"Guardians of the Galaxy" - currently 100% on RT

[Fritzo]

????

It has super heroes from a comic book, therefor, before it's released, it will be the biggest shit ever!!!!!

You know who wishes that were true? The directors of Ghost Rider, Fantastic 4, Thor, Green Lantern, Dare Devil, Catwoman, Jonah Hex....

 

[smackababy]

yeah, I really liked Man of Steel. Might even be my favorite DC-based superhero flick.

What was wrong with Zod? that guy was brilliant. Yes, it became endlessly smashy bang bang at that point, but it is Superman. It's the main issue with Superman: he's just too powerful and because of this, is pretty damn boring. As interesting as MoS is, he's still Superman. It's impossible to completely ignore the smashy bang smashplosions.

Nothing wrong with Zod, and I actually liked him in Man of Steel, just the movie really feel flat due it to being "oh look, two guys flying around DBZ style punch down buildings and shit." Superman just isn't a character that has any real boundaries. They movie went from "possible insightful look into what it really means to be a superhero and how the world might react" to "Michael Bay called and said we need more 'splosions or it won't sell tickets!" Having scenes where Clark had to let his father die, rather than display his power lost meaning when you have a guy running like some kind of gorilla punching a guy in tights through a building. I was surprised by the ending, that he had to make another choice to either save the humans or kill Zod. All the fight scenes were just garbage, and not even particularly good garbage.

 

[zinfamous]

Nothing wrong with Zod, and I actually liked him in Man of Steel, just the movie really feel flat due it to being "oh look, two guys flying around DBZ style punch down buildings and shit." Superman just isn't a character that has any real boundaries. They movie went from "possible insightful look into what it really means to be a superhero and how the world might react" to "Michael Bay called and said we need more 'splosions or it won't sell tickets!" Having scenes where Clark had to let his father die, rather than display his power lost meaning when you have a guy running like some kind of gorilla punching a guy in tights through a building. I was surprised by the ending, that he had to make another choice to either save the humans or kill Zod. All the fight scenes were just garbage, and not even particularly good garbage.

I thought the fight scenes were pretty good for what they were, albeit far too heavy on CGI. But that's really my point--you just can't escape that with Superman. He is written that way, which is precisely why he has always sucked. The morons that bitch about MoS bitch about it because of the best parts of it--the first 2 acts. The rest was made for that crowd because the reality is that it certainly wouldn't, uh, fly....without superman smashing shit up at some point :\

The ending was pretty sweet--forced to kill the last remaining member of your race, the only being in the universe that could come close to understanding you. I think it's as good as the superman story can get, to be honest. If there is a sequel, it will most likely suck because it will primarily be splosions when, I dunno, Doomsday? shows up and starts killing stuff for no reason.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

Nothing wrong with Zod, and I actually liked him in Man of Steel, just the movie really feel flat due it to being "oh look, two guys flying around DBZ style punch down buildings and shit." Superman just isn't a character that has any real boundaries. They movie went from "possible insightful look into what it really means to be a superhero and how the world might react" to "Michael Bay called and said we need more 'splosions or it won't sell tickets!" Having scenes where Clark had to let his father die, rather than display his power lost meaning when you have a guy running like some kind of gorilla punching a guy in tights through a building. I was surprised by the ending, that he had to make another choice to either save the humans or kill Zod. All the fight scenes were just garbage, and not even particularly good garbage.

I thought Man of Steel was stupid. The first arc with Krypton was awesome and Russel Crowe carried the movie. Then the rest was Superman basically killing all of the inhabitants of Metropolis but apparently couldn't handle 1 family in danger.

 

[Ichinisan]

Out of all the summer blockbusters, this one is the one I'm looking forward to the most.

The others that seemed possibly interesting were Godzilla and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

However, it looks like I won't likely see any of them until they're out on Blu-ray.

Watch Dawn in the theater. It's great.

 

[lupi]

spoiler:

http://www.underthegunreview.net/20...dits-sequence-leaks-online-and-its-hilarious/

 

[Eug]

I'm expecting 80 reviews by Friday and I'm making tbe bet it stays between 94-96% by the time it's out of the theaters.

94-96% after 80 reviews seems very optimistic IMO. That would mean that out of 80 reviews, only 5 are negative.

I get the impression that intentionally cheesy modern movies like this one seems like it might be often get a few more naysayers. So, I'm predicting a score in the 80s, after 80-100 reviews.

Currently 59 out of 63, or 4 negative reviews. 94%.

Looks like bearxor might be closer to the truth, but we shall see on Friday.

75/80 would be 94%.
71/80 would be 89%.

 

[Howard]

Seeing it with reserved seats on Friday. Can't wait.

 

[EvilYoda]

I'm going to see it on Sunday, can't wait! A new theater opened up in town with the largest screen in Michigan. Combine that with leather reclincers, Dolby Atmos, and 3D (2 Christie CP4230 PJs)...should make for a good viewing experience.

 

[bearxor]

Currently 59 out of 63, or 4 negative reviews. 94%.

Looks like bearxor might be closer to the truth, but we shall see on Friday.

75/80 would be 94%.
71/80 would be 89%.

Currently sitting at 91%, 64/6. If those next 10 reviews come in positive, I'll be pretty close. But at this point I'm expecting 90%+ by tomorrow. But I'm going to see it tonight! One of the few movies I decided to do day one.

 

[TeeJay1952]

Upon reading GOG, I laughed out loud many times ( after Peter Quill restarts team.) Everyone gets of some good Bon Mots. Clever asides and under breath announcements reign supreme.

 

[Eug]

Currently sitting at 91%, 64/6. If those next 10 reviews come in positive, I'll be pretty close. But at this point I'm expecting 90%+ by tomorrow. But I'm going to see it tonight! One of the few movies I decided to do day one.

89% at 76 reviews. (68/76)

Do I get a cookie?

 

[smackababy]

I am seeing this tonight, if I can get a chance!

 

[SunnyD]

So, here's my question...

Spoiler

Is it just a cameo, or is it going to be a movie. (Intentionally left cryptic to be double spoiler proof)

 

[bearxor]

89% at 76 reviews. (68/76)

Do I get a cookie?

Hah, I just went to look. Damn these people and their complete lack of a sense of humor!

 

[rsutoratosu]

i thought it was a pos but a lot of pos reviews... i never seen the comic before but will consider going to see this.. pending baby sitters

 

[zinfamous]

So, here's my question...

Spoiler

Is it just a cameo, or is it going to be a movie. (Intentionally left cryptic to be double spoiler proof)

If you're talking about the typical mid/end-of credits cameos that these Marvel flicks do, I assume it is hinting towards a future movie.

The next Avengers is Age of Ultron, correct? And I do believe, without any real knowledge

Spoiler

Iron Man

is involved in this Guardians flick, or with the Guardians, anyhow.

Either way, the current Marvel IP, aside from the X-Men stuff, has been pushing all the stories to an ongoing plot with everyone involved. I'm still giddy over the Thanos appearance at the end of Avengers--now with Drax and Gamorra (not sure what has happened to them since the 90s), I'm hoping there is some Infinity something something in the works.

The only problem with the current IP, imo, is that Fantastic Four is still owned by whoever made those turds...and they also own Silver Surfer. I give a generous helping of shit what happens to the FF, but this keeps Silver Surfer in complete obscurity.

 

[SunnyD]

If you're talking about the typical mid/end-of credits cameos that these Marvel flicks do, I assume it is hinting towards a future movie.

Yup.

The next Avengers is Age of Ultron, correct? And I do believe, without any real knowledge

Spoiler

Iron Man

is involved in this Guardians flick, or with the Guardians, anyhow.

Nope, not him. Try again.

 

[smackababy]

If you're talking about the typical mid/end-of credits cameos that these Marvel flicks do, I assume it is hinting towards a future movie.

The next Avengers is Age of Ultron, correct? And I do believe, without any real knowledge

Spoiler

Iron Man

is involved in this Guardians flick, or with the Guardians, anyhow.

Either way, the current Marvel IP, aside from the X-Men stuff, has been pushing all the stories to an ongoing plot with everyone involved. I'm still giddy over the Thanos appearance at the end of Avengers--now with Drax and Gamorra (not sure what has happened to them since the 90s), I'm hoping there is some Infinity something something in the works.

The only problem with the current IP, imo, is that Fantastic Four is still owned by whoever made those turds...and they also own Silver Surfer. I give a generous helping of shit what happens to the FF, but this keeps Silver Surfer in complete obscurity.

Iron Man's ending credits scene was scrapped because Downey had expressed doubts that he would carry on the Iron Man role and they didn't want him if he quit after the Avengers 2.

Thanos is collecting the infinity gems. The Collector got one for him in Thor 2 and, based entirely on the previews for this movie, is getting another, as Benicio del Toro is reprising the role. Whatever the GoG are protecting from the main baddy in this movie, is an infinity gem.

I would imagine, and this is pure conjecture, Ant Man creates Ultron using some kind of special power source and that turns out to be an infinity gem as well.

I cannot wait for a movie with Thanos!!!

 

[bearxor]

Iron Man's ending credits scene was scrapped because Downey had expressed doubts that he would carry on the Iron Man role and they didn't want him if he quit after the Avengers 2.

Thanos is collecting the infinity gems. The Collector got one for him in Thor 2 and, based entirely on the previews for this movie, is getting another, as Benicio del Toro is reprising the role. Whatever the GoG are protecting from the main baddy in this movie, is an infinity gem.

I read something shortly after The Avengers came out about how Loki meant to lose. Basically, it puts Loki in the situation to be next to the Gauntlet and the Tesseract.

And keep in mind that everything that happened after Thor 2, such as the mid-credits sequence, was presumably under Loki's command, not Odin's.

 

[zinfamous]

Iron Man's ending credits scene was scrapped because Downey had expressed doubts that he would carry on the Iron Man role and they didn't want him if he quit after the Avengers 2.

Thanos is collecting the infinity gems. The Collector got one for him in Thor 2 and, based entirely on the previews for this movie, is getting another, as Benicio del Toro is reprising the role. Whatever the GoG are protecting from the main baddy in this movie, is an infinity gem.

I would imagine, and this is pure conjecture, Ant Man creates Ultron using some kind of special power source and that turns out to be an infinity gem as well.

I cannot wait for a movie with Thanos!!!

Ah, OK. I still haven't seen IM 3, and well, not GoG yet. I only saw Thor 2 when it was in the theater, and that scene was a bit confusing. I was sure it was an infinity gem, but had no idea who that was. The Collector is not familiar to me.

Also, no idea who Ultron is, or what, and what that means. This Age of Ultron storyline was after the time I was reading comics. I think I mentioned this earlier, but the Guardians were also very, very different at that time. I think it was largely unread and somewhat recently received the current overhaul?

When it comes to Drax and Gammora, I still think in terms of Warlock and the Infinity Watch. I can only assume that team was long split up and their gems went somewhere else...of course, I realize none of that is probably relevant to the overall story they are weaving through these films (aside from the actual characters involved--mainly Thanos). I would be shocked to see someone like Adam Warlock show up, unless he is completely re-written. That would just be too complex/bizarre to deal with in this story space.

 

[MarkXIX]

What's not to love? It has Tim Robbins, a shocking twist and prison sex. What more could you ask for?

AND narrated by Morgan Freeman! C'mon, greatest EVAR!

 

[smackababy]

Ultron is an old creation of Ant Man, and was a known villain the Avengers went up against, if I am remembering it correctly. I would assume he is going to be introduced in the same light in Avengers 2.

 

[zinfamous]

Ultron is an old creation of Ant Man, and was a known villain the Avengers went up against, if I am remembering it correctly. I would assume he is going to be introduced in the same light in Avengers 2.

ah OK. I think most of those characers were before my time, but certain plot lines occurred after?

Anyhoo, I never was into the Avengers, much less Iron Man or those related characters, so whatever was happening in those stays is still a mystery to me.

X-Men, Spider-Man, and the various space stuff related to Silver Surfer was my jam in the 90s

 

[Aikouka]

Jeremy Jahns briefly mentioned the end scene during his review. He didn't say what it is, but he did mention

Spoiler

that it made him ask, (paraphrasing) "Are they really going to do that or is it just a fun little teaser?"

Not really a spoiler, but some people don't want to know anything. So, I'll hide it.

Anyway, I'm going to see it tonight at 7:30.

I would imagine, and this is pure conjecture, Ant Man creates Ultron using some kind of special power source and that turns out to be an infinity gem as well.

The Ant Man movie releases after Avengers 2, and I'm pretty sure Marvel (or Jos Whedon) stated that Hank Pym will not be in Avengers 2 and he will not be Ultron's creator. The rumors are that

Spoiler

Tony Stark will create Ultron. The movie will also feature The Vision whose actor is the voice actor for Jarvis. :hmm: The original fanboy guesses were that Ultron would be Jarvis gone rogue, but I wonder if Vision will actually be Jarvis in an Ultron-like body (i.e. Ultron 1.1) to help fight against Ultron. Although, that also changes The Vision's story as he was created by Ultron. That could still happen... robots get commandeered in movies all the time. The T800 in Terminator 2 is an example of that.