Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
All in all, did we watch the same movie?
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All in all, did we watch the same movie?
What? That was one of the best scenes for Rocket. It really gave us an idea of how he felt and what he's been through. He's
lonely with the exception of Groot and that scene really hits you with it. Especially when you know he was experimented on
I was going to say this one is more subjective so I can't say you're wrong but calling Rocket Raccoon a squirrel...
I'm actually a little bit in agreement. I know everyone loves it but only the first one was great and it's because it was so cute. The second one I was hoping would
lead into Avengers 2 or at least set something up but at most it introduced Cosmo and then gave us Howard which I know people found funny but I thought it was a little odd. Not a major gripe for me though since the movie was meant to be fun
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
the_firewithin
Member
Ah yes how could I forget
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
Yeah, I kind of got that colorful, somewhat cartoon-y space opera vibe that The Fifth Element has as well. Reassures me since I like that style.
Was that also the clue that the whole post was a joke?
blame space
Banned
the bar fight
Yeah, it was one of my favorite scenes. The voice performance was so great as he kind of broke down.
Pop
Member
Believe in Gunn and the cast
Fraid not. The rest of my complaints stand, dang it.
Please do me a favor and never get involved in filmmaking in any way shape or form.
Jables Swan
Member
Mick LaSalle said:
I just don't get these rotten reviews. I get people all have their own opinions and all but damn.
blame space
Banned
i think he's joking
TheWorthyEdge
Member
I must say. This completely killed Cap 2. Everything was better than Cap 2 in this movie. It was atleast 20x more fun than Cap 2.
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
This doesn't surprise me. Cap 2 looked like a very serious, dire movie, of which I still have yet to see.
Jables Swan
Member
Some other rotten reviews:
My wife knows nothing about Marvel mythology and adored the film.
Damien Straker said:
Matthew Lickona said:
Andrew O'Hehir said:
Kyle Smith said:
Paul Chambers said:
My wife knows nothing about Marvel mythology and adored the film.
Nah. GOTG was fantastic, but Cap 2 had way better action.
Battersea Power Station
Member
I wish I had seen it in 2D (IMAX). I'm not a big 3D fan, but after thoroughly enjoying Gravity in 3D, I gave GotG a shot. Unfortunately, it made the action scenes a little too distracting for me. For me, at least, it's better suited for atmosphere and setting, and not so much for action.
smokeandmirrors
Banned
Highly entertaining with a good cast and really well done CGI but kinda falls flat with a predictable and safe plot.
The Main Event
Member
Share the same feeling as well. Then again I know nothing about the comics so I don't know how close it is to the source material. It's a good summer flick.
Thatoneguy64
Member
I hate when people cry "Entitlement!", but... yeah, it's entitlement.
We got the Avengers 2 teaser mid-credits from Winter Soldier and for some reason people still expected another one here even though post-credit scenes are always self-contained movie scenes or jokes.
If anything people should be upset that the other credits scene wasn't an Avengers 2 teaser. That's usually where the big ones go. Then again it still wouldn't have made any sense on such a self-contained movie. There was no thread to tie it to Avengers 2.
Similar in tone but the story is completely original, the Guardians origin in the comic involves Ultron and a giant intergalactic AI invasion.
Edit: And that credit scene was a massive let down. Why the hell would you hype up that scene and put an embargo on it until general release? That's just asking for people to be let down.
Didn't need to be an Avengers teaser either, if Cosmo had spoken in that scene I would have been satisfied. Any cosmic related tease would have been cool.
Discotheque
Banned
Hahaaaa
Best marvel studios movie. Edged out cap 2 as well imo. This whole team was great together. Humor was awesome, kids are gonna love rocket and especially groot
Right after xmen dofp for best comic book movie since TDK
Villains were nothing special, however
Best marvel studios movie. Edged out cap 2 as well imo. This whole team was great together. Humor was awesome, kids are gonna love rocket and especially groot
Right after xmen dofp for best comic book movie since TDK
Villains were nothing special, however
That Dude John
Member
I had to look up who that was myself lol.
that joke was so goddamn good
What a shitty joke post. Try harder.
So I've been piecing some information together over the past half hour or so. I'm not much of a comic book reader at all, but want to dive head first into Guardians after seeing the movie.
As far as I've been able to gather, minimum reading seems to be Annihilation: Conquest, especially the Quasar and Starlord series, which dives directly into GotG volume 2. Not sure what is required reading for the Annihilation series, I believe it is Annihilation Prologue and then the main 6 part series, though the Drax and Ronan portions would seem very relevant.
I'm going to make a stop at my local comic book store tomorrow and assess prices, I really hope they are doing some reprints on the Annihilation series as if these are too cost prohibitive I will find other avenues, IE Kindle, Marvel Digital, etc.
I appreciate any advice and insight into this due to my complete ignorance into the comic book world.
This goes without saying, but I loved the film. I actually don't generally find comic book movies compelling, but the smart writing in GotG really sold me on the franchise. This, along with Dark Knight, are my two favorite comic book movies.
As far as I've been able to gather, minimum reading seems to be Annihilation: Conquest, especially the Quasar and Starlord series, which dives directly into GotG volume 2. Not sure what is required reading for the Annihilation series, I believe it is Annihilation Prologue and then the main 6 part series, though the Drax and Ronan portions would seem very relevant.
I'm going to make a stop at my local comic book store tomorrow and assess prices, I really hope they are doing some reprints on the Annihilation series as if these are too cost prohibitive I will find other avenues, IE Kindle, Marvel Digital, etc.
I appreciate any advice and insight into this due to my complete ignorance into the comic book world.
This goes without saying, but I loved the film. I actually don't generally find comic book movies compelling, but the smart writing in GotG really sold me on the franchise. This, along with Dark Knight, are my two favorite comic book movies.
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
Oh man, guys.
Guardians of the Galaxy.
So. Fucking. Good. I loved it. A lot. I wanna watch it again ASAP. So much fun.
The cast was perfect. Pratt was great as Quill, had that swagger in spades, but delivered the emotional stuff when it was needed. Gamora was badass and Saldana was good (though I would have liked more with her character). Bautista was great as Drax. He delivered the humor really well. But man, Rocket and Groot... film MVPs. Rocket's bit in the bar was so fucking good. Cooper nailed that. And Groot... is Groot.
Ronan was a pretty good villain too. I liked all the Nova Corps dudes. Action was fantastic. Great soundtrack.
And Star Lord has the best helmet ever.
Ooga Chucka.
Guardians of the Galaxy.
So. Fucking. Good. I loved it. A lot. I wanna watch it again ASAP. So much fun.
The cast was perfect. Pratt was great as Quill, had that swagger in spades, but delivered the emotional stuff when it was needed. Gamora was badass and Saldana was good (though I would have liked more with her character). Bautista was great as Drax. He delivered the humor really well. But man, Rocket and Groot... film MVPs. Rocket's bit in the bar was so fucking good. Cooper nailed that. And Groot... is Groot.
Ronan was a pretty good villain too. I liked all the Nova Corps dudes. Action was fantastic. Great soundtrack.
And Star Lord has the best helmet ever.
Ooga Chucka.
Buy this: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0785190643/?tag=neogaf0e-20
And preorder this: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0785190635/?tag=neogaf0e-20
These are the most acclaimed Guardians of the Galaxy series. The current one is not so good.
If you want to read all of Annihilation, you should also consider reading this: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0785188894/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Not sure how many times I can say I was being serious. I realize this won't do my popularity any favors, but then again, I didn't come to this thread to make FRIENDS.
Can we all please take a step back and calm the fuck down for a sec? Those things I mentioned were personal nitpicks, not deal breakers. I thought the movie was great overall. I get that not everyone's going to agree with my complaints, which is totally fair since I will fully admit that I have weird, extremely picky preferences that aren't shared by the vast majority of people. But y'all are acting like I ran over your dog or something.
Having said that, I sure as hell stick by my complaint the after credits ending.
godofcookery
Member
I liked that they were
his mom's songs, from when she was young. gave some nice weight as to why he kept it as long as he did, why he fought so hard to get it back, and supported the end reveal of Vol. 2, plus i just like those songs in general.
Perhaps
Thanos will take it to the space stone shaping girlguy, and have them fashioned into gems!
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
Today's t-shirt at TeeFury:
Wish it was just them in GotG garb instead of a Star Wars crossover.
Yup, gonna see it a second time tomorrow night.
Finally got to see this, and man this was so fucking good. So much fun and laughter all wrapped up in great storytelling. My only small gripe would be that it was a little too predictable of a plot, but man I got nothing on this. Loved it that much.
Even still, I gotta give the edge over to The Winter Soldier for the best Marvel movie.
Marvel really killed it this year. A much better showing than last year's IM3 and Thor 2 imo. So hyped for Avengers 2 right now.
Even still, I gotta give the edge over to The Winter Soldier for the best Marvel movie.
Marvel really killed it this year. A much better showing than last year's IM3 and Thor 2 imo. So hyped for Avengers 2 right now.
Maximus.
Member
Thought it was an amazing movie, amazing space movie, great characters and loved seeing Thanos on screen. Can't wait for the sequel.
Marvel movies are only getting better and better. This movie was suspenseful, hilarious, action packed and I loved the connection to the overall universe and preluding to what's to come. They had a lot of ground to cover and they succeeded.
Marvel movies are only getting better and better. This movie was suspenseful, hilarious, action packed and I loved the connection to the overall universe and preluding to what's to come. They had a lot of ground to cover and they succeeded.
I know some probably won't agree, but I really liked that Ronan and Nebula to a lesser extent were just unsympathetically evil. For Ronan, I'm glad that they didn't spend much time trying to really give him a solid motivation. He is bad, and thats what you get! It just let me focus on the good guys.