The 10 Best Superhero Movie Moments Of 2016

3) Deadpool’s Opening Credits

On the face of it, saying Deadpool‘s opening credits sequence is the best part of the movie sounds like a criticism. Actually, though, it’s a hilarious parody of the usual self-serious superhero blockbuster that brilliantly starts the film as it means to go on.

Eschewing the names of the cast and crew, the sequence instead refers to them with insults (director Tim Miller is credited as “an Overpaid Tool” while Ryan Reynolds is “God’s Perfect Idiot”) or digs at the stereotypes they’re portraying (Monica Baccarin is “the Hot Chick” while Ed Skein is “the British Villain”). There are also lots of great visual gags and easter eggs strewn throughout as well – like the coffee cup that belongs to Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld or the blink-and-you’ll-miss it photo of Reynolds as Green Lantern.

While we could have picked one of the movie’s awesome R-rated action scenes, the opening credits perfectly get across that Deadpool is not just a thoroughly entertaining superhero flick, but also one of the funniest comedies of the year.