#marvel movie catchup

[shironezuninja]

So, Time Travel, weird Scott Lang/Ant-Man character, Infinity Stones kill Tony, and I don’t remember hearing about any spoilers where Black Widow sacrifices herself in Avengers Endgame too. Past Gamora needs to figure out her place in the future too.

[scrawnytreedemon]

Tag 9 People You Want To Get To Know Better

Massive thanks to @feartheoldblog for tagging me! It's taken a few days, but I've finally gotten around to participating :}

Three Ships: GOD, must I choose??? Right, let's crack it up.

- Godrick x Ghirahim (Ghirdick???? Godrihim??? 👁❔❔❔). It's a fucking travesty, I love it, and I can't thank @just-another-tokyo-ghoul-fan for bringing the dynamic to my attention. THANK Y O U <33

- Zant x Genesis. I've had them mentally married for over a year at this point now, and you fuckers better watch out for my hacknied envy-themeing-based explanation! Just you fucking wait! I have cross-ships you fools couldn't even DREAM of!

- I'm going to go "classic" and pick out Dark Link x Ravio: Crackfic Edition for old times' sake. I still need to get back into the funk of writing those-- God, it was so much fun, and I just HAD to ruin my streak back in 2019 by introducing PLOT 😡😡🗯 What a fool I am!

Rest assured, my beloved onlookers, there are many more. I have not even mentioned Sephiroth x The Hollow Knight, Barret x Sephiroth, or Micolash x The Plain Doll.

Watch your back.

First Ever Ship: Lmao, probably Zelink. Does selfshipping myself with Bowser when I was six out of a sense of pity count, perchance?

Last Song: "Toes" - Glass Animals (just gotten into them like, last week. Currently have three songs on my repeat-rotation, which is a massive achievement tbh! Love their vibes :} )

Last Movie: Antman and Wasp-- Unfinished. Was on a catchup with my friends to get me to Endgame, as, prior to this my streak was broken at Infinity War.

Marvel isn't great, by any means (EXCEPT Wakanda Forever genuinely good on all fronts very pleasantly surprised VERY MUCH LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT HAPPENS NEXT--), but I'm feeling nostalgic, lol.

Currently Reading: Halfway through ASOIAF A Storm of Swords: Part 2. Currently chickened out because I'm scared for the wellbeing of a certain handful of characters 😭 Very good books, very addictive, if more than a tad brutal (putting it lightly, snkkk).

Currently Watching: Youtube, lmao. Should probably get around to finishing the rest of that 16-hour Elden Ring Longplay for my fic.

Currently Consuming: Just finished an open-faced egg relish sandwich :} (homemade; very mustardy <3)

Currently Craving: Chinese fast-food, if I must pick one 😩 ilysmm bbgygrl mentally chewing ur noodles like cats do their little food-chunks.

Tagging (if you please~): @just-another-tokyo-ghoul-fan, @legendofmarshie, @katyahina, @lucindria, @crisiskuraudo, @breath-of-the-twink, @mrslittletall, @theblindhakune, @no-braincells-inc

💖

[comicbookclub]

Marvel Trailer Catchup: Madame Web, What If? Season 2, Echo

We're doing a Marvel trailer catchup diving into the new(ish) looks at Madame Web, What If? Season 2, and Echo.

We’re doing a Marvel trailer catchup diving into the new(ish) looks at Madame Web, What If? Season 2, and Echo. First up, he was in the Amazon with my mom when she was researching spiders right before she died. Or, more specifically, we’re discussing the Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney movie Madame Web. What do you need to know from the comics? And will it have a bigger multiverse…

[comicbookclublive]

Marvel Trailer Catchup: Madame Web, What If? Season 2, Echo

We're doing a Marvel trailer catchup diving into the new(ish) looks at Madame Web, What If? Season 2, and Echo.

We’re doing a Marvel trailer catchup diving into the new(ish) looks at Madame Web, What If? Season 2, and Echo. First up, he was in the Amazon with my mom when she was researching spiders right before she died. Or, more specifically, we’re discussing the Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney movie Madame Web. What do you need to know from the comics? And will it have a bigger multiverse…

[threenorth]

Today's song tornado by owl city...

I remember the day I started feeling uncomfortable... It was an odd feeling... But not one I knew of, it was like happiness, scared and nervous... It was going to be the last day of 3 days hanging with you, I couldn't wait for the movie on June 25th.

We Went shopping and you made. The boring fun, but then in the movie the nightmare started....

I remember you said it has to get worse to get better, and the haunting words are you okay?

I tried to be brave so I lied...

It was painful, to feel all the emotions at once, I was in breakdown...

I ran, from everything... When I closed my eyes I could only feel the pain, but I could feel you telling me everything would be okay.

I expected I was about to fall to the ground, I thought I was about to die...

I tried to rebuild my life but none of the professions seemed to be able to help me when I asked for help...

I thought about reaching out to you but it didn't feel right, then I remembered your pray flags from Nepal and Catlain...

I hung on because If I expected to die it will come soon enough eventually... I went to, College (university) and before I knew it I would be diagnosed with autism but I kept hanging on because I told people I've had worse, no one to ask the worse, I would of said breaking my own heart, not knowing you still cared for me.

When I was starting to finally get back to myself the truma would come back, 3 dicks in a bar, and I remember hearing you say to run, so I did...

When I said we switched places I ment that your stable and now I'm unstable.

A war, I wanted to win and a battle I might of lost due to months of waiting for the storm to clear.

I remember, looking at your photos on Instagram, you were always so cute.

I would say I've seen some of the messages today but I'm going to have to power on to my degree and do some catchup.

I do not know the words to bring you home,

But the doors always open for you.

I miss everything about you,

But the world is beautiful again, just like your smile, I don't know when my next battles will be I had a small one a few weeks ago.

But you kept me sane, in ways that I'd say I'm sorry I'm not a perfect person, there's many things I need to work on, but some of those things you use to tell me, they keep me going on the days I feel like I can't.

And now I'd say yes I'm okay, yes I'm doing good

The good life is finally coming back to me.

I'd tell you this summer in welly there's a marvel experience,

https://www.wellingtonnz.com/visit/events/marvel-earths-mightiest-exhibition

I'm going back down to say fuck you a bar, that ruined my life in all the good ways bad times do.

Because at the end of the day it reminded me of all the things I was missing out on..

Xo

P.S

Hopefully I won't get spammed but;

(Nine four zero)

The amount of days in a year - 79. According to Douglas Adams The meaning of life plus 1

Or you have my cellphone of you want to use that, Anytime but I think my phone doesn't have the app on whitelist for when I'm "suposedly" asleep to allow it I'd look into it if I knew that's how you want to communicate, but you have all my touch points.

I have to go through alot of data and files... to see if I can find the number I never thought I needed, but now hope I can find... (yours)

[weirdsciencecomics]

Marvel Ep 452: Carnage, Thor, Moon Knight, Honeycomb Hideout & Vampire Franchising / Weird Science Marvel Comics

Marvel Ep 452: Carnage, Thor, Moon Knight, Honeycomb Hideout & Vampire Franchising / Weird Science Marvel Comics

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-iqveb-12fd9cb Marvel Ep 452: Carnage, Thor, Moon Knight, Honeycomb Hideout & Vampire Franchising / Weird Science Marvel Comics – continuing the catchup of the Marvel books so we can get back to the current stuff!   Time Stamps: Keywords: Marvel, Marvel Comics, Comics, Comic Books, Movies, Television, Marvel Podcast, Marvel Comics Podcast, Star Wars, Star…

[djarinscyare]

Mags' 200 Follower Celebration!

*confetti explodes from every corner of the room* guys!! I cant believe ive made it to 200. 200!!! thats crazy, thank you all SO much :)))

ive decided to base my celebration around headcanons for ALL the fandoms I'm in, no matter how active I am in them, so that all my followers have a fair chance to participate. below are the rules and info, have fun!

Fandoms:

Star Wars (all trilogies + Rogue One)

Marvel (all movies + ghost spider & ms. marvel comics)

Leverage (no s5 spoilers please, I haven't finished the show)

Supernatural (no spoilers s12 or above please!!)

Newsies (broadway or 1992 movie)

Other Broadway: Heathers, Tuck Everlasting, Mean Girls, Anastasia, Be More Chill, Dear Evan Hansen

Harry Potter

PJO/HOO

The Good Place

Psych

The Witcher (pls be lenient I'm only on ep 6 ashdhaja I'm new here)

General Information

anon is always on!

spam all you want, this is about you guys!

you guys can send me your own personal headcanons! go off about your favorite characters, or your OCs! (newsies fandom I'm looking at you 👀👀👀)

you can ask me for my headcanons! I just ask that you be somewhat specific when asking for my hcs...

bad example: "Spot conlon 👀👀👀" or "what you got for Poe?"

good example: "Spot conlon and swimming 👀👀👀" or "what you got for modern Poe?"

the inbox is open right now! go ahead and start spamming me whenever!! I’ll either answer and schedule/queue them or wait to answer them until the day of :)

Saturday will be a general catchup day, asks will be closed but I might still be answering things, depending on how much interaction this gets

posts will be tagged with #mags’ 200 so blacklist that if you don’t want spam lmao

Rules

please nothing NSFW, I'm a minor!

no abuse, pedophilia, incest, etc. only pure things, please. mentions of any of these things will get you immediately blocked/your ask will go unpublished

no reylo. please just no reylo.

no racist, sexist or ant isemetic tropes.

if someone sends something in and I post it without realizing it falls into any racist/sexist/anti semitic tropes, please tell me! I’m not perfect, i’m still young and educating myself.

Fluff - Monday Oct. 26th & Tuesday Oct. 27th

send me your softest, fluffiest headcanons about any fandom on the list, or ask me for mine!!

thats it. thats literally it. go spam my inbox. please.

Angst - Wednesday Oct. 28th & Thursday Oct. 29th

send me your angstiest headcanons for the listed fandoms, or ask me for mine!

like I said in the rules, no abuse, rape/non-con, pedophilia, incest etc. please :)

thats literally it. go make my cry my lovelies :') I'm ready

OCs Friday Oct. 30th

tell me about your ocs, I would love to hear about them!!!

ask me about MY ocs! they're all either the kids of my ships or the siblings of my favorite characters lmao, I'll list them at the end of the post

(for asking about my ocs you can just drop their name in my inbox and ill tell you about them!)

thats all, go tell me about your ocs!!

My OCs

Libby: Poe's daughter in my single dad au

Becca: Race and Albert's daughter

Joanne, Amanda, and James Alexander Kelly: the Kelly triplets, Jack and Katherine's kids

Mara, Tucker and Hayden: The Higgins-Conlon Clan, 3 kids that Spot and Race adopted together

Liliana, Giavonna, Bianca and Maria Higgins: Race's sisters

Illiana, Elena and Sebastian Dameron: Poe's siblings

[ballet-royale]

Tell me one random thing that's on your mind. I love to hear people talk about stuff

This is such a great ask! Recently, my friend and I were talking about DC vs Marvel. We also talked about what makes Nolan's Batman trilogy better then all the other DC movies, and why Marvel tends to be better in general. The reason that, overall, Marvel movies are better then DC is for two reasons. One, Marvel movies all have an overarching plot structure that has been established since day one. Because of this, there is more incentives for fans to participate, as there is a larger universe that continues to build on itself, and thus, can contain more character development, etc. The second reason is that Marvel has a better balance between levity and grit. If we apply these findings to Nolan's movies, we can see that he develops his characters and adds humor via Batman and Alfred's relationship. In addition, Nolan, better then other Batman directors, understands that DC's greatest characters are the villains, and took the time to develop the villains accordingly. The final characteristic has to do with Marvel's release timeline vs DC's release timeline. DC had been releasing movies since 2001, I believe, so when Nolan made Batman Begins (2005), he had no MCU to compete with, and made his movie to his taste, not as a competitor. When Dark Knight came out in 2008, Iron Man had just entered the scene. Because this was an unexpected release from Marvel, once again, Dark Knight was not created with the goal to compete with Marvel. Finally, with Dark Knight Rises (2012), Nolan stuck to his guns and didn't alter the movie to fight with Marvel's Iron Man, and his final movie wasn't ruined because of it. All the other DC movies that have followed have all been trying to catchup to Marvel's united universe, and thus, have not done as well. Also, ask me about the Joker, cause I have some thoughts

[kob131]

Dudeblade Catchup P.1

http://dudeblade.tumblr.com/post/183802054605/the-best-part-about-all-those-men-complaining

Jesus Christ Dudeblade, I leave you alone for a few weeks and devolve like this?

The best part about all those ‘men’ complaining about Brie Larson being forward with her feminist attitude is the fact that they bitch, whine, and complain about how she was being racist and sexist towards white men. They complain about how she was getting political.

It’s awesome because it shows that they themselves are sexist. They themselves are racist. They want to play the victim so bad that they make the claim that Brie was being sexist and racist towards white men.

“I don’t want to hear what a white man has to say about ‘A Wrinkle in Time.’ I want to hear what a woman of color, a biracial woman has to say about the film. I want to hear what teenagers think about the film.” 

Dudeblade, imagine someone going into the NBA and saying, “I don’t want to see black men playing basketball here, I want to see white men.”

She WAS being racist and sexist towards white men. At least by what society deems bigoted when race itself is removed from context.

It also show that they do have an issue with women in politics. Specifically, women that don’t share their views. They want to oppress people’s rights, while playing the victim to justify their oppression.

Dudeblade, you suicide baited and put the blame on a bisexual person for calling you out. You don’t get to fling shit.

And it’s fun seeing the whinny pissbabies trying to justify their hatred of the Captain Marvel movie. They hate-watch it. They wanted to find something to be angry at because they’re all afraid.

And you act very similar in regards to RWBY. By transitive property, you hate watch RWBY and look for something to be angry about it because you’re afraid.

Does that sound ridiculous? Yes? That’s how the people you’re attacking feel.

They’re afraid that if women get more rights, then it means that they won’t be able to oppress them anymore. Because white men are acting exactly like this:

They’re afraid that if men get more rights, then it means that they won’t be able to oppress them anymore. Because black women are acting exactly like this:

I don’t even need to show the stupid meme. The fact that you sound like a KKK member from the 1950′s just by inverting your subjects and targets says a lot.

And yes. We know “Not all men!”

Just note that if you feel the need to say that, then you feel as if this post applies to you. Which means that on some level, you feel as if women shouldn’t have more rights.

Basically, if you feel called out by this post, then that means it applies to you.

So if a man says ‘women are sluts’ and a woman feels offended, she’s actually a slut. Got it.

God fucking damn it Dudeblade, what the fuck? This sounds like something Andrew Dobson would say!

... Almost exactly what he’s said in the past...

...Let’s see what else he’s been doing.,.

[multiverseofmiracleshq]

hey, homies. it’s weekly update time once again and we got some stuff to cover !!

SECTION I. TIME HOPS

we’re in a state of yolo. our goal was always to progress five years from the cleanse ( the snap ) that happened in 2018 to the events of endgame in 2019. we’ve been two years in but with only a month left we’ll be making our last hop by three years, making it 2023 in the group now. when endgame finally does come out we’ll reset our timeline to that of the movie and retcon what we need to. it may seem confusing but it was a way for us to keep going in the wake of infinity war. please see the starter section about how this will change replies.

SECTION II -- PLOTS & ARCS

as mentioned before, endgame comes out next month !! that being said, we’ll be waiting roughly a month after endgame before beginning the plot so that people have time to see the film. until then, we’ll be having a short little event called poison x // venomized to keep y’all busy. posion x comes first and we’ll be trying to have an ic this week to get that ball rolling so we can finish in time.

SECTION III. ACTIVITY

life can come at ya hard && fast, but if you’re going to have characters than y’all need to be active. don’t take on more than you can handle !! we’re all guilty of it ( i def am as well ) so we’re gonna be watching activity a little closer. hiatus’ are still allowed but we need to be kept up to date and activity managed. we’ll be switching the rule so that a member now has two weeks instead of one before they are checked. after three warnings a character must be dropped due to bad activity. let’s see an increase !!

SECTION V. CHARACTER SPOILERS

like always, we will continue to tag our spoilers. we’ll be having captain marvel bios up soon && already have the character page updated to reflect the movie so beware of spoilers. as for endgame, we’ll probably update the character page within two weeks but will wait until the event progresses to post new bios.

SECTION VI. CHARACTER RETURNS

carol danvers, y’all. the ending of captain marvel was a bit spoiled by the new avengers trailer, so in the group carol danvers is already back. characters like scott lang, tony stark && nebula will not reintroduced into the plot now as we are unsure of how they arrive. following endgame we will be discussing how to handle the return // deaths of characters within the group.

SECTION VII. STARTERS

since we’re time hopping, we’re temporarily putting a hold on the rule so that members can post up to date starters. after a week we’ll ask that you please refrain from doing so once more until the other ones hit ten notes, as per the normal rule. so, it’s really only a week long break but we can get stuff flowing again. the gifted will be impacted this time and it will have been three years since the event of the season two finale with some glossing over the end spoiler. runaways season 2 will have taken place in 2023 and cloak and dagger will also be taking place in 2023. please be aware of this in your replies.

SECTION VIII. CANON INFO

in order to keep things straight, please send in a short lil’ blurb again explaining where your character is now. we did this before, as you can see HERE, so it doesn’t need to be anything complex. just a little catchup. please have them in by sunday or let us know if you need more time. as for the time hop, it will be beginning TODAY because there’s no time like the present.

SECTION IX. MAIN && BIO RENOVATIONS

they never end, do they? you may have noticed that our character page is a mess && a half but that’s because we’re super hard at work to make a new one. we’re getting closer to finishing so expect some update soon. as for bios, every open bio has a correct graphic even if the bio itself is a little wonky. we’ve been trying to update them but with endgame about to come out we’ve halted. if you’re interested in a role we can talk about what the bio will look like in our current canon / time. as for taken bios, we’re only eighteen away from every taken role having a bio. they’re gonna have to be updated to reflect the movie as well but at least we’ll have a visual of who is taken.

SECTION X. SUMMARY

A. time hops three years as of today

B. new starters can be posted for a week before the rule kicks in

C. we’ve changed our activity rules and will be checking in more

D. this answer’s q’s about spoilers

E. main renovations are both ongoing and paused

F. we’ll be doing endgame’s plot a month later but doing poison x // venomized now

G. GIVE THIS A HEART SO WE KNOW YOU READ IT

[shironezuninja]

I’m starting to learn how to make Blip Dust on PicsArt. The latter half of 2022 has been very productive for me.

[amwilburn]

Captain Marvel rewatch 🚨(spoilers)🚨

Captain Marvel (2019) rewatch for Endgame catchup (not spoiler free; read my original review for the spoiler free version way below before IM1)

The plot pacing was as fast as I'd remembered the first time watching it. I didn't notice that Ben Mendelssohn's Thalos was there from the start, interrogating Captain Marvel and right off the bat, when she asks him what he's after, he actually tells the truth: Dr Lawson and her faster than light engine. I'd also forgotten just how awesome that Blockbuster revisit was. Fun fact, it seems like a set but it's a real life Blockbuster, apparently the last one in existence... Which ironically has now become a tourist attraction thanks to this film.

Goes right into the train fight. Pacing is relentless. One thing that popped up on the re-watch:: why did the Skrull Coulson try to stangle Fury if they're not the actual antagonists?

I had forgotten that Alta Vista was the main search engine back then.

I really liked the fragmented memory origin story (very similar to Westworld season 2's narrative). One of the common review criticisms was that the fragmented memory narrative was confusing; watching it a 2nd time, it not only makes perfect sense, but Mendelssohn's "Am I the only one who's confused!?" 😂

Nelson Franklin (Robby on New Girl) was perfect for the autopsy doc. Also liked the fake out eye injury.

CM retraces her steps; all of a sudden the film switches to a buddy roadtrip comedy. Since Fury opens up to her so easily, it seems out of character... Until you remember it's during *this* film he learns not to be so trusting.

Talos ordering Fury "dead or alive" in the archives also seems counter to the big plot twist.

Goose experiencing high g's was a truly silly spot.

Then the first standoff... Hillarious. "Before you start swinging those jazz hands around", & "Am I supposed to guess?". Oh, I was wrong it wasn't Talos with the great eye roll, it was the other Skrull.

They never explained how she survived the blast. Or why Maria Rambeau's daughter is this most interesting of the 3 in the reunion, depsite being 11. The dialog is more wooden in this sappy part of the film, but Lashana Lynch (Maria Rambeau) manages to handle the dialog better than it deserves to be handled.

Fun fact: she's British (very good American accent!). Also Monica (her daughter) becomes the superhero Photon in the comics (her mom's callsign).

"You're my science guy!"

This whole roadtrip to reunion bit, while necessary, does feel a bit like it belongs on tv. As opposed to "MCU epicness". Luckily it switches back to MCU after taking off from the reunion bit.

"Why would I turn into a filing cabinet?!". They definitely gave Sam Jackson & Ben Mendelssohn the best lines.

Watching a cat get muzzled. 😂

The third act is a mile a minute thrill ride. The first was funny and fast paced; it's only a slightly corny 2nd act that lets this movie down.

The flerkin scenes are very reminiscent of Groot's in GotG.

When Goose doesn't attack, this time it was clear why; first time watching it I had to ask myself "Isn't that the same guy she's already fighting"?

We'd just watched Ant Man & The Wasp just before rewatching this one. That was the only somewhat weak entry since Thor 2. Rewatching this was still a fun, frantic ride, and quite fun catching all the foreshadowing initially missed the first time around; but also catching where the foreshadowing is... Inconsistent.

Still a fun ride.

That post credits scene gave us the chills. More important, you need to watch it going into Endgame or you'll be missing a chunk of the narrative.

YMMV: you might get irritated by Brie Larson smirking incessantly (meant to be a character tick, I believe) or because she doesn't have a very commanding screen presence; I don't think she's meant to (yet).

Also, I forgot to mention: there *is* a lack of connection between Larson and her character. To quote my wife: she feels 'empty'. True. But like in Thor 1 (Hiddleston and Hemsworth), I don't think she really has a handle on her character yet.

We still found it fun the 2nd time around, despite a brief clunky 2nd act. Sticking with the same score. A-, 9.3. Mrs also felt it was A- the 1st time but liked it less the 2nd time around; B, 7.9.

It's s good sign when you rewatch a film so quickly after the initial viewing and it still flies by; but be aware that this, TIH, & Thor 2 are all polarizing films, not universally good (or bad). The biggest issue I think is BL doesn't have her character nailed yet (She filmed Endgame first, & had no idea who she was yet)

[harpianews]

DC reveals new footage from The Batman, Black Adam, The Flash, Aquaman 2, Watch

DC reveals new footage from The Batman, Black Adam, The Flash, Aquaman 2, Watch

Warner Bros has revealed a preview of its 2022 slate of DC movies. Although it is only a minute in length, it features new footage from The Batman, Black Adam, The Flashand Aquaman 2. After playing catchup with the rival Marvel Studios’ Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the debacle of 2017’s Justice League, DC Films projects have picked up steam and most movies to come out of their stables have…

[mystoryfortheaudienceoftheworld]

Update on my Marvel catchup..... I’m officially 5 movies away from being ready for the new Avengers..... Go me!!!

[britesparc]

Weekend Top Ten #495

Top Ten Non-MCU Post-Credit Scenes

Oh look, two MCU-related posts in a row! Delightful. Well, kinda. Because this week is a fake-out; it’s not really about the MCU! In fact, it’s almost anti-MCU! How wicked! Because ever since its inception, one of the quirks of the Marvel Cinematic Universe – something it’s become famous for, in fact – is its use of a post-credit scene. From the moment Nick Fury stepped out of the shadows to mention the “Avenger Initiative” after all the names had scrolled on by in Iron Man, the ongoing films were almost defined by their last-second teases and delights. You can tell, in the cinema, the fans and non-fans, as they get up and clear off, leaving the True Believers in their seats, wondering how these people could possibly vacate the theatre without really seeing the ending. In fact, as the franchise has gone on, the number of people staying put has – in my own rough reckoning – increased considerably, to now be about fifty percent of the audience. And why not? You’re really not getting the full picture! As these entangled narratives have unfurled before us, we like the connective tissue of the end-credit tease; the reveals of new characters or locations, the subtle hints at what’s to come. Loki has possessed Selvig! The Collector has the Aether! The ant’s playing the drums!

“To challenge them would be to court Death!”

Anyway, MCU films have post-credit scenes. But of course they’re not the only ones. Having a scene after the credits – or, sometimes, during the credits – is fairly common in the history of cinema. I think it’s become a lot more common this century, partly because of Marvel popularising it as a storytelling device or method of connecting disparate films in a franchise, but also (I believe) because CG animated films have often used it as a comedy trick. I’m not sure why or where this really began in earnest, but I think the old Pixar “out takes” was partly to blame, as was the whole “Shrek Dance Party” phenomenon. Anyway, as you will see, there are a few here that fit that bill.

Because that’s what this whole list is! It’s films that have great post-credit scenes, but aren’t Marvel! Or, at least, aren’t officially part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Some of them are classics of the form, thirty or forty years old; some are newer and fall into the categories I’ve mentioned above. Some follow a similar pattern to most MCU end-scenes – comedy skit or tease an upcoming movie, but stuck at the end of the credits – whereas some interfere with the credits throughout. I’ve been wary of scenes which aren’t really post-credit, but if we all the “mid-credit” scene in the MCU – or the multiple scenes from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 – then we can allow some of the ones below.

So there we are! Nowt more to it. Let’s roll the credits...

Airplane! (1980): early in the film, our hero Ted Striker (Robert Hays) leaves his cab just as a fare gets in the back. Telling said fare to wait, Striker dashes after his girlfriend Elaine (Julie Hagarty), ends up on her plane, and, well, the rest of the delightfully silly and surreal plot unfolds. The film ends, the credits roll, and then we cut back to the abandoned cab, where the poor unfortubate fare is still sat in the back seat. “I’ll give him five more minutes,” he says, looking at his watch, “And that’s it.” I mean, it’s just sublime.

Deadpool (2016)/Deadpool 2 (2018): where to start? Whether it’s the first film’s Ferris Bueller-aping dressing gown skit (delightfully informing us that Cable will be in the next film) or the sequel’s multiple time-hopping gags – including undoing the film’s unfortunate fridging of Vanessa (Morena Baccarin) and killing Ryan Reynolds (“you’re welcome, Canada”) – this series really knows how to keep you engaged until the very last second. Can’t wait to see what he does when he’s part of the MCU.

Young Sherlock Holmes (1985): it’s funny, but looking back, I can probably trace any interest I have in Sherlock Holmes to this film and Basil the Great Mouse Detective. Anyway, this is a seminal film by any yardstick, featuring as it does one of (if not the) first example of a CGI character interacting in a real environment. But the end credit sting! The film’s Big Bad (Anthony Higgins), having somehow survived, checks himself into a hotel under the name of – you guessed it – Moriarty. This was, arguably, the first example of an end-credit scene teasing a future film! Setting up the Young Sherlock Holmes Extended Universe! Sadly it was a bit of a flop and they didn’t make any more.

Masters of the Universe (1987): Young Sherlock may have been interesting, but I’ll be honest, other people had to tell me who Moriarty was for me to understand the significance. The ending of Masters, however… well, it’s not quite as nuanced or revelatory, but the seemingly-dead Skeletor (Frank Langella) popping his head back up to yell at the camera “I’ll be back!” was a fantastic and exciting shock. We were guaranteed more He-Man! There’d be another film! There was not another film. Still cool, though.

A Bug’s Life (1998): I alluded to this earlier, and we’re only tenuously in “end-credit” land here (these scenes play over the credits, technically), but it still merits a mention. For A Bug’s Life was the film that began the (actually very short) Pixar tradition of showing us “outtakes” from the movie. And some of these first ones are among the best, with characters corpsing or forgetting their lines; subsequent films would lean more towards practical jokes and outright gaggery, whereas I personally prefer those that further the “it’s a movie being filmed” illusion. Anyway, the legend began here, not a sentence you can often say in relation to A Bug’s Life.

Frozen II (2019): in recent years Disney have made end-credit gags a tradition, and they’re pretty good at it. Moana’s fourth wall-breaking catchup with Tamatoa nearly made the list, but I’m giving the spot to Olaf. After recapping the plot of the first film earlier in the runtime, he’s now telling the story of the film you’ve just watched. The kicker? He’s telling the story to Marshmallow and the creepy little snow-brothers! From the first Frozen! And Frozen Fever! They’re at the ice palace, remember? It’s not only a funny bit, it’s also a nice nod to those kids (and their parents) who’ve mainlined anything Frozen-related for the past couple of years.

Winnie the Pooh (2011): a very underrated little gem, this; just so charming. One of the plot threads is the apparent disappearance of Christopher Robin, who leaves a note saying he’ll be “back soon”, but which is misread by stuffy know-it-all bird Owl, and leads to an amusing song of fright and alarm Pooh, Piglet and the gang all believe old Chrissie Rob has been abducted by a monster called a “Backson” (“They use their horns to put holes in your socks!”). Obviously this is a misunderstanding, it’s all resolved, happy endings all round. But then, at the end of the credits, who should rock up, but an actual Backson (who turns out to be very nice). What’s great about this, other than it just being a neat gag, is that it’s playing with the expectations of a young audience; it’s introducing them to a kind of comedic rug-pull. I can attest to the fact that nippers find it very entertaining.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2019): I’m a bit concerned about being too superheroic (I nearly had the Flash/Superman race from Justice League in here, actually, which I like because it’s one of the few moments in either version of that film where the characters act like the characters I know). I’m also wary of leaning into the whole “sequel tease” thing. But hey, this one’s fun; it feels like a sequel tease, another alternate version of Spider-Man voiced by a famous actor. Then it warps into the classic sixties Spider-Man, and references the whole “pointing” meme to boot. It has its cake and eats it, and it’s great.

Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990): the Gremlins films are great at breaking the fourth wall and poking fun at themselves, and this is no exception. The great Daffy Duck – who introduced the film, and whose anarchic style is a great precursor to the Gremlins themselves – pops up several times to comment on how long and boring the credits are, before finally asking the audience, “Don’t you people have homes?”. There should be more Daffy in movies.

Shrek 2 (2004): there were a few things I could have included in this list: Crank’s 16-bit game homage is quite fun; the Ferris Bueller bathrobe bit is iconic, although personally I find Ferris so unappealing as a character that I wouldn’t want to include it. So we have Shrek 2, one of the first of a whole raft of CG animated films to have a funny scene at the end. And the reason I’ve included it is because, well, it’s quite weird. Basically you find out that Donkey and Dragon have had babies that are, er, half donkey and half dragon (“Look at our little mutant babies!” says Donkey). I mean. There are connotations here that I’d rather not mull over.

So there we are. Now I didn’t want to include this as it’s not really a scene, and if I’m just doing “funny things in the credits” then we’re going to get onto stuff like the Naked Gun movies and all sorts of other weirdness, but I do want to shout out to An American Werewolf in London’s “any resemblance to persons living, dead, or undead” legal disclaimer at the end of the credits.