godofcookery
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i was wondering why I didn't like this in Thor 2, but thought it was fine in this movie. Perhaps the cast charisma balances that out. Or maybe I just preferred Lee Pace's portrayal of the villian to Christopher Eccleston's.
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i was wondering why I didn't like this in Thor 2, but thought it was fine in this movie. Perhaps the cast charisma balances that out. Or maybe I just preferred Lee Pace's portrayal of the villian to Christopher Eccleston's.
Chie Satonaka
Member
I can't believe how good this ended up being, and I already had high expectations.
Easily in my top three MCU movies. Avengers 2 better bring it's A game, because GotG will be tough to top.
Easily in my top three MCU movies. Avengers 2 better bring it's A game, because GotG will be tough to top.
Hot Coldman
Banned
Now you know why we need Nova next time.
SuicideUZI
Member
What is the name of the song he was listening to as a kid in the hospital?
Hell yeah!I read Annihilation first a while back, and it made Rider one of my favorite characters. Finishing the whole run now only enforces my belief that he's necessary.
I admit, going into this movie I knew nothing about this iteration of Marvel's cosmic cast of characters, when I think of cosmic Marvel I think of Jim Starlin trippy space travels with the likes of Adam Warlock and Nova, so color me shocked to find out that not only are those characters not in it, but that it's a group of characters I knew diddly squat about other than Rocket.
The only other thing I brought into this was that James Gunn was co-writing and directing this which was awesome news, as his VERY underrated horror comedy Slither was an amazing genre parody with very funny dialogue and really great performances from the likes of Nathan Fillion and Michael Rooker. I had utmost confidence the movie itself would be solid, because he's clearly a smart director with good story-telling instincts and a great ear for snappy dialogue, I was really hoping this movie would do well financially to give him his much deserved big break.
Lord almighty I FUCKING LOVED IT. I didn't love it because it's a Marvel comics flick, I loved it because it's the smart and funny sci-fi adventure flick the Star Wars prequels should've been. Every moment was perfect, no joke. I loved everything about it, I was fucking giddy the whole damn movie. Everything was executed flawlessly. At the end, when Quill turns to Ronan and says "You said it yourself BITCH, we're the Guardians of the Galaxy." I wanted to cheer.
I read up on the back story of the comic versions of Starlord, Drax, and Groot and honestly feel the movie is an improvement on their comics origins, way more streamlined and relatable than their convoluted comic beginnings. Just what a rip roaring sci-fi space opera needs: clear and concise, good old fashioned storytelling.
Definitely my fave Summer popcorn movie so far this year, and it's going to take a lot for it to get dethroned.
The only other thing I brought into this was that James Gunn was co-writing and directing this which was awesome news, as his VERY underrated horror comedy Slither was an amazing genre parody with very funny dialogue and really great performances from the likes of Nathan Fillion and Michael Rooker. I had utmost confidence the movie itself would be solid, because he's clearly a smart director with good story-telling instincts and a great ear for snappy dialogue, I was really hoping this movie would do well financially to give him his much deserved big break.
Lord almighty I FUCKING LOVED IT. I didn't love it because it's a Marvel comics flick, I loved it because it's the smart and funny sci-fi adventure flick the Star Wars prequels should've been. Every moment was perfect, no joke. I loved everything about it, I was fucking giddy the whole damn movie. Everything was executed flawlessly. At the end, when Quill turns to Ronan and says "You said it yourself BITCH, we're the Guardians of the Galaxy." I wanted to cheer.
I read up on the back story of the comic versions of Starlord, Drax, and Groot and honestly feel the movie is an improvement on their comics origins, way more streamlined and relatable than their convoluted comic beginnings. Just what a rip roaring sci-fi space opera needs: clear and concise, good old fashioned storytelling.
Definitely my fave Summer popcorn movie so far this year, and it's going to take a lot for it to get dethroned.
DaSorcerer7
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Loved it, awesome film. Can't wait to see what they do next.
Our greatest hero.
brianjones
Member
movie was cute
loved that talking raccoon and groot
and when he was dancing at the end
loved that talking raccoon and groot
and when he was dancing at the end
They somehow have to get rid of the Helmet though. That's what they managed in most of the Marvel movies (even X-Men, Wolverine). Keep the "classic" superhero costumes at minimum. Iron Man is no problem because it's not really a costume. Magnetos helmet makes sens etc.
Novas helmet/suit looks like the typicall old school super hero.
It's also a bit silly reading War of Kings atm and seeing alot of guys (and girls) with superpowers wear masks although they don't have to hide their identity (they are not on Earth and almost everybody there has superpowers).
Discotheque
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and when he was dancing at the end
Whole theater loved that scene. The team was great but raccoon and groot stole it for sure
Hours Left
Member
Very pleasantly surprised by Drax. He had some funny stuff in the movie.
Same here. I was skeptical of the casting at first since I felt that Bautista would stand out as the weak point of the team (I haven't seen Man with the Iron Fists or Riddick though so I'm basing this on past wrestlers turned actors as well as his promo delivery in WWE) but he did a good job with the character.
megashock5
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One thing I'd really like in the sequel is some Electric Light Orchestra. Hoping they're on Awesome Mix Vol. 2.
DarkBearKnight
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Hands down. My favourite Marvel film so far. AMAZING use of soundtrack.. Came out of the cinema and couldn't stop smiling. Played soundtrack on drive home.
anarckitty
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Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
Me too.
Me three
BronsonLee
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I don't know them anymore.
HIGH DEF JEFF
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Noisepurge
Member
yup! the action coreography and filming was much better in Winter Soldier.
This one had too much shakycam/camera upclose/music video editing going on in the fight scenes.
friskykillface
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Haha amazing , there was a baby at my showing that cried and yelled during previews but was quiet/left right at the start
This was at a 3D showing too so I assume they left or the baby had glasses too
I'll definitely try to watch it again cause it was so damn good, really amazing marvel movie and just went all out
Some of the parts seem silly when talking about it but worked brilliantly in the film
Thanos the god
Future PhaZe
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Lee Pace has incredible presence whenever he's done up in makeup. Someone needs to tap him for a bigger role in something.
People being babies to the movies?Haha amazing , there was a baby at my showing that cried and yelled during previews but was quiet/left right at the start
This was at a 3D showing too so I assume they left or the baby had glasses too
I'll definitely try to watch it again cause it was so damn good, really amazing marvel movie and just went all out
Some of the parts seem silly when talking about it but worked brilliantly in the film
Thanos the god
RT ratings are kinda irrelevant this early. Especially in the case of GotG, when half of the world doesnt even had the movie released yet.
I've been looking forward to this for a long time but, even then, I enjoyed it much more than I expected. The tone of the humor ended up being very surprising.
I finally get what James Gunn was saying regarding his version of Peter Quill being a combination of Han Solo and Marty McFly (specifically the Marty McFly part). The humor between Quill and the other characters felt extremely similar to the interactions in Back to the Future between Marty and the characters in 1955. Some of the lines delivered by Gamora and Drax felt like they could have been delivered by Biff or Doc Brown, for example:
I finally get what James Gunn was saying regarding his version of Peter Quill being a combination of Han Solo and Marty McFly (specifically the Marty McFly part). The humor between Quill and the other characters felt extremely similar to the interactions in Back to the Future between Marty and the characters in 1955. Some of the lines delivered by Gamora and Drax felt like they could have been delivered by Biff or Doc Brown, for example:
Drax: NOTHING goes over my head!... My reflexes are too fast, I would catch it.
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Quill: Really? Well, on my planet, we have a legend about people like you. It's called Footloose. And in it, a great hero, named Kevin Bacon, teaches an entire city full of people with sticks up their butts that, dancing, well, is the greatest thing there is.
Gamora: ...Who put the sticks up their butts?
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Quill: Really? Well, on my planet, we have a legend about people like you. It's called Footloose. And in it, a great hero, named Kevin Bacon, teaches an entire city full of people with sticks up their butts that, dancing, well, is the greatest thing there is.
Gamora: ...Who put the sticks up their butts?
the_firewithin
Member
Shouldn't even need to ask this
It's a fantastic film and this generations Star Wars. You should totally see it.
No comic story. Or maybe an amalgamation of a bunch of stories, if you'd want to dissect it.
TDK is a good example of an unconventional (for the genre) ending. Even though there's a big brawl between Batman and the Joker, the film's climax really occurs after that, in a confined warehouse setting with just Bats, Gordon, and Dent. It's not a fight scene, just an argument between the three men. It's a small, intimate alternative to the big explosions, loud noises, death from above setpieces seen in Man of Steel and virtually every Marvel film since the Avengers.
I know... I've just been burned by several movies this summer, and I want to see a good one. I didn't like Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, I hated Transformers 4 (wife wanted to see it, I knew it was shit but a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do), I thought Lucy was so-so, so now GotG is out and destroying expectations.
I'll admit, when I saw the GotG trailers, I thought the movie looked dumb, so I wasn't all that interested in seeing it. Now everyone is saying that its awesome, and even those cynical fuckers over at RLM loved it so I'm starting to get hyped to see it.
Time better spent characterizing the main cast rather than the villian. Ronan and the Kree seemed liked they had some major backstory and motivations. May have muddied the film explaining their reasonings.
TacticalFox88
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I need some anecdotal experiences here.
How's the word of mouth?
What did you hear people say when they walked out of the theater?
How's the word of mouth?
What did you hear people say when they walked out of the theater?
The crowd I saw it with seemed very pleased.
It it scored A/A+ CinemaScores: word of mouth has been excellent.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CinemaScore
ratcliffja
Member
They kind of glossed over it, but it seemed that Ronan's family had a history of being screwed over by the Xandarians. Ronan is essentially a judge/jury/executioner type, so he felt that wiping out the entire planet was the only way to bring justice. He sought power only to avenge his people rather than trying to rule the universe. He was definitely evil, but a different kind of evil than Thanos.