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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

GethKnight Since: Apr, 2010
#32476: May 5th 2015 at 7:34:15 AM

I didn't even know Baymax wasn't a big fluffy marshmallow in the comic version. I prefer the big fluffy marshmallow.

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#32477: May 5th 2015 at 7:34:59 AM

[up][up]It was a universe where nothing ever died or something.

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#32478: May 5th 2015 at 7:36:19 AM

Recall when people asked what stories could be adapted for an Inhumans movie and I answered with War of Kings? The Thanos Imperative is the sequel to that and features the Cancerverse.

SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Love is Love is Love
#32479: May 5th 2015 at 7:41:05 AM

In a universe without Death, everything eventually became fucked up and wrong, and the universe itself became a cancer unto the Multiverse.

My various fanfics.
Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#32481: May 5th 2015 at 7:59:44 AM

About BH 6: Disney simply thought "oh, well, we know have Marvel, let's take a look what the archives have to offer", and they somehow stumbled over BH 6 and felt inspired by it. That the property was so obscure was a definitive plus, because this way they could do whatever they wanted without anyone crying fool play. So they basically made a Disney movie with a very feeble Marvel connection.

Thus said, the movie actually does play out like a typical comic book movie, with all the usual tropes. It is the Disney element which makes it good.

TobiasDrake (•̀⤙•́) (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
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#32482: May 5th 2015 at 8:09:09 AM

If they make a sequel, they need to spend some time establishing the characters as superheroes.

As it stands, everything but that last scene looks more like an isolated incident than the birth of a super-team; there's no indication that Big Hero 6, who are never even named as a team, is going to be doing anything else with the rest of their super-career beyond helping old ladies across streets and getting cats out of trees until they inevitably become bored and disillusioned with being superheroes and go back to their lives.

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nervmeister Since: Oct, 2010
#32483: May 5th 2015 at 8:11:26 AM

[up]cue new supervillains crawling out of the woodwork,

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#32484: May 5th 2015 at 8:13:27 AM

kind of proves the JJJ complaint that superheroes cause supervillains...

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#32485: May 5th 2015 at 8:14:53 AM

[up][up][up]You didn't stick around for the end credits, did you?

LordofLore Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
#32486: May 5th 2015 at 8:15:56 AM

Article on some of the differences between the movie and comics. Their Big Bad in the comics was created by the 1945 nukes so you can probably see why Disney just took names and some details and made their own thing.

Mukora Uniocular from a place Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Uniocular
#32487: May 5th 2015 at 8:17:55 AM

Their Big Bad in the comics was created by the 1945 nukes
UM

When was this comic written?

"It's so hard to be humble, knowing how great I am."
Mukora Uniocular from a place Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Uniocular
#32489: May 5th 2015 at 8:19:41 AM

... Nope. Still too late.

"It's so hard to be humble, knowing how great I am."
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#32491: May 5th 2015 at 8:22:39 AM

If I'm reading it right, its not just that the villain was created by the nukes its also the souls of everyone who died in the blast.

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nervmeister Since: Oct, 2010
#32492: May 5th 2015 at 8:23:38 AM

[up] Sounds like GMK Godzilla.

[up][up]Spiffy. And hooray for the square chest LED.

edited 5th May '15 8:27:03 AM by nervmeister

TobiasDrake (•̀⤙•́) (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
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#32493: May 5th 2015 at 8:24:58 AM

[up][up][up] I like it. It's got the right blend of red and yellow.

edited 5th May '15 8:25:05 AM by TobiasDrake

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GethKnight Since: Apr, 2010
#32495: May 5th 2015 at 8:27:38 AM

What is with the two Hs?

Additional: Is it me, or does the face plate look angrier than normal?

edited 5th May '15 8:28:30 AM by GethKnight

LordofLore Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
#32497: May 5th 2015 at 8:31:53 AM

Please for the love of Eternity don't have Hammer return in CW.

LordofLore Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
#32499: May 5th 2015 at 8:45:58 AM

Btw if you want to know what armor this one reminds me of it's Model 38 from the comics. It looks more advanced than it really should be given MCU!Tony's tech level unless he's using stuff from the Mind Stone again.

edited 5th May '15 8:47:07 AM by LordofLore

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#32500: May 5th 2015 at 8:51:22 AM

Why are there so many lights on this one? Does he have multiple arc reactors now? (seriously, Marvel, tone down the lights, especially when it comes to Black Widow. She is a spy!).


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