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<blockquote data-quote="MechaPilot" data-source="post: 6678179" data-attributes="member: 82779"><p>I am predominantly a DC fan. Now, that's not to say that I'm a DC fangirl who adores everything they do, but I do generally enjoy DC characters (especially their villains) more than Marvel characters. That said, I have really enjoyed most of the MCU movies.</p><p></p><p>The first Iron Man was excellent. It was fun, funny (but not overwhelmingly so), action-filled, and if you like strong female characters it's hard to find fault with Pepper in that film.</p><p></p><p>The first Captain America was quite good. The hokey-ness of that film tickled my nostalgia for the very first superhero film I'd ever seen: the first Christopher Reeves, Richard Donner Superman film.</p><p></p><p>Thor, although one of the weaker entries in the MCU, was also pretty good. There's something almost Shakespearean about the relationships between Odin, Thor, and Loki. I will say that while Thor's buddy relationship with the male scientist (whose name escapes me right now) was good, I think the Jane character could have used a rewrite.</p><p></p><p>I greatly enjoyed the Avengers. It did have moments where it felt like it was too slow or where I just didn't care. I don't like Hawkeye in this movie. Before Age of Ulton, the only time I ever felt that I liked the Hawkeye character was during his appearance in Thor. They could have cut nearly every scene he's in out of the Avengers and it would have either been just as good or better than what we got.</p><p></p><p>I'm giving this a separate line because it relates to both Avengers films. I'm really sick of films where the evil army can be entirely shut down by destroying a single ship or satellite or robot. Tony sets off the bomb, and the Chitauri all shut down. Kill Ultron, and all his drones shut down. And I know this isn't an MCU film and that Disney didn't own the property at the time, but the same thing happened with the droid army in the Phantom Menace. I'm sick of the evil army having a self-destruct button the heroes can punch to tie up all the loose ends.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Isn't Coulson kind of a dick? (Hear me out first)</p><p></p><p>He was pretty close with the Avengers (they all felt it when he died), and he was fairly close with Pepper as well (she knew more about his social life than Tony did). He gets brought back from the dead and there's no indication in any of the films that followed that he contacted any of them. Now maybe he was ordered not to (I don't watch Agents of Shield, so I don't really know), but for those of us who just watch the films, it seems like he's kind of a dick.</p><p></p><p>If I recall correctly, I heard something about Sif appearing in an episode of Agents of Shield. Imagine Thor's reaction if she saw Coulson and told Thor he was alive.</p><p></p><p>Coulson was cool while he was alive the first time (the short about what happened at the convenience store on his way to Thor's Hammer was great), and he died nobly for a cause that he believed in. Bringing him back just felt cheap, and it illustrates a problem that Marvel has with their MCU: there is no fear of death because no one ever dies, not really. If they had left him dead I would have continued to think of him as a cool character instead of a dick who won't (or can't) call his friends and tell them he's back.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MechaPilot, post: 6678179, member: 82779"] I am predominantly a DC fan. Now, that's not to say that I'm a DC fangirl who adores everything they do, but I do generally enjoy DC characters (especially their villains) more than Marvel characters. That said, I have really enjoyed most of the MCU movies. The first Iron Man was excellent. It was fun, funny (but not overwhelmingly so), action-filled, and if you like strong female characters it's hard to find fault with Pepper in that film. The first Captain America was quite good. The hokey-ness of that film tickled my nostalgia for the very first superhero film I'd ever seen: the first Christopher Reeves, Richard Donner Superman film. Thor, although one of the weaker entries in the MCU, was also pretty good. There's something almost Shakespearean about the relationships between Odin, Thor, and Loki. I will say that while Thor's buddy relationship with the male scientist (whose name escapes me right now) was good, I think the Jane character could have used a rewrite. I greatly enjoyed the Avengers. It did have moments where it felt like it was too slow or where I just didn't care. I don't like Hawkeye in this movie. Before Age of Ulton, the only time I ever felt that I liked the Hawkeye character was during his appearance in Thor. They could have cut nearly every scene he's in out of the Avengers and it would have either been just as good or better than what we got. I'm giving this a separate line because it relates to both Avengers films. I'm really sick of films where the evil army can be entirely shut down by destroying a single ship or satellite or robot. Tony sets off the bomb, and the Chitauri all shut down. Kill Ultron, and all his drones shut down. And I know this isn't an MCU film and that Disney didn't own the property at the time, but the same thing happened with the droid army in the Phantom Menace. I'm sick of the evil army having a self-destruct button the heroes can punch to tie up all the loose ends. Isn't Coulson kind of a dick? (Hear me out first) He was pretty close with the Avengers (they all felt it when he died), and he was fairly close with Pepper as well (she knew more about his social life than Tony did). He gets brought back from the dead and there's no indication in any of the films that followed that he contacted any of them. Now maybe he was ordered not to (I don't watch Agents of Shield, so I don't really know), but for those of us who just watch the films, it seems like he's kind of a dick. If I recall correctly, I heard something about Sif appearing in an episode of Agents of Shield. Imagine Thor's reaction if she saw Coulson and told Thor he was alive. Coulson was cool while he was alive the first time (the short about what happened at the convenience store on his way to Thor's Hammer was great), and he died nobly for a cause that he believed in. Bringing him back just felt cheap, and it illustrates a problem that Marvel has with their MCU: there is no fear of death because no one ever dies, not really. If they had left him dead I would have continued to think of him as a cool character instead of a dick who won't (or can't) call his friends and tell them he's back. [/QUOTE]
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