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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

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#99826: Apr 2nd 2019 at 8:43:15 PM

Urgh, events which don't have assigned seating are annoying. What is the point being able to buy the tickets early if you then have to line up super-early in order to get an acceptable seat anyway?

Anyway, while The Incredible Hulk is my least favourite of the MCU movies (though it is arguably not the worst), I have encountered people who did like it quite a bit. I always took it as Marvel's attempt to do a monster movie, and if you see it that way, it is actually quite good. I mean, it is no Jurassic Park but it is one of the better monster movies out there (not that this is a high bar). I myself are not into monster movies, though, so I guess there was little chance that I would enjoy it.

Ang Lee's Hulk...I will say that about it: I actually mostly liked the first half. Well, I didn't like their take on Bruce, but I liked their version of Betty and Ross pretty much up to the point where they talk to each other on this base and the tank is following them, just in case.

But then the movie goes completely off the rails with its stupid mystery and hulk-dogs and a lot of other BS which just doesn't make any sense and completely detracts from what was done in the first half.

Hence I prefer The incredible Hulk. It might not be as ambitious, but at least it has a narrative I can follow.

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.
#99827: Apr 2nd 2019 at 9:24:59 PM

I'm four episodes into Punisher season 2, and I'm enjoying it a lot. So far, it feels Lighter and Softer than the previous season, by Punisher standards at least. I do see how the two plots are kind of completely separated, but I'm sure they come together near the end.

My biggest problem with the season is Billy Russo's scar make-up. After three episodes of build-up with him wearing a super creepy and ominous mask and never showing his face, I was hyped to see the deformed monstrosity he had become. He has like 7 mid-size scars, none of which detract from his looks at all. It's so fucking lame how they keep focusing on the scars like he's some kind of monster when I've seen goddamn acne in Real Life worse then what he has.

I was really hoping his face would be an accurate reflection of the mask, like he'd be missing his lips on one side of his face, eternally showing his teeth. He'd have half of the tip of his nose just gone. He'd have huge horrific scarring around both eyes, and a giant spiderweb of scars completely covering one of his cheeks.

I was hoping to see facial damage almost on par with Two-Face in The Dark Knight, but instead, I got one of those bad Phantom of the Opera adaptations that just refuses to commit.

Edited by PushoverMediaCritic on Apr 2nd 2019 at 9:26:53 AM

ComicFan Since: Sep, 2016
#99828: Apr 2nd 2019 at 10:31:25 PM

New Endgame TV spot with a new Thanos voiceover and a few new shots.

AyyItsMidnight Look, just be decent to one another ok? Since: Oct, 2018
Look, just be decent to one another ok?
#99829: Apr 2nd 2019 at 10:57:22 PM

It hasn't been a particularly great time to be an animal-themed hero, I guess. Spider-Man (hell, this wouldn't be the last time a Peter Parker would bite it), both Wasps, Falcon, Black Panther, Mantis, all kaput.

Edited by AyyItsMidnight on Apr 2nd 2019 at 10:58:51 AM

Self-serious autistic trans gal who loves rock/metal and animation with all her heart. (she/her)
DeathsApprentice The Ultimate Lifeform from The Ark Since: Aug, 2011 Relationship Status: Is that a kind of food?
The Ultimate Lifeform
#99830: Apr 2nd 2019 at 10:59:38 PM

Plus Bucky was given the alias White Wolf in Wakanda, and he also got dusted. tongue

When we're done, there won't be anything left.
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#99831: Apr 2nd 2019 at 11:00:41 PM

Huh now I’m thinking Thanos wants to die in combat against the Avengers as a final epic hurrah.

Makes sense, the guy has nothing at this point so why not end it with a bang?

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
DeathsApprentice The Ultimate Lifeform from The Ark Since: Aug, 2011 Relationship Status: Is that a kind of food?
The Ultimate Lifeform
#99832: Apr 2nd 2019 at 11:04:13 PM

So, kind of a Suicide By Cop thing? Except with superheroes?

When we're done, there won't be anything left.
Shadao Dorzma Forever! Artwork by Kris Dobbins. (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Dorzma Forever! Artwork by Kris Dobbins.
#99833: Apr 3rd 2019 at 1:25:56 AM

[up][up] In the Infinity Gauntlet comic, it was suggested that Thanos had a secret desire to lose despite winning everything because he felt, deep inside, that he wasn't worthy enough for Lady Death.

Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#99834: Apr 3rd 2019 at 4:19:14 AM

[up]Self sabotage. Tragic.

Went and got my tickets. The showings were so crazy that I had to take a day off of work to find a showing that wasn’t sold out or in some random corner of the city that I never go to...and still sold out. But I found one.

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#99835: Apr 3rd 2019 at 4:26:53 AM

here something I hadn't considered before,if the Infinity broke after the snapping Thanos could try to get it repaired so he can carry out another purge,hence their main reason for finding Thanos to avenge the people who he killed and hopefully stop him trying to use it again

Though what I really want his demise to come about as a result of him trying to use the gauntlet again only for it backfire,like the combined powers of the stones end up destroying him

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
Theokal3 Since: Jan, 2012
#99836: Apr 3rd 2019 at 5:51:40 AM

I agree that MCU Thanos is a great villain for his Well-Intentioned Extremist motive and being sympathetic, but personally I always will have a soft spot for his comic book incarnation. I mean, the guy became a genocidal monster because he was trying to woo his girlfriend, who happens to be the Anthropomorphic Personification of Death. This is so absurd yet logic at the same time, I find it absolutely brillant.

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#99837: Apr 3rd 2019 at 7:11:08 AM

[up] Honestly, it's hard to feel sympathetic for a giant purple space ogre with a scrotum for a chin when he turned half of the universe's population into dust, and virtually without a hitch (offing adopted daughter for a space rock not withstanding).

How do we even know it really IS about perfect balance? For all we know, it could be a front he's deluded himself into believing when all he really wants is people to pay attention to him when his own kin scoffed at him the last time he spoke up.

Like a sort of "I'll show them. I'll show them all!" thing.

Edited by TargetmasterJoe on Apr 3rd 2019 at 10:12:55 AM

Theokal3 Since: Jan, 2012
#99838: Apr 3rd 2019 at 7:24:16 AM

[up]Right, I used the wrong word. I said sympathetic, I should have said "understandable". As in, you see a logic behind his motivation. Of course we're not meant to agree with him.

fasoman1996 Google "big ears" from Argentina (A.K.A. Naziland) Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
Google "big ears"
#99839: Apr 3rd 2019 at 7:50:48 AM

[up][up] I'm pretty sure that's the point.

Thanos is still hung up about his species extinction and he has delluded himself into thinking that what happened to Titan will happen in all the universe, so killing half of the universe will prevent that.

Uni cat
Discar Since: Jun, 2009
#99840: Apr 3rd 2019 at 7:53:45 AM

How do we even know it really IS about perfect balance? For all we know, it could be a front he's deluded himself into believing when all he really wants is people to pay attention to him when his own kin scoffed at him the last time he spoke up.

That was implied in the movie, and I believe confirmed by Word of God. Thanos is screaming at a bunch of ghosts, insisting that he was right all along. Whether his plan would have worked for Titan is unclear (I'm guessing "probably not"), but he made no attempt to see if it would truly be applicable on a cosmic scale.

Writing a post-post apocalypse LitRPG on RR. Also fanfic stuff.
Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#99841: Apr 3rd 2019 at 10:01:47 AM

Well, it is done. Today Captain Marvel hit the one billion mark worldwide.

DeathsApprentice The Ultimate Lifeform from The Ark Since: Aug, 2011 Relationship Status: Is that a kind of food?
The Ultimate Lifeform
#99842: Apr 3rd 2019 at 10:05:45 AM

Nice!

When we're done, there won't be anything left.
NoName999 Since: May, 2011
#99843: Apr 3rd 2019 at 10:07:44 AM

Man, what a failure this man hating movie was!!! Only a billion????

Also we now live in a world where Black Panther, Aquaman, and a woman who was like 6th in line to take the mantle of "Captain Marvel" made a billion dollars.

Edited by NoName999 on Apr 3rd 2019 at 10:21:26 AM

fasoman1996 Google "big ears" from Argentina (A.K.A. Naziland) Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
Google "big ears"
#99845: Apr 3rd 2019 at 10:11:44 AM

Pfft, i bet Disney bought all of the tickets themselves

Uni cat
Theokal3 Since: Jan, 2012
#99846: Apr 3rd 2019 at 10:30:31 AM

How much do you wanna bet the haters are gonna find a way to say these numbers aren't real?

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#99847: Apr 3rd 2019 at 10:33:33 AM

haters goina hate,who cares what they think?

Not me

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
shackwave Ultraman Omega from Nebula M78 Since: Sep, 2018 Relationship Status: Hooked on a feeling
Ultraman Omega
#99848: Apr 3rd 2019 at 10:33:49 AM

[up][up] One billion dollars.

Edited by shackwave on Apr 3rd 2019 at 6:34:21 PM

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#99849: Apr 3rd 2019 at 10:37:30 AM

The only way to park a car is too crash it.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
ComicFan Since: Sep, 2016
#99850: Apr 3rd 2019 at 10:45:20 AM

David Harbour joins Black Widow[1]


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