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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

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Lost in Space
#120926: Sep 7th 2020 at 10:10:30 AM

Eh, I wouldn't be surprised. Crap, I didn't post anything about Boseman. I might be run out of town...

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Forenperser Foreign Troper from Germany Since: Mar, 2012
Foreign Troper
#120927: Sep 7th 2020 at 10:23:48 AM

Fuck Social Media.

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M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#120928: Sep 7th 2020 at 10:32:19 AM

I've been saying that for years.

Disgusted, but not surprised
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Lost in Space
#120929: Sep 7th 2020 at 10:34:04 AM

Well, the obvious outcome of this kind of behavior will be every social media celebrity putting out pro-forma posts in support of every cause or unfortunate event, carrying no real weight, but this is also a bit off topic.

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Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#120932: Sep 10th 2020 at 3:50:27 PM

There are rumors Black Widow might be delayed again due to Tenet flopping domestically. If they move it to 2021 get ready for another set of release date shuffles.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#120933: Sep 10th 2020 at 5:18:23 PM

<whiny voice> But I want my secreeeets! </whiny voice>

Sigh... the MCU has trained me well.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#120934: Sep 10th 2020 at 6:45:25 PM

Luckily, Falcon and Winter Soldier has resumed filming, at least.

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#120935: Sep 10th 2020 at 6:57:06 PM

It's a lose-lose situation for Black Widow. Pre-pandemic it was a guaranteed easy hit, maybe even coasting to a billion. Mid-pandemic, it can either flop in theaters like Tenet or flop in streaming like Mulan. So its only option is to delay.

Edited by Tuckerscreator on Sep 10th 2020 at 6:57:52 AM

Gaon Smoking Snake from Grim Up North Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#120936: Sep 10th 2020 at 7:01:36 PM

Mulan and New Mutants were essentially Disney letting off fingers go to see if it can keep the hand, in a sense. It was trying to test the waters and see how well that'd go (on streaming and regular theaters, respectively) using products they could afford to lose to predict the approach for a movie they can't (MCU being their golden goose). So far, hasn't gone well (and Mulan's whole "let's film around concentration camps" is bringing them a monumental headache of PR), so I imagine they'll just delay.

Edited by Gaon on Sep 10th 2020 at 7:02:15 AM

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KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#120937: Sep 10th 2020 at 7:24:46 PM

Unfortunately, both of those films having bad buzz sours them as experiments. Mulan for the awful circumstances of its filming and surroundings, New Mutants just for being awful.

New Mutants being sent on the chopping block is pretty funny, though, seeing as it's a holdover from a company they bought, not at all related to their own Marvel properties and ultimately not really a movie they had any reason to have any attachment to whatsoever. It's like sending out Zoidberg to die.

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Role Model
#120939: Sep 10th 2020 at 10:32:06 PM

Streaming service heroes prior to 2020: What, are we not good enough for our stories to be told in cinemas?

Streaming service heroes during 2020: Actually, this is a pretty decent thing we've got going.

Theokal3 Since: Jan, 2012
#120940: Sep 11th 2020 at 2:50:04 AM

I'm not even particularly impatient for new MCU movies, I just would like for something good to watch at the Cinema. Anything...

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#120941: Sep 11th 2020 at 3:20:14 AM

[up] Have you tried a drive-in theater?

That's how i watched New Mutants last night.

It sucked.

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HalfFaust Since: Jan, 2019
#120942: Sep 11th 2020 at 3:55:31 AM

I'm still indecisive about whether I feel safe going to the cinema or not (drive-in would be good but I don't know of any near me), so it might take something I really want to see to tempt me out. Black Widow might do it, providing it reviews well.

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#120943: Sep 11th 2020 at 4:11:54 AM

No movie is worth risking your life or the lives of others.

Going to the movies should not be a life or death decision!

Heck, I certainly cannot think of any movie I've watched in the past where I'd say "yes" to the question "Is this movie worth risking the chance that I and/or my family and close friends will die choking on their own lungs?"

Besides, part of the charm of going to a movie theater is watching the movie when it's crowded. There's nothing more creepy than watching a movie theater when you're the only person in the whole room. That's The Ωmega Man level of creepy.

Basically, the circumstances in which watching a movie would normally be most enjoyable would also be when it's most dangerous.

Edited by M84 on Sep 11th 2020 at 7:17:57 PM

Disgusted, but not surprised
Eriorguez Since: Jun, 2009
#120944: Sep 11th 2020 at 4:50:02 AM

Drive-ins should had resurfaced a few months ago TBH.

Ayasugi Since: Oct, 2010
#120945: Sep 11th 2020 at 4:51:17 AM

They did in my state.

Also an Australian friend posted a pic of when she went to the theater recently. Completely empty. She said one other person showed up after she took the pic.

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The One Who Knows Many Things
#120946: Sep 11th 2020 at 4:56:46 AM

Last time I went to movie theater was in last month when I went to watch Akira, and we had safety measures like limited seats, leaving two-three seats empty between viewers and such, and there were plenty of people watching the movie.

I assure you, I'm perfectly trustable person
HalfFaust Since: Jan, 2019
#120947: Sep 11th 2020 at 5:51:06 AM

Yeah, every cinema that is open around here has pretty reasonable safety measures. I'm just don't really know if they're enough or not.

Anddrix Since: Oct, 2014
#120948: Sep 11th 2020 at 10:09:01 AM

Over here in England the cinemas have been open since late July with safety measures in place, I've been back 6 times mostly to see films I've never got the chance to see in theatres beforenote  or releases of films I've never watched beforenote  .

The only new releases I've seen were the English language dub of a Pinocchio movie that was released in Italy last year (which surprisingly had the biggest turnout since the reopening of cinemas), TENET and The New Mutants (which I'd assumed was the actual release, but it turned out to be an advanced preview for the Bank Holiday weekend).

Besides, part of the charm of going to a movie theatre is watching the movie when it's crowded. There's nothing more creepy than watching a movie theatre when you're the only person in the whole room. That's The Ωmega Man level of creepy.

Really? Maybe it's because I'm not really a people person, but I've always found being surrounded by other people a flaw rather than a feature when going to the cinema. That's why I always try to get the earliest possible morning showing on opening day whenever a new film comes out, so there will be less people about. I'm always disappointed whenever it looks like I'm gonna be the only one at a showing, and then someone walks in at the last minute just as the trailers are ending (which happened at The New Mutants).

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#120949: Sep 11th 2020 at 10:20:36 AM

Going to a packed theater can be annoying, but going to an empty theater is just fucking disturbing.

Disgusted, but not surprised
Forenperser Foreign Troper from Germany Since: Mar, 2012
Foreign Troper
#120950: Sep 11th 2020 at 10:30:18 AM

[up] I did so several times and I honestly like it.

Much better than annoying audiences, for sure.

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