Guardians of the Galaxy was great! (no spoilers)

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Great movie, definitely didn't disappoint, and is probably one of my favorite marvel movies.


You don't need any convincing to go see it, just do it!


There is only 1 end credit scene so don't bother waiting after the first.

Anyone seen it yet?
 
Probably the first Marvel movie i'm hyped to see since the first Iron Man.
 
I had no idea what Iron Man was prior to watching the first movie, but I loved it and the sequels.

I'll give this movie a chance, too, based on the recommendations of you two.
 
NewsSource said:
I had no idea what Iron Man was prior to watching the first movie, but I loved it and the sequels.

I'll give this movie a chance, too, based on the recommendations of you two.
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It's exactly what I was going I to it expecting it to be. A fun movie experience. I wasn't looking for the shawshank redemption, I just wanted to be entertained.

If you loved the iron man serious you should definitely see this. One big similarity is the inclusion of humor. Before Guardians of the Galaxy, iron man was really the only marvel movie that I feel had a lot of comedy mixed in.
 
It's fantastic. Funny, but with a lot of heart. Not cynical at all, which after the last few weeks of real life, is a welcome thing!

This is a special, special flick. Total popcorn joy. And colorful! They don't make 'em like this anymore, but I hope this movie makes a billion dollars so they do make 'em like this again!
 
BlazerCaravan said:
It's fantastic. Funny, but with a lot of heart. Not cynical at all, which after the last few weeks of real life, is a welcome thing!

This is a special, special flick. Total popcorn joy. And colorful! They don't make 'em like this anymore, but I hope this movie makes a billion dollars so they do make 'em like this again!
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Word, I was glad to watch a comedy that doesn't rely on over the top language or crude humor to get its laughs. I'm not opposed to swearing, I just find it to be droll and over used.
 
Tried to see it the other day but arrived late to the theater and ended up watching Lucy instead. HUGE disappointment! I'll try to catch this in the theaters. Thanks for the quick review everyone!
 
SheedSoNasty said:
Tried to see it the other day but arrived late to the theater and ended up watching Lucy instead. HUGE disappointment! I'll try to catch this in the theaters. Thanks for the quick review everyone!
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Should have gone with planet of the apes. I hear that is food, although I am waiting for it to come out before I see it myself.
 
I'm looking forward to seeing it, but the comedy aspect of Marvel movies is my biggest gripe with them. If I want to see a comedy, there are much better choices than superhero movies. Captain America: The Winter Soldier is my favorite of Marvel's so far, because the focus was actually on the story.

I want to watch superhero movies that are "realistic" or at least have a mostly serious tone. Some people think that's silly.. I don't get why but that's fine.
 
VanillaGorilla said:
I want to watch superhero movies that are "realistic" or at least have a mostly serious tone. Some people think that's silly.. I don't get why but that's fine.
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I'm kindof agnostic on the issue, I can enjoy it being done either way. But I think the reason some people might find that "silly," is because superheroes emerged from comics and were fairly pulpy...(generally) not super-serious, more just poppy fun. So that means larger than life, somewhat exaggerated, some silly/funny stuff, colorful. In that tradition, they'd want movies like that rather than dramas starring superheroes.
 
Minstrel said:
I'm kindof agnostic on the issue, I can enjoy it being done either way. But I think the reason some people might find that "silly," is because superheroes emerged from comics and were fairly pulpy...(generally) not super-serious, more just poppy fun. So that means larger than life, somewhat exaggerated, some silly/funny stuff, colorful. In that tradition, they'd want movies like that rather than dramas starring superheroes.
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That makes sense.

I've always been more of a DC Comics fan, which I'd say is a little more serious overall than Marvel.

What's funny is that my favorite Marvel characters are Spider-man and Deadpool.
 
Fonzthecpt1 said:
Did you see the deadpool test footage that was leaked a few days ago?

Might be NSFW


http://movies.cosmicbooknews.com/content/watch-leaked-deadpool-movie-test-footage
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Yes! I watched it 5 times probably. Have you come across the leaked script? I only got to read the first few pages but it was awesome. Opened with Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) watching his character in Origins get decapitated. He then flips through the TV guide and sees that Green Lantern is on a different channel. He says "Man, nothing good on" and turns off the TV.
 
VanillaGorilla said:
Yes! I watched it 5 times probably. Have you come across the leaked script? I only got to read the first few pages but it was awesome. Opened with Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) watching his character in Origins get decapitated. He then flips through the TV guide and sees that Green Lantern is on a different channel. He says "Man, nothing good on" and turns off the TV.
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I have not read any of it, but that sounds humorous, although a bit on the nose.

Has anyone else seen guardians yet?
 
Just saw this, 8/10, really fun movie!
 
Saw it in 3D. Was worth the extra couple of bucks.
 
I've seen it twice now... Still great! I love a movie with HEART!
 
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I finally saw this. Amazing movie, one of the best I've seen in a long time. It's a completely different aesthetic, but I enjoyed it in much the same way that I enjoyed the original Star Wars movies. The characters were surprisingly well-developed and likeable, the dialogue was fun and the humor was woven in skillfully, rather than being smirky and over-the-top which can land movies like this in the "bad spoof/parody" trash pile (not that this movie was made as a spoof or parody, but being heavy-handed with jokes can turn it into that).

I'd give it a 10/10. I'll definitely see it again and am very much looking forward to the sequel.
 
I think the movie had to be really well done because the general public didn't know any of the characters. So the producers had to make it great for the industry to buy it and the general public to like it.
 
Eastoff said:
I think the movie had to be really well done because the general public didn't know any of the characters. So the producers had to make it great for the industry to buy it and the general public to like it.
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That's easier said than done.
 
Eastoff said:
I think the movie had to be really well done because the general public didn't know any of the characters. So the producers had to make it great for the industry to buy it and the general public to like it.
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I almost never watch superhero movies and I had never heard of this comic book franchise. So I think they succeeded in making it a self-contained universe with everything you need to know explained as it goes, rather that needing to know anything about it going in. As far as I knew, it could have been a completely new intellectual property.

Only after seeing it did a friend tell me that the universe this takes place in is the same universe that all the other Marvel comics take place in and that Thanos is the big bad in The Avengers too, or something. I'm hopeful, though, that other Marvel franchises won't cross over into any sequels. I think it works brilliantly on its own.
 
Minstrel said:
I almost never watch superhero movies and I had never heard of this comic book franchise. So I think they succeeded in making it a self-contained universe with everything you need to know explained as it goes, rather that needing to know anything about it going in. As far as I knew, it could have been a completely new intellectual property.

Only after seeing it did a friend tell me that the universe this takes place in is the same universe that all the other Marvel comics take place in and that Thanos is the big bad in The Avengers too, or something. I'm hopeful, though, that other Marvel franchises won't cross over into any sequels. I think it works brilliantly on its own.
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I think you're going to be disappointed. There are common themes/items (trying not to spoil anything) in Guardians as well as Avengers/Thor/Captain America. I think that will continue into Avengers 2, Guardians 2 and then lead to a major crossover of the 2. I could be wrong (I'm no comic book expert), but from things I've read/watched, it seems to be headed that way.
 
porkchopexpress said:
I think you're going to be disappointed. There are common themes/items (trying not to spoil anything) in Guardians as well as Avengers/Thor/Captain America. I think that will continue into Avengers 2, Guardians 2 and then lead to a major crossover of the 2. I could be wrong (I'm no comic book expert), but from things I've read/watched, it seems to be headed that way.
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Well, I hope you're wrong (or that I'm wrong in thinking that it would be detrimental) but the sequel is still three years off, apparently, so a third movie is probably around 6 years off. So, at worst, I won't be disappointed for quite a while!

I did just read an article about GotG 2 and apparently Thanos won't be a major part of it, nor will he be a major part of Avengers 2. But everyone expects that he will eventually be a focus, so that might also point to a third film in which he's the main objective for both franchises. But maybe that'll be Avengers 3 and not GotG 3. :P
 
Minstrel said:
Well, I hope you're wrong (or that I'm wrong in thinking that it would be detrimental) but the sequel is still three years off, apparently, so a third movie is probably around 6 years off. So, at worst, I won't be disappointed for quite a while!

I did just read an article about GotG 2 and apparently Thanos won't be a major part of it, nor will he be a major part of Avengers 2. But everyone expects that he will eventually be a focus, so that might also point to a third film in which he's the main objective for both franchises. But maybe that'll be Avengers 3 and not GotG 3. :P
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For what it's worth I agree with porkchop, but I don't think it will be bad for the marvel movies franchise. Sure throwing that many personalities on the screen is often a recipe for disaster, but if anyone can do it then I think this set of writers and directors can.

Word on the street is that thanos will play his first big part in avengers 3. The makers of gotg really pushed for thanos, they wanted him to be the bad guy in this film however the marvel head haunchos didn't want that. They had to settle with the short cameo that thanos got in the film.

Edit: The thing about thanos is that he will likely mark the end of the last "phase"

The movies before guardians were phase 1. Phase 2 started with the newest captain america (iirc) and includes avengers 2. Phase 3 is probably the uniting of forces, although only they know.

I think it's genius that they have this shit staged out.
 
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Saw it August 9th. Liked it. Seemed more like a set up for a great sequel which I will definitely go to.
 
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