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I enjoyed this movie a lot. It's way better than Godzilla, how are y'all even having that argument? Once the monsters fought in Hawaii, I just spent the next hour drumming my fingers and silently begging the movie to get back around to the awesome monster fighting. Anyway, the GotG soundtrack is No. 1 on Billboard, the first soundtrack in history to do so with only previously released material.
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Light Gun Man posted:Space death cult dudes and the fact that Drax basically is Riddick in many ways. There was one called Universal Church of Truth that was lead by Magus. It was a real join our church or we will wipe you out.
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Aug 13, 2014 22:41
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Drunk in Space posted:One of the reasons I find this interesting is that up until now all the MCU films have been almost entirely Earthbound adventures (save for some parts of the Thor movies of course), and yet if the galaxy truly is a thriving Star Wars-esque setting, then presumably our world just a backward, irrelevent speck from a galactic point of view (child abduction missions and Inifinity Gem hunts notwithstanding), seeing as it doesn't even have a level of technological advancement to be connected with the galactic community as even some scummy Outer Rim backwater planet. Kind of puts all the 'epic' adventures in the previous films into a hilariously insular perspective, with the exception of Malekith I guess. Yeah. It's also a different perspective from the comic books. Grade-A superheroes are really thin on the ground in the MCU. We have the Hulk, basically. Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch soon, I guess. Whereas in the cosmic side of the comic books you'll have whole races that manage to generate one single superhero while on Earth you can't open your front door without bouncing off someone who can shoot lightning out of their rear end. Earth has a weird reputation for being a total backwater shithole that at the same time is populated by an incredibly scary assortment of demi-gods, cosmic beings, and completely insane boy scouts. Pretty recently the galactic community tried to sever all ties and enforce a no fly zone sorta thing around Earth just because we're such giant prima donnas that noone wants to deal with us any longer.
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NmareBfly posted:Yeah. It's also a different perspective from the comic books. Grade-A superheroes are really thin on the ground in the MCU. We have the Hulk, basically. Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch soon, I guess. Whereas in the cosmic side of the comic books you'll have whole races that manage to generate one single superhero while on Earth you can't open your front door without bouncing off someone who can shoot lightning out of their rear end. Earth has a weird reputation for being a total backwater shithole that at the same time is populated by an incredibly scary assortment of demi-gods, cosmic beings, and completely insane boy scouts. Pretty recently the galactic community tried to sever all ties and enforce a no fly zone sorta thing around Earth just because we're such giant prima donnas that noone wants to deal with us any longer. Then earth saved the entire universe. The no fly zone was a ploy by Starlord's dad since he is a huge rear end in a top hat.
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Aug 13, 2014 22:49
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bobkatt013 posted:Then earth saved the entire universe. The no fly zone was a ploy by Starlord's dad since he is a huge rear end in a top hat. John Lithgow for Star-Lord's dad.
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I kind of wish they'd used more actual Kree in the movie than just more generic cyber-monster-aliens (basically Chitauri stand-ins). If anyone here who knows about the comics could tell me where a good place to start with modern Guardians of the Galaxy would be, that'd be great. The only stuff I know is that they were hanging out with Iron Man and then Captain Marvel for a while, and Quill was being all "no, gently caress YOU dad".
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Aug 13, 2014 22:59
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First Bass posted:I kind of wish they'd used more actual Kree in the movie than just more generic cyber-monster-aliens (basically Chitauri stand-ins). Annihilation, Annihilation conquest, Nova, Guardians of the Galaxy, Reign of Kings, Realm of Kings, Thanos Imperative.
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Aug 13, 2014 23:02
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Where I think he's "new ground" is in how outright silly he's willing to be. Things like the Jackson Pollock joke or the dance-off or the space-rat mic. He's brilliantly juvenile. Han Solo was always, on some level, trying to look cool. Quill isn't, at all; he's abandoned cool in favor of funny. Really random/crazy but when trying to think of another character it kinda reminded me of Fry from Futurama, particularly when Leela said "I love his boyish charm, but hate his childishness." Quill has the action hero side going but I think a lot of what makes him likable is just how much of a kid he is. You get the funny immaturity from that but also the heart that makes the relationships believable.
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Aug 13, 2014 23:14
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PostNouveau posted:I enjoyed this movie a lot. He's going to find so many new Awesome Mix care packages left by his mom in the sequels.
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Aug 14, 2014 00:16
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Universe Master posted:He's going to find so many new Awesome Mix care packages left by his mom in the sequels. Basically the capsules Dr. Light left in the Mega Man games. 
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Aug 14, 2014 00:18
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Universe Master posted:He's going to find so many new Awesome Mix care packages left by his mom in the sequels. Peter's dad will have one. Peter will think his dad is a womanizing playboy who doesn't even recall his mother, but in fact his dad's decision to keep the tape proves otherwise. It will feature nothing but inappropriately sexual songs from the mid-70's, and will make everyone uncomfortable. Drax will break the tension. "I believe your mother was impregnated during this recording!" Groot will look embarrassed.
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Xealot posted:Peter's dad will have one. Peter will think his dad is a womanizing playboy who doesn't even recall his mother, but in fact his dad's decision to keep the tape proves otherwise. "I am Groot." "Dammit Groot, Quill's sitting right here, did you have to say that? You're disgusting."
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Aug 14, 2014 01:10
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bobkatt013 posted:Annihilation, Annihilation conquest, Nova, Guardians of the Galaxy, War of Kings, Realm of Kings, Thanos Imperative. Fixed one little thing for you. The full reading list for that era of Marvel Cosmic can be daunting, but it's worth reading most of it. It sort of feels like it has a beginning and a hell of an ending if you read the books in the proper order. Nova and Guardians runs concurrent with the events, although Guardians starts after Annihilation Conquest. There is a Star Lord miniseries that takes place during that event, though, which kind of establishes the team. DFu4ever fucked around with this message at 01:15 on Aug 14, 2014 |
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Aug 14, 2014 01:12
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Filthy Casual posted:Awesome movie, and I never expected a Footloose reference to accurately foreshadow the final battle. Ronan's complete inability to comprehend what he was seeing at that moment was loving beautiful.
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Aug 14, 2014 01:35
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I liked how pro wrestler Ronan got on Thanos when he got a hold of the Infinity Gem.
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Did Drax do anything useful the entire movie?
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RatHat posted:Did Drax do anything useful the entire movie? Quill would have been shot multiple times if not for Drax.
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RatHat posted:Did Drax do anything useful the entire movie? He was loving hilarious.
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RatHat posted:Did Drax do anything useful the entire movie? He owned bitches?
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He made the astoundingly astute observation that they should put more of this liquid into their bodies
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Aug 14, 2014 02:15
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He explained figurative language to that robot guy with the world's coolest shotgun
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He shot the big gun that destroyed the hammer and gave Quill the chance to save the planet?
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RatHat posted:Did Drax do anything useful the entire movie? He proved what a good friend he was to Gamora 
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RatHat posted:Did Drax do anything useful the entire movie? He took out The Pursuer. (metaphorically speaking)
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During The Collector's exposition about the Infinity Stones he mentions a group that tried sharing the power of the stones but even they were eventually overwhelmed. Is this based on something in the comics? EDIT: VVV Can't believe I didn't pick up on that 
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bowser posted:During The Collector's exposition about the Infinity Stones he mentions a group that tried sharing the power of the stones but even they were eventually overwhelmed. Is this based on something in the comics? I think it was to foreshadow that The Stone's power can be shared among multiple people, rather than having to be wielded by a single individual.
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bowser posted:During The Collector's exposition about the Infinity Stones he mentions a group that tried sharing the power of the stones but even they were eventually overwhelmed. Is this based on something in the comics? Nah, the gems were easily able to be held by individuals in the comics.
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Aug 14, 2014 02:55
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In the comics Drax swallows the Power Stone for awhile.
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Aug 14, 2014 03:11
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He saved Quill's life. Oh wait, destroying the ship he's on is not saving him.
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Aug 14, 2014 03:45
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:I think there's some very silly workaround for this in the Marvel universe, like our planet happens to be located at the interstellar equivalent of Union Station or something. Earth is the home planet of the Nexus Of All Reality. Which they actually alluded to existing (along with it's guardian, Man-Thing) in an episode of Agents of SHIELD.
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RatHat posted:Did Drax do anything useful the entire movie? He explained the concept of metaphor to Djimon Hounsou while ripping part of his head open.  Also "I have won! As I always have."
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My only complaint about this movie is that they removed the censoring in Quill's lineup scene. The trailer version was way funnier with it in.
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mikeraskol posted:He saved Quill's life. Oh wait, destroying the ship he's on is not saving him. When did they establish that?
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Kruller posted:When did they establish that? Like three seconds ago!
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Guardians of the Galaxy is basically the best space adventure movie this year. Actually the instant it finished, I texted a friend that it was the best space opera since Return of the Jedi. Having seen it once since then I feel like I'm pretty much confirmed in that opinion. I have not had this much fun at the movies in a long time, and there have been some drat good big tentpole movies this year: X-Men, Godzilla, Edge of Tomorrow... it's somehow just this perfect balance between fun and action, an ensemble movie with no weak characters and evokes a whole sci-fi universe without ever feeling bloated or bogged down.
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First Bass posted:Like three seconds ago! I wasn't listening, I was thinking of something else.
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Harime Nui posted:Guardians of the Galaxy is basically the best space adventure movie this year. Actually the instant it finished, I texted a friend that it was the best space opera since Return of the Jedi. Having seen it once since then I feel like I'm pretty much confirmed in that opinion. I have not had this much fun at the movies in a long time, and there have been some drat good big tentpole movies this year: X-Men, Godzilla, Edge of Tomorrow... it's somehow just this perfect balance between fun and action, an ensemble movie with no weak characters and evokes a whole sci-fi universe without ever feeling bloated or bogged down.
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Baron Bifford posted:I like the Marvel films because they dispense with the pretentiousness that plagues DC heroes. I wonder what you'd see if you turned a black light on in Superman's room.
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First Bass posted:I wonder what you'd see if you turned a black light on in Superman's room. quote:Ejaculation of semen is entirely involuntary in the human male, and in all other forms of terrestrial life. It would be unreasonable to assume otherwise for a kryptonian. But with kryptonian muscles behind it, Kal-El's semen would emerge with the muzzle velocity of a machine gun bullet. (*One can imagine that the Kent home in Smallville was riddled with holes during Superboy's puberty. And why did Lana Lang never notice that?*) http://www.rawbw.com/~svw/superman.html (don't blame me, blame Larry Niven) Hieronymous Alloy fucked around with this message at 14:26 on Aug 14, 2014 |
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:http://www.rawbw.com/~svw/superman.html  Sorry I asked.
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