The Dark Knight Trilogy is the best for me. For those who prefer a more explosive take on their superheroes - I can understand the dislike for Nolan's neo-noir realism, but I love it. This trilogy really elevated the superhero genre into something to be taken seriously. Superb performances, fantastic scripts, and still the best superhero trilogy. Yeah, even the Dark Knight Rises.
Second is probably the Spider-Man trilogy. While Spider-Man 3 was less-than-perfect and there were some elements wrong with the overall trilogy (the lack of humor, for one) - it's still the best summer-action-blockbuster depiction of a superhero. Spider-Man had a lot of heart mixed with good action, and while X-Men might have started the 2000s superhero movie rush, Spider-Man really set the bar. It's fun, endearing, and still holds up after all these years.
Third is the Transformers trilogy for me. Yeah, that's right, I said it. Partly it's because I don't have a strong bond to the Transformers franchise, so Bay's take on it doesn't bother me. But it's also because the trilogy is a fun, mindless romp. Seriously - no one goes into the Transformers expecting a nuanced take on alien robots with allegories on political asylum and race relations. We want explosions, jokes in bad taste, and shaking parts of the female anatomy. This trilogy is just stupid fun from beginning to end, and it never tries to be anything else, in fact it revels in its chaos. I can't wait for TFormers 4.
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