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Since Thor and now Captain America came out this year, I wanted to get what Tropers thought of the concept and execution of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general. Personally I love the idea and wonder why this idea hasn't been seriously tried before. It sorta seems to me like the DCAU in movie form (And well, ummm, with Marvel), and really 'gets' the comic book feel of a shared universe while not being completely alienating.

Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM

TobiasDrake (•̀⤙•́) (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
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#27726: Feb 25th 2015 at 1:12:22 PM

Whereas DC's strategy is that if you cut off one head, shit, we lost the head!

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SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#27727: Feb 25th 2015 at 1:13:39 PM

Or, if you stub a toe, cut off the leg.

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Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#27728: Feb 25th 2015 at 1:15:42 PM

And Sony's is, cut off one head, glue it back on and feed it money!

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#27729: Feb 25th 2015 at 2:15:44 PM

Warner Bros and Co. does have a habit of blaming the product, not their execution, and abandoning ship with extreme prejudice whenever something fails. It's what happened with Looney Tunes, and why it took them so long to really get back into the superhero movie game while Marvel swept everything.

DC can't really that now, though, because Marvel is proving that the superhero movie genre is working by way of piles of cash, and they're just going to start missing out on that money in a big way if they don't get with it.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#27730: Feb 25th 2015 at 2:29:29 PM

On the subject of Rothman, I don't think it changes things too much. He was absolutely a major part of the Executive Meddling in Wolverine and may not care for superhero films, but I'm guessing he definitely cares for money. The landscape is much different than it was back in 2009, and I doubt even he could look at the amount of money superhero films gross and say "Yeah, fuck this we're not doing this."

There's a lot of people in Hollywood who don't care for comics or superheroes and yet still do them because they make a lot of cash. Not everyone is Doing It for the Art.

edited 25th Feb '15 2:30:13 PM by comicwriter

ultimatepheer Since: Mar, 2011
#27731: Feb 25th 2015 at 2:46:47 PM

Wait, back up.

When did Marvel become HYDRA?

spashthebandragon thebandragoness from USA Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
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#27732: Feb 25th 2015 at 2:47:46 PM

[up]HYDRA secretly infiltrated Marvel during WW 2, and all comics printed since then have had hidden HYDRA propaganda.

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#27733: Feb 25th 2015 at 2:48:16 PM

Marvel was infiltrated by HYDRA from the moment of its birth.

It's why you don't upload the mind of a Nazi scientist into your comic printing machine.

edited 25th Feb '15 2:49:26 PM by Anomalocaris20

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#27734: Feb 25th 2015 at 3:03:08 PM

Well, they did have this to say when the first Age of Ultron trailer was leaked.

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#27735: Feb 25th 2015 at 3:24:20 PM

That's just a decoy to make us think they aren't HYDRA. And why they make themselves lose every movie so nobody suspects them to be dangerous.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#27736: Feb 25th 2015 at 3:35:37 PM

So... wait. If Marvel is infiltrated by HYDRA, what's DC?

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#27744: Feb 25th 2015 at 5:00:29 PM
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#27747: Feb 25th 2015 at 5:17:32 PM

Rocky?

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#27749: Feb 25th 2015 at 5:31:37 PM

Tom Servo?

"It's so hard to be humble, knowing how great I am."
spashthebandragon thebandragoness from USA Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
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#27750: Feb 25th 2015 at 5:34:29 PM

Naked Plastic Man riding a unicycle?

edited 25th Feb '15 5:34:49 PM by spashthebandragon

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