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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Aug 22, 2014 12:03:07 GMT -5
Kinda of a hard comparison since the Awesome Mix songs were used for more than one scene, whereas Quicksilver's song was just for that one scene.
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Post by The Unconquered Sun on Aug 24, 2014 19:08:40 GMT -5
From here on out, I'm calling this Marvel's Little Movie That Could.
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Aug 24, 2014 20:39:01 GMT -5
From what I've read, the people that were upset wanted something that either tied into Avengers 2 or introduced another GotG character, specifically Adam Warlock. Those people can go soak their head. That stinger was the most delightfully bonkers thing I've seen in awhile and proof that Marvel is willing to put ANY of their properties out there. I get where those people are coming from. That scene would have been great as a post credits sequence if there had been a mid credits thing setting up the next movie along. It's become a bit of a tradition to do that, and this movie broke that tradition and so unsurprisingly, people were annoyed (I wasn't annoyed, more disappointed). I thought it was funny, but probably a waste of ten minutes of my time sitting through those long ass credits for At least immediately before the scene you got to see a disclaimer that no raccoons or plant creatures were harmed during the making of the film. That was comforting. I was concerned.
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Post by Citizen Snips Has Left on Aug 24, 2014 20:54:29 GMT -5
Now question....what's better: the Awesome Mix usage here, or Quicksilver's one "Time in a Bottle" scene from XM:DOFP? Even that awesome Quicksilver scene can't top Dancing Groot.
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on Aug 24, 2014 23:13:59 GMT -5
Sounds like they won't be around long. It's actually not a terrible business model as far as running a theater. You have little competition and running the movies so late you actually get to keep most of the profits from the ticket sales, as opposed to theaters that run the show when it first comes out.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2014 2:29:33 GMT -5
Bill's part of the Annhilator's, another cosmic team. Thanos kicked his arse in Starlin's Thanos: Infinity Revelations book last week. Total job out as well. Starlin Thanos being a Mary Sue again? Surely you jest, good sir. Whoah Whoah Whoah Whoah, what's with the Thanos backlash? And Starlin using Thanos as a mary sue? It's one thing if the stories are lackluster, lack narrative of any kind and do nothing to explain why things are happening or how. Starlin doesn't just arbitrarily make him powerful just so he can beat every Marvel character ever. Do you dislike the Hulk for being portrayed similarly?
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on Aug 25, 2014 2:42:40 GMT -5
Starlin Thanos being a Mary Sue again? Surely you jest, good sir. Whoah Whoah Whoah Whoah, what's with the Thanos backlash? And Starlin using Thanos as a mary sue? It's one thing if the stories are lackluster, lack narrative of any kind and do nothing to explain why things are happening or how. Starlin doesn't just arbitrarily make him powerful just so he can beat every Marvel character ever. Do you dislike the Hulk for being portrayed similarly? Actually, he pretty much does exactly just that. He beats everybody with his pinky finger, he can never lose, because only he can allow himself to, shit like that. And yes, I do not like when The Hulk is portrayed similarly like that, as well.
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Post by AFN: Judge Shred on Aug 25, 2014 2:54:59 GMT -5
GotG is back at number one after Sin City 2 bombed tremendously.
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Post by Legion on Aug 25, 2014 3:31:42 GMT -5
Whoah Whoah Whoah Whoah, what's with the Thanos backlash? And Starlin using Thanos as a mary sue? It's one thing if the stories are lackluster, lack narrative of any kind and do nothing to explain why things are happening or how. Starlin doesn't just arbitrarily make him powerful just so he can beat every Marvel character ever. Do you dislike the Hulk for being portrayed similarly? Actually, he pretty much does exactly just that. He beats everybody with his pinky finger, he can never lose, because only he can allow himself to, shit like that. And yes, I do not like when The Hulk is portrayed similarly like that, as well. Thanos is an extremely powerful character. Starlin over does it sometimes, but generally, I like that he writes the character as someone who can't actually be taken down so easily. Especially by a Thorse
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Aug 25, 2014 10:28:18 GMT -5
Guess what? It's official. {Spoiler}
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Post by mattperiolat on Aug 25, 2014 10:46:32 GMT -5
GotG is back at number one after Sin City 2 bombed tremendously. That and the Turtle Wax seems to be wearing off. Be interesting to see how long they can hold up with not so much competition.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Aug 25, 2014 18:38:53 GMT -5
Finally saw this today. Great job. I marked big time for the cameo after the credits.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Aug 26, 2014 11:13:16 GMT -5
Guess what? It's official. {Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2014 16:04:29 GMT -5
Whoah Whoah Whoah Whoah, what's with the Thanos backlash? And Starlin using Thanos as a mary sue? It's one thing if the stories are lackluster, lack narrative of any kind and do nothing to explain why things are happening or how. Starlin doesn't just arbitrarily make him powerful just so he can beat every Marvel character ever. Do you dislike the Hulk for being portrayed similarly? Actually, he pretty much does exactly just that. He beats everybody with his pinky finger, he can never lose, because only he can allow himself to, shit like that. And yes, I do not like when The Hulk is portrayed similarly like that, as well. Thanos is a cosmic character. He is designed to be a universal threat on purpose or else he wouldn't actually be much of one. If Captain America or Spider-Man could walk up to him and back hand him and end the conflict just like that he wouldn't be as menacing. The fact he couldn't die for the longest time was due to Death herself. She rejected his love and in order to rub it made it impossible for him to truly die. Dying is the only way he can be with her. Ouch! People tend to forget just how powerful she is. Besides being the physical embodiment of Death she is first and foremost a celestial and her power is on the same levels of Infinity and Eternity. She's not to be trifled with. Also, it's not like he was just met with unrequited love. For the character it has been going on for decades. {Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Until recently The story of Thanos is, when you get down to it, a love story. He only wanted god-hood to impress Death because he was in love with her not because he actually wanted to destroy life. Writing him as being his own downfall is consistent with that because it illustrates that sometimes love makes us do terrible things and while it makes stronger in some ways we also become weaker in others. That's what makes Starlin's interpretation of the cosmos so revered(And why even though he hasn't created all of Marvel Cosmic he seen as it's caretaker). He crafts a story that is simultaneously other-worldly but also at it's most basic it's a grounded concept we can all understand. If you see it as just endless over-powering that's cool. You have every right to that opinion. This is just my interpretation of it.
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Post by Brother Nero....Wolfe on Aug 27, 2014 14:15:38 GMT -5
As someone who hasn't read the Guardians of the Galaxy comics at all - how different are they from the movie? A friend of mine is a huge fan of the comics and says that the movie 'ruined' the characters. Should I take that to mean the comics aren't a lot like the movie or that the tone is different? I loved the goofy tone of the movie and was looking forward to reading the comics if that's what they were like, but if it's a serious thing I might not be too into it.
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Post by riseofsetian1981 on Aug 27, 2014 14:44:12 GMT -5
As someone who hasn't read the Guardians of the Galaxy comics at all - how different are they from the movie? A friend of mine is a huge fan of the comics and says that the movie 'ruined' the characters. Should I take that to mean the comics aren't a lot like the movie or that the tone is different? I loved the goofy tone of the movie and was looking forward to reading the comics if that's what they were like, but if it's a serious thing I might not be too into it. While I am not overly familiar with the comics, a friend of mine who knows the comics and loves them truly was very blunt and said "If they went the route of making it exactly like the comics, there's no way it would be doing as well as it is." From my understanding the changes that were made had to be made in order for the concept to work.
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Post by AFN: Judge Shred on Aug 27, 2014 15:03:44 GMT -5
As someone who hasn't read the Guardians of the Galaxy comics at all - how different are they from the movie? A friend of mine is a huge fan of the comics and says that the movie 'ruined' the characters. Should I take that to mean the comics aren't a lot like the movie or that the tone is different? I loved the goofy tone of the movie and was looking forward to reading the comics if that's what they were like, but if it's a serious thing I might not be too into it. They made it more directly funny. The comic humor is a bit more under the surface. They gave Rocket more personality, Groot less (yeah I know). They changed Drax a ton, but part of his character is change, so ok. Gamora was more serious. The changes were all within reason as far as I am concerned.
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Post by Brother Nero....Wolfe on Aug 27, 2014 16:12:01 GMT -5
As someone who hasn't read the Guardians of the Galaxy comics at all - how different are they from the movie? A friend of mine is a huge fan of the comics and says that the movie 'ruined' the characters. Should I take that to mean the comics aren't a lot like the movie or that the tone is different? I loved the goofy tone of the movie and was looking forward to reading the comics if that's what they were like, but if it's a serious thing I might not be too into it. While I am not overly familiar with the comics, a friend of mine who knows the comics and loves them truly was very blunt and said "If they went the route of making it exactly like the comics, there's no way it would be doing as well as it is." From my understanding the changes that were made had to be made in order for the concept to work. Ah yeah, figured that would have had to happen. Glad they didn't try to adapt the comic too much then, because I loved the movie. As someone who hasn't read the Guardians of the Galaxy comics at all - how different are they from the movie? A friend of mine is a huge fan of the comics and says that the movie 'ruined' the characters. Should I take that to mean the comics aren't a lot like the movie or that the tone is different? I loved the goofy tone of the movie and was looking forward to reading the comics if that's what they were like, but if it's a serious thing I might not be too into it. They made it more directly funny. The comic humor is a bit more under the surface. They gave Rocket more personality, Groot less (yeah I know). They changed Drax a ton, but part of his character is change, so ok. Gamora was more serious. The changes were all within reason as far as I am concerned. Those all sound like very reasonable changes, yeah. Those changes all make sense, but now I'm not sure if I'd enjoy the comics that much. Still, no harm in giving it a shot so I figure I might as well.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Aug 27, 2014 16:24:44 GMT -5
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