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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

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#69351: Apr 26th 2017 at 8:02:31 PM

From what I hear Drax is in it.

GreatMikadoVirtuous Since: Apr, 2017
#69352: Apr 26th 2017 at 8:22:27 PM

Oh man that part where Drax killed Dumbledore was intense.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#69353: Apr 26th 2017 at 8:27:13 PM

Not to mention the part where they reach Thanos and it turns out it was actually Darkseid in disguise.

Gaon Smoking Snake from Grim Up North Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#69354: Apr 26th 2017 at 8:27:58 PM

You're confusing Darkseid with the real villain of the MCU.

Matt Murdock.

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Love is Love is Love
#69355: Apr 26th 2017 at 8:34:11 PM

So I just discovered that Chiwetel Ejiofor was Lola in the movie adaptation of Kinkyboots.

That. Is. Amazing.

Imagine Baron Mordo screaming "SEX SHOULDN'T BE COMFY!"

My various fanfics.
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#69356: Apr 26th 2017 at 9:12:48 PM

Going back to the Guardians 2 discussion, I can't help but feel that the whole movie jumped the shark when the team piloted Gurren Lagann to fight King Ghidorah.

GreatMikadoVirtuous Since: Apr, 2017
#69357: Apr 26th 2017 at 9:30:51 PM

And then Mary Poppins showed up to save Quill

LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#69358: Apr 26th 2017 at 9:36:03 PM

I thought the reveal that Darth Vader was Star Lord's father was a cop-out. They were clearly foreshadowing that it was Sauron the whole time.

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GreatMikadoVirtuous Since: Apr, 2017
#69359: Apr 26th 2017 at 10:01:24 PM

And then it turned out Kurt Russel actually was The Thing the entire time.

Unsung it's a living from a tenement of clay Since: Jun, 2016
it's a living
#69360: Apr 26th 2017 at 10:05:14 PM

Kurt Russell is the ever-lovin' Thing and Ego? And here I thought Josh Brolin as Cable was a scoop.

GreatMikadoVirtuous Since: Apr, 2017
#69361: Apr 26th 2017 at 10:11:38 PM

Sure, he even covers himself completely in orange rocks.

See, the great thing about this is that none of you know whether or not I'm lying to you, or I'm telling the truth and the movie is really that weird.

Nightwire Since: Feb, 2010
#69362: Apr 26th 2017 at 10:34:11 PM

I loved it when Star-Lord meet Alexander Hamilton and they engaged in a rap battle.

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#69363: Apr 26th 2017 at 10:41:20 PM

I heard a spoiler that movie's true villain turns out to be Armless Tiger Man.

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alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#69364: Apr 26th 2017 at 11:13:22 PM

[up] And he teams up with Arm-Fall-Off Boy for the first Marvel/DC crossover.

edited 26th Apr '17 11:13:33 PM by alliterator

Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#69365: Apr 26th 2017 at 11:16:22 PM

What's really creative is when it turns out their mothers have the same first name.

Nightwire Since: Feb, 2010
#69366: Apr 26th 2017 at 11:19:40 PM

Not only that, their mothers share the same last name too!

...It turns out they're actually brothers. What a twist!

Unsung it's a living from a tenement of clay Since: Jun, 2016
it's a living
#69367: Apr 26th 2017 at 11:28:09 PM

But it's just a coincidence, so they have a good laugh, and then they still kill each other.

edited 26th Apr '17 11:59:33 PM by Unsung

Nightwire Since: Feb, 2010
#69368: Apr 26th 2017 at 11:55:09 PM

And when they met Frog Thor though, that was the greatest shit. 10/10.

GreatMikadoVirtuous Since: Apr, 2017
#69369: Apr 27th 2017 at 1:01:02 AM

[up][up][up]so Ego is his father and his brother?

Ewww.....

Anyway, in the theatre the part where Thing fought Pac-Man was exciting, but looking back on it it was a bit much

Although I did like when Dr. Manhattan showed up. Especially when he gave people cancer with his penis.

edited 27th Apr '17 1:02:55 AM by GreatMikadoVirtuous

GreatMikadoVirtuous Since: Apr, 2017
#69370: Apr 27th 2017 at 1:07:20 AM

Plus that scene of Mantua and Drax in bed...it was kind sickening.

windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#69371: Apr 27th 2017 at 2:03:37 AM

Anyone find it odd how the gritty, street level team are called the Defenders, while the more colorful, traditionally super team is called the Avengers?

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#69372: Apr 27th 2017 at 6:55:29 AM

It is very odd, because the Defenders are supposed to be the answer to cosmic and mystical threats beyond the capabilities of the Avengers to handle. If Galactus and Dormammu merge into a super-entity that's about to eat the universe, that is a job for the Defenders. There's a reason their iconic membership - Dr. Strange, the Hulk, the Silver Surfer, and Namor - reads like someone just tried to find all the most OP characters in the Marvel Universe to throw into a team together.

Netflix's Defenders are really more of a Heroes for Hire adaptation. They probably just snatched up the name because it sounds cooler than HFH and nobody cares about the Defenders anymore anyway. They get revivals every now and then, but they're always short-lived.

edited 27th Apr '17 6:56:05 AM by TobiasDrake

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#69373: Apr 27th 2017 at 7:01:22 AM

I think the Ultimates do the Defenders' job now?

Anyway, the initial reason for the Avengers name was because Jan Van Wasp thought it sounded cool

I choose to believe that applies in the MCU too

"Hank. We should get other superheroes and form a team and call ourselves... the Avengers!"

"We're not superheroes. We're spies."

"You can be a spy. I'M a superhero"

edited 27th Apr '17 7:02:04 AM by Bocaj

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#69374: Apr 27th 2017 at 7:08:55 AM

If we ever get Hawkeye's and Black Widow's origin, I hope to God that we keep the whole "Hawkeye became evil partly because he wanted to sleep with Black Widow" thing.

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#69375: Apr 27th 2017 at 7:11:21 AM

Uh...why?

Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?

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