Re: The Marvel Cinematic Universe

Kiran Fri Jul 25, 2014 7:42 pm

I was rooting for Edgar Ramirez but I have to say...I know people are not fans of Joaquin's here...but I do think he might be the best actor of his generation. He's douchey but I'd be super interested in this.

laddical Fri Jul 25, 2014 8:52 pm

Joaquin is pretty much the one thing that would kill my interest in the movie. I didn't like him before Her, but that sad-eyed poster with the pornstache has ruined him completely for me. I watched Gladiator a few weeks back and even there it was all I could see.

Kiran Fri Jul 25, 2014 9:02 pm

Her was one of my favourite movies of last year, lol.

laddical Fri Jul 25, 2014 9:04 pm

I probably will check it out eventually; but while I would have jumped at it with almost any other actor (non-military sci-fi drama! we need more of that!), his participation kept me away.

Kiran Fri Jul 25, 2014 10:39 pm

I find him so talented that I forget what a mess he is off screen. I didn't enjoy the master for example but his performance was so arresting to me.

DarkSpork Tue Jul 29, 2014 11:18 pm

He is SUCH an off-the-wall choice for this kind of movie that I kinda dig it? Although that may be that I'm just totally sick of Cumberbatch.

MtOlivePickles Fri Aug 01, 2014 12:03 am

Guardians of the Galaxy was SO worth the wait, although I'm a little bit disappointed that there were no ultra-cool closing credit sequences. The post-credit scene's following with the latest batch and not really giving much away for the next movie, but one guy was REALLY upset to realize that

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darthtall Fri Aug 01, 2014 2:59 am

I feel like I have a lot to say about how much I enjoyed this movie, but all that's coming out right now is GROOT. GROOT GROOT GROOT.

laddical Fri Aug 01, 2014 4:18 am

I think Gunn made the right choice loading the credits at the front of the movie (a first for Marvel, I think). Sure, we didn't get anything as cool and awesome as the Avengers' gear or the silhouettes of Winter Soldier, but watching Chris Pratt groove to "Come and Get Your Love" was so worth it. I just know that when the logo appeared, it was so perfectly timed and that tiny image of Chris Pratt beneath it still dancing had me in stitches.

I thought both end credit scenes were solid gold.

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Snarryfan Fri Aug 01, 2014 9:47 am

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Groot--it's all about Groot. Really beautiful CG/animation and fantastic voice work (no really, he only says I Am Groot but there are tonal shifts!)

Also loving Bradley Cooper's Rocket

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The one quibble (and I have a feeling that the scenes were trimmed for time):

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vwlphb Fri Aug 01, 2014 2:39 pm

I am so excited this is finally out so I can talk about it! I'm seeing it tomorrow morning, but I saw a test screening way back in May and couldn't tell anyone how fantastic it was. It will be interesting to see what was changed - I'll tell you if

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epudom Fri Aug 01, 2014 4:17 pm

I had the day off. so after running a few errands, I went to see this. Such fun. Chris Pratt, and the rest of cast were perfection, and I now heart Groot.

punzy Fri Aug 01, 2014 5:46 pm

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I think this was my favorite. Such a good movie. Funny! Emotional! Character growth!

darthtall Fri Aug 01, 2014 10:00 pm

Huge missed merchandising opportunity -

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laddical Fri Aug 01, 2014 10:13 pm

That voice....

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BrightEyes Fri Aug 01, 2014 11:30 pm

I loved it!

The biggest laugh in my theater came from Zoe Saldana:

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Small quibble. Did Drax call Gamora

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Someone tell me I'm wrong.

Red Wolf Fri Aug 01, 2014 11:42 pm

BrightEyes.

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BrightEyes Fri Aug 01, 2014 11:44 pm

Skyblade Sat Aug 02, 2014 12:15 am

I suppose if one wants to

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laddical Sat Aug 02, 2014 12:40 am

Very poor word choice. I think the intent is to show Drax doing something then have Nebula do the same thing and have Drax get defensive. But to that end, almost any other insult would have worked better for character and taste reasons.

bookworm Sat Aug 02, 2014 11:28 am

DANCING GROOT.

RiverThames Sat Aug 02, 2014 3:31 pm

So, is Quill's ship "The Milano" because he was a cookie fan, or a Who's The Boss fan?

vwlphb Sat Aug 02, 2014 4:09 pm

BrightEyes wrote:Small quibble. Did Drax call Gamora
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Someone tell me I'm wrong.

I vehemently objected to that at the test screening I went to, but obviously to deaf ears. It's just so unnecessary, and not funny. Why alienate female fans with no upside? And as you said, if Drax is supposed to be literal then nothing in the movie would cause him to use that word.

laddical Sat Aug 02, 2014 4:14 pm

RiverThames wrote:So, is Quill's ship "The Milano" because he was a cookie fan, or a Who's The Boss fan?

He was the right age at the right time to think Alyssa Milano was the greatest thing on Earth (since I was roughly that age at that time). No question.

The Dude Sat Aug 02, 2014 11:09 pm

It's been confirmed it's because of Allyssa.

GoG succeeded where Heavy metal and The 5th Element failed

I bought Awesome Mix and I'm surprised they haven't confirmed a sequel yet.

Love Bennicio's take on the Collector being Liberace.

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