Escape to the Movies: Guardians of the Galaxy - Surprise! This Movie Rocks!

[Saltyk]

Well, having just seen this movie last night, I can safely say that I enjoyed it. It started off a bit slow as it introduced each character, but it sold me on each one. I especially loved Peter "Star Lord" Quill and Rocket from the start.

I can say that, like in Avengers, each character had their time to shine, each character was enjoyable and funny in their own way, and I liked each one for different reasons. The movie was pretty quotable, too. Plus, we saw more of Thanos which was nice.

All in all, it was good, not quite as good as Avengers to me, but a close second. It also gives me some confidence that Disney may be able to pull off Star Wars as well.

Now, if you excuse me, I need a prosthetic leg to complete my plan.

 

[romxxii]

Personally, what really astounded me with Batista's performance is how much he's grown as an actor. After three films, he's now at least competent. Compare to his wooden turn in Man in the Iron Fists. Or his snarky, but one-note bounty hunter in Riddick.

- Villains and protagonists lacked depth

While I agree that the villains are a bit on the one-dimensional side, I really can't say the same about the Guardians themselves. Quill and co. were fleshed out quite well. I don't exactly know how much more depth you want from a talking raccoon that goes through the entire emotional spectrum in the course of two hours. Rocket I think has just unseated Gollum as the best CGI character.

The only Guardian who didn't really make sense to me was Gamora. Her character's motivations felt like they were coming from nowhere. The other Guardians' character development was a lot more organic.

 

[V4Viewtiful]

Metaphor?

That thing Drax cannot comprehend. He's like that super-serious person everybody knows that takes everything they say on its literal interpretation and not on actual usage. This makes for some good comedy when Starlord starts throwing out old skool colloquialisms that everyone but Drax at least somewhat understand.

Well to put it more accurately his species speak in literal terms, making metaphors go over his head.


I'm really looking forward to the Nova Centurions, I wonder how they'll handle it though.
They few in number or have they all been wiped out tll Richard inherits the last Centurions power (Ala Abin Sur in Green Lantern).

I think the latter is more likely as there's no reason it wouldn't work in the cinematic universe and as mentioned the net used by the Nova ships resembles the Nova force, plus it would explain there absence too.

 

[revjor]

in the comics, don't the Nova Corps have something called the Nova Force? make them able to do Superman style stuff. wonder why that element was cut out?

The Nova Force is a gravity based energy projection. Sort of like Green Lantern. They didn't necessarily cut it out. It looks exactly like the shield net and gravity beams the Nova Corps ships used in the movie. I believe whenever they introduce the more powerful Nova Centurions to the MCU, their uniforms will be able to use the gravimetric powers instead of lesser officers having to use their ships like they did in GOTG.

In the trailers I was genuinely concerned that the Nova Corps were just lackey prison guard types. But I think Marvel is just trying to make a concerned effort to distance them stylistically from the Green Lantern Corps. If they go deep into Cosmic Marvel we HAVE to have Richard Rider.

i'd say the only problem I will see is why wouldn't the centurions be there for a planetary wide attack? but i suppose there could have been bigger problems elsewhere?

i'd like it if the centurions were created specifically because of the events of the GOTG. Xandar realizes that the Nova Corp as is isn't good enough so they build centurion suits or possibly so many Corps members died in Ronan's assault that the Nova Force is now more concentrated.

 

[DaWaffledude]

Just saw this. Loved it. Go watch it.

 

[Insideout Ink Demon]

in the comics, don't the Nova Corps have something called the Nova Force? make them able to do Superman style stuff. wonder why that element was cut out?

The Nova Force is a gravity based energy projection. Sort of like Green Lantern. They didn't necessarily cut it out. It looks exactly like the shield net and gravity beams the Nova Corps ships used in the movie. I believe whenever they introduce the more powerful Nova Centurions to the MCU, their uniforms will be able to use the gravimetric powers instead of lesser officers having to use their ships like they did in GOTG.

In the trailers I was genuinely concerned that the Nova Corps were just lackey prison guard types. But I think Marvel is just trying to make a concerned effort to distance them stylistically from the Green Lantern Corps. If they go deep into Cosmic Marvel we HAVE to have Richard Rider.

i'd say the only problem I will see is why wouldn't the centurions be there for a planetary wide attack? but i suppose there could have been bigger problems elsewhere?

i'd like it if the centurions were created specifically because of the events of the GOTG. Xandar realizes that the Nova Corp as is isn't good enough so they build centurion suits or possibly so many Corps members died in Ronan's assault that the Nova Force is now more concentrated.

I could live with both of those reasons to be fair. after all, we accepted Batmans broken back could be fixed with a rope

 

[GloatingSwine]

If they do

Spoiler

Howard the Duck

and give him his own movie, they could do ANYONE. I want a Squirrel Girl movie now. That stinger is going to have so many fans salivating because nothing is off limits now, ANYONE from Marvel could be in a movie (except the characters owned by rival studios of course).

No, what you want is a short format (think: ten minutes like Adventure Time) Squirrel Girl cartoon which always starts with her just having defeated some kind of global or cosmic threat offscreen and has adventures on the way home from doing that.

That would be the best way to capture the core of the character, that she's singlehandedly beaten basically all of Marvel's biggest and baddest. Off panel. With squirrels.

Oh, and it needs to have this:

Spoiler

 

[Quiotu]

Oh Boy! Guardians of The Galaxy is out! Time to rejoice in the Marvel church of *wink wink* witty dialogue and smug- mugging camera close ups. Isn't it wonderful that Marvel is putting out such a risky project that everybody loves with a talking Racoon? They are the GOOD GUYS you guys, they make movie for US! They get US! The geeks took over the world, and they tap into our child selves. It's REVOLUTIONARY!! just like Link having a vagina!!! Imagine that!

*image removed for obvious reasons*

Am I a Furry now? I never drew furry before so I dunno, do I get a letter of something?

You are trying so very very hard to troll in this relatively obscure forum, Mr. I-Have-Three-Posts-Total. Has it been working well for you so far?

You'd have a bit of a point, maybe, if 92% of the review community didn't agree with MovieBob according to Rotten Tomatoes. You don't have to feel bad for being one of the 8%, but you should feel bad that you have such internet rage about it, you had to actually spend useful time drawing an effigy to your hateboner. Weaksauce, complete and total weaksauce.

 

[Arawn]

It was a very happy birthday to me for this movie to come out. It hit that balance of comedy and action that I love. Witty and deep (but not too deep) at just the right times. It's a good movie despite some flaws. Yes. It's not perfect, and I think the movie knows that. It doesn't aspire to be the best, but rather be damn good with what resources it's given itself.

 

[GreenSkin99]

Oh Boy! Guardians of The Galaxy is out! Time to rejoice in the Marvel church of *wink wink* witty dialogue and smug- mugging camera close ups. Isn't it wonderful that Marvel is putting out such a risky project that everybody loves with a talking Racoon? They are the GOOD GUYS you guys, they make movie for US! They get US! The geeks took over the world, and they tap into our child selves. It's REVOLUTIONARY!! just like Link having a vagina!!! Imagine that!

*image removed for obvious reasons*

Am I a Furry now? I never drew furry before so I dunno, do I get a letter of something?

You are trying so very very hard to troll in this relatively obscure forum, Mr. I-Have-Three-Posts-Total. Has it been working well for you so far?

You'd have a bit of a point, maybe, if 92% of the review community didn't agree with MovieBob according to Rotten Tomatoes. You don't have to feel bad for being one of the 8%, but you should feel bad that you have such internet rage about it, you had to actually spend useful time drawing an effigy to your hateboner. Weaksauce, complete and total weaksauce.

We like to call that the 'Transformers Defense'. See, if the majority do something, it must be right! If everyone went to go see it, it must objectively be a good movie. And by golly, if the patron saint of geeks Moviebob, who has never once been wrong on anything, says so, then it is the damn truth!

 

[KazeAizen]

This film was awesome, the clip at the end of the credits was a total stinger though, no revelations folks, just a 'did they really just put him on screen?' moment.

If they do

Spoiler

Howard the Duck

and give him his own movie, they could do ANYONE. I want a Squirrel Girl movie now. That stinger is going to have so many fans salivating because nothing is off limits now, ANYONE from Marvel could be in a movie (except the characters owned by rival studios of course).

Apparently they just filed a trade mark for Squirrel Girl.....which apparently they usually do when they are going to try and make a movie out of a character. Meaning if that's true and she is coming Marvel is just showing off now.

 

[Alcaste]

Oh Boy! Guardians of The Galaxy is out! Time to rejoice in the Marvel church of *wink wink* witty dialogue and smug- mugging camera close ups. Isn't it wonderful that Marvel is putting out such a risky project that everybody loves with a talking Racoon? They are the GOOD GUYS you guys, they make movie for US! They get US! The geeks took over the world, and they tap into our child selves. It's REVOLUTIONARY!! just like Link having a vagina!!! Imagine that!

*image removed for obvious reasons*

Am I a Furry now? I never drew furry before so I dunno, do I get a letter of something?

You are trying so very very hard to troll in this relatively obscure forum, Mr. I-Have-Three-Posts-Total. Has it been working well for you so far?

You'd have a bit of a point, maybe, if 92% of the review community didn't agree with MovieBob according to Rotten Tomatoes. You don't have to feel bad for being one of the 8%, but you should feel bad that you have such internet rage about it, you had to actually spend useful time drawing an effigy to your hateboner. Weaksauce, complete and total weaksauce.

We like to call that the 'Transformers Defense'. See, if the majority do something, it must be right! If everyone went to go see it, it must objectively be a good movie. And by golly, if the patron saint of geeks Moviebob, who has never once been wrong on anything, says so, then it is the damn truth!

Did you like the movie, though? We would like to hear your opinion on the movie. If you did or did not like it, why?

 

[faefrost]

What? No ranking of GotG in the Marvel 10? The impression I get is "not as good as The Avengers", and I guess it's not as good as Captain America: The Winter Soldier, then.

You almost sound a little disappointed that this film turned out to be good. I guess meeting expectations is not really exciting all the time.

Having seen it, that's my take on it. It sits as the #3 best Marvel movie to date. Winter Soldier wins #1 just because it is the best tightest piece of filmaking of them all. You could pull the superhero costumes out and it still works. Just wondefully crafted on every level. it works the same way the Dark Knight works. Above and betyond being a good Batman movie, its a good movie. Avengers and Guardians are honestly near neck and neck. Guardians actually has better chemistry among the primary cast and is a little more fun to watch them. But Avengers edges ahead based on Loki. If Ronan had a bit more backstory and depth, rather than just the generic "EVIL" this could have easily been the best of them.

if you have any 10 or 100 year old boys in your family group take them to see this. It's probably the closest anyone has yet come to recreating that moment in the summer of '77 when our worlds changed and the rise of the geek began. It's not as good as the original Star Wars (well not as good as A New Hope or Empire. I'd put it above Jedi), but it's still damn good. And possibly the most fun movie of the summer.

 

[faefrost]

This film was awesome, the clip at the end of the credits was a total stinger though, no revelations folks, just a 'did they really just put him on screen?' moment.

If they do

Spoiler

Howard the Duck

and give him his own movie, they could do ANYONE. I want a Squirrel Girl movie now. That stinger is going to have so many fans salivating because nothing is off limits now, ANYONE from Marvel could be in a movie (except the characters owned by rival studios of course).

Apparently they just filed a trade mark for Squirrel Girl.....which apparently they usually do when they are going to try and make a movie out of a character. Meaning if that's true and she is coming Marvel is just showing off now.

I would so laugh my ass off if Marvel throws Squirrel Girl into the Avengers Age of Ultron post credits scene, just to bring truth to that meme of Squirrel Girl making it to the big screen before Wonder Woman.

 

[KazeAizen]

This film was awesome, the clip at the end of the credits was a total stinger though, no revelations folks, just a 'did they really just put him on screen?' moment.

If they do

Spoiler

Howard the Duck

and give him his own movie, they could do ANYONE. I want a Squirrel Girl movie now. That stinger is going to have so many fans salivating because nothing is off limits now, ANYONE from Marvel could be in a movie (except the characters owned by rival studios of course).

Apparently they just filed a trade mark for Squirrel Girl.....which apparently they usually do when they are going to try and make a movie out of a character. Meaning if that's true and she is coming Marvel is just showing off now.

I would so laugh my ass off if Marvel throws Squirrel Girl into the Avengers Age of Ultron post credits scene, just to bring truth to that meme of Squirrel Girl making it to the big screen before Wonder Woman.

That would be something. You know what would be even better? If they got Tara Strong to actually be her. I know she's a voice actress and all but come on. She's Squirrel Girl in that Marvel game, she's attractive, and that would just bring even more geek cred to the MCU. We'll see what happens. I mean at this point they can literally do and are doing anything they want. The post credits scene of Thor 2 showed that they are going to go super into what I like to call "next level shit" for the serious stuff and the post credits scene of Guardians with [redacted] showed they can and will put whatever character they damn well want in this universe and they have license to do so.

Meaning Sony and Fox better hold those franchises they own close to the chest and start mining them for what they are worth because at this point the MCU is unstoppable.

 

[Idrawuglypeople]

You'd have a bit of a point, maybe, if 92% of the review community didn't agree with MovieBob according to Rotten Tomatoes. You don't have to feel bad for being one of the 8%, but you should feel bad that you have such internet rage about it, you had to actually spend useful time drawing an effigy to your hateboner. Weaksauce, complete and total weaksauce.

I don't actually remember saying the movie was bad... It's kinda hard when I haven't seen it, so who knows, I still can join the 92%

And yeah, I drew a guy licking a cartoon raccoon, granted it's just a 30 min sketch, I guess it is safe to say I'm trying harder than most people, but I don't want to get to full of myself

 

[Idrawuglypeople]

You'd have a bit of a point, maybe, if 92% of the review community didn't agree with MovieBob according to Rotten Tomatoes. You don't have to feel bad for being one of the 8%, but you should feel bad that you have such internet rage about it, you had to actually spend useful time drawing an effigy to your hateboner. Weaksauce, complete and total weaksauce.

I don't actually remember saying the movie was bad... It's kinda hard when I haven't seen it, so who knows, I still can join the 92%

And yeah, I drew a guy licking a cartoon raccoon, granted it's just a 30 min sketch, I guess it is safe to say I'm trying harder than most people, but I don't want to get to full of myself

You are spending a lot of time to belittle someones opinion over a movie you have not seen.

YouPorn was down today, I had some time to spare...

But hey, people here even get paid to belittle other people's works and tastes here, what is the difference?

 

[Idrawuglypeople]

The difference is they explain why they feel one way or the other. You are a troll, joking about porn (wow that is new on the internet) who spent time making a sketch with no other point is to insult someone. Done with you.

You gotta a point there... I should have done a dick joke, but I don't wanna steal Yahtzee's thunder.

 

[Atmos Duality]

Saw it about 4 hours ago.
Well, I thoroughly enjoyed it. After last year, and especially the previous comic movies I've seen, I really needed something fun and awesome to even the score (it's over a year later and I'm still hating Man of Steel; fuck that boring tripe).

It's a completely by the numbers plot, but the pacing, writing and performances are top notch and fun.
Even the CGI didn't bother me, and that's normally the parts I roll my eyes at (though a few of the scenes were still shot too close).

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

Saw it about 4 hours ago.
Well, I thoroughly enjoyed it. After last year, and especially the previous comic movies I've seen, I really needed something fun and awesome to even the score (it's over a year later and I'm still hating Man of Steel; fuck that boring tripe).

It's a completely by the numbers plot, but the pacing, writing and performances are top notch and fun.
Even the CGI didn't bother me, and that's normally the parts I roll my eyes at (though a few of the scenes were still shot too close).

I think the only joke that completely fell flat for me was Quill's little dance at the end. That had me rolling my eyes for the (brief) remaineder of the movie. Other than that (and the pointless opening) the film wasn't as cringy as I thought it would be.