself isn't reviewed, critics only get the first two episodes so it just means they liked the beginning of the show and we don't know how they feel about the rest of it. All it shows is that ranking the movies and shows like this to determine what critics think is the best MCU project is kinda stupid since RT doesn't work that way.

[@shoshanaloomer]

I loved Ms. Marvel, although I was very surprised to see it at the top

[@JerdMcLean]

They haven't cared about quality for some decades now and it's been pushed so far that they try and score quality based on diversity quotas. 😊

[@mohammedz8740]

Ms Marvel should be 80%. It is not bad neither very good.

[@Benlego2017]

what on earth happened to infinity war?! It's one of the greatest ones, bringing everything and everyone together. Just because the villain won, doesn't mean it's bad. I think this fact and especially the execution of it made this film even better

[@ClareKix]

Couldn’t agree more, I much prefer it to Endgame.

[@kaimagnus5760]

Remember, the viewer base dropped by more than half at the end of Phase 3. So that's going to skew the ratings in favor of those who are still around for phase 4.

[@DBKPradhyumnan]

infinity war is the marvel movie ever it is x4 of endgame

[@karenhall4645]

That just goes to show why I rarely listen to the critics. They obviously look at films differently than fans do.

[@sutashi2539]

​@@karenhall4645I have no idea how critics rate movies anymore. They are pretty consistently the opposite of what the general public thinks. It's almost to the point that you can look for movies the critics hate and be guaranteed it's a good movie.

[@thelanealan6843]

Boy, I didn’t realize how off I was in my personal rankings compared to other fans lol

[@user_sandeep_kumar]

Yes me too. Black widow being at spot 11 is the first thing I observed being different from my liking and the list continued for many other movies and series'

[@abhinavgoswami9574]

@@user_sandeep_kumar Wakanda forever? it won't make in top 30 for me

[@alphawolf7608]

@@abhinavgoswami9574 I know I really didn't like that one, it was too long for what it did

[@abhinavgoswami9574]

@@alphawolf7608 I am not a Hater but it was just a shit show of women with a crappy male Antagonist and also I thought of that kid from Iron man 2 to be a new hier or something like that but we got a completely new character who outta nowhere is a plain genius has her own lab we didn't how she built it up what's her story but yeah we gotta accept it coz she's a black woman. Man I am brown but fuck this black Pseudo Feminism of Disney M-She-U

[@midnight7786]

I never expected that Ms. Marvel would be top for critics

[@imperfectxennial3008]

IKR, I can’t decide if Ms. Marvel or She-Hulk is the worst of the MCU

[@midnight7786]

@@imperfectxennial3008 She-Hulk. At least Ms. Marvel brought out what it was supposed to be while She-Hulk felt like it was trying to find direction and what category it was gonna be but decided to drop on comedy at the last minute and it was just no

[@myadoesrandomthings]

Honestly I really like Ms Marvel- but I can see why people dislike it. Ms Marvel was a well made show but it wasn’t the target audience for marvel shows

[@AdorianDelmore]

​​@@myadoesrandomthings it became more woke than a superhero show. Ms. Marvel has always been a problem when it comes to getting it on TV. it clearly couldn't find its place in a superhero universe because they tried to mold it differently. They changed her superpowers too. which I think is sad. i was hoping that this show could increase her popularity in the comics but it became the opposite.

[@mohammedz8740]

​@@AdorianDelmore Ms marvels elastic powers are so bad. It is better they changed it in the tv show.

[@rambofan334]

The problem with film critics nowadays is that hardly any of them give reasons for the ranking. If I'm gonna be told by a film critic why a movie is good or bad then I wanna know what made them come to that conclusion.

[@zaappz]

wakanda forever at 4 is crazy. it could be within top 10 but not within the top 7

[@thequebee_0101]

also shang chi at 2nd??

[@zaappz]

@@thequebee_0101 yeah thats crazy

[@Mwezi828]

Maaaybe top 20

[@ericday2243]

And the first black panther only at 30 it’s definitely a top 10

[@dxtremecaliber]

its not even Top 10 lol

[@MixedUpMedia21]

I already know phase 4 is about to be the most divisive lol

[@geviesanta3631]

It's been so long since I've seen so many of these MCU movies, and man, it came a long way for better or worse.

[@thecalabian]

This ranking just goes to show how underrated a lot of MCU projects are

[@zaappz]

overrated*

[@jackjohn4156]

Aha… The most projects are just bad now tbh

[@dxtremecaliber]

bruh the recent MCU content is overrated and its not even up to par with NWH below and having these extra series hurts MCU more because i need to watch this shit in order to understand this shit what does the Cinematic in MCU anymore? lol

[@zaappz]

@@dxtremecaliber its not the fact that there are series and that you have to watch them in order that is the problem. It's the quality. it's garbage.

[@morethanmeetstheeye0]

As a fan, I enjoy most of the projects, even phase 4. I dont care about what critics. What fans have to say is far more important because thats what one person’s say vs millions of others?

[@israelsaadesnoozer377]

I'm pretty sure critics are fans too otherwise why would they get a job talking about movies. The majority of fans don't really break down what makes a movie good and focus purely on the entertainment factor which is fine but just because it's entertaining doesn't make it good (fast and furious, transformers). MCU just gets the benefit of the doubt now because it's like you're multiple seasons into your favourite show and it drops in quality but because it looks the same with characters you've come to know it's easy to be in denial.

[@morethanmeetstheeye0]

@@israelsaadesnoozer377 well yes but I mean the average joe fans

[@fabi3790]

I know fans who don't like phase 4 I personally didn't watch anything except the start of Loki

[@shahaf75]

I think as a viewer, the only conclusion to be made is: Just watch what you want and don't worry what other people are saying. I didn't agree with p-much the whole of both the critic and fan lists...I'll just make up my own mind 🙂 Great video! I think you should have included the Netflix, AoS, WbN, Inhumans, Fox X-Men and Deadpool movies\shows, as well as any other Marvel project.

[@aarora3899]

I’m appalled at the fact that infinity war wasn’t included. It is personally one of my favourite marvel movies.

[@DanielFincannon]

Would love to see you do this with the Star Wars films and tv shows that are canon

[@GrandAdmiralGonk]

So not the sequels then

[@DanielFincannon]

@@GrandAdmiralGonk I'm one of the few who actually enjoyed the sequel trilogy

[@jackjohn4156]

@@DanielFincannon Oh god

[@empiregamer1.088]

@@jackjohn4156 He is allowed to have his opinion as are you. Just... don't be toxic when people say they like the sequels.

[@vamandvee1276]

@@empiregamer1.088 i am ok ok with the sequels except last jedi FUCK LAST JEDI. the jj abrams are pretty "i dont give a fuck" for me.

[@mickeymouse7726]

I enjoyed phase 4 overall even if it's been a mixed bag for every movie and show I still loved movies and shows like black widow, Spider-Man no way home, doctor strange 2, wakanda forever, Moon Knight, Loki, and Wandavision

[@jjcook0226]

My list is so drastically different from both lists. Some of my favorites apparently a lot of fans didnt like and vise versa. Wow.

[@realgamerguyvlog32]

Great video as always Morgan

[@Lupinemancer87]

With how successful the MCU is, I would love for DC to do the same, cuz I love DC and there are so many Superheroes from that Franchise that would love to see on the big screen too. Please let it happen.

[@theonlygoat360]

Great vid as always.

[@npcmcishark7379]

It has been out for two minutes

[@chaoticcrait]

Amazing video as always. Keep up the great work 😃

[@debadattanayak3127]

Good insight👍 But if Shang Chi is #2, the ranking is flawed

[@peytonbrisley2296]

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[@pranavhegde5751]

No way people ranked black widow that high!!!! And they ranked infinity war at 8???😱 Endgame is not even in top 10 That is ridiculous

[@erikagholston6610]

Thanks for putting this together.

[@lukachkhartishvili-]

Morgan really deserves more popularity

[@exco8529]

And here we have the perfect example that both the critics and the fans do not know shit!

[@thegoat_1568]

Morgan is a true MCU fan. I can tell. Nice video. 😁

[@user-bz3kk5dm9u]

Can you make more Percy Jackson videos please,I really like all of your videos, but there are so few Percy Jackson videos, can you make some more, P.s have .you read the Kane chronicles by Rick Riorden, there’s going to be a new movie series from Netflix of the Kane chronicle’s book one!

[@FusionGaming20091]

I had to sit through a 1min 30second unskipable advert to get here. Worth anything to watch Movie Flame 🔥

[@malachifranco7594]

🐐 Great vid❤

[@Animevazquez]

Flame, I love your videos man keep up the great work, plus how do you feel about fantastic four being in the mcu??

[@larakaradeniz444]

yayyy early cant wait to watch this :))

[@jalalhneidi7445]

Hi Morgan you are my favorite Harry Potter youtuber

[@mattbuxton]

Super interesting video. Always like comparing rotten tomatoes scores. I can see many people being upset about rotten tomato rankings but it’s not an actual ranking just a percentage of positive ratings.

[@anthonyrios2311]

I find it kind of surprising how high ranked some of the phase movies are, since a lot the opinions that I've heard are consistent with the critics rankings (kinda like the live-action Lion Kings score).

[@mysteriousstars122]

*Awesome ranking, but Morgan deserves more popularity from my point of view*

[@YD39222]

I really wonder what's going on in the minds of critics :/

[@isaiahgrey2831]

I honestly think we're starting to tap into greed when watching these films. We've seen how good they can get and it's getting to our heads. Not every movie has to be an Endgame.

[@noahschultz9031]

You’re absolutely right, we’ve gotten so spoiled with these movies, so much so that the standards of most MCU fans now are extremely high and are super critical of whatever comes out these days ever since Endgame was released in theaters.

[@archtempagnew8156]

Yeah but no more can be like shehulk

[@Luke101]

Marvel is absolutely focusing on quantity over quality right now though. Even when the MCU was in its infancy, every movie felt like it was building to something. The Infinity saga was such an incredibly paced and focused narrative, all leading up to Thanos. And the effects were utilized brilliantly. Since Endgame, the MCU feels somewhat directionless. The Disney plus shows were marketed as being integral tie ins to the films, but in reality you can kinda skip many of them. The Multiverse concept in phase 4 felt half-baked and Kang just doesn’t feel like a “big bad” after Ant Man 3. The visual effects have also been mediocre at best. Iron Man from 2008 has more love put into its effects than recent entries

[@dontask9000]

Literally tho. This is supposed to be street level action.

[@zaappz]

ok but the best movies are doctor strange 1, iron man 2, captain america 1 (imo) and 2, infinity war, ant man and i guess i can throw no way home in there

[@TheManDaniel84]

In my opinion we the fans of any franchise are the true best critics we know what we like

[@TheManDaniel84]

Also we can get a little bit over board with our criticism and that lies the problem with toxic fandom

[@gregormehn]

I will always be surprised by how everyone views Thor 1 - for me it is one of the best Marvel films, I really like the Shakespeare-style, it has one of the best scores, the beginning is iconic, Asgard never looked better and Loki steals every scene - and the scene, where Thor explains the nine realms to Jane, is one of the best MCU scenes for me.

[@ianweech]

The overuse of dutch angles lowers Thor a few spots for me. I like it for the reasons you gave, but the camerawork is sometimes weird.

[@kaiumeda6341]

Flame. Do a Percy Jackson Franchise Character Tier List Also you should dissect How to Train Your Dragon: the movies / the CN & Netflix series / The Novels by Cressida Cowell

[@thealphayt3904]

For me the best marvel movie is Iron Man 1 dark, awesome action, great story and the best character development and the best mcu character.

[@fahimhasan22]

hey Morgan. What do you think about phase 4 of the MCU? can you make a video about it?

[@daviddyster4145]

Nice video do you think you could do a video on the Avengers or X-Men since it’s basically their 60th anniversary.

[@lincolnbeckett8791]

This video really put into perspective just how we shouldn't take the critic scores seriously all the time, if at all. Like, She-Hulk and Captain Marvel make way more sense being the lowest ranked MCU projects over Eternals and Ant Man 3, (though I'd argue Eternals is by far the most underrated MCU project to date), especially since Thor 4 managed to beat both of them by quite a bit. That being said, some fan placements are just as nonsensical, such as the first Black Panther movie being so low, and having Black Widow so high. Pretty much the only times I agree more with the critic score.

[@GrandAdmiralGonk]

And Shang-Chi and Wakanda Forever being so high

[@lincolnbeckett8791]

@@GrandAdmiralGonk Ummm no, those definitely deserve to be ranked highly. I wouldn't place Shang Chi as number 2, but it definitely deserves to be a top 15, and Wakanda Forever definitely a top 5.

[@GrandAdmiralGonk]

@Lincoln Beckett I am not saying they shouldn't be high, just not that high, I would probably put Wakanda Forever in the top 10 tho, not the top 5

[@Xbox_no_More]

I love this vid

[@brendofire2084]

Awesome to see that She-Hulk is at the bottom for the fans still

[@Moesie]

She hulk was garbage And the only people who liked she hulak are women And gay men

[@INTJulius]

Agreed, that show was horrid.

[@bananaking664]

it was def review bombed lol

[@bullymaguire71352]

6:18 "No, no, no, no, no. Wait, wait, wait. WAIT, WAIT, WAIT!"

[@mekhijohnson5101]

Well I can say I was very shocked with these rankings

[@AsianEditsEG]

I legit forgot black widow existed

[@alicealfred9986]

🤣

[@turquoisewitch.wild-owl]

I don't trust critics! They're usually always haters! I loved that movie!!! I loved She Hulk! I totally agree with you that End Game is number one!

[@DGamer5000]

Im insanely shocked that Avengers Endgame isnt even in the top 10 for fans

[@emilisgurnikas6212]

Hi, I just want to thank you for making these vids and i have a question when will hogwarts legacy part 2 come out because i personally cant play it

[@ramichkeir4179]

Huge faaan😊

[@fabi3790]

I don't trust many critics But I trust some YT critics more then the fans

[@joeljames2683]

How come you talked about Agent Carter in the ranking, but not any other pre-Disney+ series like Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. or the Netflix shows?

[@patrykkuffel2679]

Honestly, I was more surprised by the fans voting. I think everyone knows by now the critics aren't the most reliable opinion of what makes a good MCU movie or movie in general. However, I disagreed with a lot of the fan voting on this list. In my opinion, Infinity War is the best Avengers movie out of the 4 in totality and is in the top 5. I also thought Civil War, Ironman 1, and Endgame should be there as well. No Way Home is the only movie that I agree with being in the top 5 and arguably at #1. That being said, I guess this just shows that we all have our differing opinions.

[@lexalovesyoumore]

this probably already exists, but it would be cool to see a third raking , splitting the “fans” into casual watchers that at the very least see the bigger productions and us poor souls that are super emotionally invested in them. i feel like there would be a lot of variation between those sub groups

[@Makman1994]

Please do a video like this for either DC movies or the Arrowverse shows.

[@nimbusgalleon9701]

Is this based on ranking or ranking the rates? Meaning, did the critics rank these movies as such or critics rated the movies and then this is the rating of those rates. It would probably give different results if it is the former... (thinking about Winter Soldier, Wandavision, Far From Home)

[@yusufanbarfirdausi621]

Quantumania is the new Secret of Dumbledore 😂 I'm with the audience though of course

[@Mwezi828]

Fans and critics lists are both wild. How are Winter Soldier, Civil War, Infinity War, Guardians 1 and Endgame lower than Shang Chi, Far From Home, Wakanda Forever, What If and HAWKEYE. Can't even get into Ms Marvel

[@ginocantatore4494]

good video

[@namelessnpc3108]

People say phase 4 is trash, yet Ms. Marvel and No Way Home are largely considered the best the MCU has to offer, ranking #1 by critics and fans, respectively. This really does show that even though phase 4 fumbled a bit, there were definitely some diamonds in the rough.

[@captainjakemerica4579]

I'm surprised the fan rating isn't lower for Thor love and thunder especially considering the online discourse where the movie if it just goes to show you that I watch these movies and decide for yourself

[@Kidsmtvslvback]

Spider-Man: No Way Home is my 3rd Favorite MCU film behind Avengers: Endgame at number two and the first Avengers at number one.

[@karenhall4645]

Who are the fans that were polled? They certainly don't agree with anybody I've talked to or watched reviews on.

[@supreme_zeeyus]

Would’ve loved seeing a ranking comparison with IMDb, I usually prefer that metric to rotten tomatoes

[@Lopez03Eduardo.]

Will you ever cover Lord of the Rings/Hobbit, Divergent, and Maze Runner franchise?

[@lucasdolding6924]

AoS and the Defendersverse are canon, it's fine if you didn't wanna include them but it's weird to include Agent Carter and not them or Werewolf by Night.

[@neoshadowdukeofgames8223]

I trust my taste first, then KZbinrs and critics dead last. Especially with seeing the critics top 10 MCU properties

[@zaappz]

this one was actually after dinner

[@ConnorWiederich-hr4zu]

I can see why Spiderman No Way Home is the most popular for fans. Spiderman is the most popular MCU superhero and it was a crossover that brought back a lot of our childhood when Tobey McGuire and Andrew Garfield donned the suit. Seeing Tobey McGuire back in the role again as well as Green Goblin and Doc Ock was a sight to behold.

[@datguy3581]

Quantumania underperformed so it makes sense that mainly hardcore marvel fans went to see it.

[@shoshanaloomer]

At this point I just ignore critics--even though it's what everyone looks at when trashing Marvel movies

[@Fourmath]

"I'm only looking at MCU canon projects" than proceeds with including nonMCU canon show Agent Carter and excluding MCU canon special Werewolf by Night

[@Assassin21BEKA]

6:50 moon knight us incredible thou. Especially main actor, he was amazing.

[@blueray15]

Why was agent Carter on there but not Agents of Shield? They were on at the same time both on TV. Long before Disney+. Agents of shield doesn't get enough credit for being a good show. And from their end they tied to be in the same world of the movies until the last season or so.

[@juliojuarez4033]

Are u going to do the life of antman next???

[@isroisthebest]

MS Marvel shocked me, I wanted it like 25

[@milanzaretsky1679]

Pls, make your MCU ranking

[@adijinagouda3431]

Fans were right about the bottom ranking while critics were right about the top ones expect for ms marvel and black panther

[@rodenconsolacion1655]

You sure do the hunger games next

[@xenomorphbiologist-xx1214]

I get that it’s their job to rank films like that, and leaving all the ratings purely to majority could result in some mob rule with various movies. However, I generally think that is the best way to do things. Many films that are often exceedingly pandering and poorly made are ranked higher by critics (She-Hulk is probably the best example of this), but even if that wasn’t a liability, having a score rated by so few people in comparison to audiences yet used so frequently by mainstream sites is very disingenuous

[@ZacharyShadowkillThe1st]

How would you rate these movies & TV shows? Making your own ranking video or teir list?

[@morrisogren1717]

Can you review the lord of the rings series like the Harry Potter review

[@Diamondslayer25]

Can you do a version for the DCEU

[@kozmoz5172]

I don’t agree with the critics or fans. But I agree more with the fans than the critics by a lot

[@originaozz]

All this feels so weird. As a declining fan since Endgame, I disagreed with both fans and critics. Like I don't see how most fans would pick Wakanda Forever or Far From Home as their top 5 favorite MCU movies, and I did like both. There's no way fans would rank Black Panther 1 at the 30th based on the money it made. Just wacky system.

[@kadiejones4097]

The only 2 I COMPLETELY disagree with on the fans’ side are Black Panther (original) & Avengers: Infinity War. Those 2 should have DEFINITELY been in the top 10. Hands down!

[@tylerseese2407]

I went to see Guardians of the Galaxy 3 a few weeks ago. I saw a trailer for the new Hunger Games movie

[@parkesyreviewsstuff7587]

This could easily be done for the Star Wars Series as well, cause it is very much all of the place. The Fans and Critics almost never agree. Example: The Last Jedi is a 90%+ on Rotten Tomatoes.

[@adenfatima1643]

My rankings are way off from both the lists

[@sgkharry]

Now farm the content, create a tier/ranking list opening up this list to your community! XD

[@MarrisaPlays]

i am absolutely shocked fans didnt have the first Black Panther higher, as for Ms marvel i couldnt get threw the first episode of that nor could i watch a 2nd episode of She-Hulk or what ever it was. I didnt even watch most of the other shows. I gave up hoping for a good show in Marvel and Movies well ive given up hope of having a good Disney movie. They will have to work some extra heavy magic to make me waste money in a theater. The fact that i enjoyed Avatar 2 and it was tech a Disney project astonishes me.

[@hateyawilliams6630]

You should tell us your rankings too!

[@corvette334]

I don't understand your inclusion of agent Carter but not Werewolf by night.. WWBN is completely Canon whereas Agent Carter is not like the other shows you mentioned you did not include (Daredevil is up in the air IMO still).

[@philblakely]

Fans are fickle. The more recent the movie, the better it ranks.

[@thetheorizermoore7476]

Do the life story of avatar aang please

[@MJCam1130]

Being a big Loki fan, I was neither surprised nor disappointed with the 11/13 placement for the show. A 90-92% rating is excellent, especially compared to the many MCU disasters of shows that have been released. 💚

[@sm4carnageihope]

I agree with you removing the non-Marvel studios shows as they aren't canon, but why Werewolf by Night? That was made by Marvel Studios and fairly recently.

[@Go-OnR]

‘Might just be the most successful franchise of all time’ Pikachu and Mickey: *laugh in mouse*