Marvel's cinematic universe isn't always perfect. We're diving into the most cringe-worthy, disappointing, and downright frustrating moments that completely derailed some of the MCU's weakest films. Get ready for a wild ride through superhero storytelling gone wrong!
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00:00And I love you too, buddy.
00:03Welcome to WatchMojo.
00:05And today, we're looking at scenes
00:07that epitomize why these are the worst MCU movies.
00:10Keep in mind that some moments contain spoilers.
00:14How's your eye?
00:15Getting better every second.
00:18Superhero names, the Marvels.
00:21Nova.
00:21Supernova Girl.
00:22Spectrum. Spectrum Vision.
00:23Vision!
00:24Oh, wait, no.
00:25These cosmic heroines just didn't have
00:27what it takes to stand out.
00:29That may have been because of studio interference
00:31or lack of planning.
00:32Either way, most can agree that the writing didn't make
00:35use of the actors' chemistry.
00:36We're instead treated to some of the genre's
00:38most tired cliches, such as codename workshopping.
00:41Variations of this scene used to be in just
00:43about every superhero movie.
00:45Firefly.
00:46Nightlight.
00:46Countess Marvel.
00:47Mistress Marvel.
00:48Doctor Marvel.
00:50Doctor Bright.
00:51At this point, the gag is pretty drawn out.
00:54Why didn't Monica just immediately
00:56settle on her mother's call sign as her name?
00:58Photon would have been perfect.
01:00The Marvels was widely criticized for being just
01:02another typical superhero flick.
01:04Sometimes I have to tell you guys,
01:05I do not want or need a codename.
01:08Besides, none of it matters if we're
01:10not coordinated out there.
01:11Want to figure out the switch, you think?
01:14Power stay activated after a switch.
01:16Good to know.
01:17This is sadly a perfect representation of that issue.
01:20One, two, three, go.
01:23Now, why would you say go if you're going on three?
01:25I'm aware.
01:26Dreykov reveals Taskmaster's identity.
01:29Say hello.
01:30If viewers weren't happy by this point in the film,
01:33they were certainly disappointed by this villain reveal.
01:36Instead of being the witty mercenary from the comics,
01:38Taskmaster turned out to be Antonia Dreykov,
01:41a brainwashed Red Room assassin.
01:44When your bomb exploded, you nearly killed my Antonia.
01:53I had to put a chip in the back of her neck,
01:58in the back of her neck.
01:59Writer Eric Pearson claimed that this change was meant
02:02to keep the story grounded while also having
02:04that fantastical Marvel element.
02:06We understand where he's coming from,
02:08but the decision didn't satisfy anybody.
02:10She watches everything, and she can do it.
02:15She's a perfect mimic.
02:17Comic fans felt the character wasn't portrayed accurately.
02:20General audiences found her to be a bland villain.
02:23Some minor tweaks to the plot could have made
02:25a world of difference, and Taskmaster
02:27would have been a good place to start.
02:29You want to tell her you're sorry?
02:33Well, you should have thought of that
02:34before you blew her face off.
02:39I've had enough of all this bullshit.
02:43Off to work.
02:44I have rats in the basement, though.
02:48The Ice Cream Song,
02:49Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
02:51Mom!
02:58Yes, sweetheart?
02:59Where are you going?
03:04Just to take out the trash.
03:07Despite his great directing,
03:09Sam Raimi couldn't save the script's bad dialogue.
03:12I'm gonna start it.
03:13No, I want to start it!
03:13I want to start it!
03:14No, I want to start it!
03:15No, I want to start it!
03:16Why don't you both start?
03:20Take, for instance, Billy and Tommy's song
03:22about wanting ice cream.
03:23It's easy to use the word cringe
03:25when talking about bad Marvel moments,
03:27but it's the only way to describe this.
03:30On paper, it's a good idea to remind us
03:32why Wanda is desperate to find her sons,
03:35even if they're from another reality.
03:37We like ice cream like every child should.
03:43And if we get some ice cream,
03:47we promise to be good.
03:53She is, after all,
03:54a mother who just lost her family.
03:55But in execution, it falls short.
03:58The scene tries way too hard to tug at our heartstrings,
04:01which ends up making it harder to empathize
04:03with the Scarlet Witch.
04:05Their sappy song only makes them feel more artificial
04:08than her actual kids.
04:16The real way Fury lost his eye.
04:18Captain Marvel.
04:19You know anything about a lady blowing a hole
04:22through the roof of that blockbuster over there?
04:24This female-led prequel received mixed reactions.
04:27One issue is that it wasted the potential of its characters.
04:30Nowhere is that clearer than Nick Fury.
04:33Towards the end of the film,
04:34the alien feline Goose scratches the SHIELD agent's eye,
04:38leaving him permanently scarred.
04:40That was a close call, huh, Goosey?
04:43Huh?
04:45Those bad guys still in there somewhere.
04:46Oh, motherfucking!
04:49If you were expecting a more dramatic backstory
04:51for his eye patch, you're not alone.
04:53No.
04:54Just about everyone believed
04:56there was some kind of tale to tell about it.
04:58The explanation turning out to be a bad joke
05:01felt like a huge letdown.
05:04You okay?
05:05Yeah, it's just a scratch.
05:06It seemed to waste years of clues
05:08spread throughout the movies.
05:09It sadly represents a lot of the missed opportunities
05:12in Captain Marvel.
05:13Wait, oh yes, wait a minute, Mr. Postman.
05:18Fastos and the atomic bomb.
05:19Eternals.
05:21Eternals.
05:25One of Marvel's boldest projects
05:28didn't quite connect with audiences.
05:29This may be a reason why.
05:31You like the costume?
05:32We need to talk.
05:33Tell the director I have some notes for him.
05:34We need to talk to you in private.
05:36Oh, Karon, he's worked with me for 50 years.
05:38I trust him completely.
05:39In the film, it's revealed that the Eternal Fastos
05:42helped evolve human technology.
05:44He later comes to regret this
05:45after the fallout of the atomic bomb.
05:47While it does expand the MCU's history,
05:50it seems rather insensitive.
05:51Did they really need to shift the blame
05:53of a real-world atrocity onto a gay character?
05:56It also just doesn't make much sense
05:58that this is the event that makes him feel guilty.
06:01I did this if my technology hadn't helped them advance.
06:12Chewie was right.
06:14Our mission was a mistake.
06:16What about the thousands of years of war
06:18before the 20th century?
06:19If they wanted to give Fastos good character motivation,
06:22that would have sufficed.
06:24These people, they're not worth saving.
06:29Oh, Fastos.
06:31They're not worth saving.
06:33Axel's Head, Thor Love and Thunder.
06:35I no longer go by the name Astrid.
06:37I'm now known as Axel.
06:39Most can agree that this movie was plagued
06:41with forced humor and some poor CGI.
06:43The scene in which Heimdall's son contacts Thor
06:46is the best example of both flaws.
06:48It starts with Axel's floating head appearing out of nowhere
06:51accompanied by visual effects
06:52that make this look more like a parody
06:54than an actual superhero movie.
06:56And the less said about the terrible banter, the better.
07:00He's a singer from a popular band I heard on Earth.
07:02Gina.
07:03Astrid, your father gave you a very tough Viking name
07:05and I intend to honor his witches.
07:07Axel.
07:08Astrid.
07:08I said Axel.
07:09Astrid.
07:10Axel.
07:11This asshole, now listen to him.
07:12Aye, fine.
07:13Axel, where are you?
07:14I'm not sure.
07:16I don't know how to use my magic eyes yet.
07:18On a budget of a quarter million dollars,
07:20you'd think we'd get astounding VFX
07:22and jokes that actually land.
07:24It seemed to work with Ragnarok.
07:26Thor, can you see me?
07:29A floating head alert.
07:30It's Astrid, Heimdall's son.
07:33Astrid, are you okay?
07:34Kang's easy defeat.
07:36Ant-Man and the Wasp, Quantumania.
07:38I don't have to win.
07:40We could chalk up the film's failures to M.O.D.O.K.,
07:42but he was just a sidekick after all.
07:44Surprised to see me?
07:46In a better movie, he could have been a fun addition.
07:49What drags down this movie is its main villain.
07:52Kang loses nearly all of his fights,
07:54whether against M.O.D.O.K., Ant-Man, or an army of ants.
07:58On one hand, we get that the filmmakers
08:00wanted to show how Scott
08:01would deal with an Avengers-level threat.
08:03But in the end, they overplayed the underdog angle,
08:06which made Kang's defeat feel too easy.
08:17But you thought you could win.
08:18They also completely lacked the compelling rivalry.
08:21The film not only failed to be
08:22a solid bookend to the trilogy,
08:24it was a poor setup for the MCU's next big bad.
08:28Well, intended next big bad.
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09:03Jane absorbs the Aether, Thor the Dark World.
09:06After absorbing a weapon known as the Aether,
09:08Jane Foster is taken to Asgard,
09:11finding herself as the proverbial fish out of water.
09:13In the first film, she acted as Thor's guide on Earth,
09:16so flipping their roles for the sequel
09:18seemed like a decent idea.
09:31Dusty!
09:32Unfortunately, that's about where
09:34the fun of this concept ends.
09:36Jane essentially becomes both a MacGuffin
09:38and a typical damsel in distress,
09:40removing any agency she had before.
09:44Now, she's largely sidelined
09:46and her clash with Asgardian culture is barely explored.
09:49She kind of just follows Thor around.
09:51It's hard not to see why the subsequent film
09:54dropped Jane altogether.
09:56Jane!
09:58Where the hell were you?
09:59Tell me you didn't call the police.
10:01What was I supposed to do?
10:02Not call the police?
10:03There are more things wrong with these films
10:05than we've listed.
10:06What did we miss?
10:08Yon-Rogg's defeat?
10:09Thor's awkward humor?
10:10Let us know in the comments down below.
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