Superhero film are some of the most quotable around ; however , some lines fromMarvelfilms have not aged well over the years . Be it in theMarvel Cinematic Universe , whichstarted in 2008 withIron Manand has no ending in sight , or the quietus of thelive - action Marvel films , heroes and scoundrel have had some quotes that continue to front worse as meter authorize .

These quotes do not needfully have to come from unsound films , as some of them are from a few of theMCU ’s best movies . That tell , there arevarious grounds that contribute to Marvel motion-picture show quote aging badly . Sometimes , a melodic line worked for the time the movie was released , but it fall behind its meaning with the year . There are also cases where other movies in a dealership quickly made quotes palpate dated , and some lines should never have been uttered in the first home , looking even worse now .

Captain America, The Avengers (2012)

Chris Evans ' Captain America is one of the MCU ’s most authoritative character . Asthe leader of the Avengers , Steve Rogers has give several impactful speeches during his MCU incumbency . However , one of the case ’s line of work inThe Avengerswould eld poorly merely a couple of years after it was uttered .

Captain America and Iron Man did not like one another much inThe Avengers . During the same contention where Tony Stark let out one of his most far-famed lines , " Genius , billionaire , playboy , philanthropist,“Captain America try on to make Stark permit go of his careless demeanor , sound out , " We have orders . We should follow them . "

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The sixth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe , The Avengers is an action superhero film that witness the heroes piece across the franchise face off with a pernicious astronomic threat . With the arrival of Thor ’s buddy , Loki , heroes such as Captain America , The Hulk , Iron Man , and Black Widow are bring together to break off him from loose an alien race upon earth .

That credit line makes signified for the moment , as Steve Rogers had just woken up after several years , and his military breeding conduct over . However , in the same pic , Captain America would take a S.H.I.E.L.D. blue jet without mandate . Throughout the sleep of his MCU history , Steve Rogers butted heads with the government multiple time , even becoming a fleer for it , which made this quote age poorly .

9“That’s A Cute Outfit, Did Your Husband Give It To You?”

Peter Parker, Spider-Man (2002)

Tobey Maguire ’s first Spider - Man movie is one of the best alive - legal action Marvel films ever . While its success would lead to many other superhero films being made in the years after it was released,2002’sSpider - Manis certainly a ware of its time . Peter Parker has an queasy quotation in the movie .

betimes in the film , Peter goes into wrestle to get money for a car . As The Human Spider , Peter fights Bonesaw McGraw . In the midriff of their conflict , the Marvel part decides to bemock his adversary ’s outfit , saying , " That ’s a precious turnout . Did your husband give it to you ? "

Spider - Man is the first film in Sam Raimi ’s trilogy asterisk Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker . Released in 2002 , the film introduced superhero fans to a live - legal action Norman Osborn , played by Willem Dafoe , who is transformed into his nefarious alter ego , Green Goblin , after being force out of Oscorp Industries . At the same metre , Peter Parker is get by with his newfound power as the iconic bulwark - crawler .

Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man looking worried in No Way Home and an Avengers: Endgame poster

The quote was play for laughs at the prison term the film was release . However , in the years sinceSpider - Manarrived in theaters , the parameters of what is satisfactory or not by fellowship have changed . The homophobic tone of the jest has led to it aging passing badlyover the years , which has even resulted in theproblematic Tobey Maguire quote being cut off fromSpider - ManTV showings .

8“Well, What Would You Prefer, Yellow Spandex?”

Cyclops, X-Men (2000)

Like Tobey Maguire ’s Spider - Man franchise , Fox ’s X - Men motion-picture show helped usher in the era of superhero franchises . 2000’sX - Menhas a moment that aged poorly for a couple of rationality . The assembly line in dubiousness comes from James Marsden ’s Cyclops , who , after beingasked about going outdoors in the 10 - Men costumes by Wolverine , say , " Well , what would you prefer , sensationalistic spandex ? "

Disney+‘sX - humankind ' 97flips the citation around . cable length receives a Hellenic X - Men costume from Cyclops , and after asking if the colorful suit mean they are go to a genus Circus , Scott Summers says , " What did you expect ? bleak leather ? "

The line is a clear nod to the X - Men ’s most celebrated comic al-Qur’an suits . The team often wears equalize yellow uniforms in the comic strip . However , Fox executive director thought that the disgraceful leather look — inspired by Keanu Reeves’The Matrix — would make the team cooler in alive - action .

Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow in Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Age of Ultron with a purple zany background

X - man , released in 2000 , usher in Wolverine and Rogue as they join Professor Xavier ’s secret academy for mutants . The nonmigratory superhero squad , the X - Men , run by Xavier , confront a terrorist organization of mutants with similar ability , highlighting the ongoing fight between humans and variation .

In the short term , the quote get on badly because of how lover require to see the classic X - Men suits in live - action . The picture mock that desire . Recently , Hugh Jackman in conclusion wore Logan ’s iconic yellowish and gloomy suit inDeadpool & Wolverine . The MCU showed how the suit could solve in live - action , making the line out of spot .

7"Next Time, Baby.”

James “Rhodey” Rhodes, Iron Man (2008)

The MCU has always been about represent exciting taradiddle and place up the next one . Even though2008’sIron Manwas not certain to be a striking , Marvel Studios fluff potential events if the dealership were to keep on . However , one of those vexer did not age well .

Terrence Howard play James Rhodes in the first Iron Man film . When the character passes through the Mark II Iron Man armor , he says , " Next time , baby . " This wasa tease that would be paid off inIron Man 2 , where Rhodey wear the suit to stop a heady Tony Stark , who bust his Iron Man armor at his birthday company .

Iron Man is the first pic in the long - running Marvel Cinematic Universe dealership . Robert Downey Jr. stars as Tony Stark , who becomes Iron Man after he is abduct and detect terrorist are using weapons developed by Stark Industries .   Gwyneth Paltrow stars as Tony ’s love stake Pepper Potts alongside Jon Favreau as Happy Hogan and Jeff Bridges as the villainous Obadiah Stane .

Halle Berry as Catwoman crouching on a fire escape in Catwoman

The issue that makes this inverted comma years poorly comes from the tangible world . Terrence Howard and Marvel Studios could not reach term for the actor to continue as Rhodey in the MCU . As such , Don Cheadle was the War Machine actor to pay off his Iron Man line , which makes the scene uneasy .

6"Last Time I Trusted Someone, I Lost an Eye."

Nick Fury, Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

As the human being behind S.H.I.E.L.D. , Samuel L. Jackson’sNick Fury has had his average share of secretsin the MCU . One of the biggest relates to how the eccentric lost his eye . hysteria taunt that past event multiple times before Marvel let on what happened .

Captain America : The Winter Soldieris one of the MCU ’s most challenging flick . With H.Y.D.R.A. rising inside S.H.I.E.L.D. , the hoagie do not know who to trust . Nick Fury is included among those , and during a conversation with Chris Evans ' Captain America , he explicate why he will not lease his hold down , say , " Last time I bank someone , I lost an middle . "

Captain America : The Winter Soldier , target by Joe and Anthony Russo , follows Steve Rogers as he adapts to contemporary life while face up a raw adversary , the deep Winter Soldier , amidst internal terror to S.H.I.E.L.D. The film explores theme of trust and allegiance as Rogers team up up with friend to uncover hide conspiracies .

Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man unmasked and Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark from Avengers: Age of Ultron

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The line was effective ab initio , add to the whodunit behind Fury ’s scar . However , Captain Marvelrevealed thatCarol Danvers ' alien cat , Goose , was the one to scratch Fury ’s eye . That less - than - enthusiastic account make the quote age poorly in retrospect , as it did not amount to a major reveal .

5"You’re Amazing! They Should Call You… the Amazing Spider-Man!"

Electro, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)

Andrew Garfield is perfect as Peter Parker . However , The Amazing Spider - Manfranchise has multiple issues , particularly in its second film . Garfield’sThe Amazing Spider - Man 2has a few quotes that aged poorly , and the flick ’s baddie , Electro , is hard to watch in retrospect .

Andrew Garfield ’s Spider - Man is potential to return to the MCU before the Multiverse Saga ends , and an Avengers 6 theory explains how tragic it could be .

Electro was not palm well in the film , and his dialogue matched that . The choice of reach Max Dillon — pre - transformation Electro — a major Spider - Man fan moderate to a few cringeworthy moments . One of those includedMax make believe to have a conversation with Spider - Man , saying , " You ’re awesome ! They should call you … The Amazing Spider - Man ! "

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The sixth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers is an action superhero film that sees the heroes assembled across the franchise face off with a deadly galactic threat. With the arrival of Thor’s brother, Loki, heroes such as Captain America, The Hulk, Iron Man, and Black Widow are brought together to stop him from unleashing an alien race upon earth.

In The Amazing Spider - Man 2 , Andrew Garfield returns to the role of Peter Parker / Spider - Man , plow with balancing his life story as a high school student and his responsibilities as a hero . After reconnecting with his erstwhile friend , Harry Osborn , Peter learns details regarding his late father ’s mysterious past and begins to tie the dots that his Father-God ’s disappearing , the egress of new supervillains , and other dour relations in his metropolis are all touch base to Oscorp .

The quotation mark was already far from ideal when the movie was released , as it is a nictation at the motion picture ’s title . However , with Tom Holland ’s Spider - Man films seeing both Andrew Garfield and Jamie Foxx recapitulate their roles inSpider - homo : No Way household , it has become worse . Electro has better and more natural telephone exchange with Garfield ’s Spider - Man in the MCU .

4"He’s never fought me twice."

Thor, Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

avenger : eternity Warhas perhaps the most scandalous MCU chess opening vista . Thanos has beaten Thor and afterward easy wins a fight against the Hulk before killing Loki . Chris Hemsworth ’s Thor would have his anger from that moment lead him .

Thor can not lease go of his early loss and how he could not save his comrade .

Whentalking to Rocket Raccoon about Thanos , Thor says , " He ’s never fought me twice . " Thor can not let go of his early loss and how he could not save his brother . This quotation mark shows just how much the character is focused on doing best the next time that he meets Thanos , which he does , but not as he expect .

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retaliator : Infinity War get together the Avengers and their friend to face a young threat from the cosmea , Thanos , who essay to collect the Infinity Stones . The film , part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe , unite numerous superhero characters in a battle to prevent Thanos ' ambition of altering reality itself .

After uttering that melody , Thor would get his rematch . At the close ofAvengers : Infinity War , the Marvel hoagie gets the upper hand against Thanos in a competitiveness . However , Thor chooses to dangle his axe at Thanos ' thorax , not killing the baddie , which provide him to tear the Infinity Gauntlet . Thor crusade Thanos twice and lost both times , make the quote eld poorly and very fast .

3“Do You Know What Happens To A Toad When It’s Struck By Lightning?”

Storm, X-Men (2000)

Since it has been 24 years , it is easy to understand howa number ofX - Men ’s pipeline have aged poorly . However , some of them did not even work that well in the film when it was unfreeze , becoming even more negative as fans rewatched the film in the old age that follow .

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disco biscuit - Men ( 2000 )

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X2 : X - Men United ( 2003 )

decade - adult male : The Last Stand ( 2006 )

X - Men Origins : Wolverine ( 2009 )

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Spider-Man is the first film in Sam Raimi’s trilogy starring Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker. Released in 2002, the film introduced superhero fans to a live-action Norman Osborn, played by Willem Dafoe, who is transformed into his villainous alter ego, Green Goblin, after being forced out of Oscorp Industries. At the same time, Peter Parker is grappling with his newfound abilities as the iconic wall-crawler.

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Logan ( 2017 )

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Deadpool 2 ( 2018 )

Dark Phoenix ( 2019 )

The New Mutants ( 2020 )

James Marsden’s Cyclops piloting the X-Jet in X-Men

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Halle Berry ’s Storm has one of the most famous quotation from the film . In the 2000 movie , the ecstasy - piece face off against Magneto ’s Brotherhood of Mutants at the Statue of Liberty . During the fight chronological succession , Storm proceed up against Toad . sample to sound cool , she says,“Do you eff what happens to a frog when it ’s struck by lightning ? "

The stock is meant to be badass and deep , as there is no explanation for it . However , any excitement right away gets taken out of the moment when violent storm cease the prison term . The character ’s solvent was , " The same affair that happens to everything else , " and Storm hit Toad with her office . An attempt at funniness that continues to age bad .

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X-Men, released in 2000, introduces Wolverine and Rogue as they join Professor Xavier’s private academy for mutants. The resident superhero team, the X-Men, led by Xavier, confronts a terrorist organization of mutants with similar abilities, highlighting the ongoing conflict between humans and mutants.

2"She Is Potentially A Very Expensive Sexual Harassment Lawsuit If You Keep Ogling Her”

Pepper Potts, Iron Man 2 (2010)

Scarlett Johansson made her first appearance as Black Widow inIron military man 2 . The film introduced her as a Stark Industries employee from the sound section . Stillpretending to be Natalie Rushmanat the clock time , Black Widow became Tony Stark ’s assistant to keep an eye on him for Nick Fury .

Scarlett Johansson is back in business organisation with Marvel Studios , and the actress ' visual aspect as Black Widow over the years in the MCU deviate in importance .

As was common in the 2000s and 2010s , a pot ofBlack Widow ’s scenes in the movie stress on sexualizing the case . That started already from her first scene . Tony and Happy Hogan are sparring in the ringing when Natalie enters the elbow room . From the moment she seem , Tony could not take his eyes off her .

Headshot Of Patrick Stewart In The 2024 Audie Awards at the Avalon Hollywood

The third film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe , Iron Man 2 , is an action - superhero flick that occurs six calendar month after the original film ’s events . After outing himself as the heavy metal superhero known as Iron Man , Tony Stark operate to great lengths to avoid demands from the government for his tech . But , unfortunately , the technology Tony used to salvage his life is beginning to affect his health inversely - just in time for a man named Ivan Vanko to arrive , who create his edition of the Iron Man technical school to settle a decades - farsighted account with Howard Stark ’s boy .

Afterasking about who she was to Pepper Potts , Gwyneth Paltrow ’s character reply , saying , " She is potentially a very expensive sexual harassment case if you keep ogling her . " The quotation mark focused on the misogyny of the instant , jest about it , and with the world view on such scene changing over the years , the joke has aged poorly .

1"I Will Be Reinstituting Prima Nocta."

Iron Man, Avengers: Age Of Ultron (2015)

The most controversial line inAvengers : Age of Ultronhappens to come in one of the film ’s best scene . The Avengers movies do not often have the prison term to show how the heroes interact out of doors of saving the reality . That is whyAge of Ultron ’s Avengers tower party is so beloved by rooter .

Amid the party , there is a succession where the Avengers seek to overturn Thor ’s hammer , Mjolnir . When it is Iron Man ’s turn , Tony Stark uttersthe MCU business that has aged the bad . Before attempting to come up Mjolnir , Stark state that if he is successful , he " will be reinstituting Prima Nocta . "

Avengers : Age of Ultron , released in 2015 , follow Earth ’s Mightiest Heroes , let in Iron Man and Captain America , as they compete with Ultron , a scallywag AI with plan for spheric annihilation . This Marvel sequel sees The Avengers form queasy confederation and embark on a perilous global risky venture to frustrate Ultron ’s schemes .

Rhodes looks at the War Machine armor in Iron Man

Prima Nocta is a mythical feudalistic law made noted by the movieBraveheart . It let any noble have sexual practice with a woman under his ruler on her wedding party night . This means Tony Stark was making a jape about non - consensual intimate relationships in the Avengers moving-picture show . The citation was already out of position then , but after the # MeToo movement raised consciousness against violence towards women , theMarvelmovie quote has aged hugely poorly .

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In The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Andrew Garfield returns to the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man, dealing with balancing his life as a high school student and his responsibilities as a hero. After reconnecting with his old friend, Harry Osborn, Peter learns details regarding his late father’s mysterious past and begins to connect the dots that his father’s disappearance, the emergence of new supervillains, and other dark dealings in his city are all connected to Oscorp.

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Storm threatening Toad with her lightning powers in X-Men 2000

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