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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

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.
#24602: Jan 4th 2015 at 12:51:56 PM

From having seen only a few episodes of the 90's show...it was pretty cheesy a lot of the time. I think it may be hard to enjoy now that I'm older. Still, I remember watching a few episodes of it as a kid, and liking it.

I also remembering seeing just the first few minutes of an episode of Spectacular Spider-Man, and immediately being intrigued. Never got the chance to watch any more, though. Perhaps I should fix that, but there's the problem of it getting, well, canceled.

edited 4th Jan '15 12:52:13 PM by KarkatTheDalek

Oh God! Natural light!
KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#24603: Jan 4th 2015 at 12:58:11 PM

Spiderman The Animated Series was cheesy, certainly, but when it was good it was good. That show still has my favorite version of Norman Osborn outside the comics, and the way it had Spidey interact and cross over with so many mythoses gave the world a universal sense that none of the other adaptations have really pulled off - Ultimate, I feel, goes too far in the opposite direction: SHIELD, the other heroes and the guest starring heroes drive the show so much that it feels more like a general Marvel show starring Spider Man than a Spider Man show with a universe surrounding it.

The Spectacular Spiderman was on the whole the best Spider Man adaptation of the lot. I don't really think there's been an adaptation who got how Peter's life works, how the characters interact, and just the tone that Spider Man works best with more than Weisman's series. The fact that it got cut short just as it was starting to stretch its legs is downright unfortunate.

edited 4th Jan '15 2:32:31 PM by KnownUnknown

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#24604: Jan 4th 2015 at 1:31:47 PM

United They Stand was so weird because it was very clearly an attempt to pull a Follow the Leader on the Power Rangers franchise but for some reason they left out Captain America and Iron Man. Ya know, the two guys who would arguably be the easiest fit for a Power Rangers rip-off.

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#24605: Jan 4th 2015 at 1:41:17 PM

I think Ant-Man, The Wasp, Hawkeye, and The Falcon were the only Henshin Heroes.The Scarlet Witch, The Vision, and Wonder Man didn't transform.

edited 4th Jan '15 1:41:26 PM by VeryMelon

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#24606: Jan 4th 2015 at 2:11:57 PM

Nor did Tigra but she's Tigra so I don't think anyone noticed...

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#24607: Jan 4th 2015 at 2:16:08 PM

I noticed that there are weird cat noises whenever she moves. I don't think she's making them with her mouth.

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
Role Model
#24608: Jan 4th 2015 at 9:55:41 PM

@Known: I didn't know that joke was going around.

MiscellaneousSoup (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#24609: Jan 5th 2015 at 4:54:35 AM

I'm not very good at recognizing actors. I recognized Paul Rudd from various films and from a stint on Parks And Recreation, but he was the only person. Who was the woman doing some kind of martial arts in the trailer? (Actor name and/or character name) I can't remember any of the other characters, otherwise I would ask about them.

edvedd Darling. from At the boutique, dear. Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Darling.
#24610: Jan 5th 2015 at 5:40:42 AM

The woman was Evangeline Lilly from Lost and The Hobbit.

She will be playing Hope Van Dyne, the daughter of Hank Pym, Michael Douglas's character.

edited 5th Jan '15 5:41:32 AM by edvedd

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Canid117 Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Hello, I love you
#24612: Jan 5th 2015 at 8:13:21 AM

Who's that with the Jan hair?

"War without fire is like sausages without mustard." - Jean Juvénal des Ursins
Mukora Uniocular from a place Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
Uniocular
#24613: Jan 5th 2015 at 8:21:08 AM

Hope van Dyne, one would assume.

"It's so hard to be humble, knowing how great I am."
Canid117 Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Hello, I love you
#24614: Jan 5th 2015 at 8:24:16 AM

I could have sworn you see Evangeline Lilly later in the trailer with a different hair color and cut.

"War without fire is like sausages without mustard." - Jean Juvénal des Ursins
Beaver Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#24615: Jan 5th 2015 at 8:26:24 AM

You can see part of his suit at the end.

Is this a Jo Jo reference?
MiscellaneousSoup (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#24616: Jan 5th 2015 at 8:39:54 AM

Flashbacks? Time travel change? People just liking to change their style? My theories. I'm excited for the movie.

LordofLore Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
#24617: Jan 5th 2015 at 11:46:13 AM

Someone asked what the comic side of Marvel would do to tie-in Ultron to the comics to try to get movie people to read them this time and we thus far have an event(Ultron Forever) and a graphic novel(Rage of Ultron) about Ultron.

Edit: I want to thank comicwriter for posting about the graphic novel in the MC thread.

edited 5th Jan '15 12:11:17 PM by LordofLore

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#24618: Jan 5th 2015 at 12:44:40 PM

[up]No prob.

Also from what I understand Ultron Forever will be more or less self-contained so you don't need a lot of books to figure out what's going on.

Also that's definitely Hope Van Dyne. Lilly is sporting the Wasp haircut in the set photos.[1]

edited 5th Jan '15 12:46:19 PM by comicwriter

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#24619: Jan 5th 2015 at 1:10:37 PM

Like Age of Ultron was! And maybe it will suck like Age of Ultron did too.

"Self-contained" and "Event" are mutually exclusive. It's not an Event if it's self-contained. It's a miniseries.

edited 5th Jan '15 1:11:31 PM by TobiasDrake

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SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Love is Love is Love
#24621: Jan 5th 2015 at 4:55:49 PM

That might be the stupidest thing ever put on a motorcycle.

My various fanfics.
TrashJack Confirmed Doomer from beyond the Despair Event Horizon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Confirmed Doomer
#24623: Jan 5th 2015 at 5:00:02 PM

The Hulk-Cycle that tops our Thememobile page is also pretty stupid.

edited 5th Jan '15 5:00:15 PM by TrashJack

"Cynic, n. — A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be." - The Devil's Dictionary
GethKnight Since: Apr, 2010
#24624: Jan 5th 2015 at 5:00:04 PM

Spider-Man had a motorcycle toy. Flash would probably want one because he thinks it's cool.

edited 5th Jan '15 5:00:20 PM by GethKnight

Canid117 Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Hello, I love you
#24625: Jan 5th 2015 at 5:01:48 PM

And so it was.

"War without fire is like sausages without mustard." - Jean Juvénal des Ursins

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