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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

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#98176: Mar 12th 2019 at 6:29:15 PM

"I know what it's like to lose. To feel so desperately that you're right...yet to fail nonetheless. It's frightening, turns the legs to jelly. But I ask you, to what end? Dread it...Run from it....Destiny arrives all the same. And now, it's here. Or should I say...I am."

Full disclosure: I am going to be SO disappointed if Endgame doesn't give that speech the ironic echo treatment. I may be sounding like a broken record at this point, but virtually all of Thanos' lines in Infinity War are just begging to be thrown back at him in retaliation.

Though who should say it? Tony? Steve? Thor? All of them?

Edited by TargetmasterJoe on Mar 12th 2019 at 9:52:33 AM

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#98177: Mar 12th 2019 at 6:30:12 PM

Groot should say it

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
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.
#98178: Mar 12th 2019 at 6:37:13 PM
KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#98179: Mar 12th 2019 at 6:41:06 PM

They do the bit where someone reads Groot's mind and it's a whole eloquent speech. Then he looks at Thanos, says "I am Groot" (with subtitles of the whole Thanos speech at the bottom), and trees him through the face.

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#98180: Mar 12th 2019 at 6:47:29 PM

What if Ghost decided to become a short-tempered radio pundit instead of an assassin?

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#98181: Mar 12th 2019 at 6:59:37 PM

What if Groot could only say: “You’re not Groot”?

Universal implications here.

wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
Role Model
#98182: Mar 12th 2019 at 8:24:36 PM

What if God was one of us?
Just a slob like one of us?

Protagonist506 from Oregon Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#98183: Mar 12th 2019 at 8:26:28 PM

Actually, I think "You are not Groot" would be an epic ass-kicking one-liner.

Leviticus 19:34
Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#98185: Mar 12th 2019 at 8:27:30 PM

virtually all of Thanos' lines in Infinity War are just begging to be thrown back at him in retaliation.

Look, when all of those devastated alien civilizations recover from their economic/political crisis and wake up to double the amount of joe available to them, you're going to see that Thanos did nothing wrong.

Edited by Soble on Mar 12th 2019 at 8:27:51 AM

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HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#98187: Mar 12th 2019 at 8:32:07 PM

wild mass guessThanos’s wording wasn’t clear enough and the Infinity Gauntlet thought he meant half of all people. So it removed the upper half. Turns out just lower halves can’t really do much.wild mass guess

Edited by Tuckerscreator on Mar 12th 2019 at 8:32:20 AM

wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
Role Model
#98188: Mar 12th 2019 at 8:32:38 PM

Actually, this Groot talk reminds me of something.
No offense to Sean Gunn, but with James Gunn out, I'm hoping that Vin Diesel will actually get to do all the body capture for adult Groot now. (Wikipedia tells me Terry Notary did the capture for adolescent Groot in Infinity War). Just being the voice wouldn't really be fulfilling to me, given that it's varying takes on one line in ensemble film series, without the benefit of playing off off the other actors.

Maybe it's different for him.

Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#98189: Mar 12th 2019 at 8:33:49 PM

[up] (4) All you need to do then is just kill off everyone. Leave the universe to the cows and the squirrels. They know what's what.

Edited by Soble on Mar 12th 2019 at 8:36:17 AM

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Soble Since: Dec, 2013
#98190: Mar 12th 2019 at 9:06:22 PM

Jesus I never get tired of rewatching this scene from Daredevil's third season:

     

I still wonder at what point in this fight Fisk simply gave up. At one point he was doing pretty decent, but then he just stares at his wife and it's like "Game over."

Did he always intend to let Matt finish him off? Or was that just repeated head trauma?

Edited by Soble on Mar 12th 2019 at 9:15:01 AM

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Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#98191: Mar 12th 2019 at 9:11:50 PM

EDIT: nvm.

Edited by Tuckerscreator on Mar 12th 2019 at 9:12:16 AM

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#98192: Mar 12th 2019 at 9:17:27 PM

I'm sure others already noticed this, but I just now caught on to this:

The musical notes for the Avengers theme tune fit the syllabals for the phrase "Avengers Assemble".

Can't believe it took me seven years to realize that.

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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.
#98193: Mar 12th 2019 at 9:46:01 PM

Aaaaa

A-Veeeeeeeeen-geeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrs

A-sem-bllllllllllllllllle

Ehhhhh, I dunno.

Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#98194: Mar 12th 2019 at 10:24:54 PM

The notes in the Avengers theme fit perfectly in the syllables for what people say when they meet Hela.

“AAAAAAAAAAA! AAA! AAA! AA! AA! AAAAAAAAAA! AAAAAAAAA!!”

Edited by Tuckerscreator on Mar 12th 2019 at 10:26:22 AM

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#98195: Mar 13th 2019 at 1:06:15 AM

I actually meant: What if Shield captured Bucky BEFORE they found Cap.

Honestly, for all I care they should buy the rights of "This, you protect" and turn it into a whole season. I would SO watch this.

Since we recently discussed scores, I stumbled over this great analysis of the score of The First Avenger:

Edited by Swanpride on Mar 13th 2019 at 3:03:24 AM

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#98196: Mar 13th 2019 at 8:08:11 AM

Scott Derrickson tweeted (but then deleted) something about Doctor Strange and a certain someone everyone has been clamoring to see in the MCU...

Edited by TargetmasterJoe on Mar 13th 2019 at 11:08:36 AM

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#98197: Mar 13th 2019 at 8:12:20 AM

Imperius Rex!

Disgusted, but not surprised
Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#98198: Mar 13th 2019 at 8:24:28 AM

So, newest nonsense from Cosmicbooknews: Supposedly Disney lied about the box office numbers of Captain Marvel.

Yes, really.

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#98199: Mar 13th 2019 at 8:26:02 AM

[up][up] Took me a while to realize you were referring to Namor's Battle Cry.

Edited by TargetmasterJoe on Mar 13th 2019 at 11:26:13 AM

LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#98200: Mar 13th 2019 at 8:27:20 AM

...Who has been clamoring for him to be in the MCU?

This song needs more love.

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