Guardians of the Galaxy (2014, Gunn) S: Pratt, Zaldana, Bautista, Cooper, Diesel
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Re: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) D: Gunn; S: Pratt, Zaldana, Bautista, Gillan, Coop
I don't know about this shit. Does anyone really think this project is going to do well? I'm not familiar with this at all, so I'm asking with all sincerity. It looks odd and the characters are complete unknowns to anyone but hardcore comic book nerds. The cast inspires no confidence either, and how in the hell is Dave Bautista getting serious work in Hollywood? I guess finding big muscular men who can act is far more difficult than I thought.
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#1528
Re: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014, Gunn) S: Pratt, Zaldana, Bautista, Cooper, Diesel
Nice.
#1530
DVD Talk Godfather
Re: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014, Gunn) S: Pratt, Zaldana, Bautista, Cooper, Diesel
Maybe I missed something, but that seems like a random bump for someone who hasn't posted here for a year.
#1531
DVD Talk Godfather
Re: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014, Gunn) S: Pratt, Zaldana, Bautista, Cooper, Diesel
Saw this article with James Gunn's response on recent jokes or bashing about everything being a superhero movie, which was nice.
http://uproxx.com/movies/2015/02/thi...ay-about-that/
http://uproxx.com/movies/2015/02/thi...ay-about-that/
I didn’t really find the Jack Black superhero jokes offensive, did you guys? It was, like, a joke. I’m not sure if you guys noticed, but the writing on the Oscars didn’t seem to be all that well thought out.
As far as Dan Gilroy saying that attendees of the Independent Spirit Awards have survived against a “tsunami of superhero films” – well it seems a bit weird coming from a guy whose wife has acted in two Thor films – really, that seems like you’ve drowned horribly in that tsunami. But I know I just kind of make up stuff as I go along on these awards shows, so I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt.
Whatever the case, the truth is, popular fare in any medium has always been snubbed by the self-appointed elite. I’ve already won more awards than I ever expected for Guardians. What bothers me slightly is that many people assume because you make big films that you put less love, care, and thought into them then people do who make independent films or who make what are considered more serious Hollywood films.
I’ve made B-movies, independent films, children’s movies, horror films, and gigantic spectacles. I find there are plenty of people everywhere making movies for a buck or to feed their own vanity. And then there are people who do what they do because they love story-telling, they love cinema, and they want to add back to the world some of the same magic they’ve taken from the works of others. In all honesty, I do not find a strikingly different percentage of those with integrity and those without working within any of these fields of film.
If you think people who make superhero movies are dumb, come out and say we’re dumb. But if you, as an independent filmmaker or a “serious” filmmaker, think you put more love into your characters than the Russo Brothers do Captain America, or Joss Whedon does the Hulk, or I do a talking raccoon, you are simply mistaken.
As far as Dan Gilroy saying that attendees of the Independent Spirit Awards have survived against a “tsunami of superhero films” – well it seems a bit weird coming from a guy whose wife has acted in two Thor films – really, that seems like you’ve drowned horribly in that tsunami. But I know I just kind of make up stuff as I go along on these awards shows, so I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt.
Whatever the case, the truth is, popular fare in any medium has always been snubbed by the self-appointed elite. I’ve already won more awards than I ever expected for Guardians. What bothers me slightly is that many people assume because you make big films that you put less love, care, and thought into them then people do who make independent films or who make what are considered more serious Hollywood films.
I’ve made B-movies, independent films, children’s movies, horror films, and gigantic spectacles. I find there are plenty of people everywhere making movies for a buck or to feed their own vanity. And then there are people who do what they do because they love story-telling, they love cinema, and they want to add back to the world some of the same magic they’ve taken from the works of others. In all honesty, I do not find a strikingly different percentage of those with integrity and those without working within any of these fields of film.
If you think people who make superhero movies are dumb, come out and say we’re dumb. But if you, as an independent filmmaker or a “serious” filmmaker, think you put more love into your characters than the Russo Brothers do Captain America, or Joss Whedon does the Hulk, or I do a talking raccoon, you are simply mistaken.
#1532
Re: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014, Gunn) S: Pratt, Zaldana, Bautista, Cooper, Diesel
Love that last line!
Hollywood consistently gets all high and mighty at Oscar time and complains about the issues with big budget movies. But these big budget movies make many of them rich as hell - so they need to just STFU. Not to mention - the way comic movies have been done recently, the resulting blockbusters are often GOOD movies, too! Whodathunkit?
Hollywood consistently gets all high and mighty at Oscar time and complains about the issues with big budget movies. But these big budget movies make many of them rich as hell - so they need to just STFU. Not to mention - the way comic movies have been done recently, the resulting blockbusters are often GOOD movies, too! Whodathunkit?
#1533
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Re: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014, Gunn) S: Pratt, Zaldana, Bautista, Cooper, Diesel
Even though superhero films get a lot of hype, its not like there are that many a year. Less then 6. Easily more action, romantic comedy, horror, goofy comedy films being released each year.
#1534
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014, Gunn) S: Pratt, Zaldana, Bautista, Cooper, Diesel
If anything, the superhero movies are taking money from the other sci-fi/fantasy/action movies, not the independents or the ones traditionally deemed as "Oscar worthy."
#1535
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
It was hard to fund at house movies in the 80 s when sci-Fi was popular, in the 90s when action movies are popular, and now that superhero movies are big. People would rather watch movies where the good guy beats up the bad guy than ones about existential alienation and social criticism. It's not anything new. Films with a small audience are hard to fund and hard to market. They always have been.