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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

Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#97052: Feb 24th 2019 at 11:52:07 AM

[up]Tonight, but I’m still betting on Vice over Roma.

Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#97054: Feb 24th 2019 at 3:14:01 PM

Nice guy, [tup].

Here's hoping Shazam! is a great flick!

Edited by HailMuffins on Feb 24th 2019 at 8:15:37 AM

BlackYakuzu94 CHADhan Player. from Easy Coast/NY Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
CHADhan Player.
#97055: Feb 24th 2019 at 4:06:18 PM

So...haven't been keeping up with Captain Marvel, but I'm assuming theres a reason there isn't a YMMV page for it...and it's not a good one.

So someone help me catch up.

A lazy millennial who's good at what he does.
alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#97056: Feb 24th 2019 at 4:07:08 PM

Shazam! looks awesome and amazing and I'm glad he made that statement, but I believe the majority of those defamatory reviews aren't due to competition with DC/Shazam, but rather because of what Brie Larson said, which many people took either out of context (she wasn't calling for less white guys, but more diverse critics) or people who don't care about context and will hate on anything that points out any sort of white/male privilege.

[up] It was removed for some reason, because they stated the movie hadn't come out yet so it didn't need a YMMV page yet. (Why other movies that haven't come out have YMMV pages wasn't explained.)

Edited by alliterator on Feb 24th 2019 at 4:08:04 AM

chasemaddigan I'm Sad Frogerson. Since: Oct, 2011
I'm Sad Frogerson.
#97058: Feb 24th 2019 at 4:28:29 PM

Okay, to actually explain what happened, the page was cut around the time the first trailer dropped. People were adding Narm entries and complaining about Brie Larson's acting because she wasn't smiling. This kept happening and it kept being brought up on ATT multiple times in short succession.

The mods decided it wasn't worth keeping a YMMV page that attracted so much complaining in such a short time before the film was even out yet, so it was cut. Hopefully we won't have too many problems once the film is released.

Edited by chasemaddigan on Feb 24th 2019 at 7:31:43 AM

HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#97059: Feb 24th 2019 at 4:34:18 PM

PFFFFFFFFFT.

Yeah, if the YMMV spends more than a week without getting locked, Imma eat a whole raw onion and stream it on Youtube.

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#97060: Feb 24th 2019 at 4:52:16 PM

[up] ...I'll do that even if it doesn't get locked. It sounds fun.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#97061: Feb 24th 2019 at 4:53:29 PM

Does eating crow mean you literally eat a crow?

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
chasemaddigan I'm Sad Frogerson. Since: Oct, 2011
I'm Sad Frogerson.
#97063: Feb 24th 2019 at 5:31:15 PM

Just got [nja], but congrats to the team from Black Panther (2018)! [tup]

EDIT: Now it's won for Best Production Design.

Edited by chasemaddigan on Feb 24th 2019 at 8:39:47 AM

AyyItsMidnight Look, just be decent to one another ok? Since: Oct, 2018
Look, just be decent to one another ok?
#97064: Feb 24th 2019 at 5:37:31 PM

At least one good thing came out of the Oscars tonight.

Self-serious autistic trans gal who loves rock/metal and animation with all her heart. (she/her)
AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#97065: Feb 24th 2019 at 5:45:52 PM

By the grace of the Panther goddess Bast did they ever deserve that particular one. Almost enough to make up for the time Suicide Squad won that award.

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
#97066: Feb 24th 2019 at 5:47:13 PM

Suicide Squad got the makeup one, and it genuinely earned it. Makeup ain't no joke.

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lvthn13 Since: Dec, 2009
#97067: Feb 24th 2019 at 5:50:47 PM

Just an observation:

Marvel has normally spaced their movies apart a bit, but both Black Panther and Captain Marvel were loaded up just a couple months before much-hyped Avengers movies. Not coincidentally, both BP and CM are the only two MCU movies I've gone to the trouble of buying advance tickets for, to make sure I can see them before the next Avengers movie comes out, since there's no way to get them on disc or streaming before then.

Wouldn't surprise me if this was done to let BP/CM piggyback off Avengers to ensure big box offices for movies they have a PR stake in seeing do well.

Hope the trend does not continue, I don't always have the spare time to catch a movie in theaters so catching two in a row like this is sometimes hard to arrange.

Galadriel Since: Feb, 2015
#97068: Feb 24th 2019 at 6:00:44 PM

It would have been a travesty if Black Panther hadn’t won Costume Design and Production Design. I just rewatched it and the visuals of Wakanda are phenomenally well done.

Edited by Galadriel on Feb 24th 2019 at 9:02:29 AM

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#97069: Feb 24th 2019 at 6:27:33 PM

It would have been, but I wasn't quite sure if they would make it in Production design. Especially since the production Designerin is a Black Woman - the first who won in this category EVER.

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.
#97070: Feb 24th 2019 at 6:39:17 PM

Black Panther totally deserved the win in Costuming and Production Design, I can't remember a movie last year that even came close. The film's aesthetic is phenomenal.

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
#97071: Feb 24th 2019 at 6:44:31 PM

Technically not MCU, but Spiderverse won animated.

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HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#97072: Feb 24th 2019 at 6:46:32 PM

[up]I should really watch that, already.

Galadriel Since: Feb, 2015
#97073: Feb 24th 2019 at 6:47:50 PM

If it’s still in theatres, definitely catch it; it’s fantastic, with loads of creativity (in both terms of concept and plot structure as well as visuals) and excellent characters.

AyyItsMidnight Look, just be decent to one another ok? Since: Oct, 2018
Look, just be decent to one another ok?
#97074: Feb 24th 2019 at 6:50:06 PM

Please do when you have the time/money to spare! It really is one of the best superhero movies ever made and it deserves all the positive buzz it's gotten.

Self-serious autistic trans gal who loves rock/metal and animation with all her heart. (she/her)
Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#97075: Feb 24th 2019 at 6:56:02 PM

Don't expect too much from the story, it is creative, but has a lot of familiar beats. But the animation - that is for the big screen!


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