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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!)
#64076: Oct 22nd 2016 at 3:05:54 PM

Man, it's gonna be satisfying seeing Thanos finally getting arrested by some NYPD officers and carted off to prison.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#64077: Oct 22nd 2016 at 3:08:29 PM

We just need the police to arrest Thanos at the end and put him in back of a patrol car.

Unsung it's a living from a tenement of clay Since: Jun, 2016
it's a living
#64078: Oct 22nd 2016 at 3:09:49 PM

Then he just stands up in the middle of it and runs off wearing it like the costume for a kid in a third-grade play.

edited 22nd Oct '16 3:33:27 PM by Unsung

MedusaStone Since: Jan, 2015
#64079: Oct 22nd 2016 at 3:14:21 PM

[up]I laughed a lot harder than I should have.

RBluefish Since: Nov, 2013
#64080: Oct 22nd 2016 at 3:14:44 PM

[up][up] That is my new favorite mental image. Well done.

"We'll take the next chance, and the next, until we win, or the chances are spent."
SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Love is Love is Love
#64081: Oct 22nd 2016 at 3:28:09 PM

That almost made me swallow my gum.

My various fanfics.
Unsung it's a living from a tenement of clay Since: Jun, 2016
it's a living
#64082: Oct 22nd 2016 at 4:24:07 PM

It's one of those things you never knew you wanted until someone said it out loud, right?

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#64083: Oct 22nd 2016 at 4:26:09 PM

I'm also imagining the poor terrified cops in the front seats getting flung around as Thanos runs away with the car Flintstones-style.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
Ssj3Gojira Arashi Shigehito from The Event Horizon Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Arashi Shigehito
#64084: Oct 22nd 2016 at 5:15:52 PM

So him just plowing his legs through the floor of the car, standing straight up and running away with the car still on him?

Let's see if you can get past my Beelzemon. Mephiles, WARP SHINKA!
RBluefish Since: Nov, 2013
#64085: Oct 22nd 2016 at 5:17:56 PM

Exactly. And he wears the car for the entire rest of the movie. And nobody mentions it.

"We'll take the next chance, and the next, until we win, or the chances are spent."
Ssj3Gojira Arashi Shigehito from The Event Horizon Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Arashi Shigehito
#64086: Oct 22nd 2016 at 5:23:19 PM

Then Deadpool comes in doing the same thing, and they spend the last half hour on a race across the country?

Let's see if you can get past my Beelzemon. Mephiles, WARP SHINKA!
RBluefish Since: Nov, 2013
#64087: Oct 22nd 2016 at 5:25:10 PM

Just Flintstone-carring their way to the finish line.

"We'll take the next chance, and the next, until we win, or the chances are spent."
Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#64089: Oct 22nd 2016 at 6:07:07 PM

Shuddup and take my money!

Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
eligram Since: Sep, 2009 Relationship Status: In denial
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.
#64091: Oct 22nd 2016 at 8:25:43 PM

I haven't laughed this hard in a while.

Ssj3Gojira Arashi Shigehito from The Event Horizon Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
Arashi Shigehito
#64092: Oct 22nd 2016 at 8:49:54 PM

And you just know that Wade is going to have a field day making jokes about all this. Who knows, maybe we get him dressing Thanos up like either Fred or Barney for a bit.

edited 22nd Oct '16 9:47:48 PM by Ssj3Gojira

Let's see if you can get past my Beelzemon. Mephiles, WARP SHINKA!
Pseudopartition Screaming Into The Void from The Cretaeceous Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Screaming Into The Void
#64093: Oct 22nd 2016 at 9:36:07 PM

I may have to draw this at least. When I have time. So expect it in about 5 years. *winks*

Nightwire Since: Feb, 2010
#64094: Oct 22nd 2016 at 11:44:15 PM

I wanna see Thanos and Wilson Fisk share the same cell. Can you even imagine the awkwardness?

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.
#64095: Oct 23rd 2016 at 12:46:46 AM

I'm imagining Fisk organizing a huge prison riot in order to get at Thanos, bringing himself and the 15 best fighters in the entire United States prison system, and dogpiling Thanos all at once, and Thanos just sits there, with a look that is one part amusement, one part confusion, and one part pity, as they do absolutely nothing to him.

edited 23rd Oct '16 12:47:25 AM by PushoverMediaCritic

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#64096: Oct 23rd 2016 at 1:38:04 AM

The review embargo for Doctor Strange has been lifted. So far...looks good.

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#64097: Oct 23rd 2016 at 3:33:04 AM

Reviews mostly make the same points. Incredible visuals, very trippy, 3D recommended. Also that the soundtrack is pretty good, after a lot of unmemorable ones.

Acting is spot on. Cumberbatch is excellent in the role, to the surprise of nobody. Also that Tilda Swinton is good as the Ancient One and that the character is written to be interesting and fun, which makes you think they should've just left the character damn well alone since the problem with stereotypes in the first place is that they're reductive, and the antidote to that naturally is by rounding them with good writing.note 

Regarding criticisms it's what you'd expect. Mainly that the film is very formulaic and doesn't break any new ground at all, that the villain is very weak and generic, and that the (ex-)love interest is given little to work with, even if she's an entertaining character in her own right. Also that Dr. Strange's arc mirrors Tony's from the first film very closely. Many of the critics saw this as a plus or neutral but I imagine a lot of us might think otherwise.

Of course the film also has the MCU's trademark humor in it, though some reviews consider the jokes forced. There is mention of some destruction porn but I'm seeing a lack of hammering the final act for having it so far which suggests it's not going to be another instance of crashing airships. So if you you're experiencing Marvel Formula Fatigue then this movie won't do anything to fix that but if you aren't you should be fine as long as you're aware of this.

edited 23rd Oct '16 3:34:31 AM by AlleyOop

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#64098: Oct 23rd 2016 at 8:11:25 AM

A this point the formula criticism is (quite understandably) come up for pretty much any origin movie so I can totally see where that complaint comes from. There's only so many times you can see the same basic plot before it becomes annoying.

Also raise your hand if you're unsurprised that we have yet another Generic Doomsday Villain and an underwritten love interest!

Glad they're overall positive.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#64099: Oct 23rd 2016 at 8:57:00 AM

Well, I am glad that I never expected the movie to have something groundbreaking to offer in terms of the basic story. Though it is notable that while the RT reviews are positive, they are JUST positive. The Average rating is pretty low.

Whowho Since: May, 2012
#64100: Oct 23rd 2016 at 9:14:58 AM

Thor is probably the least formulaic of the origin movies. Which is weird to think.

(I maintain that guardians of the Galaxy isn't an origin movies, all of the characters have an established role at the start of the film)


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