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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

LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#86576: May 15th 2018 at 11:00:35 AM

This actually tells me that they will deal with the effects of it. They couldn't properly do that without already knowing how it gets fixed.

edited 15th May '18 11:00:48 AM by LordVatek

This song needs more love.
Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#86577: May 15th 2018 at 11:12:04 AM

[up] See my thoughts about that in the Spoiler discussion.

ComicFan Since: Sep, 2016
Galadriel Since: Feb, 2015
#86579: May 15th 2018 at 3:16:27 PM

That was great, though I didn't understand most of the "Starring..." jokes.

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#86580: May 15th 2018 at 3:31:11 PM

Yeah some of them had me scratching my head. I know Wallace is a joke about The Wire which Michael B. Jordan debuted on. Surprised they didn't go with the more obvious Fant4stic joke. And Buster Bluth was an Arrested Development reference to Klaue's hand. I don't get the Nakia, Okoye, or Zuri ones.

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.
#86581: May 15th 2018 at 3:34:12 PM

Yeah, the starring segment this time around was kind of weak, with one exception. "Tolkien White Guys" is gold.

wisewillow She/her Since: May, 2011
She/her
#86582: May 15th 2018 at 3:37:01 PM

Everyone and their cousin has made that joke ever since Serkis and Freeman were announced to both be in the movie. It’s not original, and it’s not fresh or funny at this point.

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#86583: May 15th 2018 at 3:41:52 PM

"Buster Bluth" is pretty good.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#86584: May 15th 2018 at 3:43:13 PM

Get Out! is low-hanging fruit, but enough to still amuse me. Pat calling the Border Tribe the "Get Out Tribe" made me chuckle.

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.
#86585: May 15th 2018 at 3:45:40 PM

I just realized that Honest Trailer contains spoilers for Infinity War, so watch at your own discretion.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#86586: May 15th 2018 at 3:52:45 PM

The Arsenio Hall joke was brilliant.

The Eternals movie has its writers.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#86587: May 15th 2018 at 6:24:59 PM

I wonder if Captain Marvel will reference TAHITI and the Guest Host.

Then again, the movies have always ignored the tv shows before, and I guess there’s no reason for them to suddenly start changing that now.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#86588: May 15th 2018 at 11:52:59 PM

[up][up] Interesting pick.....I guess they don't go for track record but talent this time. But it certainly beats tapping writers with a sketchy track record.

Punisher286 Since: Jan, 2016
#86589: May 16th 2018 at 12:56:47 AM

The Okoye one is a reference to the show Fear the Walking Dead (which is a spinoff of The Walking Dead, where Danai Gurira plays Michonne).

The T'Challa one is a reference to him being a prince until like a week before the events of the movie (when his father, the king, was assassinated).

Not sure about the Nakia one, it might simply be a reference to a lot of people considering Lupita Nyong'o to be really attractive.

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#86590: May 16th 2018 at 4:30:15 AM

Holy Shit I though Okoye looked familiar, I could just never figure out why.

edited 16th May '18 4:30:30 AM by VeryMelon

Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#86591: May 16th 2018 at 4:31:25 AM

Also the white guys one wasn’t “Tolkien white guy”, it was “token Tolkien white guys joke”, it was a meta joke about there being so many Tolkien jokes about Ross and Klaw.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Gaon Smoking Snake from Grim Up North Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#86592: May 16th 2018 at 5:47:40 AM

Zuri's joke ("War Dog: Way of the Samurai") is a play of words on one of Forest Whitaker's Best roles, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (in which Forest Whitaker plays the bushido hitman Ghost Dog).

edited 16th May '18 5:47:54 AM by Gaon

"All you Fascists bound to lose."
Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#86593: May 16th 2018 at 8:41:18 AM

Nakia’s joke is a reference to the song “Mickey”. (Warning: DO NOT play this video if you don’t want a song stuck in your head all day.)

Maybe because her two disc weapons make her look kinda like a cheerleader?

edited 16th May '18 8:42:15 AM by Tuckerscreator

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#86595: May 16th 2018 at 9:31:43 AM

Interesting. If that's the case I don't think we've really explored parental relationships with mothers/mother figures before, and I doubt we'll get a ton of that with Ant-Man and the Wasp. So this could be interesting and a nice angle the Captain Marvel movie could take.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#86596: May 16th 2018 at 9:45:37 AM

Honestly, I take and female to female relationship I can get. While the MCU has steadily added females in meaningful roles, they still barely interact with each other with all the male characters surrounding them. And after Netflix just ruined one of the few well-written relationships between two females we had, I am especially sour about this.

edited 16th May '18 9:46:24 AM by Swanpride

shatterstar Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: I wanna know about these strangers like me
#86597: May 16th 2018 at 10:22:02 AM

[up][up][up] I just hope Annette Bening doesn't pull a Glen Close and more of a Michael Douglas type role. She is a way bigger name than Kenneth to American audience.

Galadriel Since: Feb, 2015
#86598: May 16th 2018 at 4:01:45 PM

[up][up] Are you referring to Jessica and Trish?

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#86600: May 17th 2018 at 8:58:49 PM

Thinking about the Masters of Evil and/or the Thunderbolts: if they did the thing where they adapted the character but largely excised or downplayed their family history (regardless of how important), could Justine Hammer / the Crimson Cowl work as a lead villain for that?


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