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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

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#35776: Jun 1st 2015 at 7:49:46 PM

Yeah, let's agree to disagree. All that's really been accomplished so far is learning what everyone's taste in comic book adaptions is due to throwing our opinions around while loosing site of the original point of contention.

SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Love is Love is Love
#35777: Jun 1st 2015 at 7:51:44 PM

Actually, I forgot all about Red Skull. Another great villain. He was witty, but only because he was arrogant, and he was mocking everyone for their inferior intellect in the face of his Godhood. He was a bad man who did bad things and was too evil for the Nazis. And he was still menacing because he was always ahead of the game, and there was just something creepy about him.

Black Widow says "So that's your play" and Loki goes "ABUH WUH?"

Black Widow says "So that's your play" and Red Skull shoots her between the eyes.

edited 1st Jun '15 7:52:05 PM by SonOfSharknado

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Mukora Uniocular from a place Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Uniocular
#35778: Jun 1st 2015 at 7:53:12 PM

And... probably ends up killing himself because in this scenario he's stuck in a cylinder of bulletproof glass.

"It's so hard to be humble, knowing how great I am."
higherbrainpattern Since: Apr, 2012
#35779: Jun 1st 2015 at 7:54:36 PM

[up][up] Give Widow some credit. She woudn't let herself make such a fucking rookie mistake.

SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Love is Love is Love
#35780: Jun 1st 2015 at 7:54:41 PM

....Forgot that part...

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Zarek Rollin' rollin' rollin' from Jakku Since: Sep, 2012 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Rollin' rollin' rollin'
#35781: Jun 1st 2015 at 7:56:01 PM

Oh, dude, okay, idea for sequel to my dream movie: Black Widow kills every Marvel villain. That's it. That's the movie.

Even the dead ones. Especially the dead ones.

"We're home, Chewie."
Mukora Uniocular from a place Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Uniocular
#35782: Jun 1st 2015 at 7:56:24 PM

I wanna see that movie now.

Just, a villain completely fails because they forget one fundamental part of their predicament.

"It's so hard to be humble, knowing how great I am."
ultimatepheer Since: Mar, 2011
#35783: Jun 1st 2015 at 7:57:27 PM

I want to see a Villain totally break down at the end because "God Damn it, why can't I KILL those Main Characters who plague me so much?!"

Mukora Uniocular from a place Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Uniocular
#35784: Jun 1st 2015 at 7:58:13 PM

Actually, I have seen that movie.

It's The Princess Bride.

"It's so hard to be humble, knowing how great I am."
SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Love is Love is Love
#35786: Jun 1st 2015 at 7:58:59 PM

Which, incidentally, is like in my top three favorite movies of all time.

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Xopher001 Since: Jul, 2012
#35787: Jun 1st 2015 at 8:45:40 PM

Do you think they'll ever bring back Red Skull?

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#35788: Jun 1st 2015 at 8:53:06 PM

At this point I think they've missed the boat on that.

I do like the idea that he was teleporked rather than simply disintegrated, but for all I know he was teleported into space or atomized into a million different places rather than being alive and kicking elsewhere.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
Zarek Rollin' rollin' rollin' from Jakku Since: Sep, 2012 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Rollin' rollin' rollin'
#35789: Jun 1st 2015 at 8:59:53 PM

Considering Nazis have cloned Hitler in about a bajillion different works of fiction, I figure HYDRA can probably clone Red Skull.

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comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#35790: Jun 1st 2015 at 9:00:07 PM

I liked the idea someone had of just having them briefly pass by a skeleton in a HYDRA uniform at some point in the next GOTG movie.

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#35791: Jun 1st 2015 at 9:05:44 PM

Would the skull be red, though?

Though if it were in deep space there wouldn't be any bodily decay so it'd just be his corpse. Space is the perfect vacuum seal.

edited 1st Jun '15 9:06:23 PM by Anomalocaris20

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SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Love is Love is Love
#35794: Jun 1st 2015 at 9:20:46 PM

I want Chris and Haley to be a real-life couple. I don't care if that's weird, I want Steve and Peggy, dammit!

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Zarek Rollin' rollin' rollin' from Jakku Since: Sep, 2012 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Rollin' rollin' rollin'
#35795: Jun 1st 2015 at 9:22:19 PM

>shipping Peggy with someone

>the someone is not Angie

Heathen.

edited 1st Jun '15 9:22:35 PM by Zarek

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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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#35796: Jun 1st 2015 at 9:27:39 PM

I don't care. Steveggy forever.

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Zarek Rollin' rollin' rollin' from Jakku Since: Sep, 2012 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Rollin' rollin' rollin'
#35797: Jun 1st 2015 at 9:31:53 PM

CARTINELLI MASTER RACE.

STEVE/BUCKY SECONDARY MASTER RACE. SORT OF SERVANT RACE I GUESS. BUTLER RACE.

"We're home, Chewie."
SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
higherbrainpattern Since: Apr, 2012
#35799: Jun 1st 2015 at 9:40:25 PM

[up][up] Hayley and Chris are cute whenever they hang out together, and they seem to be great friends. I'm actually a little surprised they've never dated, as far as I know.

KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
#35800: Jun 1st 2015 at 10:06:59 PM

Going back to villains, I think it's entirely possible for a villain to be both silly and threatening, maybe even scary.

Exhibit A: Xykon.

Oh God! Natural light!

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