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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

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#45451: Oct 26th 2015 at 4:22:07 PM

[up][up]Good thing that they basically revealed she was getting her own spin-off movie.

Although they had to push back Captain Marvel again. It think it's coming out in 2021 now.

edited 26th Oct '15 4:22:42 PM by alliterator

MadSkillz Destroyer of Worlds Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: I only want you gone
Destroyer of Worlds
#45452: Oct 26th 2015 at 4:38:52 PM

Selvig as a Celestial was cool but did they actually have to have him also be Peter Quill's dad.

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.
#45453: Oct 26th 2015 at 4:41:47 PM

[up] See, I thought the film made it pretty clear that he was just lying to make himself look good there.

Overall, I thought it was good, but I did think that having Ultron show up in that hallucination scene was kind of tacked on. I mean, I know a lot of people wanted the "Ultron, we would have words with thee" line, but it's obvious that they included it here just to pander to them.

Oh God! Natural light!
Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#45454: Oct 26th 2015 at 4:44:46 PM

It's really obvious they were just using Edgar Wright's script verbatim with a Hulk cameo written in.

And whose idea was it to have the camera tilted all the time?!

edited 26th Oct '15 4:46:04 PM by Tuckerscreator

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.
#45455: Oct 26th 2015 at 4:57:34 PM

[up] It wasn't tilted that often. And even when it was, I'm pretty sure it was meant to be an in-universe Interface Screw, probably due to the events of Doctor Strange. Yeah, I know having that get referenced might have caused a bit of Continuity Lock-Out, but come on, they couldn't not reference Eternity's little reality hiccup.

Oh God! Natural light!
yellowturtle from Nowhere Important Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
#45456: Oct 26th 2015 at 4:59:33 PM

I might've missed something, but what movie are you guys talking about?

Crow: There's a plot?
Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#45457: Oct 26th 2015 at 5:00:12 PM

The fight with Armless Tiger Man lasted quite a bit longer than I'd have expected from a character who's normally a joke villain. Batroc 2.0, huh?

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#45458: Oct 26th 2015 at 5:10:29 PM

[up][up]Half-Life 3 Captain America: The First Avenger.

edited 26th Oct '15 5:10:46 PM by Tuckerscreator

Mukora Uniocular from a place Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Uniocular
#45459: Oct 26th 2015 at 5:12:45 PM

Wait, I thought you guys were discussing the new Blade movie.

"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
#45460: Oct 26th 2015 at 5:16:08 PM

We're not talking about the Squadron Supreme movie?

Also, does anyone else want one of those?

My various fanfics.
higherbrainpattern Since: Apr, 2012
#45461: Oct 26th 2015 at 5:16:34 PM

Nah, we're talking about Doctor Strange 2.

yellowturtle from Nowhere Important Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
#45462: Oct 26th 2015 at 5:52:55 PM

N̶o̶ ̶r̶e̶a̶l̶l̶y̶!

idea

You guys are joking. Ah.

Crow: There's a plot?
VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Wackd Since: May, 2009
#45464: Oct 26th 2015 at 5:55:15 PM

The bit where Dr. Strange takes credit for the death of Hamlet's King Claudius is one of the weirdest in-jokes I think these films have ever done.

Maybe you'd be less disappointed if you stopped expecting things to be Carmen Sandiego movies.
SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Love is Love is Love
#45465: Oct 26th 2015 at 5:57:47 PM

So no one else would be interested in a Squadron Supreme movie. :(

My various fanfics.
comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#45466: Oct 26th 2015 at 6:05:50 PM

Someone did a rather cool Civil War opening credits sequence.

edvedd Darling. from At the boutique, dear. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Darling.
#45467: Oct 26th 2015 at 6:42:50 PM

Pretty cool. Obviously not quite film-quality, but the visuals are striking.

Visit my Tumblr! I may say things. The Bureau Project
Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#45469: Oct 26th 2015 at 6:47:00 PM

No, this is just a very overplayed joke.

DeathsApprentice The Ultimate Lifeform from The Ark Since: Aug, 2011 Relationship Status: Is that a kind of food?
The Ultimate Lifeform
#45471: Oct 26th 2015 at 7:52:56 PM

What? I thought we were talking about Captain America Civil War!

When we're done, there won't be anything left.
MadSkillz Destroyer of Worlds Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: I only want you gone
Destroyer of Worlds
#45472: Oct 26th 2015 at 10:15:01 PM

okay that vid was cool especially when it shows the two teams as a group and the spider-man visual with Cap's hand and Iron Man's hand on his arm

xbimpy Since: Jul, 2015
#45473: Oct 27th 2015 at 4:59:03 AM

The Spiderman hand was taken from someone else's concept art. It's like on deviant or something

yellowturtle from Nowhere Important Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
#45474: Oct 27th 2015 at 6:40:25 AM

[up] x6 That's how I felt tongue

[up]x8 That was pretty cool.

edited 27th Oct '15 6:40:45 AM by yellowturtle

Crow: There's a plot?
DrFurball Since: Jan, 2001
#45475: Oct 27th 2015 at 9:53:01 AM

Can't help but be a little disheartened that even when mocking someone's wording by jokingly describing a movie, there's no room for Beta Ray Bill in the MCU.


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