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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

TrashJack Confirmed Doomer from beyond the Despair Event Horizon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Confirmed Doomer
#30501: Apr 10th 2015 at 12:51:54 PM

[up] Could you explain? I'm only on episode four right now, and I don't know if I missed it.

"Cynic, n. — A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be." - The Devil's Dictionary
Canid117 Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Hello, I love you
#30502: Apr 10th 2015 at 12:57:24 PM

Episode one Jess..err I mean Katie said she was a Hellions fan in reference to not liking the T-Shirt she was given. Maybe I have just been reading too much new X-Men recently but it didn't seem random.

"War without fire is like sausages without mustard." - Jean Juvénal des Ursins
Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#30503: Apr 10th 2015 at 12:57:58 PM

Watched the first two episodes. I see what they mean about it being a lot more violent than the movies.

What exactly did he do to that mook on the rooftop? Jam something into his eyesocket? I couldn't quite make out what the nurse was saying.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
TrashJack Confirmed Doomer from beyond the Despair Event Horizon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Confirmed Doomer
#30504: Apr 10th 2015 at 1:03:26 PM

[up] Pretty much. The nurse told him to hit a very specific nerve in the guy's eye socket, and that DD would know once he hit it because the guy would scream.

[up][up] Thanks for clarifying. As a casual X-Men fan, I must not have gotten it.

"Cynic, n. — A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be." - The Devil's Dictionary
Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#30505: Apr 10th 2015 at 1:04:27 PM

Right, I thought that was what it was.

Anyway, can't wait for Kingpin to show up in person. He better be like 900 pounds and have a head the size of a peanut.

edited 10th Apr '15 1:04:49 PM by Anomalocaris20

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#30506: Apr 10th 2015 at 1:57:04 PM

I'm really impressed with the contrast to how DD fights versus virtually every other MCU hero we've seen so far.

He has ninja training but he's not Steve Rogers, who can punch grown men through walls or effortlessly hurl motorcycles at people. At takes him multiple hits to take down his opponents.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#30507: Apr 10th 2015 at 1:58:40 PM

Also I'm 100 percent sure it's unintentional but I deludedly choose to believe Foggy's "For when the machines take over" joke is Age of Ultron foreshadowing.

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#30508: Apr 10th 2015 at 2:03:21 PM

Just watched Episode 3. Man, this show really is a lot more violent than the movies.

"You shoulda just killed me... you coward."

But more importantly, Kingpin made his "big" debut.

edited 10th Apr '15 2:03:36 PM by Anomalocaris20

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
Canid117 Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Hello, I love you
#30509: Apr 10th 2015 at 2:46:37 PM

[up][up][up]Notably comparing it to BW's waifu fighting style where she takes equal numbers of dudes down faster by using weapons and grapples to slam peoples faces into very hard objects where as Matt just punches guys. Presumably he'll get better over the course of the season by picking up those Eskrima style sticks he uses in the trailers.

"War without fire is like sausages without mustard." - Jean Juvénal des Ursins
HextarVigar That guy from The Big House Since: Feb, 2015
That guy
#30510: Apr 10th 2015 at 2:52:16 PM

Hey, if everyone expected the Daredevil movie to be bad and it turns out to not be, would it be correct to say they were blindsided?

edited 10th Apr '15 2:52:39 PM by HextarVigar

Your momma's so dumb she thinks oral sex means talking dirty.
comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#30511: Apr 10th 2015 at 2:59:28 PM

Entertainment Weekly has a rundown on what to expect from AOU after seeing the screening. Among others:

  • Linda Cardellini is playing someone important and her identity's reveal is part of what they call major emotional payoff.

  • There is a major death and it looks to be permanent, not a fakeout or easily reversible one.

  • Despite the plethora of cameos and Mythology Gags, no cameos from Spider-Man, Captain Marvel or Doctor Strange. There are major teases for Black Panther and references to the Winter Soldier, but neither one appears in person.

  • And, frustratingly: the mystery woman from the trailer does not appear in any capacity. The whole scene was cut!

edited 10th Apr '15 2:59:52 PM by comicwriter

LordofLore Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
#30512: Apr 10th 2015 at 3:46:49 PM

Linda is playing someone close to Clint IIRC, right? He's going to die, isn't he?

Wait, that whole scene that they played up actually got cut?! Also, the cave scene is apparently just a thing?

edited 10th Apr '15 3:53:20 PM by LordofLore

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#30513: Apr 10th 2015 at 3:47:50 PM

Those expecting Age of Ultron to be loaded with introductions instead of reunions might be setting themselves up for disappointment.
Thank goodness, I wasn't that worried this would happen but I've seen so many people clamoring for the film to be cameo-laden that it kind of got to my head. Not reading the rest, but it sounds like Dottie is back so that's cool, makes Agent Carter even more relevant without being a Continuity Lock-Out.

Edit: Guess they might've been talking about Peggy in hindsight, although I never really thought of her as a "spy".

edited 10th Apr '15 4:14:03 PM by AlleyOop

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#30514: Apr 10th 2015 at 3:56:46 PM

[up][up] He's already coming back for Civil War so probably not.

DeathsApprentice The Ultimate Lifeform from The Ark Since: Aug, 2011 Relationship Status: Is that a kind of food?
The Ultimate Lifeform
#30515: Apr 10th 2015 at 3:58:37 PM

[up][up]Where did it say that Dottie was back?

When we're done, there won't be anything left.
LordofLore Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
#30516: Apr 10th 2015 at 4:02:34 PM

[up][up]Clearly he's coming back for flashbacks :P Major character death is apparently a thing in this movie but if it isn't Clint I fear my Cho prediction is going to be spot-on and that would just be sad this early.

Edit: Or it's Piotr and we all celebrate not having to write MCU! or X-Men! before every mention of him! :P

edited 10th Apr '15 4:08:21 PM by LordofLore

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#30517: Apr 10th 2015 at 4:02:44 PM

Really getting annoyed by the fact that they're teasing various events without actually saying what happens. Just come out and say it already or shut up entirely. This halfway thing is annoying.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#30518: Apr 10th 2015 at 4:22:19 PM

[up][up] I'm thinking it might be Quicksilver, which is why so many of the trailers show Wanda screaming.

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#30519: Apr 10th 2015 at 4:38:29 PM

[up][up]The film, or the reviewers?

Disappointed that the lady in the water turned out to be a red herring, since that was one of the trailer threads that intrigued me the most about this film.

edited 10th Apr '15 5:16:50 PM by AlleyOop

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#30520: Apr 10th 2015 at 5:17:05 PM

Reviewers. Just come out and fully spoil everything or don't talk about the movie at all. What they're doing now is just annoying.

Mukora Uniocular from a place Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Uniocular
#30521: Apr 10th 2015 at 5:18:16 PM

That's... not how reviews work? The whole point of a review is so people who haven't seen or read or played something can decide if they want to. Spoiling the plot is a really stupid thing to do.

"It's so hard to be humble, knowing how great I am."
Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#30522: Apr 10th 2015 at 5:26:49 PM

You can do that without teasing people. The way these articles are written is annoying.

Mukora Uniocular from a place Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Uniocular
#30523: Apr 10th 2015 at 5:34:12 PM

Fair enough, but then the solution should be "Don't tease people" not "Spoil everything"

"It's so hard to be humble, knowing how great I am."
higherbrainpattern Since: Apr, 2012
#30524: Apr 10th 2015 at 5:40:36 PM

This is only a guess on my part, but I'm gonna say, "bye, bye, Quicksilver, We Hardly Knew You."

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#30525: Apr 10th 2015 at 5:57:10 PM

The person who dies will be Ultron.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!

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