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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

Falrinn Since: Dec, 2014
#124126: Dec 25th 2020 at 9:21:31 AM

Another WandaVision preview.

This is certainly going to be....something.

Edited by Falrinn on Dec 25th 2020 at 9:22:14 AM

Aleistar Since: Feb, 2018 Relationship Status: Hugging my pillow
#124127: Dec 25th 2020 at 1:24:03 PM

I just finished rewatching the first Ant-Man movie, and I have to say, the line "You can't stop the future with a heist!" is much funnier than it was when the movie was new.

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#124128: Dec 25th 2020 at 8:51:02 PM

Certainly looks more interesting than House of M at least.

Disgusted, but not surprised
AyyItsMidnight Look, just be decent to one another ok? Since: Oct, 2018
Look, just be decent to one another ok?
#124129: Dec 27th 2020 at 12:17:03 PM

Self-serious autistic trans gal who loves rock/metal and animation with all her heart. (she/her)
EmeraldEmperor Lies and Violence! Since: Oct, 2020
Lies and Violence!
#124130: Dec 27th 2020 at 6:40:46 PM

I just realized something about Endgame!Loki.

1. He's Loki's "second life," so to speak, with the first incarnation being heavily established as a somewhat separate entity and dead for good.

2. Said second life will be spent as more of a heroic (or at least protagonist-esque) Wild Card instead of a villainous Wild Card.

3. Said second life will also be spent as an agent of a powerful organization/council that sends him to do less-than-moral things to protect reality.

Holy shit, Endgame!Loki is the MCU's adaptation of Ikol.

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#124131: Dec 27th 2020 at 8:53:32 PM

[up] I wonder if Endgame!Loki will ever get to react to Fat Thor...

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#124132: Dec 28th 2020 at 3:30:47 AM

"My gods Thor you really need to step out of Dad's shadow!"

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#124133: Dec 28th 2020 at 3:43:34 AM

I know right, like why be like dad when you can go even further beyond.

Lost both your eyes and die fully to gain even more benefits than Odin did.

"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
#124134: Dec 28th 2020 at 6:11:25 AM

Then he'd tease him by shapeshifting into thin Thor

"FATHER?!"

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
EmeraldEmperor Lies and Violence! Since: Oct, 2020
Lies and Violence!
#124135: Dec 29th 2020 at 4:48:31 PM

So The Extractor just added a synopsis for all of the films on the Franchise page.

I like it. Have a few things I'd change, but otherwise not sure why no one thought of this before. I'd make some for the tv shows, but...

Well, I'm shit at descriptions.

Side-note, it really feels like I only comment on Marvel-related threads. I swear I don't stay up waiting for something Marvel related to happen, I just have nothing to comment on for the rest of the threads I read. tongue

Edited by EmeraldEmperor on Dec 29th 2020 at 4:48:54 AM

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#124136: Dec 29th 2020 at 4:57:55 PM

So...I'm hearing rumours that Joseph Gordon-Levitt may be Reed Richards in the MCU?

One Strip! One Strip!
KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#124137: Dec 29th 2020 at 5:08:30 PM

All I'm seeing is one of those "X actor has met with Marvel" reports.

Aleistar Since: Feb, 2018 Relationship Status: Hugging my pillow
#124138: Dec 29th 2020 at 5:09:00 PM

Isn't he still attached to DC's Sandman Netflix thing?

miraculous Goku Black (Apprentice)
Goku Black
#124139: Dec 29th 2020 at 5:13:18 PM

Tbf actors starring in both mcu and dc stuff isn't at all weird. Theirs plenty of examples.

"That's right mortal. By channeling my divine rage into power, I have forged a new instrument in which to destroy you."
Falrinn Since: Dec, 2014
#124140: Dec 29th 2020 at 5:22:11 PM

[up] Yeah, my understanding is that it's basically unheard of for actors to have non-competes preventing them from taking work from other studios. Either because it violates SAG rules or no agent in Hollywood would agree to such a clause without a payout so ridiculously huge that it's not worth it for the studios.

There are practical reasons why an actor would have trouble playing a major role in both franchises, but Marvel and DC aren't special cases here and it would apply to any two franchises.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#124141: Dec 30th 2020 at 11:46:06 AM

Watching Doctor Strange again.

Man, this is the strangest negotiation ever.

Like, actually think about it: Strange's demands were fuck off or I keep dying.

It takes real creativity to take the fact that you have no way of winning and turn that into a position of strength.

One Strip! One Strip!
Aleistar Since: Feb, 2018 Relationship Status: Hugging my pillow
#124142: Dec 30th 2020 at 12:07:47 PM

[up] I mean, the mind screwy-nature of it is why it's arguably the most well-regarded part of that movie, because it's a very non-standard solution. Certainly, I don't think Iron Man would have thought to have done so if he was in the same situation.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#124143: Dec 30th 2020 at 12:14:36 PM

I don't think Tony could have done something like that, but point well taken.

One Strip! One Strip!
jakobitis Doctor of Doctorates from Somewhere, somewhen Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
Doctor of Doctorates
#124144: Dec 30th 2020 at 12:18:07 PM

It's also very in character for comics Strange, who while incredibly powerful by Earth hero terms is pretty puny on the cosmic scale compared to some of the things he's up against. Trapping yourself in a permanent death loop is the kind of "logic" you HAVE to apply sometimes.

"These 'no-nonsense' solutions of yours just don't hold water in a complex world of jet-powered apes and time travel."
Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#124145: Dec 30th 2020 at 12:54:36 PM

I legitimately think it's one of the best scenes in the entire MCU, possibly even the best, despite the rest of the movie being somewhat middling.

It's seriously cool and clever, and "No. But I can lose. Again, and again, and again, and again, forever. And that makes you my prisoner." is an amazing line.

I was worried Dormammu was gonna get Parallax'd when I heard he was actually in the film, but that scene let Strange win without overexaggerating Strange's power or downplaying Dormammu's, while leaving the possibility for a rematch one day.

Edited by Anomalocaris20 on Dec 30th 2020 at 3:56:33 PM

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#124146: Dec 30th 2020 at 1:00:50 PM

And it still could have gone very wrong.

Like, what if Dormammu was will to just kill Strange again and again and again.

Though now that I think about it, Stephen never actually experienced his deaths. Only Dormammu experienced going through the same thing over again, but it was still a risky plan.

One Strip! One Strip!
Dr.XXX The Mad Doctor Since: Aug, 2014
The Mad Doctor
#124147: Dec 30th 2020 at 2:11:42 PM

Strange did what every shiny legendary Pokemon starter hunter does: hit the reset button over and over until you get the result you want. You yourself certainly do feel trapped after doing it a few hundred times.

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
chasemaddigan I'm Sad Frogerson. Since: Oct, 2011
I'm Sad Frogerson.
#124149: Dec 31st 2020 at 6:23:41 PM

You ever see a take so bad that you're not sure how to respond?

Because I was browsing another site and saw someone argue that the Red Skull would've been a more compelling and sympathetic villain if they made him a Jewish SS member, and his plan was to destroy the old world so he could build a safer one for minorities like him.

If there was the perfect antithesis to HYDRA!Cap, I think Jew!Red Skull would be it.

windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#124150: Dec 31st 2020 at 6:28:05 PM

Seriously? Who comes up with ideas like this?


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