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Time to eat crow regarding "Guardians of the Galaxy"
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You haven't seen it. There's your answer. Go watch it.
Rastafarian42
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It was some pretty good crow GAF if I say so myself glad Marvel was able to pull it off I gotta learn to stop doubting Marvel Studios so much.
Anyone got a thread link for me on that?
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
ILM's bid was too expensive for Marvel.
I think we all do. Of course now that GOTG is a massive success, they'll probably say fuck it and make everything from the list. They print money with just about anyone now.
I'm honestly shocked people thought this movie would do bad.
After Avengers, most Marvel movies were guaranteed to do well no matter what. Then add the fact they cast some pretty big names, it takes place in space and is full of humour, has two huge mascots in Groot and Rocket and the movie was always going to be a success.
After Avengers, most Marvel movies were guaranteed to do well no matter what. Then add the fact they cast some pretty big names, it takes place in space and is full of humour, has two huge mascots in Groot and Rocket and the movie was always going to be a success.
I wouldn't even call this a superhero flick. It's just a space opera adventure that was made by Marvel Studios.
Zen_Arcade
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It's possible for it to be both.
Sure it had a lot going for it, but it's not hard to see why people doubted this at the start.
10 years ago comics people would've laughed in your face if you told them a GoTG movie was one of 2014's biggest.
super-heated plasma
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First time I was ever on a list like this. Lol. I though the movie was great. Although I'm not sure I should eat crow, because I never said the movie would bomb, I just said I personally had a hard time taking a talking raccoon seriously. And as cool as Rocket was, I'm still having a hard time picturing him talking to Tony Stark.
There were posters that were super spot on, as in the sequel's title or the creation of Two-Face. Great read indeed!.
I actually own that issue. No idea why but I went on a guardians kick.That's not even the right version
BloodMoney
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You and me both... I had similar opinions to many of those quoted in the OP. Crow or not, the lady boss and I are going to see it Tuesday.
Permanently A
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Same here. Comedy was excellent. Drax was a surprise favorite, I thought he was going to be like Kratos.
lovely ladies
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I had #25 of that series which had a Galactus foil issue. I'm pretty sure I only purchased it because it was shiny.
Tony has talked to the Norse God of Thunder, a 1940's world war 2 hero frozen in ice, and a scientist/giant green monster. He's fought aliens from outer space, and flown in his suit through a space portal opened by a magic stone.
All of this, and you can't picture him talking to a genetically modified raccoon?
Yeah but 10 years ago they would have done the same about an Avengers movie.
The reason it's baffling anyone would doubt the success is because the Marvel brand became huge starting at Iron Man and then even bigger when Avengers hit. There was no way this movie was going to fail. It doesn't matter how weird the movie sounded, it was always going to be so wacky that people would love it. Anyone complaining about Rocket Raccoon ignored the fact he is extremely marketable.
Even Ant Man isn't going to bomb. It might not be received as well but there's no way Marvel movies are bombing at this point. Once the hype dies, then I can see why someone might think future films will.
BadAss2961
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The marketing is one thing, but I wonder how is it that none of their bad movies get panned by critics.
Bobby Roberts
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Seriously though, for those choking down crow?
Ooh, child,
things are gonna get easier.
Ooh, child,
things'll get brighter.
Ooh, child,
things are gonna get easier.
Ooh, child,
things'll get brighter.
Thanks! Very interesting about the Marvel project. So I wonder if then Gunn looked among the concepts out there and picked this? Seems likely. Or did Marvel say we want to do GotG and found Gunn?
Either way, I'm going to see this again tomorrow night!
SkullHydra
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Gold.
Marvel liked the GotG script and found a director for it. There were multiple directors in the running and Gunn got the job.
If Gunn had gotten to choose his own project from Marvel's properties he wanted to do Hit-Monkey.
Well I hope ILM's bid for Guardian's of the Galaxy 2 is not too rich for Marvel now knowing the bank that the movie made. I really want to see an upgrade in cgi.
GuitarAtomik
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I think it's because those movies aren't nearly as hyperbolically bad as some on the internet would like people to believe. I'd say all of them are pretty damn entertaining with the Hulk being the only exception to an extent. Even that movie is OK, just not great.
Have you been in a cave?
Night_Trekker
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I could not be more happy for James Gunn.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Are you kidding? Tony talking to Rocket should be awesome. Stark arguing with a raccoon will be funny, and then trying to reason with Groot after.
And I want to see Cap and Rocket strategizing together.
With the way some people carry on, you'd think Thor 2 was the equilivent of genocide.
I've watched quite a few movies. I thought Thor 2 was shit.
Contrary to popular belief, film quality is not an objective thing.
Fuck, I'm gonna hate everything about this movie.. if someone says they want to watch it I'll just put on TMNT 1990.They're coming.
You're proving otherwise.
matty2Dfraud
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Lots of Crow. Movie was really entertaining... But it really bothered me that there was almost absolutely zero backstory given for most of the villians. I have never read the comics so.
Proving that I haven't watched a lot of movies, or that film quality is an objective thing?
Because there's no way to read the former into anything I've said, unless you honestly think my thinking Thor 2 is bad means it's like, the 20th film I've seen. In which case, I suppose there's nothing more to say as you clearly aren't interested in discussing my opinion (which is fine, btw). As for the latter, if you can show me a completely objective way to judge a film as good or bad, I'd love to see it.
I realize this is the internet where hyperbole is king-but film quality isn't binary. Just because something isn't Lawrence of Arabia doesn't mean it's Dude Where's My Car.
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