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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

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#98351: Mar 14th 2019 at 1:01:03 PM

Wow, I actually was 21 when Iron Man hit theaters. Where does the time go?

Edited by TobiasDrake on Mar 14th 2019 at 2:01:20 AM

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windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#98352: Mar 14th 2019 at 1:02:22 PM

Thanos snapped it out of existence.

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#98354: Mar 14th 2019 at 1:15:11 PM

Archery is just plain cool. My great-grandfather was one of the best in the state and could do all sorts of Bullseye shit like ricocheting arrows off the floor to hit targets, or putting an arrow through the hole of a Lifesaver candy from far away.

I'd like to take it up myself and see if I'm any good at it. I've definitely got the eyesight for it.

On the subject of the Endgame trailer, Nebula looks so silly wearing an Avengers suit. [lol]

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ShirowShirow Dinosaur Hunter from Land of Maple Syrup (Old as dirt)
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#98355: Mar 14th 2019 at 1:42:09 PM

I've never seen a big-budget movie show off so little of itself in its trailers.

They are keeping so much of this movie under wraps.

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Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#98356: Mar 14th 2019 at 1:47:42 PM

But the trailer is very stylish. I especially like the black/white/red combo.

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#98357: Mar 14th 2019 at 1:48:46 PM

Not sure what to think of everyone wearing that white armor, but ok. Nebula screaming in front of that wreckage got me giddy.

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wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
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#98358: Mar 14th 2019 at 1:58:17 PM

I think that armor is spacesuits for a rescue mission.

By the time I'd seen the trailer (and noticed the issue right away), they'd already fixed it. Never should've happened in the first place.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#98359: Mar 14th 2019 at 2:05:14 PM

Nah, they look like Quantum realm suits.

HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#98360: Mar 14th 2019 at 2:15:00 PM

Dammit, I'm 22, I've been following the MCU for half of my entire life!

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AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#98362: Mar 14th 2019 at 3:02:05 PM

They remind me of Mass Effect armor.

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#98363: Mar 14th 2019 at 3:33:18 PM

I've never seen a big-budget movie show off so little of itself in its trailers.

Didn't they state that everything in all the Endgame trailers would only be in the first 20 minutes of the movie?

HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#98364: Mar 14th 2019 at 4:28:55 PM

Yeah, but only now people started believing them.

MrSeyker Since: Apr, 2011
#98365: Mar 14th 2019 at 5:20:02 PM

Since people were talking about fatigue earlier, wonder how many people keep up with everything?

I've watched the entirety of the MCU and DCEU in theaters (opening week mostly), and then some (there's plenty more movies based on comics than the big two offer, not to mention non-superhero genre movies - animated feature, war movies, monster movies, sci-fi).

I watch a movie at least every three weeks (if the week isn't packed, when it is I see them weekly or even on the same week if my timeslot allows).

I waste about 300 bucks per seat on each showing (use a 2x1 promotion to get my father or sister to join me otherwise I'd be always by myself).

My last outing was weekly, and included HTTYD 3, Lego 2, Alita, Lego 2 again (took my nieces), HTTYD 3 again (took my sister), and of course Captain Marvel.

This week there was nothing new so I take a breather and next week I'm going vacationing.

Just hope Endgame doesn't open while I'm travelling (it happened before and I agonize each time).

Edited by MrSeyker on Mar 14th 2019 at 5:32:25 AM

HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#98366: Mar 14th 2019 at 5:25:49 PM

I can only afford going to the theaters like six times year.

Not because I'm a cheapstake (which I very much am) but simply because there is only one theater where I live and it is horribly expensive.

Forenperser Foreign Troper from Germany Since: Mar, 2012
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#98367: Mar 14th 2019 at 5:29:33 PM

I was (almost) 16 when Iron Man 1 hit the theatres.

I was already a big Marvel Fan (mostly movies back then), but this movie elevated my standards on a whole new level.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#98368: Mar 14th 2019 at 6:12:43 PM

I haven't missed a single MCU movie.

Which I admit is impressive. I have missed two not quite MCU movies in Venom (which I had no interest in seeing in theatres) and Into the Spiderverse (which I skipped out on due to money issues).

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AyyItsMidnight Look, just be decent to one another ok? Since: Oct, 2018
Look, just be decent to one another ok?
#98369: Mar 14th 2019 at 6:15:41 PM

I've only seen Age of Ultron, Got G 2, Ragnarok, Black Panther, Infinity War, A Mat W and Captain Marvel in theaters. Still catching up with the rest.

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#98370: Mar 14th 2019 at 6:22:26 PM

The ones I didn't see in theaters would be Iron Man 2, Thor 1, Age of Ultron, Civil War, Thor Ragnarok, Ant-Man & the Wasp, and (forgive me) Infinity War. Have since seen them all on DVD / Bluray / TV.

The ones I haven't seen period are Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 3, Thor 2, and Winter Soldier, and frankly Winter Soldier is the only one I'm going to make an effort to watch - I haven't heard particularly good things about the other three and AFAIK they aren't exactly "must watch to understand later movies" material.

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#98371: Mar 14th 2019 at 6:26:42 PM

I don't know, but I heard that there's a character from Iron Man 3 who is going to be in Endgame.

AyyItsMidnight Look, just be decent to one another ok? Since: Oct, 2018
Look, just be decent to one another ok?
#98372: Mar 14th 2019 at 6:26:59 PM

TIH is easily the most skippable movie, and the one I'm least interested in watching by some distance.

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HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
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#98374: Mar 14th 2019 at 6:32:50 PM

I've seen all the MCU films, about half of them in theaters. I'm fairly poor, though, so I don't watch many movies in theaters aside from MCU films.

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#98375: Mar 14th 2019 at 6:33:08 PM

If only I knew what film you meant,if only

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