Don't get me wrong I enjoy these alot though I find GOTG extremely overrated ( it does nothing exceptionally or great IMO , just good to okay generally , acting okay , bad villain , meh story telling , good graphics a bit funny nothing stand out except for the sound track IMO , just dont get the universal love and acclaim for it )

Yeah back to why phase 2 fails more for me as a whole 

ITS NOT A CONNECTED UNIVERSE , we are back at phase 1 whats the point of connecting them all together if they dont interact eith each other during major events 

Iron Man 3 - tony was dealing with a terrorist on US land , straight up Caps and Fury's alley , they didnt even cameo or get mentioned , he didnt bother calling the avngers

Thor Dark World - Perfect chnce to reunite the avengers IMO , another invasion from aliens , none showed or showed concern

NO mention of the events of the events of th films in the other films - that is the movie events don't affect each other

Cap 2 - tony would have been a great help in this movie , wasn't used or mentioned in the least 

GOTG ; no mention or longing for earth , like star lord saying I heard there was an invasion recently 

Okay discuss 

Phase 1 movies were just cash in to avengers. they had no identify . While cap2 , Gotg and ironman 3 hold their identify

They are solo movies for a purpose. Wait for Avengers if you want to see them reunited. It is not practical to have Thor pop in to save the day in Ironman or something.

iron man 1 has a strong ass idnetity , still ranked as one of the best if not best marvel movie , and genreally seen as amazming cbm movie 

thor 1 except for the lame fights in the finale is so much better than thor dark world

cap 1 was decent for me

personally i say phase 1 works better as whole than phase 2 as they it feels more like a connected universe than phase 2 , why because phase 2 still feels like phase 1 , even though the phase 2 movies are better

ironman 2 is in phase1 not ironman 1. ironman 1 is not in any phase standalone

Cap 2 is the best film they've made yet. Superbly acted, characters spot on (except a non-Russian sounding Natasha but I've had that issues since she started speaking) and a great story.

The universal love for GOTG was because no one expected much and it turned out really fun. Sure it won't win any oscars but having fun in a movie going experience is just as important.

What's weird is that in your mention of the problems of the films in that they didn't call on their allies, it is essentially the same in the comics. You know Ironman has his own issues right? Against his villains, yet he'd have an easier time if he just called over Vision or Scarlet Witch each time. What about Spider-man? He struggles in his fights they he's got pals in all the other low levels in New York, he doesn't call on them. Reason being, those comics are not their comics, they are his. Those films are not Ironman's films, they are Thors or Caps.

But the movies do affect each other, Tony Stark went through his crisis because of going into space. In Cap 2 the big ships were built for people's protection because of Thor and Avengers (they wanted to protect people, big weapons are the way to do that).

On the last point, I'm guessing because no one knew. The invasion was Thanos and his army only. Earth does not communicate with the outside world.

READ MY POST 

they were situations where cap , hulk and tony coukd have been massive assets to each other tony doesnt even mention

situations that are literally straight up furys and caps alley . ala mandarin and terrorism on us soil and not even addressed by them

its a coonnected universe , people saying it aint practical well lool they shouldnt have nmade them connected just stand alone imo 

It wouldn't be Iron Man 3 or Captain America 2 if they all popped in and out, it would be Marvel Team Up 7.

Besides, what if Thor was busy that weekend that Iron Man got into trouble? He was probably off somewhere fighting giant cats. Errybody gotsta handle their own bidness.

Anyway, the connectedness is coming. Big purple guy wants to annihilate all life in the universe. That will probably get everyone together.

huh i am digressing that cap 2 aint the best movie , it is 

i AM sayin with shit like mandarin and hydra and being in a corner this is a situation where calling allies matters 

geez i can understand smaller missions being solo but this was huge 

i dont mean phase 1 movies not affceting them i am referring phaes 2 movie events not having an impact on each other

X-men.

Do you not find it weird that in the comics, time and time again, the X-men deal with mutant problems? Civil War they (mutants) were all asked to register and just said 'No, we've done this before and it didn't turn out well.' Nothing happens. Cap says 'No.' and starts a superhero war, as such. The whole world in Marvel is connected yet characters stick to their books. Films will be no different.