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Re: Guardians of the Galaxy
Posted: Fri August 01, 2014 10:50 pm
by BurtReynolds
stip wrote:McParadigm wrote:LoathedVermin72 wrote:It was okay. Mildly fun, but plagued by a lot of the same problems as the other Marvel films: too much comic book plotting, too much flashy CGI, way too busy visually, not enough time to become acclimated to the atmosphere of the universe, etc.
I want to see a movie devoted entirely to Del Toro's character. He fucking killed it.
Part of why the Marvel series has been so successful, I think, is that it is arriving at a time when "movie as experience" is the major going trend. It fits perfectly into a moment where theaters are trying to become bar/restaurant/living rooms, and when every studio and director is looking for a way to make their movie pop out as an event or collection of short immersive thrill rides.
Marvel's collection of characters seem like the perfect vehicle for that (if only it was limited to just their movies...), especially since they can so easily balance family friendly fun and adult appeal. Basically, they are able to use it well because of how thoroughly they can embrace it, where the Hobbit tries to incorporate some of its big brother's epicality and just ends up laying there like a turd. When they've done it right, it's been great. But when they slip too far in the direction of audiovisual flash or end up mistreating their story, half the time they get away with it because nobody wants to poop on the party. That, or people are so caught up in the fun of this massive ongoing thing that they don't always realize when it derails a little bit.
Sort of like
- Spoiler: show
Translation: I saw and liked guardians, but don't want to admit it
If mcp actually likes this he should be ashamed of himself, because it's essentially Into Darkness, only more stupid.
- Spoiler: show
- major city gets annihilated, untold millions die, happy ending, hooray!
Re: Guardians of the Galaxy
Posted: Fri August 01, 2014 10:57 pm
by BurtReynolds
Wait, I misspoke. This movie is literally Into Darkness. Everything about it. EVERY SINGLE THING.
Re: Guardians of the Galaxy
Posted: Fri August 01, 2014 11:03 pm
by BurtReynolds
Come on Mcp, I fucking dare you to like this movie. I fucking dare you.
Re: Guardians of the Galaxy
Posted: Fri August 01, 2014 11:21 pm
by Kaius
You're losing it, man.
Re: Guardians of the Galaxy
Posted: Fri August 01, 2014 11:26 pm
by BurtReynolds
Please, PLEASE tell me you liked this, McP. I am giddy with excitement over this prospect.
Re: Guardians of the Galaxy
Posted: Fri August 01, 2014 11:29 pm
by BurtReynolds
I may concede that this movie has slightly fewer lens flares, but only slightly.
Re: Guardians of the Galaxy
Posted: Sat August 02, 2014 12:08 am
by Jorge
Enjoy your weekend, Burt.
Re: Guardians of the Galaxy
Posted: Sat August 02, 2014 12:11 am
by BurtReynolds
It's gonna be great.
Re: Guardians of the Galaxy
Posted: Sat August 02, 2014 12:52 am
by E.H. Ruddock
BurtReynolds wrote:Please, PLEASE tell me you liked this, McP. I am giddy with excitement over this prospect.
He's got to see transformers before he sees this.
Re: Guardians of the Galaxy
Posted: Sat August 02, 2014 1:06 am
by BurtReynolds
- Spoiler: show
- hey bad guy, You see that fleet of ships you control that can be on the surface in seconds? Get in one of those. Or failing that, why not just jump out of your ship? Or maybe just take a space taxi to the surface? Or...
Re: Guardians of the Galaxy
Posted: Sat August 02, 2014 1:18 am
by stip
I have to say that while I enjoyed this movie quite a bit, it did not exceed my (admittedly stupid high) expectations.
Re: Guardians of the Galaxy
Posted: Sat August 02, 2014 1:21 am
by ABNorman
My expectations are pretty low - I'm not a Marvel CU fan. The Avengers was OK, I guess. But I'm watching this at the cinema - the marketing got me.
Re: Guardians of the Galaxy
Posted: Sat August 02, 2014 1:25 am
by i got bugs
This movie was really good, you guys are nuts
Loved rocket n star lord.. fuckin batista was surprisingly pretty funny also
Didn't hate Ronan at all as a villan.. he looked kinda cool
Plus you know who got a cameo
Re: Guardians of the Galaxy
Posted: Sat August 02, 2014 2:45 am
by stip
I thought he was one of the better marvel villains to date.
Again, I thought it was quite good. But I went in really wanting it to be my favorite, and I thought Cap 2 and Avengers was better. But it's not like placing behind those two means you suck
Re: Guardians of the Galaxy
Posted: Sat August 02, 2014 2:47 am
by BurtReynolds
stip wrote:I thought he was one of the better marvel villains to
My favorite things about him was how stupid he was, how boring he was, and how dumb he looked.
Re: Guardians of the Galaxy
Posted: Sat August 02, 2014 2:49 am
by Jorge
BurtReynolds wrote:stip wrote:I thought he was one of the better marvel villains to date
My favorite things about him was how stupid he was, how boring he was, and how dumb he looked.
No, he meant "to date", like, romantically.
Re: Guardians of the Galaxy
Posted: Sat August 02, 2014 2:51 am
by BurtReynolds
theplatypus wrote:BurtReynolds wrote:stip wrote:I thought he was one of the better marvel villains to date
My favorite things about him was how stupid he was, how boring he was, and how dumb he looked.
No, he meant "to date", like, romantically.
Oh I'd have to go with loki. he's dreamy.
Re: Guardians of the Galaxy
Posted: Sat August 02, 2014 2:55 am
by stip
BurtReynolds wrote:theplatypus wrote:BurtReynolds wrote:stip wrote:I thought he was one of the better marvel villains to date
My favorite things about him was how stupid he was, how boring he was, and how dumb he looked.
No, he meant "to date", like, romantically.
Oh I'd have to go with loki. he's dreamy.
he's eurotrash
Re: Guardians of the Galaxy
Posted: Sat August 02, 2014 2:58 am
by Jorge
stip wrote:I thought he was one of the better marvel villains to date.
Again, I thought it was quite good. But I went in really wanting it to be my favorite, and I thought Cap 2 and Avengers was better. But it's not like placing behind those two means you suck
I was not expecting much at all. All throughout the marketing campaign I thought "this looks dumb as hell" (especially after that scene at the end of Thor 2). But what I got was a surprisingly endearing swashbuckling aventure that took a really generic plot, mined it for comedic opportunities, and populated it with likeable characters. A genuinely good time at the movies, probably the most outright non-cerebral
fun I've had in a movie theater since Avengers was released (it helped that the audience I was with was very lively, lots of cheering and laughing). I think that's why everybody seems to love it; it purports to be nothing but a silly movie about space cowboys. I dug it. I'd love to take my little siblings to see it.
Re: Guardians of the Galaxy
Posted: Sat August 02, 2014 3:00 am
by LoathedVermin72
BurtReynolds wrote:stip wrote:I thought he was one of the better marvel villains to
My favorite things about him was how stupid he was, how boring he was, and how dumb he looked.
I approve of this post.
