Might sneak out of the house and watch it on Saturday or Sunday.
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Might sneak out of the house and watch it on Saturday or Sunday.
My two sons and I went and saw, "Guardians of the Galaxy," today.
FANTATSIC movie!
It's probably too early to say this, but I sill say it anyway. Viewing it as a standalone experience, I have to say that it is my favorite Marvel movie to date...and that is saying a lot.
Great characterization, outstanding storyline, good sci-fi, very good special effects, and unbelievable good humor. And not corny humor, really good humor that fit the characters and the story.
And they did it without a bunch of skin or sex, and without really bad language. It does have a few jokes and situations that lean towards crudity, but those were not overdone.
Can't wait for the sequel (2017 they say. When you see it, as with all Marvel movies, watch for the trailers.
Very highly recommended.
FANTATSIC movie!
It's probably too early to say this, but I sill say it anyway. Viewing it as a standalone experience, I have to say that it is my favorite Marvel movie to date...and that is saying a lot.
Great characterization, outstanding storyline, good sci-fi, very good special effects, and unbelievable good humor. And not corny humor, really good humor that fit the characters and the story.
And they did it without a bunch of skin or sex, and without really bad language. It does have a few jokes and situations that lean towards crudity, but those were not overdone.
Can't wait for the sequel (2017 they say. When you see it, as with all Marvel movies, watch for the trailers.
Very highly recommended.
One of my friends from out of town was a big Vin Diesel fan so I decided to take her and "humiliate" her with Vin Diesel's "most wooden" acting to date. I was aware of the hype around the film and thought that it, like Winter Soldier, lived up to the hype and then some, which is nice given the risk Marvel took with this movie.
Plotwise I thought that it isn't that creative. It follows the standard Marvel film to a tee -- introduce good guys and bad guys, establish goal/dangers for the good guys to overcome, internal misunderstanding/fighting, and finally one big battle after which teamwork allow our heroes to overcome the baddies. Where the film really stood out, I thought, is the innovative way how humour, action, and at times drama co-mingled and how it is pulled off so seamlessly. Take the **************************************** Spoilers ahead *************************************************** death of Starlord's mom in the beginning, for instance. There is only around a five minute gap between that deeply emotional scene and the Bollywoodesque dance number in which Star Lord kicked lizards (it makes sense in context) to the tunes of 1970s music. For me that is brilliant writing since the audience doesn't know what to expect next. This film is a literal mood rollercoaster for me and most of the audience.
The jokes are pretty brilliant, and are literally stacked on top of one another until one great pay off. Audience at Alamo Drafthouse are typically pretty quiet but almost everyone ignored the rules today and laughed rowdily or clapped throughout the film. The special effects are amazing and, more importantly, innovative (********* spoilers ************* stuff like space fighters weaving an energy net to prevent a mothership from landing in a metropolis). I really hope that some of the expertise here will be transferred to the new Star Wars film (likely since Disney owns both Marvel and Star Wars).
The characters are archetypes. I think that Marvel hit a pretty good formula here:
1) Peter Quills (Tony Stark): poor man's Tony Stark with poor hygiene and worse equipment (Rocket boots and collapsible masks, anyone?). Quite the jerk/womanizer and gradually warms up to the rest of the team mates.
2) Drax the Destroyer (Thor): powerful warrior with "eloquent speech" (thees and thous) who fights with the team at first but later embraces it to defeat a common foe. Butt of many jokes.
3) Groot (Hulk): Most powerful team member who is incapable of basic human speech. Does most of the work during fights. Dangerous when angered but has a soft side as well.
4) Gamora (Blackwidow): Warrior chick with a dark past who tries to atone for past wrongs by fighting for the good guys.
5) Rocket Raccoon (Tony Stark): Tech genius with an affinity for snark. Tries to bely his more sensitive side by acting all obnoxious and cynical.
************************** Spoilers ******************************************
There is also a cameo by Howard the Duck in the post-credit scene. The success of this film makes me wonder if Disney/Marvel will ever do a Howard the Duck remake, with George Lucas at its helm once again
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Plotwise I thought that it isn't that creative. It follows the standard Marvel film to a tee -- introduce good guys and bad guys, establish goal/dangers for the good guys to overcome, internal misunderstanding/fighting, and finally one big battle after which teamwork allow our heroes to overcome the baddies. Where the film really stood out, I thought, is the innovative way how humour, action, and at times drama co-mingled and how it is pulled off so seamlessly. Take the **************************************** Spoilers ahead *************************************************** death of Starlord's mom in the beginning, for instance. There is only around a five minute gap between that deeply emotional scene and the Bollywoodesque dance number in which Star Lord kicked lizards (it makes sense in context) to the tunes of 1970s music. For me that is brilliant writing since the audience doesn't know what to expect next. This film is a literal mood rollercoaster for me and most of the audience.
The jokes are pretty brilliant, and are literally stacked on top of one another until one great pay off. Audience at Alamo Drafthouse are typically pretty quiet but almost everyone ignored the rules today and laughed rowdily or clapped throughout the film. The special effects are amazing and, more importantly, innovative (********* spoilers ************* stuff like space fighters weaving an energy net to prevent a mothership from landing in a metropolis). I really hope that some of the expertise here will be transferred to the new Star Wars film (likely since Disney owns both Marvel and Star Wars).
The characters are archetypes. I think that Marvel hit a pretty good formula here:
1) Peter Quills (Tony Stark): poor man's Tony Stark with poor hygiene and worse equipment (Rocket boots and collapsible masks, anyone?). Quite the jerk/womanizer and gradually warms up to the rest of the team mates.
2) Drax the Destroyer (Thor): powerful warrior with "eloquent speech" (thees and thous) who fights with the team at first but later embraces it to defeat a common foe. Butt of many jokes.
3) Groot (Hulk): Most powerful team member who is incapable of basic human speech. Does most of the work during fights. Dangerous when angered but has a soft side as well.
4) Gamora (Blackwidow): Warrior chick with a dark past who tries to atone for past wrongs by fighting for the good guys.
5) Rocket Raccoon (Tony Stark): Tech genius with an affinity for snark. Tries to bely his more sensitive side by acting all obnoxious and cynical.
************************** Spoilers ******************************************
There is also a cameo by Howard the Duck in the post-credit scene. The success of this film makes me wonder if Disney/Marvel will ever do a Howard the Duck remake, with George Lucas at its helm once again
.
AssassinsMace
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Since Marvel has all these movies planned up to 2020. I'm going to take some guesses how it might go. I mentioned before the Planet Hulk movie. The Avengers 2 movie has a part where Tony Stark goes up against the Hulk in his Hulk Buster suit. In the comics I've been told this leads to Hulk being sent into space. Does this lead to the Planet Hulk movie as in the comics? Unknown. Why do the Avengers send the Hulk into space? Unknown. But rumors are Thanos is again behind the scenes in Avengers 2 and actor Josh Brolin who plays the voice of Thanos in Guardians of the Galaxy made a surprise appearance at the Avengers 2 panel at Comic Con. So maybe the Hulk goes berserk beyond control because of something Thanos did. Whether or not there's going to be a Planet Hulk movie or not, my bet is Hulk's ticket back to Earth comes from the Guardians of the Galaxy. The Hulk is green... Gamora's green... they're going to play on that. Drax's new mission in life is going after Thanos. Everyone seems to have or is going to have something against Thanos. Avengers 3 is where both the Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy unite in the epic Marvel movie to defeat Thanos.
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Equation
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Shocking development... Why did he do this to himself?
Some of the first English movies I saw (Bicentennial man, Jumanjii, Patch Adams, What Dreams may come, etc...) starred Robin Williams. He was and remains one of my favourite comedians. RIP. May life get better for him in the hereafter.
AssassinsMace
Lieutenant General
Robin Willimas has had a history of drug and alcohol problems most likely because of personality issues. I think it's the same story you hear about child actors who end up in unpleasant circumstances when they grow up and lose the fame. Robin Williams was big during his prime and most eventually get displaced by the next generation and there are some that go into depression. He wasn't doing movies anymore because he wasn't bringing in the money that he use to and he went into rehab right after his TV show, that was promoted as his come back, got cancelled .
Truly sad. He will surely be missed. I had the privilege of attending one of his standup show in NYC in early 2000s. Very talented comedian both on the big screen and on stage.
AssassinsMace
Lieutenant General
I saw the Sin City sequel last night. I don't even know why they bother. I saw the first one and yeah it was something new back then but ever since Frank Miller's stuff has been adapted for the screen and have failed. I had heard that a lot of scenes didn't have all the actors together filming. Maybe because I heard that beforehand... it did look like the actors were talking to themselves. I should've watched Expendables 3 instead.