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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

DeathsApprentice The Ultimate Lifeform from The Ark Since: Aug, 2011 Relationship Status: Is that a kind of food?
The Ultimate Lifeform
#75101: Sep 30th 2017 at 6:48:21 AM

I am 23. Which I suppose doesn't make me that young. tongue

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#75102: Sep 30th 2017 at 10:00:28 AM

Sounds like I may actually be one of the oldest here.

Since I purposely left it up in the air before, I'll clarify: mid 30's since last July. Same age as WWE Superstar Asuka.

I'm at the point where it's all downhill once my next birthday comes...and it kinda scares the fuck out of me to be frank.

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#75103: Sep 30th 2017 at 10:03:58 AM

I hear that. I've got to start worrying about diabetes and shit now. I'm not used to drinking beverages that don't have 40+ grams of sugar in them.

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TheAirman Brightness from The vicinity of an area adjacent to a location Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Historians will say we were good friends.
Brightness
#75104: Sep 30th 2017 at 10:09:46 AM

22 here and pretty much all I drink is milk, hot tea, OJ, and water.

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#75105: Sep 30th 2017 at 10:12:59 AM

Your kidneys appreciate you for it.

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Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#75106: Sep 30th 2017 at 10:24:08 AM

None shall know my true age and live.

I'm 25. So you're all dead now, which makes your age 0.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#75107: Sep 30th 2017 at 10:25:14 AM

I chug back plenty of orange just, and I don't really touch alcohol, but I do drink a lot of grape juice (and not really the natural kind either).

My real problem is my love of sweets. It's gonna kick my ass in the future...but I fucking love it!

...I hope Iron Fist gets better (to talk about more Marvel stuff), but I also look forward to Adric continuing to hate him so I can mock him some more.tongue

Because you had one job Danny...and you failed it at every opportunity. You deserve all the hate, and I look forward to our heroes Joy and Davos taking you down twenty pegs.cool

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#75108: Sep 30th 2017 at 10:31:14 AM

At this point I've lost some enthusiasm for hating Danny Rand.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#75109: Sep 30th 2017 at 10:33:08 AM

I guess the Inhumans are good for something then.tongue

Good on them.

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#75110: Sep 30th 2017 at 10:52:48 AM

If sugary drinks are a concern, go with seltzer water. It's carbonated, making it a good substitute for that mouthfeel you get from soda, comes in a wide variety of flavors, and contains no sugar or calories. I still can't resist a cold root beer once in a while, but otherwise seltzer has completely and totally supplanted soda out of my diet.

Anyway, I'm not surprised to hear about Inhumans. I wasn't planning on watching it even before the negative press, so it's not a huge loss to me.

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wisewillow She/her Since: May, 2011
She/her
#75111: Sep 30th 2017 at 10:58:03 AM

Seltzer water is an abomination. Drink water or juice but god, not seltzer water.

27. Um... yeah.

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#75112: Sep 30th 2017 at 11:21:38 AM

What the hell is Seltzer water?!

edit: you meant Carbonated water right

Anyway,I'm 26

edited 30th Sep '17 11:22:29 AM by Ultimatum

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Unsung it's a living from a tenement of clay Since: Jun, 2016
it's a living
#75113: Sep 30th 2017 at 12:01:05 PM

Seltzer's a pretty common name in the US and Canada, because New York, German immigrants, etc.

I'm 30. I don't like to think about it. I used to drink a lot more water but the tap water where I live now is atrocious.

MedusaStone Since: Jan, 2015
#75114: Sep 30th 2017 at 1:18:47 PM

Well, I'm 36, and i don't feel nearly as out of place as I did before.

On to Inhumans. I only got maybe halfway through the first episode. I'm so fucking disappointed. I really wanted to like this show; I was so looking forward to it that I actually noted the premiere in my bullet journal so I wouldn't forget. Since I don't know anything about the Inhumans or the royal family other than what I've read in this thread, I thought the lack of "this isn't like the comic, it sucks" bias would help. It didn't. the show just seemed poorly written, and I'm not willing to sit through that just to see if maybe it gets better. I did like Black Bolt, but I was confused by him using telepathy, hand signals, and Medusa speaking for him all at the same time. Like literally at the same time while they were discussing the death of Triton and what to do about it.

fredhot16 Don't want to leave but cannot pretend from Baton Rogue, Louisiana. Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Too sexy for my shirt
Don't want to leave but cannot pretend
#75115: Sep 30th 2017 at 2:51:46 PM

SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOO...who liked Spiderman; Homecoming?

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#75116: Sep 30th 2017 at 2:55:59 PM

I liked Spider-Man: Homecoming

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SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Love is Love is Love
#75117: Sep 30th 2017 at 2:57:09 PM

Everyone. I think the answer is "everyone."

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comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#75118: Sep 30th 2017 at 3:10:16 PM

Me. I had some problems with certain parts, but I overall liked it. Certainly a step up from its predecessor.

HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#75119: Sep 30th 2017 at 3:58:38 PM

Kinda late and I am 20. For, y'know, anyone who cares. Never really felt like it.

And Homecoming is the Spider-Man movie I've been waiting my whole live to see! It might not be the best superhero movie, but it is the most faithful to what the character represents.

IFwanderer use political terms to describe, not insult from Earth Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
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#75120: Sep 30th 2017 at 4:08:05 PM

20, a month to get another.

*goes back to OTC*

edited 30th Sep '17 4:08:17 PM by IFwanderer

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Ssj3Gojira Arashi Shigehito from The Event Horizon Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#75121: Sep 30th 2017 at 4:10:01 PM

Never saw Homecoming actually. Only ever saw that Spider-Man film trilogy that had the best J. Jonah Jameson performance.

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#75122: Sep 30th 2017 at 4:13:26 PM

Same

Spider man 2 remains one of my favourite super hero films,they did everything right

And then spider man 3 went and ruined everything.

edited 30th Sep '17 4:14:34 PM by Ultimatum

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Gaon Smoking Snake from Grim Up North Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#75123: Sep 30th 2017 at 4:14:27 PM

Spider-Man 2 is the better film, but Homecoming is the superior adaptation.

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KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#75124: Sep 30th 2017 at 4:20:18 PM

I don't know about that. It's definitely one of my favorite superhero movies and I love it more than any Spidey adaptation besides Spider-Man 2, but there's too much significantly out there about Homecoming Spidey, his world and especially his personality and personal themes for me to consider it a better adaptation than most.

In many ways, it's trying to do its own original thing through a Spider-Man lens first and be an adaptation second.

I think when it comes to Spider-Man, the poster for "okay film, but surprisingly good adaptation" is probably he first Raimi one - though it does, in part, adapt stuff from sources that are themselves adaptations.

edited 30th Sep '17 4:29:29 PM by KnownUnknown

HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#75125: Sep 30th 2017 at 4:24:24 PM

[up] [up]What this guy said!

And honestly, over the years I've gotten a little more lukewarm about the Raimi movies. They are still overall good, but their flaws have become far more easy to notice as the years have gone by. Like Peter stoic and angsty atittude that feels out of place with one of the biggest pranksters of the comics, his utterly unconvincing romance with Mary Jane, MJ whole character in fact, the cheesy monologues, the fact that all three films are almost carbon copies of each other, etc.

They still have some of the best villains, though.

edited 30th Sep '17 4:24:56 PM by HailMuffins


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