TVTropes Now available in the app store!
Open

Follow TV Tropes

Following

Marvel Cinematic Universe

Go To

Welcome to the main discussion thread for the Marvel Cinematic Universe! This pinned post is here to establish some basic guidelines. All of the Media Forum rules still apply.

  • This thread is for talking about the live-action films, TV shows, animated works, and related content that use the Marvel brand, currently owned by Disney.
  • While mild digressions are okay, discussion of the comic books should go in this thread. Extended digressions may be thumped as off-topic.
  • Spoilers for new releases should not be discussed without spoiler tagging for at least two weeks. Rather, each title should have a dedicated thread where that sort of conversation is held. We can mention new releases in a general sense, but please be courteous to people who don't want to be spoiled.

If you're posting tagged spoilers, make sure that the film or series is clearly identified outside the spoiler tagging. People need to know what will be spoiled before they choose to read the post.

    Original post 
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

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#76576: Nov 17th 2017 at 1:54:10 PM

Don't have the money on Netflix to catch it right now. I'll also come back later.

One Strip! One Strip!
Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#76577: Nov 17th 2017 at 1:57:10 PM

I'm a bit preoccupied watching Hannibal at the moment, which funnily enough the Punisher's showrunner worked on.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#76578: Nov 17th 2017 at 2:03:12 PM

For a second I thought you meant the comedian Hannibal Buress for some reason.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#76579: Nov 17th 2017 at 2:15:44 PM

And here I thought that the message boards are so quiet today because everyone is focussed on either Punisher or Justice League - or both.

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.
#76580: Nov 17th 2017 at 2:52:00 PM

I'm busy with Pokemon.

unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#76581: Nov 17th 2017 at 3:38:19 PM

Ok, I will ask now:

What phase of Marvel did you consider the best

I like Phase 1 the best, if anything because you can feel the narrative is going for avengers, that i why I forgive that movie for being so simple and straightfoward: almost all complication have been answer somewhere else, is feel like reading comic book with Iron man being #1, capitan being #2 and so own.

Phase 2 feel on the other hand...kinda a mess, with movie star clashing with each other, granted it give us GOTG and Winter soldier but the rest is....meh.

And so far Phase 3 is....ok I guess? I have yeah to see Ragnarok or homecoming, Civil war is nice but very melodramatic for me and to sappy but im HYPE as hell for black panther, so that is something I guess.

In fact, I will said marvel for phase 3 is VERY diferent from phase 1.

"My Name is Bolt, Bolt Crank and I dont care if you believe or not"
VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#76582: Nov 17th 2017 at 3:49:55 PM

Until Phase 3 is done this kind of question is really asking "Did you think Phase 1 or 2 was better?".

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#76583: Nov 17th 2017 at 3:51:49 PM

[up][up] Honestly, I think every phase was inventive and exciting in its own way. But just in terms of quality, I think Phase 3 is (so far) the strongest, because so far it hasn't produce a Thor the Dark World or Ironman 2 yet. But I think one could make a case for Phase 2 due to it having The Winter Soldier AND Got G, which are usually considered the strongest movies in the MCU.

edited 17th Nov '17 3:52:02 PM by Swanpride

SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Love is Love is Love
#76584: Nov 17th 2017 at 4:05:05 PM

Oh, speaking of Netflix, I just remembered: the other day I saw a Daredevil DVD set. I was just... baffled.

My various fanfics.
Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#76585: Nov 17th 2017 at 4:07:08 PM

Not everyone has netflix,having it on DVD gives people an opportunity to watch it when they don't want to use netflix

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
Eldritcho Since: Nov, 2016
#76586: Nov 17th 2017 at 4:09:13 PM

[up][up]

You can buy Orange Is the New Black on DVD, and i know a number of people who have seen it this way. Some people would rather own the one show forever as opposed to subscribing to a streaming service.

unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#76587: Nov 17th 2017 at 4:32:44 PM

Vérymelon: well, the is only Black Panther and infinitive war left dosent it? So I think is work asking.

Swampride: on the other hand phase three have give us things like doctor strange and antman, two terrible genéric movies that kinda borrow the same iron man 1 arc.

"My Name is Bolt, Bolt Crank and I dont care if you believe or not"
AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#76588: Nov 17th 2017 at 4:33:15 PM

Ant-Man isn't Phase 3, it's Phase 2.

Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#76589: Nov 17th 2017 at 4:34:17 PM

[up][up] Ant-man still belongs to Phase 2 (it was the last movie of that phase) and Doctor strange is worth watching for the special effects alone. And I usually don't like to say that about a movie.

AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#76590: Nov 17th 2017 at 4:37:19 PM

You could say the same thing about Avatar.

Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#76591: Nov 17th 2017 at 4:40:03 PM

I think is kinda around phase two were the bad reputation of Marvel as genéric kinda show up, in part because it kept using origins stories as antman or doctor strange, while their best movie as civil war, winter Soldier and GOTG 2 are sequels, while homecoming for my knowlage skip the origin enterely.

Which is drive to question how they will introduce future chararters, im hype for Black Panther but that is because he show up in civil war, maybe they will taste other héroes first before doing movies.

"My Name is Bolt, Bolt Crank and I dont care if you believe or not"
Eldritcho Since: Nov, 2016
#76592: Nov 17th 2017 at 4:40:30 PM

[up][up]

True, but Doctor Strange also has better acting. So there is that.

Also it's story isn't a ripoff of Dances with Wolves.

[up]

Homecoming is still the first Spiderman movie of the MCU, and is about as much of an "origin story" as Tim Burton's Batman is, so i'd say it counts. And that film got great reception.

edited 17th Nov '17 4:44:27 PM by Eldritcho

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#76593: Nov 17th 2017 at 4:41:07 PM

So remember that crazy story about Disney buying Fox?

Turns out Comcast (owns Universal) and Verizon want to call dibs on it too.

And now Sony wants in on it.

Jeepers...

AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#76594: Nov 17th 2017 at 4:43:24 PM

[up][up]

Would it necessarily be better if it wasn't still wasting actors? Ejiofor was wasted as Mordo, Cumberbatch was a bad pick to play Strange, Wong had nothing to do but stand there, pretend the movie wasn't racist with a token Asian guy, and listen to Cumberbatch make bad jokes, and we've already discussed how Swinton's casting as the Ancient One was, for lack of a better word, bollocks.

edited 17th Nov '17 4:43:39 PM by AdricDePsycho

Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#76595: Nov 17th 2017 at 4:54:01 PM

Why benédic is a bad choice? I like him as doctor in the first part but them it turn bland as hero, Mordo dosent di much but I feel intersting as villian(also a Black villian who is calm, that is a plus) I feel the villian was real waste, pretty much vanok all over again.

"My Name is Bolt, Bolt Crank and I dont care if you believe or not"
AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#76596: Nov 17th 2017 at 5:01:59 PM

While personally I felt Cumberbatch was too safe a pick compared to many of the other actors picked for the MCU, my issue with his actual performance is he's coming off too generically. I don't know if it's the writing or what but he doesn't sell me on the character. He doesn't have a big personality to him that sucks me in. With Downey, Evans, and Hemsworth, they all suck you in as the characters they play, but Cumberbatch doesn't do that for Strange. He plays it too generic and stale.

Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#76597: Nov 17th 2017 at 5:06:49 PM

I always felt that the complain that he is too good of a fit is odd. I enjoyed him in the role. This could have gotten really wrong in the hands of a lesser actor, because he adds all the nuances needed to keep Strange still somewhat likable despite starting out as an absolute a-hole.

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#76598: Nov 17th 2017 at 5:08:16 PM

This is a major nitpick but I feel Dr.Strange should looker somehow,and i dunno,..look more wizened

edited 17th Nov '17 5:08:32 PM by Ultimatum

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#76599: Nov 17th 2017 at 5:15:58 PM

[up]I can see that. I honestly would've preferred if it weren't another farkin' origin story.

AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#76600: Nov 17th 2017 at 5:16:31 PM

I would've preferred if it weren't an origin story and if it weren't racist as all hell.

Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?

Total posts: 186,763
Top