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[Iyouboushi]

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been in full effect since 2008, bringing many of Marvel's most popular characters to the silver screen.  This topic can be used to talk about the current and upcoming films, and reviews/discussing rewatches. 

 

As of December 9, 2017, there are 17 films released that fall into this shared universe with 7 more on their way.

 

 

List of films in order by RELEASE

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Iron Man (2008)

The Incredible Hulk (2008)

Iron Man 2 (2010)

Thor (2011)

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

Avengers (2012)

Iron Man 3 (2013)

Thor: The Dark World (2013)

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

Ant-Man (2015)

Captain America: Civil War (2016)

Doctor Strange (2016)

Guardians of the Galaxy volume 2 (2017)

Spider-Man Homecoming (2017)

Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

 

List of films in order by TIMELINE

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Captain America: The First Avenger

Iron Man

Iron Man 2

The Incredible Hulk

Thor

The Avengers

Iron Man 3

Thor: The Dark World

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Guardians of the Galaxy

Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Ant-Man

Captain America: Civil War

Doctor Strange

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Thor: Ragnarok

 

Upcoming Films

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Black Panther (Feb 2018)

Avengers: Infinity War (May 2018)

Ant-Man and the Wasp (July 2018)

Captain Marvel (Mar 2019)

Avengers: [Untitled Sequel] (May 2019)

Spider-Man: [Untitled Sequel] (July 2019)

Guardians of the Galaxy vol 3 (to be announced)

[Iyouboushi]

I think I'm going to settle in and try to rewatch all of the current MCU films in the timeline order (I've only ever watched them in release order) and try to talk about each one.  There's some (like Winter Soldier) I've only ever seen one time, and others I've seen a million times (like GotG) but I enjoy them all so I wouldn't mind watching them again lol.

 

I think instead of just coming back and posting reviews/a score (since I've already done that with most of them in the other movie topic) I think I'll try to keep a list of various thoughts/questions/comments that come to mind while watching the films and post all of that in here.  I might even use time codes so anyone else watching at home will be able to see what I'm referring to.  If I do end up doing that, time will start when you hit play on the menu.

 

Anyway, with all that said.. Captain America: The First Avenger is first up to bat.  The first time around I found a bulk of this one to be kind of slow and a wee bit boring.  Let's see how it holds up in a new viewing.

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Ooo I might do this if I get time. I haven't watched the first cap more than a few times. (I think exactly 3.) But it wasn't bad. Look for the original Human Torch cameo! 

[Iyouboushi]

Today I decided to start this.  I'm going to go in chronological order rather than release order (I think I've already said that but it bares repeating).  So with that in mind, today was CAPTAIN AMERCA: THE FIRST AVENGER

 

Plot: World War 2 is underway and Steve Rogers is a scrawny kid from Brooklyn who just wants to join the military.  Due to his medical conditions and small stature he's denied time and time again until a scientist who is developing a super serum happens to see him and decides to take a chance.  Steve is transformed into Captain America and joins the war efforts.  Meanwhile a Hydra scientist discovers an ancient power source that will help his plans of world domination.

 

This movie was the end of phase 1 but chronologically takes place first.  The first time I saw it I thought the movie had a lot of luls in it where it seemed like the pacing was a little off. However, upon rewatching it now, years later, it is actually better than I remember. It seems like it's faster paced than I remember.  It has definitely aged well and I'd highly recommend rewatching it again.

 

With that said, Captain America is still probably my least favorite of the heroes/avengers.  So to summarize it: good movie, not so great super hero (in my opinion). 

 

As I said in the opening post, I actually wrote down some various thoughts I had and the time codes when it happened.  Feel free to read or just skip it. lol  I'll put them behind a spoiler.

 

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00:00:00 start

~ 00:07:00  The Tessaract is a jewel from Odin's treasure room.. yet it's hidden in Norway.  Why?  Did they ever really explain -how- or -why- it got left on Earth and hidden?  Seems like a too powerful thing to just leave behind on Earth in the care of us mortals.  

00:07:31  "And the Fuhrer digs for trinkets in the desert"  I love the Indiana Jones reference.  

00:08:26  Good lord they made Steve Rogers look so tiny.  I had forgotten exactly how small they had made him pre-Captain America.  I still think the proportions on his head are a little off though.  It almost looks like a bobble head sometimes.

00:09:46  LOL Steve Rogers feels the same way I do about rude idiots who talk in a movie theater.  

00:15:20ish  I know it was mentioned earlier but I think it's interesting how many times Steve is willing to falsify information to try and get into the army considering how clean cut/how much he wants to follow the law/orders.  

00:18:23ish I love the glow on the Tessaract.  Just thought I'd point that out lol.

00:37:00ish The new Steve Rogers reveal is pretty good.  It's a huge difference.

00:38:12 Good lord, that guy has better aim than anyone in any movie ever.  RIP doctor

00:39:54 Apparently one of the new super powers of Steve Rogers is the ability to walk on glass barefoot without getting cut after he fell through the glass and got back up. Also, this whole sequence is silly.  I know he's super and fast and all but he's not The Flash.  There's no way he should have been able to catch up to that car.

00:41:23  How many bullets does this guy's gun have?  There's no way a gun that small would have so many shots lol.. I DEMAND REALISM IN MY SUPER HERO MOVIES

00:41:33 Oh there we go. He's out. Right as he could have shot Steve.  Guess he should've saved one.

00:46:30ish I'm glad that this movie has the fact that the Nazis had labs and research & development programs.  In real history they were really big on experiments (often on people).  Knowing how Stark Industries turns out it's kind of funny that Stark admits he has no idea how the sub thing works.

01:26:23 The actual Red Skull reveal is pretty awesome too.  The makeup is so good lol.

01:19:22 MONTAGE!

01:20:55 TRAILER SHOT!

01:25:10 BUCKY! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! .. How did he survive that fall?  I'm sure they mention it later (probably in Winter Soldier) but I've long since forgotten lol.  

01:36:35ish The flamethrower Hydra guards...  I hate those guys in Marvel Heroes Omega. And I just realized that their costumes match the old Hydra comic outfits (just a more realistic muted color) so that's pretty cool.

01:41:28ish  Yeesh. Getting chopped up by a propeller is not the way I'd want to go.  Also this is the first time I think I've seen blood in this movie.

01:44:50 Knowing now that the Tessaract is the space stone/infinity gem, and knowing that Red Skull got teleported somewhere across the universe it makes me wonder if we'll ever see him again in a future Marvel film.  I heard somewhere that Hugo Weaving wasn't happy with Marvel/the film so he might not ever return, but really do we need him?  I mean he made a really good Red Skull, don't get me wrong, but I'm pretty sure we can find another actor willing to wear red skull paint and speak in a faux German accent.  It'd be cool to see him again.  Especially all these years later where he's presumably spent all this time on foreign worlds with (possibly advanced) alien species.

After Credits Scene and Avengers Preview:  If you watch this movie in release order this scene and trailer get you so pumped up and hyped.  If you're watching these movies in chronological order and have never seen the other movies yet.. well, it makes little sense.  The actual after credits scene where Cap is given a mission and it's to "try and save [the world]" that makes sense but the trailer obviously has all the characters in it, not just Cap, so if you haven't seen the other movies you'll be really lost lol.

I think we've all seen these films before so it's not a huge deal.. but it's just something to note.

 

 

Next up is one of my favorites of the whole Marvel Cinematic Universe: IRON MAN.  The movie that started it all and launched RDJ's career back into the spotlight.

[Iyouboushi]

So someone calculated that if you watch one Marvel movie a week you'll get done right as the next Avengers movie comes out.  So I'll probably start that in January with Bri (we'll rewatch Captain America even though I already watched it fairly recently lol).  Anyone up for some Marvel Mondays?  (can't stream it but we can all agree to watch a movie and then talk about it)

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I'm up for it, a work friend suggested the same thing actually. 

[Iyouboushi]

Awesome. I plan to watch them in timeline order (like I originally planned on this topic) instead of release order lol.

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So it looks like Disney went ahead and bought out Fox, guess we'll be seeing the X-Men pop up in the MCU soon. 

[Iyouboushi]

Well, last week we rewatched Captain America: The First Avenger which I think I already said more than enough on and this week we watched Iron Man, the one that started it all.

 

Considering that Iron Man turns 10 this year in May, it still holds up very, very well.  The special effects are still amazing and it looks very realistic (possibly the most realistic of all the Marvel films).  The plot is still awesome and it just grips you from the start (starting with ACDC is never a bad thing).  Unlike Captain America, I don't think there's any real "lulls" in the plot of this one. 

 

I didn't do a time stamp with a bunch of random thoughts I had through the movie.  To be honest, I didn't have that many.  I enjoy the movie so much that I don't have to stop and question anything or try to think about other things while I'm watching it.  It's just a really good movie.  If the MCU hadn't taken off like it did, I still think that Iron Man would hold up.  We're just lucky that it was as good as it is though, since that really did start this whole shebang.

 

Robert Downy Jr is perfect for Tony Stark and I can't imagine any other actor playing him (did you know Nic Cage went for that role?  Dear lord)

 

The only thing I have to say that I don't like much now is Rhody.  The current actor plays him so much better and it's jarring to see the old Rhody.  But beyond that, it's practically a 10/10 movie.  Rewatch it if it's been a while.  I think you'll be surprised at how it holds up.

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Dear god.. Nic Cage as Tony Stark would have tanked the whole MCU. It's bad enough he ruined Ghost Rider.