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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

dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
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#46576: Nov 18th 2015 at 1:21:15 PM

@swan - Thank you for the detailed explanation and recommendation. Should I ever change my mind, I will take a note of what you said.

@tucker - If he's willing to create more suits and even freaking Ultron, I'm pretty sure his morality will allow him to create a non-lethal stun device.

Also, damn, I completely forgot that movie existed.....Hang on, did I even watch that one? I watched Thor and Captain America back to back, but can't remember that one.

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#46577: Nov 18th 2015 at 1:48:56 PM

We see a bigger version of them in The Incredible Hulk that's mounted on jeeps. But Stark hasn't been manufacturing weapons for a while, besides those for his armors. And it's been a while since that film.

Uh, no. Those seem to just be sonic cannons.

This device emits a specific signal that paralyzes a person. It's not just a really loud and powerful blast of noise.

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dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
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#46578: Nov 18th 2015 at 1:50:57 PM

I wonder if Team Stark and Team Cap would have to fight to death? Most likely not, though. I wonder what their battle's objective be.

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nervmeister Since: Oct, 2010
#46579: Nov 18th 2015 at 1:58:07 PM

[up]To decide if anyone's getting arrested.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#46580: Nov 18th 2015 at 2:03:42 PM

I hope no one dies besides Cap, especially not at each other's hands, and if someone does I hope its given the weight it deserves.

Goliath dying and it being treated like just another C-List Fodder shock death, forgotten about within a few issues without really dealing with the fact that Stark essentially sent a superweapon on his friends and killed one of them is one of my least favorite things about the comics Civil War - which is saying a lot given how many stupid things are in that storyline.

edited 18th Nov '15 2:04:48 PM by KnownUnknown

dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
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#46583: Nov 18th 2015 at 2:36:36 PM

Man, glad that Thor is back to Asgard and the Hulk took an "indefinite break", or the whole match up would have been more complicated.

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higherbrainpattern Since: Apr, 2012
#46584: Nov 18th 2015 at 3:04:44 PM

@comicwriter: Anthony Mackie is so great, honestly.

dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
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#46585: Nov 18th 2015 at 3:10:44 PM

Which Avenger is better...well, that's clearly YMMV.

We all know which is more powerful though. [lol]

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nervmeister Since: Oct, 2010
#46586: Nov 18th 2015 at 6:32:53 PM

Mackie: "You want this?"

Bettany: "Ohhh yeah, I want it!"

......And thus, a new ship set sail.

edited 18th Nov '15 6:34:49 PM by nervmeister

dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
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#46587: Nov 18th 2015 at 6:43:34 PM

So...would Tony be a father in law?

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dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
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#46589: Nov 18th 2015 at 7:28:42 PM

So.

Tony created Ultron.

Tony, Ultron, Cho, and Thor made Vision.

Sounds like a happy family to me. tongue

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Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#46590: Nov 19th 2015 at 3:47:29 AM

Does anyone know when exactly Netflix will drop Jessica Jones? At midnight, in the early morning or when?

jdj42 Since: Oct, 2012
#46591: Nov 19th 2015 at 4:00:09 AM

Tomorrow.

edited 19th Nov '15 4:00:38 AM by jdj42

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Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#46592: Nov 19th 2015 at 4:05:34 AM

[up] Yes, but when tomorrow? Is there some sort of rule?

xbimpy Since: Jul, 2015
#46593: Nov 19th 2015 at 5:55:32 AM

Tomorrow is 12:00. AM. When you wake up it should be watchable. Like video game releases

edited 19th Nov '15 5:55:53 AM by xbimpy

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#46594: Nov 19th 2015 at 7:05:35 AM

Stark: Iron Man, War Machine, Vision, Black Widow, Black Panther and potentially Spider-man

Rogers: The Cap, Hawkeye, The Falcon, the Winter Soldier, Ant-man, Sharon Carter and potentially Scarlet Witch and Spider-man later on

No offense, but they kinda established that Spidey and Scarlet Witch were neutral guys.

Also, we never got Scarlet Witch in the X-Men movies, right? Because it just hit me that Marvel killing off Quicksilver in Age of Ultron but keeping Scarlet Witch alive might (emphasis on might) be Marvel's way of saying to Fox, "Oh, so you either thought you were clever to use Pietro before we could or thought Wanda was useless, eh? Well, up yours, because we're killing off our Pietro and using the other Maximoff twin that you probably regard as "useless". So suck on that, Fox!"

Of course, it is possible that that isn't the case. tongue

Theokal3 Since: Jan, 2012
#46595: Nov 19th 2015 at 7:14:03 AM

Sooooo which hero would you guys like to see adapted next? Aside from those who already are coming.

nervmeister Since: Oct, 2010
#46597: Nov 19th 2015 at 7:20:59 AM

[up][up]Ghost Rider.

edited 19th Nov '15 7:21:25 AM by nervmeister

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#46598: Nov 19th 2015 at 7:22:30 AM

Cloak and Dagger sound interesting. I guess Moon Knight might be a good option for Netflix. But otherwise...I think I am good, at least until Marvel gets the F4 properties back. I really want to see a Silver Surfer Origin movie.

Blade, Ghostrider aso are all heroes which I consider an odd fit for the MCU. I would prefer them in their own, separate universe. But I can certainly live without seeing them on the screen anytime soon.

nervmeister Since: Oct, 2010
#46599: Nov 19th 2015 at 7:35:51 AM

Blade, Ghostrider aso are all heroes which I consider an odd fit for the MCU.
Well, given who's coming in 2016.....

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#46600: Nov 19th 2015 at 7:39:38 AM

Heroes I'm not familiar with due to lack of adaptation visibility.

Cloak and Dagger, Shang Chi, Moon Knight are prime for the Netflix adaptation.

Ms. Marvel, Miles Morales, and Spider-Woman.

People keep going on about how great this Nova person is so I guess wanna see what the deal is too.

Most of the others I was curious about or love are already getting movies or in series anyway: Quake, Mockingbird, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, the Inhumans, Captain Marvel, and Dr. Strange.

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