To be fair, it looks like they were going for a samurai vibe for Leo in Bay and Liebesman's Ninja Turtles.

Huh. And here I always thought owls swallowed their prey whole. I guess pigeons are too big to finish off in one gulp.

If that's true, then I'm slightly relieved. I'm all for Marvel getting critically-acclaimed actors — the MCU has been built on the backs of really good talent — but I'd rather they're the type to stay truly committed to the role across films. We need less Ed Nortons, Terrence Howards, and Agent Elronds.

I don't mind Phoenix's looks; after all, I don't swing that way. What bothers me more is that he's not exactly known for being the most stable of actors. And they'll need to give him a multi-picture deal, if we're to have Doctor Strange show up for the Infinity Gauntlet.

To be fair, it took five movies before they got it absolutely right. The ones from the first three films looked... weird:

You can even use it to the film's advantage. Give him an Iron Man "box of scraps" montage, and show scenes of him putting actuators in his grandfather's armor, then feverishly covering it in unholy sigils that glow with a deathly light. Finish it off with Doom putting on his tabard and mask, and voila! Big Bad, ready…

It's a tabard.

The heroes from phase one and two of the MCU...

Uh, you got it backwards. There are fewer guys who don't treat women this way. It's your responsibility to our gender to kick the ones that do all in the nuts. Go forth and kick!

Who will be the first person to happily proclaim himself a complete asshole in the headline by stereotyping all guys into comic books as socially crippled sexist douchebags?

We should change "But I don't treat women this way" to "I don't treat women this way, and will personally castrate any man who does." Call it white-knighting, I don't care. We should start policing our own gender if we don't want to have to keep using the "not all men" defense. It's like racism: just because you don't…

Cap may not wear chainmail, but his costume at least wears its comic influences proudly. Just look at the latest movie; it looks exactly like his post-resurrection costume. Even his WW2 outfit contains strong homages.

And yet Marvel Studios ran away with $255 million with a barely-explained talking tree and gun-toting raccoon.

Yes, but you forget that Avi has been executive producer for the licensed properties. He's the Kevin Feige for Fox and Sony.

Just explain that the clothing and armor are the royal garb of the ruler of Latveria. Bam, problem solved. Better to have a cool costume with a throwaway explanation than a suit that looks like a hobo's filthy pajamas.

Studio ADI explained it pretty well in this video re: the design choice for "Barakapool":

Nearly everything can give you cancer, if you overdo it. Moderation is the key.

1) Green Lantern's problem wasn't that it had jokes, it's that the jokes weren't funny, oh, and also the rest of the movie was also terrible and 2) dour works exceedingly well for Batman, but believe it or not ALL OTHER DC CHARACTERS ARE NOT ALSO BATMAN. IT MAY BEHOOVE YOU TO TAKE A DIFFERENT GODDAMNED APPROACH WITH…

Right, because that worked so well back in the nineties. Better start wrapping your heroes in pouches, DC. Pouches and belt straps, and top it off with poofy, blow-dried blond hair. Gal Gadot must be practicing bending her spine in awkward positions right now.