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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

LordofLore Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#23627: Dec 12th 2014 at 3:53:56 PM

[up][up]I'm not really criticizing the quality of their acting. I just think they shouldn't even be considered for the part.

edited 12th Dec '14 3:54:05 PM by Kostya

drfurball Since: Jan, 2001
#23628: Dec 12th 2014 at 4:56:07 PM

Guys...it's Latino Review. Remember when they said that Black Panther was gonna be in Phase Two? Or that Joseph Gordon-Levitt was going to be Doctor Strange?

I trust J. Jonah Jameson's reporting more than I trust theirs.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#23629: Dec 12th 2014 at 5:12:57 PM

They also said Black Panther was going to be in Captain America 3, which turned out to be correct. And they had the details on the whole party scene from Age of Ultron before that or the trailer were released.

Don't get me wrong, they're wrong just as often (if not more) but they are correct sometimes.

GethKnight Since: Apr, 2010
#23630: Dec 12th 2014 at 5:17:25 PM

Keep tossing darts at a wall blindfolded and you'd hit the target a few times.

TobiasDrake (•̀⤙•́) (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
(•̀⤙•́)
#23631: Dec 12th 2014 at 5:20:34 PM

A stopped clock is right twice a day.

My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.
kalel94 Rascal King from Dragonstone Since: Feb, 2011
Rascal King
#23632: Dec 12th 2014 at 8:29:03 PM

Even a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while.

The last hurrah? Nah, I'd do it again.
Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#23633: Dec 12th 2014 at 8:34:42 PM

Even a dead dinosaur still eats someone once a millennia.

...

No really, it's true. I assure you, it's true. It's got to be true! Undead dinosaurs! They're eating people!! WHY DOESN'T ANYONE BELIEVE ME-

KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
#23634: Dec 12th 2014 at 8:35:46 PM

[up] Oh, we all believe you. It's just that everyone on this thread is an undead dinosaur.

Oh God! Natural light!
TobiasDrake (•̀⤙•́) (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
(•̀⤙•́)
#23635: Dec 12th 2014 at 8:35:59 PM

You're nuts. Those are clearly dragons.

My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.
SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Love is Love is Love
#23636: Dec 12th 2014 at 8:38:15 PM

You would not fucking believe how hard it is to type with these tiny, undead arms.

My various fanfics.
Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#23637: Dec 12th 2014 at 8:42:55 PM

HELP

I sincerely hope thy consumption rate of one a millennia stays way. Though it might be more than that, depending on how many there are...

David Icke, help me!!

edited 12th Dec '14 8:43:13 PM by Tuckerscreator

KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
#23638: Dec 12th 2014 at 8:43:48 PM

[up] Umm...I don't think he can save you...he's one of us.

Oh God! Natural light!
Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#23639: Dec 12th 2014 at 8:45:06 PM

But why would he want to reveal the secret cabal of his own undead reptilian order?

lackofsense Since: Jan, 2013
#23640: Dec 12th 2014 at 8:52:52 PM

Pfft The Underground Mummy Militia already has the undead dinosaurs implanted with explosive tags.

KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
#23641: Dec 12th 2014 at 8:53:08 PM

[up][up] Oh, I thought you meant someone else. Nevermind.

See, the thing is that most people who believe that theory have got it right, except we're all big-ass dinosaurs. Was this supposed to be a secret? I mean, we don't tell people that we're dinosaurs, but I was under the impression that they knew we're still around. I mean, we're kind of hard to miss.

[up] Oh, those? The Two-Headed Conglomerate of Brain-Mutants took care of those for us.

edited 12th Dec '14 8:53:59 PM by KarkatTheDalek

Oh God! Natural light!
Gaon Smoking Snake from Grim Up North Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#23642: Dec 12th 2014 at 8:56:29 PM

I come here as a representative of the Slumbering Wyverns to tell my reptile kin that your treasenous words have set this thread into the realms of off-topic.

I am also here to tell that the Wyvern Confederacy will not stand for this! Get this thread back on track immediatelly before the humans find out about us!

"All you Fascists bound to lose."
Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#23643: Dec 12th 2014 at 8:57:22 PM

Most folks have only seen the one they cast in the Night at the Museum movies. Undead dinosaur representation is low in Hollywood.

lackofsense Since: Jan, 2013
#23644: Dec 12th 2014 at 9:09:56 PM

[up][up][up]That's what we wanted you to think.

Also, how 'bout them netflix shows? Anyone heard anything about a possible casting choice for Danny Rand?

edited 12th Dec '14 9:10:14 PM by lackofsense

DrFurball Since: Jan, 2001
#23645: Dec 12th 2014 at 9:32:39 PM

I haven't, but man, I cannot wait for the Daredevil series. I love the character, especially as Frank Miller wrote him, and the show seems to be taking inspiration from that run. Apart from Matt himself, I'm also looking forward to seeing how Vincent D'Onofrio plays Fisk. He's a great actor and he certainly looks the part nowadays.

wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
Role Model
#23646: Dec 12th 2014 at 9:37:16 PM

...Are you all high?

SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Love is Love is Love
#23647: Dec 12th 2014 at 9:38:03 PM

Feh! Spoken like an Atlantean Ham sandwich. Never could trust their kind.

My various fanfics.
GeekCodeRed Since: Sep, 2010
#23648: Dec 13th 2014 at 1:45:23 AM

Wouldn't the bread get soggy underwater?

Nightwire Since: Feb, 2010
#23649: Dec 13th 2014 at 4:48:56 AM

Yes. And the Soggies will rule.

GethKnight Since: Apr, 2010
#23650: Dec 13th 2014 at 5:25:24 AM

I know nothing of the other three Netflix shows and keep getting Jones and Drew confused for who's getting the show.


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