10 Things We Loved About Pre-MCU Comic Book Movies

10. No Post-Credit Scenes

There was a time when a post-credit scene was selectively used on only a handful of films. Power Rangers: The Movie and Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl being a few examples.

Back then, comic book films didn't have post-credits because there wasn't a need to tease a villain/ally set to appear in a forthcoming sequel, nor was there a requirement to hint at the existence of a larger universe populated by a menagerie of Marvel characters.

As a result, the movies felt more self-contained with a beginning, middle and end. Viewers left the theatre with a feeling of having had a complete experience and that nothing was being saved up for future sequels or spinoffs.