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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

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#99576: Mar 30th 2019 at 12:05:41 AM

Ooh, Nebula cutting off the arm with the gauntlet on it in order to remove the gauntlet would be so cool.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#99577: Mar 30th 2019 at 12:07:20 AM

Flipside, Thanos cuts off Nebula's hand, again. Then...

windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#99578: Mar 30th 2019 at 12:12:20 AM

Or she could just go for a flat "no".

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#99579: Mar 30th 2019 at 12:16:06 AM

How come no one ever loses a leg?

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#99580: Mar 30th 2019 at 12:17:15 AM

Anakin lost both two legs.

Edited by windleopard on Mar 30th 2019 at 12:18:15 PM

Gort Since: Sep, 2010
#99581: Mar 30th 2019 at 2:32:31 AM

For one utterly horrifying moment I thought by Hercules you meant they were casting Kevin Bloody Sorbo. I cannot describe my relief at finding out otherwise.

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#99582: Mar 30th 2019 at 4:37:59 AM

> How come no one ever loses a leg?

its very hard to lose a leg as its always attached to my body..

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
eligram Since: Sep, 2009 Relationship Status: In denial
#99583: Mar 30th 2019 at 6:40:50 AM

Endgame should be a 3 hour movie of everyone not dusted sitting on a desk trying to convince Ant-man that him going into Thanos Thanus is the only way to defeat him. Just that.

The rest is Dora the Explorer movie with the twist that is was Luis narrating the movoe to Thanos as distraction while Scott does his thing.tongue

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#99584: Mar 30th 2019 at 6:45:07 AM

I can't believe that "Ant-Man should defeat Thanos by going into his butt" is an actual meme. Sometimes the internet disappoints me terribly.

HallowHawk Since: Feb, 2013
#99585: Mar 30th 2019 at 6:47:44 AM

Just wrapped up Phase One again. Some questions:

1. Iron Man 2's denouement had SHIELD mark out the Valkyrie crash site in Greenland and Wakanda as foreshadowing. Also marked out, US locations aside, is something in the South Atlantic. Has it been revealed what's in the South Atlantic to have SHIELD interested?

2. Who's the actor who portrayed the American World Security Council member in The Avengers (2012), given that he was replaced by Robert Redford for Captain America: The Winter Soldier?

Edited by HallowHawk on Mar 30th 2019 at 9:48:11 PM

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.
#99586: Mar 30th 2019 at 6:47:46 AM

I read a hot take on Tumblr that I kind of like. It went like this:

"The 'Ant-Man kills Thanos by going up his ass and expanding' meme is just a excuse for people to think about Thanos's ass without revealing that they think Thanos is hot."

Therefore, people who use that meme are just cowards who don't want to openly admit that they find Thanos hot, like the rest of us do.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#99587: Mar 30th 2019 at 6:50:22 AM

[up][up] Do you mean Powers Boothe aka Gideon Malick?

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#99588: Mar 30th 2019 at 6:51:25 AM

Has it been revealed what's in the South Atlantic to have SHIELD interested?
Nope, but I'm guessing that was supposed to be an Easter Egg for Atlantis.

Who's the actor who portrayed the American World Security Council member in The Avengers (2012), given that he was replaced by Robert Redford for Captain America: The Winter Soldier
The actor wasn't replaced, Redford played a completely different character. But in The Avengers, the main WSC member was played by Powers Boothe and he later appears in the third season of Agents of SHIELD as a Hydra leader. (The character's name was Gideon Malick.)

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#99589: Mar 30th 2019 at 7:02:28 AM

I heard Antman dies in Endgame when Thanos uses a magnifying glass

Edited by Ultimatum on Mar 30th 2019 at 2:02:40 PM

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#99590: Mar 30th 2019 at 7:04:21 AM

I heard he dies from asphixiation after Thanos farts him out.

Try and top that one, bitches![lol]

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#99591: Mar 30th 2019 at 7:24:51 AM

I heard Ant-Man hooks up with Aunt May to make the Voltron-superhero Aunt Man. Together, they defeat Thanos by giving him stern glares and asking him if he finished his homework.

eligram Since: Sep, 2009 Relationship Status: In denial
#99592: Mar 30th 2019 at 7:39:11 AM

Therefore, people who use that meme are just cowards who don't want to openly admit that they find Thanos hot, like the rest of us do.

Wait, there are people that don't admit that Thanos is hot?

wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
Role Model
#99593: Mar 30th 2019 at 7:39:20 AM

I heard he hooks up with Aunt May just because she's hot in this universe.

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#99594: Mar 30th 2019 at 7:52:58 AM

Avengers: Endgame had one of the best test screening responses ever.

...is anyone else still not ready for Endgame or is it just me?

shackwave Ultraman Omega from Nebula M78 Since: Sep, 2018 Relationship Status: Hooked on a feeling
Ultraman Omega
#99595: Mar 30th 2019 at 8:07:14 AM

I heard Groot says "YOU. ARE. NOT. GROOT, BITCH! and rips Thanos's heart out of his chest.

HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#99596: Mar 30th 2019 at 8:07:59 AM

I'll feel ready up until the movie ends, then I'll breakdown crying and notice I wasn't ready after all.

I also heard Galactus shows up at the end and mistakes Thanos for a grape, eating him.

Edit: Okay, so that's two persons in the world who like Krull, me and Joe Russo. Anyone else?

Edited by HailMuffins on Mar 30th 2019 at 12:21:36 PM

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#99597: Mar 30th 2019 at 8:45:36 AM

Fools, Ant-Man wears an oxygen mask specifically so he can’t be farted to death

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#99598: Mar 30th 2019 at 9:10:37 AM

But the strong wind will still eject him from Thanos' butthole!

And if Thanos ate peppers before the fight, he might burn Ant-Man to death!

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#99599: Mar 30th 2019 at 9:21:51 AM

Can we change topic? This joke starts making me uncomfortable...


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