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For those looking for a little analysis on the matchups, here it is.
The Dark Knight Rises Region
1 The Dark Knight Rises vs 9 Thor
The first Thor movie was solid. It was a great introduction to a character that many casual comic book fans might not know much about. Dark Knight Rises, however, concluded a massively popular franchise and further affirmed that comic book movies could have depth and meaning beyond good vs evil.
4 Captain America: Winter Soldier vs 12 X-Men: Apocalypse
Apocalypse pulled the upset in the first round over Iron Man 3, but Winter Soldier is on another level than the third Iron Man. If this was a different X-Men movie up against Winter Soldier, or maybe a different MCU movie, then perhaps Apocalypse could pull another upset. I enjoyed it, but it had too many flaws, hence the low seed.
2 Captain America: Civil War vs 7 X-Men: First Class
We have another MCU vs X-Men clash here, and really another Captain America vs X-Men clash. Much like I said in the last synopsis, if First Class was up against another MCU movie, I think it could win. In fact, I think First Class would beat Winter Soldier, but Civil War was such an adrenaline rush. I would hate to see First Class lose so early because I thought it was a great film, but I just don't see it winning here.
3 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 vs 6 Batman
This is a matchup that I could see coming down to the wire. There is a lot of nostalgic love for Tim Burton's original Batman, and I could see it making a deep run. That starts with taking down a Guardians sequel that, despite Chris Pratt's charm, wasn't quite as good as the original. I'm very interested to see how this one shakes out.
Iron Man Region
1 Iron Man vs 9 Superman II
It's been a nice run for Superman II, but it ends here. Iron Man is too good to lose here.
4 Logan vs 5 Batman Begins
This should be a very intriguing matchup. Logan concluded the story of Wolverine after 9 films, bringing closure to one of the most beloved comic book characters on film. And it happened to be a great movie. Batman Begins rebooted the Batman franchise in a way unlike we'd seen in a comic book movie beforehand. It's two sequels might be more highly regarded, but they wouldn't be here without this film. It's a shame one of these movies has to lose early.
2 Guardians of the Galaxy vs 7 X-Men
Again, an X-Men movie has to go up against a MCU behemoth. The huge success of Guardians was a bit of surprise considering most people were not familiar with the characters. But after watching the film it was clear why so many people loved it. It is an incredibly fun movie, and has a great soundtrack. The first X-Men is great in its own right, but I don't think it has enough to take down Star Lord.
3 Spiderman: Homecoming vs 6 Black Panther
I'm not sure anything can stop Black Panther right now, even everybody's favorite web slinger. Homecoming was a good movie, but Black Panther was monumental on so many different levels. I could see it making a deep run based on the fact that it is fresh in people's minds and everyone loves it.
While we wait for the results in the last two regions, half of the Sweet Sixteen is already set. And each of the films that have already advanced won quite easily. The closest margin of victory for any film was 5 votes, which was the difference in X2: X-Men United's upset victory over Spiderman 2. That was the only upset, if you even want to call that an upset, as all the other higher seeds advanced. The only other surprise is that Ant Man actually got 3 votes. Although, I guess I'm a little surprised that none of the matchups were particularly close, but that just sets up some really intriguing matchups in the next round. Here is what the bracket looks like now.
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