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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
#101376: Apr 26th 2019 at 9:37:53 PM

By the way, I highly recommend Googling "Thanos" and then clicking the image of the Infinity Gauntlet that appears on the right hand side.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#101377: Apr 26th 2019 at 9:38:46 PM

I'll do that after I watch the movie tomorrow.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#101378: Apr 26th 2019 at 9:41:08 PM

There aren't any spoilers if you just google the name. And when you click on the Gauntlet half of the links disappear.

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#101379: Apr 26th 2019 at 9:52:46 PM

The search results number also rapidly depletes by half.

Anyway, just got back from seeing Endgame. Won't spoil anything, obviously, but I'm pretty satisfied and ready to call it a wrap on everything the past 11 years of the MCU built.

By the way, if you're trying to avoid Endgame spoilers, don't go and see Endgame. It totally spoils all of Endgame.

Edited by Anomalocaris20 on Apr 26th 2019 at 12:54:28 PM

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
fasoman1996 Google "big ears" from Argentina (A.K.A. Naziland) Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
Google "big ears"
#101380: Apr 26th 2019 at 10:00:32 PM

[up] Shit dude, if you said that before maybe i could have avoided all the spoilers

Uni cat
Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#101382: Apr 26th 2019 at 10:09:01 PM

Pee breaks are for the weak.

Real Avengers fans just piss in their soda cups.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#101383: Apr 26th 2019 at 10:12:25 PM

That would be an option if there was a way that wouldn't make the germaphobe in me immediately hurry to the bathroom to wash my hands.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#101384: Apr 26th 2019 at 10:31:11 PM

Regarding "An unbridles Meh"....Don't make the mistake of thinking that this is a honest played. I make the same mistake in the past, but I eventually figured out that this is just a case of someone being less obvious with his questionable point of view. This guy also did a Black Panther review which seemed to be reasonable, but was pretty much a collection of Anti-SJW talking points repackaged under a "I am just more critical towards Superhero movies because I am oh so smart about movies" veneer. In this case, the company you keep betrays you, because this particular creator often collaborates with people who are more openly anti-SJW (like world class Bullshitters, and yes, the name fits in this case really well) and spends a LOT of time taking apart the videos of people who dare to like The Last Jedi.

In this case, though, just the use of the thumbnail makes his bias pretty obvious. A better reviewer wouldn't use a picture like this, period.

And Carol is NOT a wooden plank and she does NOT character development. For the record, even if she didn't, You Tube reviewers are overly obsessed with character development anyway. Steve's very point is that he never changes for example, and he is by far not the only famous movie character for whom that is the case. But Carol does change. She changes by reclaiming her agency and her identity, but she also changes her outlook on how "meaningful" it really is to be a soldier.

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#101385: Apr 26th 2019 at 10:41:20 PM

I'm also kind of shocked about how many reviewers criticize the fact that Yon-Rogg tells Carol to "control her emotions," but she doesn't appear to need to do so, because...that's the point. Like, literally, that is the point of what he's doing — he's controlling her by controlling what she thinks is wrong with her.

Edited by alliterator on Apr 26th 2019 at 10:41:36 AM

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#101386: Apr 26th 2019 at 10:53:58 PM

[up] Or worse, complaining about her not showing that she can "control herself" in the final confrontation because again THAT IS THE POINT!!!

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#101387: Apr 26th 2019 at 11:41:16 PM

Can the cast of the Avengers put together all the MCU movies in chronological order? The answer is no, of course not.

InkDagger Since: Jul, 2014
#101388: Apr 27th 2019 at 12:03:48 AM

Am I dumb? I swear for some reason I heard that Adam Warlock is or would be LGBT for the MCU, but I'm not quite in the know about Adam at all and I don't see anything LGBT in his history?

jakobitis Doctor of Doctorates from Somewhere, somewhen Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
Doctor of Doctorates
#101389: Apr 27th 2019 at 12:13:45 AM

There isn't anything particularly LGBTQ friendly re: Adam Warlock in the comics but that could change in any film adaptation. The Eternals on the other hand is where the big LGBTQ diversity push is meant to be taking place.

"These 'no-nonsense' solutions of yours just don't hold water in a complex world of jet-powered apes and time travel."
Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#101390: Apr 27th 2019 at 12:17:43 AM

Well, at least they got the first three right...

AyyItsMidnight Look, just be decent to one another ok? Since: Oct, 2018
Look, just be decent to one another ok?
#101391: Apr 27th 2019 at 12:20:51 AM

Yep, confirmed we're seeing Endgame on Monday at the earliest. Oh, and we did catch Captain Marvel last month. Good stuff.

Self-serious autistic trans gal who loves rock/metal and animation with all her heart. (she/her)
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.
#101392: Apr 27th 2019 at 12:25:18 AM

I don't think that Detective Pikachu will hurt Endgame any. Not because Detective Pikachu will do poorly, I hope it does amazing, I hope they both do amazing.

windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#101393: Apr 27th 2019 at 12:32:09 AM

By the way, I highly recommend Googling "Thanos" and then clicking the image of the Infinity Gauntlet that appears on the right hand side.

I did it. Never thought I'd get nightmare fuel from Google.

InkDagger Since: Jul, 2014
#101394: Apr 27th 2019 at 1:47:02 AM

[up]Just click the gauntlet again.

Also, the results number even drops by 50%

Theokal3 Since: Jan, 2012
#101395: Apr 27th 2019 at 2:18:49 AM

By the way, fun fact, you know how so many people tried to prove Captain Marvel was hated and flopped by saying they went to the cinema and so nobody at the theater room? Well, since they like sharing their personal experience so much as proof, I'll do the same: when I went to see Endgame, people in the room cheered Carol every single time she shew up onscreen. Truly this is a character people hate.

Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#101396: Apr 27th 2019 at 3:36:46 AM

Yeah, Endgame definitely presents Carol's moments as cheer-worthy. I will say, if anything, that she's not in the film enough. Admittedly, this is all about the OG Avengers, so there's no need for her to steal the spotlight.

Edited by Fighteer on Apr 27th 2019 at 6:37:24 AM

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#101397: Apr 27th 2019 at 3:39:20 AM

I think that qualifys as a spoiler.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#101398: Apr 27th 2019 at 3:49:02 AM

I wouldn't say so. I have not said anything specific. But I won't go any further.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#101399: Apr 27th 2019 at 4:03:29 AM

> I don't think that Detective Pikachu will hurt Endgame any. Not because Detective Pikachu will do poorly, I hope it does amazing, I hope they both do amazing.

> Pikachu uses thunderbolt on Thanos

>Thanos laughs and laughs before dropping a mountain on him

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
Pseudopartition Screaming Into The Void from The Cretaeceous Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Screaming Into The Void
#101400: Apr 27th 2019 at 4:39:03 AM

I can't believe you're implying Pikachu can be killed. Completely unrealistic.


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