User blog comment:DanyD/MCU News II/@comment-24675861-20140508224224

IMHO, Thor 2 and Iron Man 3 rode the Avengers wave to make its money, 'cause they were nowhere near as good as CA2. I liked them both, but I LOVED CA2! My mother saw Captain America, but didn't see Avengers, and she could easily follow CA2. You must watch Avengers to understand the other two movies, which is bad for a newbie...