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Guardians of the Galaxy (Gunn, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
08-03-14, 06:11 PM
#226
DVD Talk Hero
08-03-14, 06:20 PM
#227
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Guardians of the Galaxy (Gunn, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
There's enthusiasm, then there's clapping for someone who can't hear you, which is being more psychotic than enthusiastic.
08-03-14, 06:31 PM
#228
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Re: Guardians of the Galaxy (Gunn, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
Oh come on. We do all sorts of nonsensical things as a result of cultural convention. One way to show appreciation for things is to clap for it. Movies in theaters are communal experiences. Traditionally such experiences have been live and clapping is done both to show the performers your appreciation but also to let people around you know that you appreciated the communal experience. It is not at all psychotic or crazy to clap in a movie theater.
You know what else is crazy? Wearing clothes in good weather. What function do they serve? No function. And yet I doubt you'd find too many people arguing that people who wear clothes in good weather are psychotic.
You know what else is crazy? Wearing clothes in good weather. What function do they serve? No function. And yet I doubt you'd find too many people arguing that people who wear clothes in good weather are psychotic.
08-03-14, 06:40 PM
#229
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Re: Guardians of the Galaxy (Gunn, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
The Marvel Studios described by Gunn in that statement seems to be just the opposite of the one who fought with Edgar Wright.
08-03-14, 06:43 PM
#230
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Re: Guardians of the Galaxy (Gunn, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
Oh come on. We do all sorts of nonsensical things as a result of cultural convention. One way to show appreciation for things is to clap for it. Movies in theaters are communal experiences. Traditionally such experiences have been live and clapping is done both to show the performers your appreciation but also to let people around you know that you appreciated the communal experience. It is not at all psychotic or crazy to clap in a movie theater.
You know what else is crazy? Wearing clothes in good weather. What function do they serve? No function. And yet I doubt you'd find too many people arguing that people who wear clothes in good weather are psychotic.
You know what else is crazy? Wearing clothes in good weather. What function do they serve? No function. And yet I doubt you'd find too many people arguing that people who wear clothes in good weather are psychotic.
08-03-14, 07:02 PM
#232
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Guardians of the Galaxy (Gunn, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
"No raccoons or tree creatures were harmed in the making of this film." 
Saw it this morning. Loved it. May go see it again later this week.
The heroes were all great, and I thought Karen Gillan as Nebula was really cool, too.
Saw it this morning. Loved it. May go see it again later this week.
The heroes were all great, and I thought Karen Gillan as Nebula was really cool, too.
08-03-14, 07:14 PM
#233
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Re: Guardians of the Galaxy (Gunn, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
Just like that.
I knew nothing about these characters going in, but I enjoyed the movie one hundred percent. It got everything right, but the humor in the script was just perfect. Good job to everyone involved.
And my audience all clapped in several parts of the movie. The movie was deserving.
I knew nothing about these characters going in, but I enjoyed the movie one hundred percent. It got everything right, but the humor in the script was just perfect. Good job to everyone involved.
And my audience all clapped in several parts of the movie. The movie was deserving.
08-03-14, 07:15 PM
#234
Banned by request
Re: Guardians of the Galaxy (Gunn, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
I'm glad you made it out of the theater okay. It sounds like you were surrounded by psychos!!
08-03-14, 08:27 PM
#237
DVD Talk Godfather
08-03-14, 08:48 PM
#238
Banned by request
08-03-14, 08:49 PM
#239
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Guardians of the Galaxy (Gunn, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
Is Karen Gillan something of a big deal in another medium or something? I remember there being a big deal about her decision to shave off her red hair to play Nebula, but I had never heard of her before then.
08-03-14, 09:20 PM
#242
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
Re: Guardians of the Galaxy (Gunn, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
I enjoyed this quite a bit, but I'm a little surprised at how many people here absolutely love it and are calling it the best MCU movie as I didn't think it was close to beating my other favorites like Avengers or Winter Soldier. I liked Days of Future Past better too, as far as comic book movies this year. I can accept being in the minority here though, even if I still give it 4 stars in the poll. To me I thought it started off a little slow and just wasn't feeling the build up and excitement during the action sequences like I did in my favorite Marvel movies nor was some of the humor or soundtrack as awesome for me that others have been raving about.
That said, the characters are all enjoyable enough to carry the movie for an overall really fun time. Groot in particular stole the show for me, with an impressive array of emotion displayed with such few words. And his friendship with Rocket was excellent. Quill was up and down for me; the Gamora stuff felt a little too predictable and cheesy for me but some of his antics, particularly in the end, were fantastic. Drax's deadpan literal take was also hit or miss with me. Some lines were funny, others not so much. I did love the overall scope of the film, and the color, costume, and makeup for a large number of aliens were particularly fantastic to look at. Especially Ronan and Nebula. Wish we got more Thanos. And disappointed the end credit scenes didn't really throw any nods to anything upcoming in the Marvel universe. At least not that I could tell.
Anyway, upper half of MCU movies for me, but a notch/tier behind Avengers, Winter Soldier, and Iron Man for me.
That said, the characters are all enjoyable enough to carry the movie for an overall really fun time. Groot in particular stole the show for me, with an impressive array of emotion displayed with such few words. And his friendship with Rocket was excellent. Quill was up and down for me; the Gamora stuff felt a little too predictable and cheesy for me but some of his antics, particularly in the end, were fantastic. Drax's deadpan literal take was also hit or miss with me. Some lines were funny, others not so much. I did love the overall scope of the film, and the color, costume, and makeup for a large number of aliens were particularly fantastic to look at. Especially Ronan and Nebula. Wish we got more Thanos. And disappointed the end credit scenes didn't really throw any nods to anything upcoming in the Marvel universe. At least not that I could tell.
Anyway, upper half of MCU movies for me, but a notch/tier behind Avengers, Winter Soldier, and Iron Man for me.
Had a blast seeing it in the theater, but I still rank Winter Soldier as the top MU movie. I loved every minute of that movie. Guardians is a lot of fun with nonstop jokes and humor, but I wonder how well it will hold up after repeated viewing watching it home. I'm already kinda sick of the "I am Groot" joke.
Ronan was a complete and exciting surprise. I remembered his character from the early Fantastic Four stories. They totally nailed his look. Costume and art design deserve Oscars for this one.
08-03-14, 09:56 PM
#243
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Re: Guardians of the Galaxy (Gunn, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
I would never trade Edgar Wright for Peyton Reed in any situation...but until I see a Marvel movie I don't like, I'm going to assume they're driving the ship to the right place (yes, I ignored that Iron Man 2 exists for this statement to be 100% true).
But this is GotG's moment well deserved moment in the sun.
08-03-14, 10:43 PM
#244
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Guardians of the Galaxy (Gunn, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
To their credit, Iron Man 2 was their first real attempt to build toward something, and it failed but they learned from their mistakes.
08-03-14, 10:49 PM
#245
Banned by request
Re: Guardians of the Galaxy (Gunn, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
I still don't think Iron Man 2 is a failure. It's a fun movie and I don't mind the fact that it isn't standalone.
08-03-14, 11:02 PM
#247
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Guardians of the Galaxy (Gunn, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
What deems a film to be called "awful"?
08-03-14, 11:06 PM
#248
DVD Talk Godfather
Re: Guardians of the Galaxy (Gunn, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
I don't think Iron Man 2 is a bad movie by any means, just not one on par with a lot of the other MCU movies, especially in retrospect. It's still enjoyable to me, and the only thing I really dislike about it is the goofy "element" discovery and not knowing what to do with Whiplash. There are some really fun parts, namely War Machine and Hammer.
08-03-14, 11:13 PM
#249
DVD Talk Godfather & 2020 TOTY Winner
Re: Guardians of the Galaxy (Gunn, 2014) — The Reviews Thread
Really enjoyed this tonight, as did my wife, my 2 kids and the in-laws. Very fun movie, humorous and not nearly as stupid as I had feared.
4.5/5
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