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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
#63826: Oct 19th 2016 at 9:24:10 AM

8/10 ....the beginning was a little bit weak.

Sorry, did you expect another joke?

edited 19th Oct '16 9:25:02 AM by Swanpride

TobiasDrake (•̀⤙•́) (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#63829: Oct 19th 2016 at 9:28:47 AM

-notice-

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
edvedd Darling. from At the boutique, dear. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
TobiasDrake (•̀⤙•́) (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
(•̀⤙•́)
#63833: Oct 19th 2016 at 9:46:59 AM

Thank you. <.< My dragon ego needs attention sometimes.

edited 19th Oct '16 9:47:09 AM by TobiasDrake

My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.
TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#63834: Oct 19th 2016 at 9:57:06 AM

RE: the poster: I love it plenty, especially the "Obviously" part. But could someone explain the "Obviously" tagline anyway? I want to assume it was like saying "Of course we would have a sequel, dummies."

RE: the teaser: I was going to see the movie regardless, but this teaser gave me more reason to go forward with my decision.

"SPACESUITS FOR EMERGENCY (or for fun)" and Drax Huggies are easily my personal highlights for this teaser.

[lol][lol]

DeathsApprentice The Ultimate Lifeform from The Ark Since: Aug, 2011 Relationship Status: Is that a kind of food?
The Ultimate Lifeform
#63835: Oct 19th 2016 at 10:04:43 AM

"You just need to find a woman who's pathetic. Like you."

Drax is the best. [lol]

When we're done, there won't be anything left.
Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#63836: Oct 19th 2016 at 10:19:30 AM

like the costumes, btw. Especially Groots.

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#63837: Oct 19th 2016 at 10:50:06 AM

Gamora's new design looks pretty cool in action. Hopefully she gets a meatier role this time.

Punisher286 Since: Jan, 2016
#63838: Oct 19th 2016 at 11:03:00 AM

And get to be more awesome as well. I liked Zoe Saldana in the first film, but they really didn't right Gamora as the "deadliest woman in the universe." She seemed not that much stronger/more skilled than Black Widow in fact. Hopefully that changes here.

James Gunn has said that her and Nebula's dynamic will get much more focus this time around, so I'm interested to see how that goes.

Also I see that they might be going more into the Quill/Gamora thing that they kind of teased in the first film.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#63839: Oct 19th 2016 at 11:15:42 AM

James Gunn said that he intends to crush the Bechdel test which suggests that there will be a lot of scene with Gamore, Nebula and Mantis interacting with each other.

shatterstar Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: I wanna know about these strangers like me
#63840: Oct 19th 2016 at 11:17:37 AM

I am curious if Karen Gillan keep her head shaved for the role this time around. The first movie didn't really do her shaving head justice.

Unsung it's a living from a tenement of clay Since: Jun, 2016
it's a living
#63841: Oct 19th 2016 at 11:18:33 AM

They more than teased it. That scene where Quill shares his headphones with her? That was a total love scene. I love that scene, don't get me wrong, but I'm glad they didn't feel the need to have her fall stark raving in love with him by the end of the movie just because he's the 'hero'. It's much more fitting that she doesn't, at least not at first, because she's Thanos's 'daughter' and personal assassin, while he's just some random dork from Earth.

Her big moment is putting out her hand to Nebula, and Nebula rejecting her. That sibling relationship is much more interesting than just another token romance.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
Punisher286 Since: Jan, 2016
#63843: Oct 19th 2016 at 11:22:44 AM

Agreed, but it seems like we might be getting more of it here. So hopefully if this is so, that it's done well.

Also Drax continues to be hilarious and seeing Yondu again is fun to.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#63844: Oct 19th 2016 at 11:26:21 AM

Well, I guess we can get ready to rock out to more classic 80's music.

No complaints here.cool

One Strip! One Strip!
comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
Punisher286 Since: Jan, 2016
#63846: Oct 19th 2016 at 11:32:58 AM

I wonder if Karen Gillan shaved her head completely this time around? I seem to recall Gunn mentioning that they might not make her do that again.

Whowho Since: May, 2012
#63848: Oct 19th 2016 at 12:55:15 PM

Oh my, Nebula in that poster, my poor heart.

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#63849: Oct 19th 2016 at 1:45:17 PM

Gunn says we're going to see Mantis soon so I imagine they're saving her for the full version of the trailer.

nervmeister Since: Oct, 2010
#63850: Oct 19th 2016 at 3:28:49 PM

I know Vision is sort of a "spiritual adaptation" of Adam Warlock, but given the cocoon in GOTG 1 and the main villain being Ayesha/Kismet/Her, slattering him out of existence (or "zemo-ing" him into a borderline unrecognizable character for that matter) after all this indirect buildup would be a dick move.

edited 19th Oct '16 3:37:35 PM by nervmeister


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