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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

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#63551: Oct 10th 2016 at 11:01:43 PM

I do hope they save Dormammammammammammammammammammammammammammammu for the sequel still. Or at least make him only a background presence here.

Though I'm sure we'd have seen him in marketing if he was scheduled to die ignominiously.

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KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#63552: Oct 10th 2016 at 11:36:47 PM

Relevant to the "peak human" discussion. Well, not really. But it is very funny.

edited 10th Oct '16 11:36:57 PM by KnownUnknown

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#63553: Oct 11th 2016 at 1:07:45 AM

lol....

Well, we shouldn't forget that those people who are able to do the impossible just because there is a lot adrenalin in their body are not peak human. So it is believable that the potential for the human body allows a little bit more than that.

nervmeister Since: Oct, 2010
#63554: Oct 11th 2016 at 8:21:48 AM

Since DC is doing a TV show about Planet Krypton, It just reminded me of an old idea of mine about Marvel doing a live-action series about Reed Richards and Victor Von Doom during their college years together.

nervmeister Since: Oct, 2010
#63556: Oct 11th 2016 at 8:29:04 AM

[up]Well since Doctor Strange is going to introduce the genuinely mystical side of the MCU, the Darkhold Tome of Eldritch Lore and thus vampires may not be too far behind.

TobiasDrake (•̀⤙•́) (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
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#63557: Oct 11th 2016 at 8:30:11 AM

The Darkhold is appearing in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

It hasn't appeared yet, but it's been name-dropped in the show as an important plot MacGuffin that the present antagonists are trying to acquire.

edited 11th Oct '16 8:30:49 AM by TobiasDrake

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nervmeister Since: Oct, 2010
#63558: Oct 11th 2016 at 8:33:27 AM

[up]Well there ya go! For all you and I know, Varnae may be the next Big Bad the agents go up against.

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#63559: Oct 11th 2016 at 9:02:59 AM

I was thinking that a Midnight Sons spin-off might work really well on ABC. It would be a cross between the usual ABC procedural and something like Supernatural.

eligram Since: Sep, 2009 Relationship Status: In denial
#63560: Oct 11th 2016 at 9:13:25 AM

So, just finished seeing Luke Cage, and I must say, that series has been such a tease to me. Everytime someone asked "Where's my money" I was expecting a honey at the end.

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#63562: Oct 11th 2016 at 9:31:39 AM

It's a shame that Doctor Doom can't be in the MCU so Luke can beat him up over $200 dollars.

That would have made a better finale then what we actually got in Luke Cage.

I also second the add honey at the end of Where's my money? sentiment.tongue

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RulerOfImagineverse Since: Sep, 2016
#63563: Oct 11th 2016 at 11:39:24 AM

[up]6 The book Kaecilius is looking for is typically not created without Darkhd because its a retelling of one of the tome's pages. The Darkhold secondly is more often found in scattered pages, which none of can burn. Darkhold's binding can be torn apart but the pages, no. There is only one known copy of Darkhold in the MU. So we have those options to think where Darkhold can go for a season or two. Meanwhile,the dimensional energies behind Darkhold can tie into Dr. Strange as he enters the locations that allow stuff like Ghost Rider to happen.

edited 11th Oct '16 11:51:08 AM by RulerOfImagineverse

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#63564: Oct 11th 2016 at 1:15:17 PM

The Underworld crossover is interesting to ponder. And from what Feige says the offer was made after they got the rights back, yes?

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#63565: Oct 11th 2016 at 6:24:39 PM

And now we have this:

Funny thing, I thought the tv version stopped after the second as days go back line just before the last line.

I didn't know there was a longer version of the TV version. Go figure.

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Unsung it's a living from a tenement of clay Since: Jun, 2016
it's a living
#63566: Oct 11th 2016 at 6:47:42 PM

Didn't even need to wait for the outtakes for this one.

RulerOfImagineverse Since: Sep, 2016
#63567: Oct 12th 2016 at 9:27:47 AM

I noticed three things about the new DS IT. First at 1:04 it looks like two different dimensions are emerging into Earths. Baron uses energy boost under his feet to jump far while Strange uses his cape. Strange can still use the time gem without pausing to physically do something else as demonstrated by reversing time in that unamed Chinese city and punching Kaecilius.

edited 12th Oct '16 9:41:50 AM by RulerOfImagineverse

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#63568: Oct 12th 2016 at 10:35:48 AM

Finally found the perfectly worded answer to those who claim that Loki is only popular because of his good looks or fangirls or whatever:

https://medium.com/@directordanic/asgards-second-son-c4688c72a8f5#.ity337gw8

RulerOfImagineverse Since: Sep, 2016
#63569: Oct 12th 2016 at 11:32:34 AM

[up]He's good because he's an okay characterized, developed character with an actor who knows how to play the part. Isn't that simple enough lol? Tom's sexiness excusing his goodness is silly. if he was a dimensionaless boring guy like every other baddy around him i wouldnt care to see him for a fourth time.

edited 12th Oct '16 11:47:03 AM by RulerOfImagineverse

nervmeister Since: Oct, 2010
#63570: Oct 12th 2016 at 11:33:09 AM

[up][up]It's his hypnotic hair, obviously.

edited 12th Oct '16 11:33:31 AM by nervmeister

Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#63571: Oct 12th 2016 at 11:37:51 AM

[up][up] Basically.

Without going into debate about the merits of the Marvel villains as a whole in-depth, it's not a stretch to say that Loki was pretty much the first one to be a compelling reason to watch the movie in and of himself. Many people - myself included - feel that Thor himself is actually a pretty boring character, and that Loki and the Asgard plotline are the main good things about that film.

edited 12th Oct '16 11:39:26 AM by Draghinazzo

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#63572: Oct 12th 2016 at 11:41:12 AM

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Yeah. I actually don't find Loki all that attractive at all, sometimes I think he looks downright unappealing when compared to how Hiddleston normally looks, but he's still one of the few reasons I give a crap about the Asgardian side of the MCU.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#63573: Oct 12th 2016 at 12:01:31 PM

As the article rightly points out, what is attractive and what isn't is highly subjective. Tom is actually not really my type, and even though he has a lot of charisma, the reason why I love Loki is because he is such a complex character (and count me in as one of those who watch the Thor movies for him and not for Thor).

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#63574: Oct 12th 2016 at 12:16:25 PM

I know why people like Loki, I just never boarded the train.

Unsung it's a living from a tenement of clay Since: Jun, 2016
it's a living
#63575: Oct 12th 2016 at 12:24:12 PM

The most interesting thing about Thor, Loki, Odin and Frigga is their relationship to each other, and those moments when they focus on the unseen bonds and tensions that only families have, that's when those characters are at their best.

Otherwise, I can't help but feel like I'm missing out on a much better movie starring Dr Selvig, Darcy, Sif and the Warriors Three, lost somewhere in the Nine Realms and having to fantasy/adventure-quest their way back to Asgard.


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