We’ve made it to our final region of Round 1 voting, the Iron Man region!! This is very exciting as the field gets narrowed from 64 to 32. Let’s get right to the voting! You can scroll down for analysis and a recap of the last round of voting.
And here are some of my thoughts about the matchups with some analysis and predictions. Enjoy!
1 Iron Man vs 16 Punisher: War Zone
Iron Man was the first movie in the MCU and it set the standard for the Marvel movies to come. Robert Downey Jr. was excellently cast and the movie is a great introduction to the MCU. Oh yea, and Punisher had a sequel that made it into this field.
8 Spiderman 3 vs 9 Superman II
The third Spiderman in the Tobey Maguire series is the one that killed the franchise. It was just plain weird. Superman II continued the success of the first movie before that series also went off the rails with its third installment. I think Superman should win this one, but we shall see.
4 Logan vs 13 Hulk
Logan was a wonderful conclusion to Wolverine’s story. Hulk was a disgrace to CGI. This one shouldn’t be close.
5 Batman Begins vs 12 Blade
At the time of its release Blade was considered a success and was very popular. Then the comic book movie revolution happened. Batman Begins was one of those movies that set a new standard for what a comic book movie could be. It wins and sets up a very interesting matchup with Logan in the next round.
2 Guardians of the Galaxy vs 15 Batman and Robin
There’s no way a superhero suit with nipples could possibly advance in this tournament. Especially against one of the most enjoyable movies in the MCU. Guardians should be considered a contender to reach the Final Four out of this region.
7 X-Men vs 10 Batman vs Superman
I loved the first X-Men movie. I’m a little shocked it has such a low seed, but I thought it was great. Batman vs Superman, however, was quite a disappointment, especially coming after Man of Steel, which I enjoyed.
3 Spiderman: Homecoming vs 14 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Yet another Spiderman reboot, but this time without the origin story. We were already introduced to this version of Spidey in Captain America: Civil War, so in this movie we are thrown right into the action and it is a lot of fun. On the other side of the matchup is a movie featuring Silver Surfer, who is one of my favorite comic book characters. The movie did not do him justice though.
6 Black Panther vs 11 Amazing Spiderman 2
Black Panther is the newest movie in this tournament, but what a force it is. It could ride a huge wave of support to the Final Four based on its recent showing in the box office. If we did this same bracket a year from now, it would probably be an even higher seed. Meanwhile, Amazing Spiderman 2 was a mess of a movie that ultimately led Sony to stop trying to make Spiderman movies.
For those wondering how the last round of voting turned out, here's a recap. We had four shutout victories in this region, the most of any so far. The Dark Knight Rises, Captain America: Civil War, Captain America: Winter Soldier, and X-Men: First Class all advanced by shutout. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Batman also advanced easily as expected. The last two matchups were very close, though. Thor squeaked by Batman Returns by a two vote margin. I expected that matchup to be close and thought it could go either way. Once again, though Marvel prevailed over DC. That's starting to be a common theme in this tournament, but DC still has some powerhouses that could make noise. The final matchup in this region pitted Iron Man 3 against X-Men: Apocalypse, and with that matchup we had our first tie! As has been protocol in the previous years' brackets, tie breakers are determined by my vote, since I made the bracket. If you don't like it, I encourage you to make your own bracket where you can set the rules. In any case, X-Men: Apocalypse moves on in what is our first real upset, seed wise, of the tournament. I really disliked Iron Man 3 and even though Apocalypse had its issues, I still enjoyed it. So that leaves us with a bracket that looks like this. Keep voting as we get closer and closer to determining a champion!
For those wondering how the last round of voting turned out, here's a recap. We had four shutout victories in this region, the most of any so far. The Dark Knight Rises, Captain America: Civil War, Captain America: Winter Soldier, and X-Men: First Class all advanced by shutout. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Batman also advanced easily as expected. The last two matchups were very close, though. Thor squeaked by Batman Returns by a two vote margin. I expected that matchup to be close and thought it could go either way. Once again, though Marvel prevailed over DC. That's starting to be a common theme in this tournament, but DC still has some powerhouses that could make noise. The final matchup in this region pitted Iron Man 3 against X-Men: Apocalypse, and with that matchup we had our first tie! As has been protocol in the previous years' brackets, tie breakers are determined by my vote, since I made the bracket. If you don't like it, I encourage you to make your own bracket where you can set the rules. In any case, X-Men: Apocalypse moves on in what is our first real upset, seed wise, of the tournament. I really disliked Iron Man 3 and even though Apocalypse had its issues, I still enjoyed it. So that leaves us with a bracket that looks like this. Keep voting as we get closer and closer to determining a champion!
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