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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
#57476: May 20th 2016 at 2:31:24 PM

There was nothing boring about Hawkeye in Thor...his one line was one of the more memorable moments in the movie. But it is hard to be much of a character with one line, the only thing they established was his particular brand of humour.

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#57477: May 20th 2016 at 2:36:33 PM

You're both right, so I'll amend my comment.

Hawkeye wasn't a character in Thor, and super boring in The Avengers. Age of Ultron gave Hawkeye a lot of good stuff.

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#57478: May 20th 2016 at 2:37:14 PM

Hawkeye's my fav.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#57479: May 20th 2016 at 2:37:37 PM

Exactly.

Note that he also punked Loki pretty hard with that explosive Arrow.

People are way too hard on Hawkeye. That's why I'm looking forward to the moment when he saves the universe from a cosmic threat.

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Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#57480: May 20th 2016 at 2:38:51 PM

Friendly reminder that he was also the one who saved both the Marvel and DC universes in their crossover. He was even made an official member of the Justice League in thanks, making him the only character with membership in both the Avengers and JL.

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Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#57481: May 20th 2016 at 2:40:39 PM

Classic Hawkeye

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#57482: May 20th 2016 at 2:43:45 PM

Friendly reminder that he was also the one who saved both the Marvel and DC universes in their crossover. He was even made an official member of the Justice League in thanks, making him the only character with membership in both the Avengers and JL.

Yes! I knew there was something else about him, but I couldn't remember what.

He's not only saved his universe, but a completely different one as well. This is why we need to show people that Hawkeye is the most awesome guy around.

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Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#57483: May 20th 2016 at 2:45:20 PM

It would be a lie to claim that Hawkeye is my favourite Avenger, but I take him any day over War Machine and Thor. And depending on my mood or movie over Bruce.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#57484: May 20th 2016 at 2:46:38 PM

We all know your feelings on War Machine.evil grin

And they say the guy is boring. BULLSHIT! BULLSHIT I SAY!

I still maintain the problem was never that he was boring. I mean, he was boring in The Avengers, but the problem was his big movie debut (not counting his cameo) was in situation where he was out of his depth and was Overshadowed by four more impressive characters.

He never got to be Black Widow or Falcon, where they got pretty cool (or at least decent) showings to highlight their usefulness before they started paling around with gods and iron men.

edited 20th May '16 2:48:45 PM by comicwriter

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#57485: May 20th 2016 at 2:52:55 PM

Well, he DID take out the Helicarrier. That was really impressive in my book. Just because he fought for the wrong side for half of the movie it doesn't mean that what he did wasn't impressive. Just not quite as impressive as the Hulk on a rampage.

Mmmm...should I p... off everyone even more by stating that I like Cap, Black Widow and Falcon better than Iron Man?

Cross (Don’t ask)
#57486: May 20th 2016 at 2:54:48 PM

I doubt most people would be pissed off.

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#57487: May 20th 2016 at 2:55:57 PM

Everyone has likes and dislikes for this franchise.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#57488: May 20th 2016 at 2:56:32 PM

I mean, we're all adults here. I don't think anyone cares about which characters someone likes.

Unless they like Justin Hammer. Then fuck them.

AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#57489: May 20th 2016 at 3:03:58 PM

I kinda liked Justin Hammer...

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comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#57490: May 20th 2016 at 3:05:16 PM

Carrie Ann Moss will be in Iron Fist. Not surprising since her character was originally an Iron Fist character.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#57491: May 20th 2016 at 3:15:34 PM

I hope that Spider-Man rumor turns out to be true. That thing with Tinkerer is, quite literally, exactly something I've wanted the MCU to do for years.

edited 20th May '16 3:17:00 PM by KnownUnknown

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
#57492: May 20th 2016 at 3:16:10 PM

I thought her character in JJ was a highlight of the show personally. It's uncommon to have a lesbian character, let alone have a lesbian character who's mostly a bad person in that specific way (amoral attorney who does whatever it takes to win and is basically stone cold with some small degree of humanity). It was pretty refreshing and honestly kind of bold because done wrong it could have easily made a lot of people irked.

edited 20th May '16 3:16:37 PM by wehrmacht

higherbrainpattern Since: Apr, 2012
#57493: May 20th 2016 at 3:17:13 PM

Yay! Cate Blanchett as Hela and Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie got confirmed!!! YES

FictionWriterKing Since: Apr, 2016
#57494: May 20th 2016 at 3:18:10 PM

I guess the rumors are shapping up true.undead Hemdiall vs Thor, a hammerhead or broken hammer Thor. I hope that gains some truth

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#57495: May 20th 2016 at 3:18:28 PM

[up][up][up]Tinkerer is one of my obscure favorites.

higherbrainpattern Since: Apr, 2012
#57496: May 20th 2016 at 3:19:53 PM

So I checked out the Thor: Ragnarok main page and there's a ton of speculation on there that just...doesn't need to be on there.

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#57497: May 20th 2016 at 3:24:13 PM

People like to shoehorn tropes to fit their pet WMG because they think it legitimizes it.

People, frankly, do a lot of things with tropes to legitimize their headcanons. That's why the YMMV pages are often such a nightmare.

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A procrastination in of itself
#57498: May 20th 2016 at 3:25:45 PM

Hmm, I wonder if Spider Man will end up referencing the Netflix shows at all, it would be easy for it to do so.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#57499: May 20th 2016 at 3:27:33 PM

I kind of want Spider-Man to run into Daredevil.

Cross (Don’t ask)
#57500: May 20th 2016 at 3:29:00 PM

Me too, maybe Matt would introduce him to Melvin.


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