It’s been a funny weekend for James Gunn as evidence proves that, while his own filmmaking instincts are second to none, his perceptions of superhero movies made by other people might not be as top-notch. The good news is that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 recently arrived on digital, and its VOD release has only increased the love for the cosmic team’s last MCU ounting. The bad news? The Flash has slipped out of the box office charts completely after just four weeks.
All in all, it’s clear that Gunn’s once proud proclamation that The Flash will go down as one of the finest entries in all superhero cinema is not going to wash. But, you know what, it seems Gunn could’ve slapped that description on another movie under his purview and he would’ve been bang on the money.
According to those who’ve revisited the latter film from the comfort of their own couches, The Flash might not be one of DC’s best movies but Guardians 3 is being dubbed perhaps the finest work of Marvel Studios to date. In a provocative Reddit post on the r/MarvelStudios sub, Redditor u/DontCallMeJR88 declared: “I think GOTG3 might be the best Marvel movie ever made.”
The fan’s argument is that Guardians 3 is such an emotional rollercoaster ride that it manages to beat out the OP’s previous personal favorite, Avengers: Endgame, to the top spot, calling Gunn’s film “as close to perfect as it’ll ever get.” Although many of those in the comments didn’t necessarily agree with it being the absolute best, many nonetheless accepted that it was something special indeed. As the most upvoted comment put it, “This felt like the pixariest marvel movie, and I mean that as the highest compliment.”
All in all, then, it might not have been exactly modest if Gunn had gone around telling us Guardians 3 was one of the best superhero films ever, but it turns out it would’ve actually been much closer to the truth.
