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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

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#52776: Mar 10th 2016 at 10:53:11 AM

[up][up][up][up]Nope, she very specifically said that her mother was buried under debris which fell because of the Hulk.

Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#52777: Mar 10th 2016 at 10:53:53 AM

Also, are we sure Rhodey's not gonna die? Because he looked pretty dead in that trailer.

Isn't he there again during the final battle lineup?

Rechecked, he is.

stingerbrg Since: Jun, 2009
#52778: Mar 10th 2016 at 10:55:11 AM

No guarantee that the scenes in the trailer are depicted in chronological order.

Ithilgore Since: Jan, 2001
#52780: Mar 10th 2016 at 10:57:24 AM

The high res still of the suit.

The youtube compression did a number on it, it looks vastly different here. The bad quality basically erased the suit's texture.

edited 10th Mar '16 10:58:34 AM by Ithilgore

yellowturtle from Nowhere Important Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
#52781: Mar 10th 2016 at 10:57:56 AM

[up][up]Fancy editing can really get you.

Several articles I've read so far have mentioned how Bucky shoots down Rhodes, but there is no way. He's standing in a dark building when he fires, and I don't think it's a 'laser rocket'. tongue

edited 10th Mar '16 10:58:33 AM by yellowturtle

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wehrmacht belongs to the hurricane from the garden of everything Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
belongs to the hurricane
#52782: Mar 10th 2016 at 11:02:29 AM

He looks like the 70's spider-man with a few breakups in his costume.

I actually wasn't expecting them to go with such a classic look so I'm alright with this.

edited 10th Mar '16 11:02:41 AM by wehrmacht

PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
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#52784: Mar 10th 2016 at 11:09:16 AM

No underarm webbing 10/11.

wehrmacht belongs to the hurricane from the garden of everything Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
belongs to the hurricane
#52785: Mar 10th 2016 at 11:12:47 AM

No underarm webbing 10/11.

...I forgot this was even a thing that is included in spider-man's costume sometimes.

PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#52786: Mar 10th 2016 at 11:14:16 AM

Maybe as a Mythology Gag he can shoot web at his own underarms to kind of glide.

edited 10th Mar '16 11:14:50 AM by PushoverMediaCritic

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#52787: Mar 10th 2016 at 11:20:19 AM

Spidey looks like one of the toys I used to have as a kid. Very Supaidaman. I think Joblo or some other rumor site that said the costume was supposed to look kinda cheap and crappy on purpose though.

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#52788: Mar 10th 2016 at 11:22:39 AM

Nope, she very specifically said that her mother was buried under debris which fell because of the Hulk.
Really? Because I remember her saying that her mother died from debris, but not from the Hulk. In fact, they don't even mention any names. Jessica tells her to take it up with the "big green guy or the flag waver," but I don't remember the lady saying anything other than that it was the Avengers' fault.

Plus, doesn't she say that her mother died in collapsed building? The Hulk doesn't collapse any buildings in Avengers, that's the Chitauri, again.

edited 10th Mar '16 11:25:31 AM by alliterator

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#52789: Mar 10th 2016 at 11:26:35 AM

So IGN said Spider-Man was in the trailer.

I dared not to look anywhere until I saw the trailer.

So I saw it all (though I had to rewind once just to see if Hawkeye really did shoot an arrow that splitted into mini-missles or whatever and saw that Ant-Man was on one of them. That was sweet!). And just at the end, Iron Man said something and BOOM! Web-shot from the sky and Spider-Man just took Cap's shield and was all "Hey Guys."

And I was all "OH FFFFFFF—!" in excitement because holy crap, guys I love this! My hands are shaking in excitement as I type this.

So what? You guys think the suit's some kind of microfiber thing or what? It seriously blew my mind when he squinted! gringringringringringringrin

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A procrastination in of itself
#52790: Mar 10th 2016 at 11:27:55 AM

Those casualty numbers seem insanely low, I don't know enough economics to judge the overall losses number. Interesting that the Hulk Rampage in Avengers 2 wasn't included in the mash.

And yeah Tony comes across more sympathetic to me, Bucky strait up trying to shoot him in the head and Rhodey getting hurt or killed kinda does that. Also it's worth noting that Tony seems to at least start out being pretty nice, his (I assume initial) attempt to detail Cap is done without even harming him and even when it comes to a fight he's trying to get Cap to back down.

A few things beyond the obvious hype moments, Widow appears to be on the run at some point despite being on Team Tony? We get a second of Crossbones, also dam all the jump cuts, can't get a proper picture, which is probably a good time.

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Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#52791: Mar 10th 2016 at 11:27:57 AM

[up][up][up]Well, she didn't say the Hulk but one of those idiotic descriptions the Netflix shows use, but it was pretty clear that she meant the Hulk...and he did run through this one building in order to keep the Chitauri ship crashing into it. Most likely rescued the life of everyone in the office, but what about the people down on the street when the debris fell?

edited 10th Mar '16 11:28:15 AM by Swanpride

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#52792: Mar 10th 2016 at 11:40:47 AM

Well, she didn't say the Hulk but one of those idiotic descriptions the Netflix shows use, but it was pretty clear that she meant the Hulk
I'm pretty sure she blames the Hulk the same way that she blames all the Avengers (and, by extension, all powered people). But she never says that the Hulk personally was responsible, which is what you were saying.

The Hulk did run through an office building, but he jumped out of a window onto some Chitauri. And by that point, I don't think anybody was outside, but rather people were trying to get inside. So I fail to see how the Hulk caused debris to kill anyone.

MegaJ Since: Oct, 2009
#52793: Mar 10th 2016 at 11:43:54 AM

FOX, Marvel and Sony have to realize that not doing Spidey/Deadpool is leaving money on the table, right?

LordofLore Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
#52794: Mar 10th 2016 at 11:45:18 AM

The guy who stopped the Deadpool movie from happening for a decade is apparently involved with the Spider-Man movies now at Sony so...

Speaking of Deadpool, obligatory post.

edited 10th Mar '16 11:51:20 AM by LordofLore

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#52795: Mar 10th 2016 at 11:59:31 AM

This will sound crazy, but just from those 5 seconds, I have a really good feeling that everyone's gonna be saying "MCU!Spidey is best Spidey!"

I'm sorry, but I can't not be excited for this Spider-Man!

EDIT: Also, did anyone notice Spidey's knees sort of wobble when he makes his superhero landing? I don't know if there's a specific name for it...

edited 10th Mar '16 12:01:56 PM by TargetmasterJoe

wehrmacht belongs to the hurricane from the garden of everything Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
belongs to the hurricane
#52796: Mar 10th 2016 at 12:01:16 PM

[up][up]I lol'd

Not a huge spider-man fan at this point but I do have to admit that moment had me hella hype.

[up]If Marvel can't do it right I don't know who can at this point lol

edited 10th Mar '16 12:01:46 PM by wehrmacht

Guy01 Since: Mar, 2015
#52797: Mar 10th 2016 at 12:11:03 PM

[up]Well, Japan's Spider-Man had a giant robot. [lol]

Just saying.

Ok, who let Light Yagami in here?
Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#52798: Mar 10th 2016 at 12:17:28 PM

Considering that so far we didn't get a spiderman adaptation which really worked on every level and the MCU one is the first one which can actually pass as a teenager - yeah, I have a good feeling about this.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#52799: Mar 10th 2016 at 12:29:48 PM

Spider-Man in general is a very low priority for me but I do appreciate that his introduction was handled in a cool way without completely overwhelming the entire trailer.

When sites began saying he had a "major presence" in the trailer I was dreading large chunks of it being devoted to him.

FullMoon feeling blue from Surface Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
feeling blue
#52800: Mar 10th 2016 at 12:32:53 PM

So hey my favorite superhero ever has finally appeared in the MCU, now I just have to watch the movie.

On another note the first thing I noticed is that the eyes in Spidey's mask are a little animated kinda like Deadpool's.

edited 10th Mar '16 12:33:17 PM by FullMoon


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