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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
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On that we can agree.
Yeah, that must be where the arms come from.
Edit: As an aside, if it's revealed that Janet actually lives in the movie I really hope they base her outfit more on Mighty Avengers
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edited 7th Nov '14 2:29:54 PM by LordofLore
I don't think so. They've said before they don't like making any movie-relevant plot progression in the show because it'd essentially be holding the audience hostage and forcing them to watch it (which is why Coulson has not reappeared in any of the movies) so I can't see them doing something as huge as starting the next big movie event on the TV show.
Plus the whole theory seems to stem from the belief that Civil War is going to be an accurate adaptation of the comics, when we know for a fact that won't be the case.
While I wouldn't be surprised if there was an incident resembling Stamford that's the catalyst for Civil War, the fact of the matter is A) they've specifically stated that the build up for it is Winter Solider and Age of Ultron, so it's likely that the end of the latter will be the catalyst for it; and B) even if such an incident was the cause for all of this, you don't need the New Warriors for it.
Not to mention how people who don't watch the show might get confused if the New Warriors just show up at the beginning of Civil War.
But I suppose we'll see how it goes.
Oh God! Natural light!I was...slightly underwhelmed as well. It's not a bad movie, don't get me wrong. Hell, I'd even say it's good...but not what I'd call great.
Oh God! Natural light!"Mediocre" is the word I'd use. It aims to be a colorful, mildly funny and action-packed superhero film with some brief stabs at emotional resonance, and it accomplishes this.
Maybe you'd be less disappointed if you stopped expecting things to be Carmen Sandiego movies.
"Mediocre" isn't quite the word I'd use. I think it was better than that implies. But after seeing people talk it up so much...I think I was hoping for more. Did I enjoy it? Yes. I think that just maybe, it needed to be...longer? I don't know.
Tasked with improving it, I'd make the supporting cast less one-dimensional and set up the villain's backstory better.
And rewrite basically all the dialogue that isn't between Hiro and Baymax.
And make it so that our first acknowledgment that Hiro's basically on a revenge mission isn't halfway through the damn movie.
edited 7th Nov '14 11:10:01 PM by Wackd
Maybe you'd be less disappointed if you stopped expecting things to be Carmen Sandiego movies.
I thought most of the dialogue was okay, nor would I call them "one-dimensional" exactly, but otherwise I think you've basically nailed down my complaints.
Biggest problem - the villain's backstory is the entire reason the plot's occurring in the first place, and it only comes up in the last... 30 minutes?
What they needed was more time. Since they're essentially the same genre, I'm going to look at The Incredibles for comparison. That movie, I think, has pretty good pacing, and manages to get both the characterization and the villains backstory down pat. But it has about 20 minutes more than Big Hero 6 has, clocking in at nearly two hours. I don't know how they would adapt the plot to fit that length, exactly, but I really do think that's what they needed.
edited 7th Nov '14 11:24:00 PM by KarkatTheDalek
Oh God! Natural light!

I'm fine with it not looking much like comic Yellowjacket because comic Yellowjacket's outfit looks kind of dumb
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The arms come from the Eric O'Grady Ant-Man suit, I think
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edited 7th Nov '14 2:09:20 PM by comicwriter