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Welcome to the main discussion thread for the Marvel Cinematic Universe! This pinned post is here to establish some basic guidelines. All of the Media Forum rules still apply.

  • This thread is for talking about the live-action films, TV shows, animated works, and related content that use the Marvel brand, currently owned by Disney.
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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

HalfFaust Since: Jan, 2019
#101326: Apr 26th 2019 at 12:43:18 AM

Yeah, this is the (in theory) very spoiler-careful thread. The official rule seems to be a month but given the existence of a spoiler thread, just use that

Theokal3 Since: Jan, 2012
#101327: Apr 26th 2019 at 1:41:48 AM

Finally saw Endgame.

As the rule is, I obviously won't spoil anything, but.... wow. That was a rush.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#101328: Apr 26th 2019 at 1:43:02 AM

It shall be THE EXPERIANCE.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#101329: Apr 26th 2019 at 1:54:45 AM

Yeah, we have pretty much agreed to not even hint at Endgame at least until this weekend is over.

Nightwire Since: Feb, 2010
#101331: Apr 26th 2019 at 5:10:09 AM

We already knew that from the trailer. It's pretty obvious that Mysterio is gonna pretend to be a hero and ally of Peter.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#101332: Apr 26th 2019 at 5:22:34 AM

Well, who knows...we all assume that he will just pretend to be a hero, but maybe they will go a different route with him. They could turn him into a fallen hero for example.

AyyItsMidnight Look, just be decent to one another ok? Since: Oct, 2018
Look, just be decent to one another ok?
#101333: Apr 26th 2019 at 5:37:58 AM

Well apparently theaters around us are all sold out so we might not catch Endgame this weekend.

Fuck.

Self-serious autistic trans gal who loves rock/metal and animation with all her heart. (she/her)
Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#101334: Apr 26th 2019 at 6:01:24 AM

[up] that's too bad...but maybe check again? Some theatres are still squeezing in additional showings.

Or watch Captain Marvel if you haven't already...

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#101335: Apr 26th 2019 at 8:43:06 AM

So, predictable Endgame beat A New Hope with the highest Thursday ever. (so much for "A New Hope can't be beaten" or "The runtime will prevent Endgame from having as much screenings as necessary).

Also it has already made $305,000,000 just overseas.

I think it is safe to say that it will jump the billion mark by the end of the weekend at this point.

HalfFaust Since: Jan, 2019
#101336: Apr 26th 2019 at 8:51:34 AM

I feel like the runtime was never going to be an issue; anecdotally, all the cinemas near me have far more showings than I've seen for any other film, and from what I've heard they're just trying to trim the gap between showings

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#101337: Apr 26th 2019 at 8:52:45 AM

I went to see it last night. It was showing in all theaters except one (which was showing Captain Marvel).

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#101338: Apr 26th 2019 at 8:59:56 AM

[up] Disney apparently has ensured that the multiplexes show Captain Marvel on at least one screen. Which naturally is Disney unfairly throwing its weight around to give the movie a push since it underperformed (yes, this is the newest Anti-SJW nonsense story). But frankly, it simply makes a lot of business sense. Captain Marvel has gotten a sudden surge because apparently a lot of people decide to watch it ahead of Endgame after all.

HalfFaust Since: Jan, 2019
#101339: Apr 26th 2019 at 9:19:36 AM

Yeah, plenty of people watch previous films before the new one so giving the one still in cinemas a push is pretty good business sense

Theokal3 Since: Jan, 2012
#101340: Apr 26th 2019 at 9:28:03 AM

[up][up]Jesus, they still are pretending like it underperformed? I swear, you could have God himself arrive from the sky to tell them the movie was a success, and they'd still somehow find a way to say it was a flop.

As for Endgame... yeah, no surprise there that it was a success. When I went to see it, so many people were coming to see it the line was actually three building blocks long.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#101341: Apr 26th 2019 at 9:44:18 AM

Yeah, I think the newest BS excuse is that it performed less than projected or something like that. And they are all triumphing about the fact that domestically it made less than The Dark Knight if you adjust for inflation...I guess they mostly do it because it doesn't look like "it didn't beat Wonder Woman domestically" won't be true for much longer.

It's a little bit frustrating, because I am currently actively looking for video essays about Captain Marvel and usually I get only their BS in my search results.

KazuyaProta Shin Megami Tensei IV from A Industrial Farm Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Shin Megami Tensei IV
#101342: Apr 26th 2019 at 9:47:01 AM

[up] You too? I know the feel. Is always a bizarre """totes-not-sexist"""" diatribe at best. At worst? Open sexism.

Watch me destroying my country
Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#101343: Apr 26th 2019 at 10:05:43 AM

[up] Yep. REALLY annoying. Maybe I have more luck in a few months or so. Hell, I even watched an Endgame review which suddenly turned into a "forced diversity" rant. You wouldn't belief how many channels I kind of "lost" in the last months from my abos.

Theokal3 Since: Jan, 2012
#101344: Apr 26th 2019 at 11:01:36 AM

[up]Oh for Christ's sake, they are STILL doing it?!! It made looking for video about Captain Marvel a hell for me before the movie came out. But seriously, the movie has been out for a while now and clearly was a success, can't they just shut up already?

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#101345: Apr 26th 2019 at 11:03:47 AM

Until people stop talking about them they won't go away,they want a reaction,acknowledgement and a response as it feeds to their need for attention

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#101346: Apr 26th 2019 at 11:24:16 AM

[up] Don't get me wrong, I take care to not click their videos. Thankfully you can easily recognize them based on the unflattering pictures of Brie Larson they tend to feature. So they don't get direct attention from me. But their fanbase apparently doesn't get tired of it. So they won't stop, at least not until they focus on Episode 9.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#101347: Apr 26th 2019 at 12:28:00 PM

Huh for curiosity's sake I search Captain Marvel on Youtube.

There's one titled "An Unbridled Meh" with as mentioned has an unflattering image of her but also one that titled "Everyone Hates Brie Larson" where apparently the Endgame cast grills her for lying about doing her own stunts or whatever nonsense.

What's problematic is that video has 1.2 million views.

Edited by slimcoder on Apr 26th 2019 at 12:28:17 PM

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#101348: Apr 26th 2019 at 12:30:43 PM

> 1.2 million views.

Sometimes channels inflate their view counts through bots,its worth remembering

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#101349: Apr 26th 2019 at 12:39:58 PM

[up] Nah, that youtuber is seemingly really that popular. He is one of those who sells himself as "reasonable", so it isn't quite as obvious what a huge idiot he is.

The whole "Brie Larson does her own stunt" thing...she was just joking. You know, one of those usual Avengers interviews in which everyone is bragging a little bit. Those idiots made a huge issue out of nothing to a degree that Don Cheadle had to clarify that no, he doesn't hate Brie Larson.

That's their other narrative, btw, other than that the movie underperforms they are convinced that Brie Larson is hated by the other actors. I doubt that they even know each other all that well, since a lot of Endgame was scene shot in little pockets, with people not even being on set at the same time. (Jackson, naturally, is the exception and they seem to get along great considering that he starred in her indie and showed her his lightsaber on the fourth of May (get your mind out of the gutter).

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#101350: Apr 26th 2019 at 1:23:29 PM

So deadline reports that the industry expects an opening weekend between $315-$330 million.

I just love to be right!!! I mean, the movie still needs to have legs, no matter how big its opening weekend is, but it will blow every record out of the water.


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