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Looks like the GoTG roster is gonna get the Age of Ultron treatment going forward. Maybe this is leading into Adam Warlock joining them in preparation for Infinity War?
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Scyantific posted:Looks like the GoTG roster is gonna get the Age of Ultron treatment going forward. Kill Quill. Have Yondu take over.
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Dec 14, 2014 20:35
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Having recently rewatched the movie on bluray I just want to say that if anyone doesn't like it just a little bit then they're a legitimately terrible human being with no soul, this is just the way things are I'm afraid.
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Dec 14, 2014 20:38
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Deakul posted:Having recently rewatched the movie on bluray I just want to say that if anyone doesn't like it just a little bit then they're a legitimately terrible human being with no soul, this is just the way things are I'm afraid. How are the extras? Any good commentaries?
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Dec 14, 2014 23:04
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Officer Farva posted:Kill Quill. Have Yondu take over. The series without Andy would not be as good.......
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Dec 14, 2014 23:28
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BexGu posted:How are the extras? Any good commentaries? It's worth the price of the blu-ray for the outtake where instead of Ronan saying what are you doing, he folds his arms, yells at Quill "It's on!" and starts doing a lame two-step.
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Dec 14, 2014 23:45
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BexGu posted:How are the extras? Any good commentaries? Haven't looked at anything but the outtakes which are hilarious.
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I finally watch this now that it came out on Blu-Ray and while I liked it more than the Avengers it still lacks substance. It's a big spectacle with a crackin' wise hero and lots of explosions but that's pretty much it. I know it's supposed to be a popcorn summer action movie and all it really needs is jokes and explosions to make a zillion dollars but other movies have done the same thing and did it a lot better.
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Overbite posted:I finally watch this now that it came out on Blu-Ray and while I liked it more than the Avengers it still lacks substance. It's a big spectacle with a crackin' wise hero and lots of explosions but that's pretty much it. I know it's supposed to be a popcorn summer action movie and all it really needs is jokes and explosions to make a zillion dollars but other movies have done the same thing and did it a lot better. Can you name some of them? Not being snarky here, if you know some more movies that do the same stuff as GotG but better then let 'er rip, i'm in the mood for some fun.
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Dec 15, 2014 01:45
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MrFlibble posted:Can you name some of them? Not being snarky here, if you know some more movies that do the same stuff as GotG but better then let 'er rip, i'm in the mood for some fun. I was thinking big action movies in general such as Die Hard, all 3 Rambo films, Commando, Terminator 1 and 2, things like that. Full of action like GotG but don't feel as empty.
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Overbite posted:I was thinking big action movies in general such as Die Hard, all 3 Rambo films, Commando, Terminator 1 and 2, things like that. Full of action like GotG but don't feel as empty. Terminator 1 and 2 are good but I wouldn't think of them being the same sort of films as GotG, or rather they didn't entertain me in the same way. Die Hard is closer but still its apples and oranges. Although I do agree GotG is probably a bit empty on its own, I imagine I enjoyed it more than someone who has no knowledge of comics would.
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Overbite posted:I was thinking big action movies in general such as Die Hard, all 3 Rambo films, Commando, Terminator 1 and 2, things like that. Full of action like GotG but don't feel as empty. So basically nothing past 1992? Die Hard was great for 1988, T2 was great for 1992, and GotG was great for 2014. I don't know if longevity really measures up the same across eras, though. I thought GotG had wonderful heart. For GotG, the villain is probably its weakest aspect, which most of the movies you list excel at. But . GotG wasn't a technological marvel helmed by James Cameron like T2. GotG is popcorn fare spanning galaxies with memorable, likable characters. They may all be spectacles, but they have different means of storytelling and a different level of awe delivered to the audience. And, on a different note, I really don't know if I'd list two of those three Rambo movies plus Commando on the same tier as the Terminators and Die Hard. I can understand presenting the argument that GotG lacks the substance of Die hard or T2, but loving Commando is thinner than phyllo dough.
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If you want a TV series that's pretty much GotG:The Series you should check out Farscape. Strange wise cracking alien outlaws aplenty there.
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Overbite posted:I was thinking big action movies in general such as Die Hard, all 3 Rambo films, Commando, Terminator 1 and 2, things like that. Full of action like GotG but don't feel as empty. I'd compare GotG more to movies like Back to the Future that are just fun to watch. Die Hard's in that category too, I guess, but most summer action blockbusters (terminator, matrix, etc) have a lot more tension and danger and fear in them. GotG is just fun all the way through. It's very saturday morning cartoons like that.
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I guess my feelings on it is that it's nothing I'm going to be going back to years from now and thinking man that was a great film. I wasn't bored while watching it and it had its good parts but like you guys mentioned, the villain was pretty weak. At least he felt more threatening than Loki did in Avengers. Also Commando is a priceless work of art.
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Marvel has a seriously hard time with good villains in the movies, it's like they're afraid to make them interesting, I'm afraid of what they'll do with Thanos. Loki is literally the only one that had any personality so far.
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:I'd compare GotG more to movies like Back to the Future that are just fun to watch. Die Hard's in that category too, I guess, but most summer action blockbusters (terminator, matrix, etc) have a lot more tension and danger and fear in them. GotG is just fun all the way through. It's very saturday morning cartoons like that. Yeah, Back to the Future is very similar in tone to GotG for me, too. That's a great comparison I wouldn't have thought of.
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Dec 15, 2014 02:59
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GOTG have many things in common with The Fifth Element.
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Deakul posted:Marvel has a seriously hard time with good villains in the movies, it's like they're afraid to make them interesting, I'm afraid of what they'll do with Thanos. Well to be fair, Loki is also like one of the only villains to survive past one film.
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Away all Goats posted:Well to be fair, Loki is also like one of the only villains to survive past one film. He was left for dead in Thor (at least as much as Red Skull was) and he wasn't really that interesting in Avengers.
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I bet they throw in Ironman down the road when they need to give Robert Downey Jr. a truckload more money.
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computer parts posted:He was left for dead in Thor (at least as much as Red Skull was) and he wasn't really that interesting in Avengers. He shines dramatically in Thor and comedically in Thor 2 since most of the latter is him trolling his big dumb brother
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MrFlibble posted:Can you name some of them? Not being snarky here, if you know some more movies that do the same stuff as GotG but better then let 'er rip, i'm in the mood for some fun. The Sorcerer's Apprentice and National Treasure immediately spring to mind.
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Binary Badger posted:It's worth the price of the blu-ray for the outtake where instead of Ronan saying what are you doing, he folds his arms, yells at Quill "It's on!" and starts doing a lame two-step. I don't have a blu-ray player, but luckily for me that moment is on youtube.
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Pander posted:So basically nothing past 1992? He's actually Peter Quill 
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The MSJ posted:GOTG have many things in common with The Fifth Element. GotG and The Fifth Element are the only good Star Wars movies.
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egon_beeblebrox posted:GotG and The Fifth Element are the only good Star Wars movies. 
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egon_beeblebrox posted:GotG and The Fifth Element are the only good Star Wars movies. Now I am thinking Korben Dallas needs to join the Guardians team.
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egon_beeblebrox posted:GotG and The Fifth Element are the only good Star Wars movies. I wanted to append your list with Galaxy Quest, but that's Trek, not Wars. Definitely the same mold as GotG though.
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Whoever suggested Farscape oh man thank you so much. This is awesome.
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rear end Catchcum posted:Whoever suggested Farscape oh man thank you so much. This is awesome. Another one converted, makes me tear up.   
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rear end Catchcum posted:Whoever suggested Farscape oh man thank you so much. This is awesome. That show is loving awesome, it keeps getting significantly better as it goes on.
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Well, until the end of season 3 at least.
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This was seriously the movie of 2014. I've rarely felt the level of warmth and interconnectedness from a cast that I did in this movie, and you can tell from all the features and bloopers and stuff that they just had a great time making this thing together. It's well above the pack of all the Marvel movies, TBH I don't think of it as a 'comic book' movie, it really belongs in the category of fantasy space opera with Star Wars, Dune, Fifth Element and whatever else. Like I try to restrain myself when talking about movies----I never want to be that guy who says "BEST THING EVER!!!" everytime the next $400 million franchise sequel comes out but I feel like this movie deserves that kind of enthusiasm.
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I saw it, I enjoyed it. I was pleasantly surprised that Rocket was an actual character and not some time waster they threw in for completeness' sake. I loved how misleading the trailer turned out to be. The action sequences with Star Lord were very reminiscent of Iron Man 3's partial suit fight scene which ruled. It's obviously not perfect but it's way better than anything I could have hoped for with how much these movies have lowered my expectations by now. edit: I just remember I was a bit confused at the ending when the movie turned into a WKUK skit. BiggestOrangeTree fucked around with this message at 19:30 on Dec 16, 2014 |
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Macdeo Lurjtux posted:Well, until the end of season 3 at least. And then it gets even better until the end of season 4!... but then you decide to look up something to get a sense of resolution and realize they made a pretty kick rear end miniseries to wrap it up!
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I just watched it on netflix but I missed a line: what was Nebula's parting line to Gamora? Something about being crazy?
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Old Kentucky Shark posted:I just watched it on netflix but I missed a line: what was Nebula's parting line to Gamora? Something about being crazy? I don't remember it exactly, but it was basically "All of you are crazy, I'm out." She basically decides that she hates everyone involved in this, and wants no part of it, and then fucks off out of the movie in the most hilarious way possible.
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TheJoker138 posted:I don't remember it exactly, but it was basically "All of you are crazy, I'm out." She basically decides that she hates everyone involved in this, and wants no part of it, and then fucks off out of the movie in the most hilarious way possible. It's something refreshingly sane for a villain. James Gunn did say she'll be given more to do in the sequel. Which is good because there's not enough Nebula/Karen Gillan in this movie but what little we see of her is pretty good ("Thanks, dad.")
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Old Kentucky Shark posted:I just watched it on netflix but I missed a line: what was Nebula's parting line to Gamora? Something about being crazy? G: "Sister, take my hand. Help us fight Ronan. You know he's crazy!" N: "You're both crazy." <cuts her own hand off and falls from a hovering spaceship!>
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