Chris grew up during the Disney renaissance of animation and took his first trip to Disney World when he was ten. Even though he has loved Disney his whole life, his obsession didn't start until he began planning a trip for his honeymoon. Right now, his primary job (at least the one that doesn't pay the bills) is to indoctrinate his daughter with his love of Disney while at the same time convincing his wife to move to Orlando so he can become a tour guide in the parks. He can also be found indulging in his nerdy side (both Disney related and otherwise) at nerdintherealworld.wordpress.com.
As we continue our retrospective examination of all the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movies, we come to what may be the most highly regarded of them all. Rare is the sequel that is better than the first movie. But Captain America: Winter Solider is that… Read More »Marvel Cinematic Universe Retrospective – Captain America: Winter Soldier
Thor: The Dark World was probably the most anticipated movie in Phase 2 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Chris Hemsworth had a huge fan base by this point and Tom Hiddleston’s was even bigger. Plus, audiences would finally get to see what happened to Loki… Read More »Marvel Studios Retrospective – Thor: The Dark World
And now we come to what is probably the most divisive of the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies – Iron Man 3. When it came out in 2013, there seemed to be no middle ground. You either loved the movie or you hated it. This division… Read More »Marvel Studios retrospective: Iron Man 3
“There was an idea,” begins Nick Fury, “called the Avengers Initiative. The idea was to bring together a group of remarkable people to see if they could become something more.” Kevin Feige had a similar idea. Superheroes have been on the big screen since the… Read More »Marvel Studios Retrospective – The Avengers
Did anyone think Chris Evans would be a good choice to play Steve Rogers/Captain America? Rogers is an uptight, level-headed, no nonsense soldier. Chris Evans was known for playing younger, brash, wild and immature characters like the Human Torch. Fast forward seven years. Does anyone… Read More »Marvel Studios Retrospective: Captain America: The First Avenger
If you’re Marvel, and your first three movies are science fiction relying heavily on things like arc reactors, gamma radiation and discovering new elements how do you go about introducing magic into this world? Marvel chose to go down the well-worn path of turning gods… Read More »Marvel Studios Retrospective: Thor
2009 was a quiet year for the Marvel Cinematic Universe as no movies were released that year. It was, however, a BIG year for Marvel Studios as 2009 was the year it was bought by Disney. From here on out, Marvel would no longer be… Read More »Marvel Studios Retrospective: Iron Man 2 – 2010
We are continuing our Marvel retrospective with a look at the second film in the franchise – The Incredible Hulk. Let’s be honest, it’s really hard to make a movie about the Hulk. Think about it, the main character, the one we’re supposed to be… Read More »Marvel Studios Retrospective: The Incredible Hulk 2008