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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

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#99076: Mar 21st 2019 at 10:23:02 AM

[up]

Huh. So he does.

The more you know eh?

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Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
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#99077: Mar 21st 2019 at 10:37:28 AM

“I think the MCU is the only continuity where there is more justification for "Avengers" name than Wasp's "lol it sounds cool."”

But she wasn’t wrong

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comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#99078: Mar 21st 2019 at 10:42:45 AM

Just do the original five for now, Cyclops, Beast, Iceman, Angel, and Jean. And give Angel his bazooka.

They should probably just start with the Giant-Size X-Men. If you're going to hit the ground running with the X-Men, an international team makes far more sense to the central metaphor than 5 WASPs.*

* No offense to Hope or Jan.

Edited by comicwriter on Mar 21st 2019 at 10:43:04 AM

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#99079: Mar 21st 2019 at 10:49:43 AM

Hey, Iceman is not a WASP! His parents are Irish-Catholic and Jewish, respectively.

Also, if they do go with the original team, I hope they make Iceman gay from the outset.

Edited by alliterator on Mar 21st 2019 at 10:50:33 AM

RAlexa21th Zettai Ryouiki Enjoyer from California (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I <3 love!
Zettai Ryouiki Enjoyer
#99080: Mar 21st 2019 at 10:54:20 AM

He can be Hank's wingman anytime.

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gjjones Musician/Composer from South Wales, New York Since: Jul, 2016
Musician/Composer
#99081: Mar 21st 2019 at 12:56:24 PM

So, I first got interested in the MCU when I watched the first Iron Man film on DVD. But seeing Thor in 2011 is what really made me a true fan of the MCU.

That said, I have a quick question: how were you first exposed to the MCU in general?

Edited by gjjones on Mar 21st 2019 at 3:57:38 PM

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RAlexa21th Zettai Ryouiki Enjoyer from California (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I <3 love!
Zettai Ryouiki Enjoyer
#99082: Mar 21st 2019 at 1:18:31 PM

I watched Iron Man after it came out. My first MCU theater experience is The Incredible Hulk.

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Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#99083: Mar 21st 2019 at 1:19:17 PM

  • shrugs* The first time a friend showed me Ironman and I actually didn't like it. Basically, I liked the first half of the movie and was disappointed that the cave part of the story was over that fast.

Over time, I happened to see movies in the TV and then I somehow ended up seeing The Winter Soldier (I think because I like The First Avenger so much) and Got G in theatres. That's when they had me.

Edited by Swanpride on Mar 21st 2019 at 1:19:41 AM

J79 Since: Jan, 2015
#99084: Mar 21st 2019 at 1:23:44 PM

[up]x6. Would that include Thunderbird and Sunfire as well?

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#99085: Mar 21st 2019 at 1:28:24 PM

I didn't have any interest in the MCU at first. Then when Avengers was coming out I was all "Gee, this sounds like a real big deal." and saw that in theaters. Even though I didn't have all the context, I was impressed enough to go back and watch all the films I missed and catch all subsequent ones in theaters.

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DeathsApprentice The Ultimate Lifeform from The Ark Since: Aug, 2011 Relationship Status: Is that a kind of food?
The Ultimate Lifeform
#99086: Mar 21st 2019 at 1:47:31 PM

I'd casually watched some of the Phase 1 MCU movies but I didn't get invested until Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

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Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#99087: Mar 21st 2019 at 1:49:30 PM

I think Avengers being upcoming made me realize that the movies were related to each other and I went and caught up with them before Avengers came out

I also bought a black and white esssentials trade to get an off base idea of what to expect

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LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#99088: Mar 21st 2019 at 1:49:32 PM

I was probably one of the five fans of Iron Man at the time (I was like 11 and didn't know about Civil War, I just liked his design) and wanted to see his movie purely on its own. Then I watched the rest because I was interested in the crossover aspect.

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Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#99089: Mar 21st 2019 at 1:54:15 PM

I mean that is the trick of the MCU isn't it? They only have to get you with one movie or franchise, and you feel the need to watch all of them.

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#99090: Mar 21st 2019 at 2:08:22 PM

I started watching from the beginning, but I didn't really get into it until The Avengers. I was fan of Joss Whedon, having loved Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, and Dollhouse, and wondered how he could possibly make an Avengers film. And yet he pulled it off.

Edited by alliterator on Mar 21st 2019 at 2:08:40 AM

AyyItsMidnight Look, just be decent to one another ok? Since: Oct, 2018
Look, just be decent to one another ok?
#99091: Mar 21st 2019 at 3:08:59 PM

I first sat down and watched Guardians of the Galaxy and Avengers back in 2015, probably not too long before/after I saw Age of Ultron in theaters. Fast forward to 2017 and Got G 2 frankly blew my mind. Then I saw Captain America: Civil War and Doctor Strange on Netflix and then Homecoming on DVD and then Thor: Ragnarok in theaters and I guess by that point my compulsion to catch up with the rest of the MCU had truly taken shape.

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Nouct over the front from an east coast Since: Sep, 2014 Relationship Status: Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies
over the front
#99092: Mar 21st 2019 at 3:29:20 PM

First watched The First Avenger and Thor on DVD, and then the Avengers in the theater to see what happened.

After those movies, we didn't really pay much attention unless they were on TV but then the Winter Soldier hit and my family and I had to see what was next, resulting in watching Age of Ultron and every subsequent film (except Ant-Man because absolutely no one could muster up the interest to bother and GOTG vol. 2 for reasons I can't remember right now) since in theaters.

Brandon Deadly Vu! from Between Thanksgiving and Christmas (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
Deadly Vu!
#99093: Mar 21st 2019 at 3:59:31 PM

Me and a friend were talking of a funny way they could integrate the X-Men into the MCU.

It could be done via Dead Pool, since he's constantly Breaking the Fourth Wall, do some story that shows Deadpool discovering how to cross dimensions, and he brings a bunch of the other X-Men characters in with him, and as a result of the dimension-crossing, their actors change (but Dead pool remains as Ryan Reynolds cause he had some kind of dimension crossing protective gear on).

Yeah, it's stupid, but with Dead pool it wouldn't seem too out of place.

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#99094: Mar 21st 2019 at 4:01:11 PM

Heh,I'm imagining Deadpool driving a bunch of Xmen to the Avengers HQ

"hey Iron meet xmen xmen meet iron man,your now part of same universe!"

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#99095: Mar 21st 2019 at 4:04:57 PM

The funny thing is when the MCU first started, I didn't even realize it was supposed to be a thing.

I watched Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk just cause they looked interesting (even though I didn't care for Ang Lee's Hulk).

It wasn't until around either Iron Man 2 or Thor that I became aware that this was a whole film universe, and by that time Avengers was on the way. Or it may have been Captain America: The First Avenger.

Whatever the case, I was lucky that I'd watch nearly any comic book movie around that time, cause that meant there were no holes in my viewing knowledge. Haven't missed one movie since then.

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Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#99096: Mar 21st 2019 at 4:06:43 PM

I’ve seen all the movies but haven’t seen Inhumans, some of the netflixes, Cloak and Dagger, and I’m still making my way through season 2 of Runaways

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#99097: Mar 21st 2019 at 4:09:20 PM

Yeah. I skipped out on Inhumans, Seen all of Agents of Shield, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist (yeah....sad) and The Punisher.

Haven't caught Runaways or Cloak and Dagger all that much however.

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Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#99098: Mar 21st 2019 at 4:10:27 PM

I’ve enjoyed what I’ve seen so far of Runaways

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comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#99099: Mar 21st 2019 at 4:13:22 PM

[up]x6. Would that include Thunderbird and Sunfire as well?

I'd like that. Though they'd have to work on giving them more distinct personalities than Wolverine.

Unless they actually surprise us all by holding off on Logan for a little bit.

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#99100: Mar 21st 2019 at 4:16:49 PM

I was just thinking they might go with Beast as he's very recognisable

Or they could go with a much younger Wolverine

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