Marvel Reveals Official Guardians of the Galaxy Synopsis

[Tireseas_v1legacy]

Am I the only one crossing my fingers that this becomes practically a Doctor Who spoof? Because, let's be honest, if you're going to do cosmic crazy, you might as well go to Doctor-Who-grade crazy (plus, if the end sequence of Thor The Dark World is any indication, it's that the recycled scifi aesthetic is apparently the direction they're going with the cosmic-space stuff and that it could work).

Also, is it just me, or does the raccoon appear to be the only character to have his shit together in this picture?

 

[Kuratius]

The main character wears a red vest with a blue under shirt. I feel like I've seen that outfit a lot, I just can't remember
where.

He's also looks like an uninterested slub. The kinda guy who's on a couch when he's introduced. I haven't read the comics, so maybe this guy is actually a blast when he shows up.

I'm still excited though. from the wiki, his early life is comedy gold. I'm also assuming he'll get into a more interesting custome. Kinda like Tony Stark and the Iron Man suit.

Spoiler: Early Life

Peter Quill is born during an unusual astronomical phenomenon when many of the planets align. Seeing no resemblance, the man who believed he was Quill's father accuses his wife Meredith of infidelity and attempts to kill the infant, but dies of a sudden heart attack. Quill is raised by his single mother until she is killed by an alien when he is eleven.

HAHAHA

Philip J. Fry?

 

[deathbydeath]

Could not be less impressed. Superhero genre in comics has been hemorrhaged with cliches and terrible writing for decades, and now they are bringing it all to big screen. Sorry, but as a writer, I just dont see a single interesting thing in this. Story looks boring, characters look boring (Bautista is a terrible actor), and this whole thing looks so damn silly. Sorry to the fans, but I just cant take this seriously one bit.

Stephanie Meyers is also a writer. What does "as a writer" have to do with it?

Oh, snap. Shit just got serious.

As a side note (this is directed at AJey's comment) cliches and terrible writing aren't the only thing there is in a movie. Also, when have cliches ever made something bad? Just because something has been used before doesn't mean it can't be used well. Also also, you haven't even seen the script yet. I could summarize The Great Gatsby as "a love story gone bad" (I wouldn't be wrong), but as a writer you're probably required to have a shrine to Fitzgerald somewhere in your home. Alsox3, what's wrong with superhero stories being silly? If you want a serious business superhero story (that's also well-written and subverts cliches), then go read Worm or something.

OP: This looks rather wizard and I like the Cosmic Marvel Universe. I hope Pace does well as Ronan. I also think that in that shot, Gamora looks like Samuel L Jackson with long hair; it's kinda freaking me out.

 

[daibakuha]

Am I the only one crossing my fingers that this becomes practically a Doctor Who spoof? Because, let's be honest, if you're going to do cosmic crazy, you might as well go to Doctor-Who-grade crazy (plus, if the end sequence of Thor The Dark World is any indication, it's that the recycled scifi aesthetic is apparently the direction they're going with the cosmic-space stuff and that it could work).

Also, is it just me, or does the raccoon appear to be the only character to have his shit together in this picture?

Generally he does in the comics too. It's part of the joke.

 

[ninjaRiv]

Colour me excited. I have a good feeling about this movie! I'm hoping it's going to turn out to be a fun action adventure movie, along the lines of Indiana Jones and Conan. But in space, with a raccoon and a tree.

 

[Coakle]

The main character wears a red vest with a blue under shirt. I feel like I've seen that outfit a lot, I just can't remember
where.

He's also looks like an uninterested slub. The kinda guy who's on a couch when he's introduced. I haven't read the comics, so maybe this guy is actually a blast when he shows up.

I'm still excited though. from the wiki, his early life is comedy gold. I'm also assuming he'll get into a more interesting custome. Kinda like Tony Stark and the Iron Man suit.

Spoiler: Early Life

Peter Quill is born during an unusual astronomical phenomenon when many of the planets align. Seeing no resemblance, the man who believed he was Quill's father accuses his wife Meredith of infidelity and attempts to kill the infant, but dies of a sudden heart attack. Quill is raised by his single mother until she is killed by an alien when he is eleven.

HAHAHA

Philip J. Fry?

I thought it was that or Travis Touchdown, but they had a white undershirt.

Then I realized it's Clark Kent from Smallville.

 

[Something Amyss]

Ninja'd damnit. Also you'd think a writer would be able to use contractions properly Come to think of it, that's not how one uses the word "hemorrhaged", unless he meant that all the bad writing had bled out leaving only literary gold.

In fairness, trying to get published has given me a fairly critical view of other published works. I'm amazed how many professionals make some fairly basic mistakes and how little actual proofreading goes on in major works. Also, I can understand the difference between formal writing and the sort of stuff you'd want to get published. Half the time, I don't even check my posts here for spelling.

Still....

 

[RandV80]

Thirdly, I hate neither mediums you mentioned. Although I was not raised in comic book-saturated environment, I value their input into the culture over the decades. I grew up loving X-Men, I enjoyed Iron man and Spider Man cartoons, and I was pleasantly surprise with comic book transition onto the big screen. First Iron Man is the best superhero movie yet. X-Men First Class finally put character into character development. And Avengers revolutionized how we perceive movie continuity. So I have no idea why you assume I hate comics or movies. All I do is criticize them when I see something wrong (and yes, 'wrong' might be subjective most times). Look at movie release list for the next few years. It's over-saturated with superhero movies. And no, not everything related to superheroes is good. Comics are riddled with terrible characters, bad writing, and many worlds that are just extended piles of crap. So of course I dont want to see them on big screens. How does that make me a hater?

Well for one thing all we've seen is a synopsis and a single screen cap and some people are already being overly critical of it, yourself included. I mean they made the Avengers work, where in a Norse God, a radioactive berserker, a few government spies, and a man in a high tech iron suit fought a bunch of aliens in downtown New York. So why not a cheesy space flick? The silliest idea's can still have good writing applied to it, so you're a little early talking it down from that angle when we haven't even seen a trailer for it.

 

[AJey]

Could not be less impressed. Superhero genre in comics has been hemorrhaged with cliches and terrible writing for decades, and now they are bringing it all to big screen. Sorry, but as a writer, I just dont see a single interesting thing in this. Story looks boring, characters look boring (Bautista is a terrible actor), and this whole thing looks so damn silly. Sorry to the fans, but I just cant take this seriously one bit.

Stephanie Meyers is also a writer. What does "as a writer" have to do with it?

A perspective. As a person who creates fictional worlds and characters, I look at other creations a tad bit differently, that's it.

 

[AJey]

Thirdly, I hate neither mediums you mentioned. Although I was not raised in comic book-saturated environment, I value their input into the culture over the decades. I grew up loving X-Men, I enjoyed Iron man and Spider Man cartoons, and I was pleasantly surprise with comic book transition onto the big screen. First Iron Man is the best superhero movie yet. X-Men First Class finally put character into character development. And Avengers revolutionized how we perceive movie continuity. So I have no idea why you assume I hate comics or movies. All I do is criticize them when I see something wrong (and yes, 'wrong' might be subjective most times). Look at movie release list for the next few years. It's over-saturated with superhero movies. And no, not everything related to superheroes is good. Comics are riddled with terrible characters, bad writing, and many worlds that are just extended piles of crap. So of course I dont want to see them on big screens. How does that make me a hater?

Well for one thing all we've seen is a synopsis and a single screen cap and some people are already being overly critical of it, yourself included. I mean they made the Avengers work, where in a Norse God, a radioactive berserker, a few government spies, and a man in a high tech iron suit fought a bunch of aliens in downtown New York. So why not a cheesy space flick? The silliest idea's can still have good writing applied to it, so you're a little early talking it down from that angle when we haven't even seen a trailer for it.

I'm not criticizing the synopsis or the movie. I'm criticizing the source material. From what I've read, Guardians of the Galaxy do not impress me one bit. As for Avengers, well, in my opinion it worked because it was the first of its kind. If you look at it a bit closer, it has so many silly mistakes, and contradictions, and inconsistencies, that it's not even funny. Like Banner all of a sudden can control Hulk, or that Black Widow can fight on par with super humans, monsters and a bloody god.

You're right, maybe I am in the wrong criticizing a future project based solely on source material. We'll see.

 

[ninjaRiv]

Could not be less impressed. Superhero genre in comics has been hemorrhaged with cliches and terrible writing for decades, and now they are bringing it all to big screen. Sorry, but as a writer, I just dont see a single interesting thing in this. Story looks boring, characters look boring (Bautista is a terrible actor), and this whole thing looks so damn silly. Sorry to the fans, but I just cant take this seriously one bit.

Stephanie Meyers is also a writer. What does "as a writer" have to do with it?

A perspective. As a person who creates fictional worlds and characters, I look at other creations a tad bit differently, that's it.

I think everyone's main point is that your claim to be a writer has nothing to do with what you said. I'm just throwing that out there. Also, that you based everything on an image and a short synopsis, which is not something a writer should ever do... I'm just saying.

 

[Vivi22]

So I have no idea why you assume I hate comics or movies.

To be fair, when you say that comics have been inundated with cliches and bad writing for decades and now they're bringing that to the big screen, it's very easy to come to the conclusion that you don't like either. In fact, it's the only logical conclusion anyone could actually draw from your original statements as you worded them. If that wasn't your intended message then fair enough, but you may want to word your statements a bit more carefully next time so the confusion is avoided.

 

[faefrost]

The more I hear about this, the more gleefully bizarre it sounds, like an old Flash Gordon adventure. I really hope they can pull this off and perhaps do something that even stands toe to toe with 'Hellboy 2' in terms of sheer imagination and fantasy.

If they do it right it should be less "Superhero" and more "Cantina or Jabba's Palace from Star Wars" type movies. A pack of rougish antiheroes off on a space adventure with wacky talking animals and a tree. I mean seriously? we all grew up on droids, jawa's and Wookies, and this is making us nervous? This seems weird?

Look try this. Forget that this comes from a comic book. Forget the Marvel Universe element. Ask yourselves if you read that synopsis abbout a forthcoming SciFi movie, would that spark your interest? Does it seem odd for a SciFi action adventure?

And yeah some casting seems odd on the surface until you think it through. "Vin Diesel is wooden" etc. But then lets not forget that Vin was the voice of the Iron Giant. "I'm Sooperman!" Not a dry eye in the house. As far as Bautiste as Drax. It's not exactly a role that would require great range or nuance. Basically must be big, muscular, have an ability to fake acts of violence, and have no known allergies to green paint. The only casting that worries me a little is Zoe Saldana. Her kind of one note roles of "angry woman with attitude" is starting to wear a bit thin. "ooo she's green this time!"

I'm hoping for something different from this one.

 

[SanguiniusMagnificum]

This is either going to be the best thing ever or the worst.


That doesn't matter, I'm going to enjoy it anyway.

 

[Daaaah Whoosh]

As far as crazy space adventures based on comic books go, so far this one is up against Green Lantern. Based on that, I'd say this movie will do better than the competition.

 

[Pinky's Brain]

has been hemorrhaged with

This is going to seem ad hominem, but you will have to believe me had you combined this statement with calling yourself a writer in a different topic I'd have pointed out how god awful a use of language this is (I'm sure I'm desecrating the English language in many ways as well, but I'm not a writer).

PS. I do disagree with you though, with only the absolutely bare bones of a plot you can't have any justified opinion about the story ... other than that having a plot with pro/antagonists a-priori prohibits it from being high culture. As for silliness, sure, non humanoid aliens are always going to require a greater ability to suspend disbelief. No more than most animated movies though IMO.

 

[Something Amyss]

A perspective. As a person who creates fictional worlds and characters, I look at other creations a tad bit differently, that's it.

I doubt you do in any meaningful sense relevant to this thread.

And I say that as a write myself, so it counts as perspective, right?

I think everyone's main point is that your claim to be a writer has nothing to do with what you said. I'm just throwing that out there. Also, that you based everything on an image and a short synopsis, which is not something a writer should ever do... I'm just saying.

Not only did you get the original point, but I think you touched upon an interesting point in itself.

Synospes suck. It's something writers should know, it's something agents acknowledge, it's something publishers seem to be aware of. Coming up with a decent summary is hard and often times comes off bad.

I don't think that's where you were going, but I also think that it doesn't take a writer's perspective to specifically understand that a good writer can make a cliché fest work and a bad writer can ruin an awesome idea.

-snip-

You raise good points. I just want to say two things:

1. Even not forgetting the Marvel label, I'd like to see some brighter, more inventive things. This is a comics continuity where Squirrel Girl is undefeated against Doctor Doom. It once housed Howard the Duck and characters like Slapstick. It'd be AWESOME to see a movie that was a part of something other than the grim version of Marvel we're seeing in MCU.

2. There seems to be a dearth of big sci-fi movies that are colourful and fun. I'm not sure judging this on a sci-fi basis would put it in much better company.

 

[Diablo2000]

Could not be less impressed. Superhero genre in comics has been hemorrhaged with cliches and terrible writing for decades, and now they are bringing it all to big screen. Sorry, but as a writer, I just dont see a single interesting thing in this. Story looks boring, characters look boring (Bautista is a terrible actor), and this whole thing looks so damn silly. Sorry to the fans, but I just cant take this seriously one bit.

I don't need to be a writer to say I smell some serious bull coming out of you. And being a 'writer' as you apparently claim gives no real validation or backing to what is otherwise just one little joe-shmoe's opinion. And yes, thank you for telling us that a wrestler who has been in a mindblowing 7 flicks (most of which straight to DVD), his massive film career is full of nothing but bombs.


Sarcasm aside, being a 'writer' means jack squat if you're going to spout the same general nonsense that almost any comic-movie-hater throws out. And depending on the roll, Batista could actually be pretty decent, if good, in the movie. It's as much the director and script as it is the actor when it comes to their portrayal of the character. It's just easier (and lazier) to assign blame to the actor alone.

I'm sorry, but I have trouble understanding where all your claims are coming from. First of all, by claiming to be a writer I do not demand validation. Writer is simply a perspective. I dont mean to assume a higher intellectual position by stating my profession, just a point of view - as someone who has previously created fictional worlds, I have my share of doubts about Guardians of the Galaxy. Nothing more, nothing less.

Secondly, I never intended my words to be anything else but opinion, because I indeed am just another joe-shmoe, with my personal tastes, and standards, and interests. I dont understand why you are so passive-aggressive about it.

Thirdly, I hate neither mediums you mentioned. Although I was not raised in comic book-saturated environment, I value their input into the culture over the decades. I grew up loving X-Men, I enjoyed Iron man and Spider Man cartoons, and I was pleasantly surprise with comic book transition onto the big screen. First Iron Man is the best superhero movie yet. X-Men First Class finally put character into character development. And Avengers revolutionized how we perceive movie continuity. So I have no idea why you assume I hate comics or movies. All I do is criticize them when I see something wrong (and yes, 'wrong' might be subjective most times). Look at movie release list for the next few years. It's over-saturated with superhero movies. And no, not everything related to superheroes is good. Comics are riddled with terrible characters, bad writing, and many worlds that are just extended piles of crap. So of course I dont want to see them on big screens. How does that make me a hater?

I think people are trying argue with you because you pretty much said "This doens't appeal to me" in a pretencious asshole kinda of way. (Made far worse by the "as a writer" bit) Doesn't appeal to you, great, this movie is probably not aimed at the type person you are anyway.
Next time, sir. I would advise you not try sounding like one of those art students who not talk to other art students who like Star Wars and not some French indie movie maker and say they "Don't understand your artistic view"

 

[ron1n]

Can't understand why every thread about this movie (which doesn't even have a fully fledged trailer yet) is bringing out so many pretentious naysayers.

If anything, I have respect that they are going for it with this film. I mean, they could sit back and pump out avenger/mainstream hero sequels and laugh all the way to the bank.

Huge gambles on director and the cast too. I mean, Dave Bautista and Vin Diesel? Someone at Marvel obviously liked what they saw in the last Riddick =/ And while Super and Slither are both underrated gems, this is going to be the biggest project of James Gunn's career by far.

I think the whole thing will rest on the dialogue. If the banter is good and they strike the right balance between 'this is too ridiculous to not make fun of' and 'there is still a real story to tell here' then it could be amazing.

If nothing else Rocket Raccoon and Groot should provide a rich joke area.