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I liked that the movie respected the viewer enough to keep up and trust that answers were coming or that parts of the plot weren't relevant enough to devote more time to compared to the overall story and message It treated itself like the movie it was and didn't pretend to be anything else. Yes there were weak plot points but they didn't matter to the overall story. Star Lord dance off and "why would they put sticks up their butts?" had me in tears.
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Aug 2, 2014 10:17
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Veotax posted:My favourite part of that scene was Ronan being so utterly bewildered he drops the deep booming voice and just sounds like a normal dude when he asks "What are you doing?" YES. It was so great, I laughed like an idiot.
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Aug 2, 2014 13:36
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Unlucky7 posted:And while it is heavy handed with the whole POWER OF FRIENDSHIP stuff, up to and including how the main conflict is resolved, it feels satisfying and natural. I think what ultimately makes their emerging friendship feel believable and not forced is that each character really is living a sad, empty life for one reason or another prior to meeting each other. The movie does a good job of showing you this even before Quill's 'losers' speech, which I thought worked well as a catalyst for their friendship actually emerging. These characters really have nothing to lose, so them deciding to stand together to try to save a shitload of lives even if they're likely to lose their own suddenly becomes believable. Really, without this buildup the moment where they share the power of the Infinity Stone just wouldn't of worked. It could have easily been a groaner of a moment, but instead it was awesome despite how cheesy it was.
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achillesforever6 posted:I really wish when John C Reily was coming to see his family, that it would reveal that comes from an alien race that composes of everyone looking like John C Reily For some reason I thought he was going to be working for Thanos and he'd somehow pocketed the infinity gem and would walk in to see Thanos chilling on the sofa Darkseid style. This might be the first Every Marvel movie seems to get better. Iron Man 3,Thor 2 and Captain America 2 are the best Marvel have put out and I enjoyed Guardians of the Galaxy more than any of them, film is just top-notch. Rocket was a total stand out,so surprised that I gave such a gently caress about a cartoon rodent but he was great. Managed to do the whole constant wise-crack thing without being annoying and was the most competent guy in the team and was more drawn out and three dimensional than most of the characters I've seen in the previous Marvel movies. Also Dave Batista was surprisingly great. I'm glad the movie had a different tone than the trailer suggested,it looked like it was going lean to much on wacky humour but instead it got the balance prefect and the humour was pitched just right, the dance-off distraction could have been terrible but worked just right, Ronan's indignation in that scene had me giggling like an idiot. I also really like the changes to the characters compared to the their comic counterparts. everyones power-levels have been taken down abit which makes them all alot more interesting. I'm almost worried with the last batch of movies being so good that Marvel can't keep up this level of momentum. Krypt-OOO-Nite!! fucked around with this message at 14:58 on Aug 2, 2014 |
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Aug 2, 2014 14:01
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Krypt-OOO-Nite!! posted:For some reason I thought he was going to be working for Thanos and he'd somehow pocketed the infinity gem and would walk in to see Thanos chilling on the sofa Darkseid style. Uh that would be...well that would be high treason and...yeah that would be a crime.
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Aug 2, 2014 14:31
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I saw GoTG on Thursday and I really liked it. Chris Pratt is fantastic in it, but he's not nearly as omnipresent in the film as I expected him to be. They did a good job of sharing the limelight around with the cast. Batistia as Drax was also surprisingly good. Thoughts: Who is Starlord's Dad is a good hook for the sequel. I was initially sure it was supposed to be J'Son Emperor of the Spartax. But the fact that they said his DNA isn't on file, makes me think that maybe they are going for a swerve and having his dad be some undocumented/ one of a kind alien ala Adam Warlock. According to one of my friends, and an internet search reveals Latino Review, Adam Warlock was scheduled for a cameo appearance in the script but it got changed to Howard the Duck. My brother also made the point, that Xandar lost a whole load of Nova Centurions in the final battle. They will have to go on a mega recruitment drive. A possible way to introduce Dick Ryder or Sam? And maybe we will see them use the Power Gem to portion off a piece of power to make their Corpsmen capable of handling the new threats in the Galaxy?
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Can someone list out a reading order to catch up? I have marvel unlimited and was going to start with the 2008 series but they are highlighting a Starlord annihilation miniseries that came out before 2008. I have tons of time so the amount. Would not be a concern. I just want to make sure that I get everything relevant.
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something clever posted:Can someone list out a reading order to catch up? I have marvel unlimited and was going to start with the 2008 series but they are highlighting a Starlord annihilation miniseries that came out before 2008. I have tons of time so the amount. Would not be a concern. I just want to make sure that I get everything relevant. Depends on what you want really. The 2008 run is pretty well tied into a lot of larger cosmic stories around that era. It wouldn't hurt just to read that but you won't get the full picture that way.
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Check out the Annihilation Event and the individual character mini series. It sets up most of the current runs of Cosmic Marvel.
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Dogeatdog posted:Check out the Annihilation Event and the individual character mini series. Yeah, if you really want to go all in on it I would suggest the following: Thanos 1-12 (Not totally necessary, especially the first six, but I think it's a good read) Drax Mini Series 1-4 Annihilation Prologue Annihilation Nova 1-4 Annihilation Ronan 1-4 Annihilation Silver Surfer 1-4 Annihilation 1-6 Annihilation Heralds of Galactus 1-2 Nova Series (Starts before and runs through Annihilation Conquest) Annihilation Conquest Prologue Annihilation Conquest Star-Lord 1-4 Annihilation Conquest Quasar 1-4 Annihilation Conquest 1-6 Guardians of the Galaxy Series (Starts after Annihilation Conquest) Then you've got War of Kings and Realm of Kings which are a lot less necessary and not really that good but you'll see some crossovers there in Nova and Guardians. Then the finale is The Thanos Imperative Thanos Imperative Ignition Thanos Imperative 1-6 Thanos Imperative Devastation After that are the two Annihilators minis, I wouldn't really bother with those though unless you really want to continue with the story. They're decent reads but not really essential. I think there's a couple minis I may have left out like Super Skrull or Wrath but those aren't really worth reading. X-O fucked around with this message at 19:51 on Aug 2, 2014 |
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Aug 2, 2014 19:48
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I'm so happy GotG is doing well because the cosmic side of Marvel has always been my favorite. I can't wait to see all the silly marvel space races on screen. Is the Shi'ar with Fox X-men movie properies or Marvel? Oh, man think how cool the Brood would look.
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Aug 2, 2014 20:10
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I just want to watch the intro over and over again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvqMvxdZTVE
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Aug 2, 2014 20:21
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Anora posted:That said, man there was a lot of swearing in this movie. On a side note related to this: Man I'm so glad they just used normal swearing. Like, I only just recently started reading Guardians but they use the common sci-fi trope of having people (mostly Rocket) use made up space words just to drive home how in space they are way too much. Normal curses are just fine and I laughed my rear end off at Rocket yelling at Drax in the bar "that's the first thing you've said that wasn't totally batshit insane"
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Aug 2, 2014 20:21
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This is in regards to Guardian of the Galaxy but What if it's not Adam Warlock, but instead an Eternal that is Quills father because that would make sense.
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Aug 2, 2014 20:22
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I can't recommend enough Bendis's current run on Guardians. Really captures a lot of the same feel of the movie.
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So, apparently (GOTG) the infinity gem was the power gem, according to some artbook? I am disappointed that the gem that they ended up guarding wasn't actually the galaxy gem, if we go by color
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Aug 2, 2014 20:41
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Unlucky7 posted:So, apparently (GOTG) the infinity gem was the power gem, according to some artbook? There is no gem by that name. The gems are Mind, Soul, Time, Space, Power, and Reality.
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Aug 2, 2014 20:45
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Deadpool posted:There is no gem by that name. The gems are Mind, Soul, Time, Space, Power, and Reality. oh. must have got space and galaxy mixed up. i feel dumb.
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Aug 2, 2014 20:48
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Hollismason posted:This is in regards to Guardian of the Galaxy but What if it's not Adam Warlock, but instead an Eternal that is Quills father because that would make sense. If it was that why would he hide it and kidnap his son, and also the guys are basically human genetically speaking. They certainly aren't any more 'ancient' than we are. That's one of the hilarious things about Thanos, another Eternal, he is functionally another rear end in a top hat from Sol Sector being a massive loving nuisance to the galaxy, just like the rest of us. Although I suppose they'll probably just make him a generic 'alien' in this one.
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Aug 2, 2014 20:49
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Isn't it just more likely that Quill's dad will simply be his dad from the comics, but with a slightly different interpretation?
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Aug 2, 2014 20:55
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Deadpool posted:Yeah, if you really want to go all in on it I would suggest the following: This is what I am going to do. Thank you!
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Unlucky7 posted:oh. must have got space and galaxy mixed up. i feel dumb. "Guardians of the Space" sounds nice if kind of mundane, as if they were guarding an empty parking lot.
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Hollismason posted:This is in regards to Guardian of the Galaxy but What if it's not Adam Warlock, but instead an Eternal that is Quills father because that would make sense. You heard it here, folks, Star-Lord's dad is Starfox. James McCloud.
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Raserys posted:You heard it here, folks, Star-Lord's dad is Starfox. Star-Lord's dad is just Chris Pratt in sunglasses.
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Aug 2, 2014 22:53
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Star-Lords dad is Bert Macklin. He's with the loving FBI.
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Aug 2, 2014 22:55
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This movie had some really funny dialog. "He said, and I quote, 'I'm not 100% a dick.'" "What do you think?" "I don't know, I don't think anyone is 100 percent a dick." And then later "THEY GOT MY DICK MESSAGE!" Also, I went to see it in Imax 3D and it was worth the extra as they did a really good job with the 3D.
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muscles like this? posted:they did a really good job with the 3D. Wanna reiterate this. Probably the first Marvel movie I'm really glad I shelled out the extra cash to see in 3D. (I mean, the rest were good, but I could've just as easily watched them in 2D with the same enjoyment, y'know?)
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Cap 1 had the part where Skull's car drives up at the beginning, and then a shield bounce right at the screen. Those are the only 3D moments I remember.
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I thought the Power of Friendship scene at the end might've been a bit neater if John C. Reilly and random Xandarians had come and joined in the power-sharing as well (which I was vaguely expecting as a Nova tease), but ultimately it was fine
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I need the visual of Glenn Close rocketing around and tearing a bad guys spine out in the climax of a movie. That would own.
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I just can't believe that there is an actual possibility that in 4 to 6 years we will in fact see an Adaptation of the loving Infinity Gauntlet on screen. It'd be like DC and Warner Bros. doing Crisis. It's going to be amazeballs. My theory is they'll do the Infinity Gauntlet as it's own movie.
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Guardians of the Galaxy is so good. And if this is an example if what to expect from Disney for "action adventure space opera" Star Wars 7 is going to own
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MrFlibble posted:Uh that would be...well that would be high treason and...yeah that would be a crime. 
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My brother texted me asking if I wanted to see Guardians of the Galaxy. I told him "Hell yeah, I'll see it again!" Some stuff I noticed upon second viewing: In the prison, one of the inmates is shown hanging around Gamora's cell and makes the cutthroat gesture. It's the very same guy who agrees with Star-Lord during the Drax bit. During the Collector scene, you can clearly see Howard the Duck in the background at one point for a second or two before he becomes out of focus, so he isn't completely out of nowhere. The bit where Groot sacrifices himself is a bit sadder on the second watch because you actually notice Groot coming to the decision beforehand. The bit with the Groot sapling is actually something that comes as a surprise to Rocket. Initially, he carries the pot for sentimental value, but once Baby Groot wakes up and yawns in front of him, Rocket suddenly gets shocked and emotional. At the end of the credits it says, "No raccoons or tree creatures were harmed in the making of this movie."
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Fried Chicken posted:Guardians of the Galaxy is so good. Yeah, James Gunn set a very high bar for Abrams. Sure, Guardians was way faster paced and didn't world build as much as the original Star Wars trilogy, but it was just about as good as a modern space opera could be. That said, Abram's Star Trek was basically a Star Wars film anyway so I'm still pretty optimistic.
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I've heard people complain how all the aliens were just humans in different colors, but I didn't get that feeling at all; unless you really want to be a stick in a mud and can't just accept some convergent evolution bullshit.
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