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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
#69951: May 5th 2017 at 8:49:29 AM

[up][up] I don't think that this is low budget...apparently I Max is paying a chunk of the production cost. The idea is more to have an IMAX specific movie....pretty useless for me, though, since even if there were an European release, there is no imax close to me.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#69952: May 5th 2017 at 8:57:43 AM

That budget sure ain't going towards the costumes... though I wonder if Medusa's hair will look better in the finished product. They mentioned using CGI to animate it and that could either go really well or really badly.

AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#69953: May 5th 2017 at 11:17:43 AM

OK, so I'm watching Episode 4 of Iron Fist, and it's at the bit with Danny arguing about the pricing of this drug they're selling. I'm immediately reminded of that Shkreli guy who raised the price of his HIV drug.

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Gaon Smoking Snake from Grim Up North Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#69955: May 5th 2017 at 11:41:17 AM

Yeah, I meant to say that Ward was giving me a similar vibe to that.

I'm starting to really like Madame Gao now. I kinda liked her in Daredevil, but they amp the creep factor with her in Iron Fist with how she tortures Harold, and it's great. How is she a leader of the Hand, though? She's Chinese and didn't seem particularly close to Nobu in any way.

Also, the hallway fight was...alright, I guess.

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#69956: May 5th 2017 at 11:46:43 AM

Welllll

the Hand is actually an international organization with different branches or lets say 'fingers.' Nobu, Gao, and unintroduced third person all lead their own different group of the Hand. Nobu likes faceless yellow peril ninjas, Gao likes gonzo martial arts fighters and druuuuuuuuugs, and third person is more self-help culty.

edited 5th May '17 11:47:14 AM by Bocaj

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Gaon Smoking Snake from Grim Up North Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#69957: May 5th 2017 at 11:49:05 AM

Gao likes gonzo martial arts fighters and druuuuuuuuugs

Madam Gao 420 blaze it.

Madam Gao is all about dat weed.

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#69958: May 5th 2017 at 11:49:06 AM

Ah, makes sense.

So Harold just killed the Triad guy who punched Joy. That was brutal.

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#69959: May 5th 2017 at 12:07:33 PM

Harold is a great character. They do a good job making you unsure whether to root for or against him.

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AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#69960: May 5th 2017 at 12:08:23 PM

Oh yes, indeed.

EDIT: OK, I'm on Episode 5, AKA The one where Claire finally shows up. Danny and Colleen are doing stuff, but what I'm confused by (and I was probably zoning out when they explained this) is why exactly is the Rand company selling heroin?

edited 5th May '17 12:55:55 PM by AdricDePsycho

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Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#69961: May 5th 2017 at 1:10:22 PM

[up]They're not. They're just being used to ship it by an outside party. Ever see Breaking Bad? They did the same thing with fast food trucks delivering meth.

AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#69962: May 5th 2017 at 1:18:20 PM

But, like, the episode opened with three women giving the heroin to people like they're door to door saleswomen, I'd have assumed this would be a legal transaction.

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Unsung it's a living from a tenement of clay Since: Jun, 2016
it's a living
#69964: May 5th 2017 at 1:49:03 PM

Rand as it now stands is into some pretty shady shit even at the level Joy knows about, let alone what Ward is doing on his father's behalf, never mind the things Harold is running on his own, to say nothing of the board's illicit activities and those elements of the company that have been infiltrated by the Hand.

AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#69965: May 5th 2017 at 1:52:25 PM

Changing up from Iron Fist a bit, here's a piece of Guardians of the Galaxy fanart that made me laugh:

http://moringmark.tumblr.com/post/160152518278/patreon

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Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#69966: May 5th 2017 at 2:13:46 PM

[up]Wasn't expecting that cameo, then I remembered the artist.

Gaon Smoking Snake from Grim Up North Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#69967: May 5th 2017 at 2:18:36 PM

I can see Wendy with her trusty axe discussing with Gamora chopping techniques, Soos completely baffling Drax with his metaphors, and Dipper and Rocket discussing scientific things.

edited 5th May '17 2:19:07 PM by Gaon

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DeathsApprentice The Ultimate Lifeform from The Ark Since: Aug, 2011 Relationship Status: Is that a kind of food?
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#69968: May 5th 2017 at 2:19:00 PM

[up][up]I kinda had the opposite reaction. I recognized the artist's URL and I was confused because I didn't know that artist drew MCU stuff, and then I saw the crossover, and I was like, "Ohh, that explains it."

edited 5th May '17 2:21:08 PM by DeathsApprentice

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AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#69969: May 5th 2017 at 2:19:59 PM

He drew a lot of MCU stuff when Civil War was coming out.

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DeathsApprentice The Ultimate Lifeform from The Ark Since: Aug, 2011 Relationship Status: Is that a kind of food?
The Ultimate Lifeform
#69970: May 5th 2017 at 2:21:31 PM

Huh. I had no idea.

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AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#69971: May 5th 2017 at 2:22:19 PM

http://moringmark.tumblr.com/post/159864887848

He also drew this after the Thor: Ragnarok trailer.

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Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#69972: May 5th 2017 at 2:53:23 PM

Kind of funny that you post karaoke fanart just before you watch Iron Fist episode 6.....Take...on...me.....

I really liked the argument about the drug, because BOTH are in the wrong there and the show doesn't feel the need to spell this out and allows the audience to draw it's own conclusion.

AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#69973: May 5th 2017 at 2:57:01 PM

Is the drug supposed to be a better version of heroin that won't get you addicted as easily or something? I think I zoned out during some of that. My ADHD is kinda bad sometimes.

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Gaon Smoking Snake from Grim Up North Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#69974: May 5th 2017 at 3:00:33 PM

It's addictive but gets a vastly more powerful high and it does not use a needle (instead it works kind of like a nicotine patch you glue to your skin). And your body can't build resistance to it so every time you take it, it'll be just as powerful as the first time (Unlike our regular drugs).

It's essentially heroin if heroin got superpowers and became a supervillain

edited 5th May '17 3:03:24 PM by Gaon

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VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#69975: May 5th 2017 at 3:02:35 PM

The drug shouldn't exist, period. That's my take away from the show.


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