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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

shatterstar Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: I wanna know about these strangers like me
#59201: Jun 11th 2016 at 7:51:25 PM

[up] I'm a fan of Legos Thanos standing up. Because that's one of the thing he hasn't done in the last 2 appearances but the "Thanos being a credible, compelling villain" is too laughable.

edited 11th Jun '16 7:51:57 PM by shatterstar

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KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#59203: Jun 11th 2016 at 9:57:57 PM

Lego sets are always 100 percent accurate to the movies.

There's a difference between LEGO giving characters flashy toyetic mechs to play with and making their own entirely unique character designs. From what I can tell, the Mandarin figure in that picture is reasonably accurate to Trevor's disguise - sans coat. The biggest difference is the lack of sleeves.

Given LEGO's track record for spoilers, I'm surprised they used Trevor and not Killian in that set.

edited 11th Jun '16 10:05:41 PM by KnownUnknown

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#59204: Jun 11th 2016 at 10:10:32 PM

I don't think Killian was that big of a big factor in the merchandise at any point, and he was the kind of spoiler worth keeping secret. Whereas a lot of the fun of Giant-Man was in the surprise, but from a plot perspective he's not that big of a spoiler.

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#59205: Jun 11th 2016 at 10:44:54 PM

Killian's design isn't as toyetic as "Mandarin." Dude is just guy in a suit #100001 on fire.

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Punisher286 Since: Jan, 2016
#59206: Jun 11th 2016 at 11:15:24 PM

Which would make it all the more idiotic if that was really the reason why Shane Black was told that he could make the main villain female (IDK if the original plan was for Killian to be female, or if Maya Hansen was meant to be the main villain like she was in the comic that the movie is loosely based on, or whatever).

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#59207: Jun 11th 2016 at 11:16:11 PM

Well this is Perlmutter we're talking about...

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Punisher286 Since: Jan, 2016
#59208: Jun 11th 2016 at 11:29:33 PM

You know it's funny. I'd never heard of that guy until like a year ago, and no I cannot help buy groan whenever his name comes up. Record time their hey Ike.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#59209: Jun 12th 2016 at 12:35:54 AM

Well, he has become quite handy...we can just blame him for everything which ever went wrong at Marvel. Especially the lack of a Black Widow movie.

I wish that there were a chance to squeeze one into the schedule for Phase 3, but I guess Sca Jo is busy enough as it is.

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#59210: Jun 12th 2016 at 12:40:48 AM

There is a Lego Killian, for what it's worth.

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JBC31187 Since: Jan, 2015
#59211: Jun 12th 2016 at 6:25:34 AM

Killian's design isn't as toyetic as "Mandarin." Dude is just guy in a suit #100001 on fire.

They could have given him an orange transparent head, though.

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#59212: Jun 12th 2016 at 10:24:33 AM

Lego sets are always 100 percent accurate to the movies.

Indeed. Everyone remembers that timeless scene in which Ultron, in his Colony Drop chassis, battles Iron Man in South Korea over the fully-functional but captured Vision while Captain America tries to catch up on a motorcycle badassedly dropped from Black Widow's Quinjet.

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#59213: Jun 12th 2016 at 10:37:57 AM

There's a difference between LEGO giving characters flashy toyetic mechs to play with and making their own entirely unique character designs. From what I can tell, the Mandarin figure in that picture is reasonably accurate to Trevor's disguise - sans coat. The biggest difference is the lack of sleeves.

I'm not sure what you mean, but I wasn't talking about costumes. I was saying the Lego sets often create scenarios out of whole cloth or take stuff from the movies and greatly change or exaggerate them. There was a bunch of discussion about whether or not the tentacle monster is Shuma Gorath, when it might just be something Lego made up to sell toys.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#59214: Jun 12th 2016 at 10:43:12 AM

Oh. My bad. I thought you were trying to make a point about the creature being Shuma.

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#59215: Jun 12th 2016 at 10:52:15 AM

[up][up][up]Hey, they actually included Black Widow in something! She's doing the wrong thing but at least it doesn't ignore her.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#59216: Jun 12th 2016 at 11:57:32 AM

[up][up]No problem. I can see why it'd seem like I was talking about the costumes

JBC31187 Since: Jan, 2015
#59217: Jun 12th 2016 at 12:33:31 PM

I remember one of the LEGO Batman sets had Deathstroke stealing jewels on a jetski.

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#59218: Jun 12th 2016 at 12:49:20 PM

[up] ...what. I mean, Deathstroke isn't even Marvel, he's DC. So, again, what.

Punisher286 Since: Jan, 2016
#59219: Jun 12th 2016 at 1:05:05 PM

Yes because that's totally Deathstroke's thing. Being a James Bond-esque thief who steals jewels. Hmm, if only there were some other famous DC character who's schtick involves stealing stuff and a love of expensive things, oh wait there is.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#59220: Jun 12th 2016 at 1:09:11 PM

[up][up]They're joking about the Lego sets not actually reflecting the source material.

JBC31187 Since: Jan, 2015
#59221: Jun 12th 2016 at 2:47:44 PM

Yeah, I'm just talking about how the LEGO sets aren't always true to character, like how they put an assassin and mercenary on an orange and blue jetski.

Although I could totally see Trevor!Mandarin riding around in a mini-tank.

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#59222: Jun 12th 2016 at 5:48:59 PM

[up][up][up][up]LEGO Batman. LEGO has both DC and Marvel, which is fucking nuts.

Falrinn Since: Dec, 2014
#59223: Jun 12th 2016 at 6:18:11 PM

[up]Merchandising isn't really an area where exclusivity applies. Funko also has both Marvel and DC products for example.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#59224: Jun 12th 2016 at 7:16:07 PM

Though due to the studios involved, the Marvel characters were kept out of The Lego Movie and Lego Dimensions.

Which is a shame, because Dimensions could've been the closest thing to an adaptation of JLA/Avengers we'd ever get.

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#59225: Jun 12th 2016 at 9:48:07 PM

I want LEGO to do a proper adaptation of JLA/Avengers in classic LEGO style, either in toys, a video game, or a movie (or all three).


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