Has Guardians of the Galaxy already won August

[Bry]

Originally Posted by Xiewin

I'm not trying to be rude or anything, but why do you keep refering to everyone who dislikes the new TMNT movie as haters?

Because that's all he's got. It's a lot easier to dismiss people as "haters" than actually debate the points they're making.

Anyway, on topic. IMAX is also predicting big things for GotG in that format:

Richard L. Gelfond, chief executive officer of IMAX, said “Transformers 4” has become IMAX's biggest grossing film ever in China. He also predicted better-than-expected box office for “Guardians of the Galaxy” (pictured).

“If we as a company had to pick a film that we think most people don't have on their radar screen that we think will do very well this summer, it would be ‘Guardians of the Galaxy,” he said.

One way or another I'm pretty interested to see how this all shakes out.

Also: TMNT is coming out in IMAX too, right? Most cinemas don't have more than one IMAX theatre (if any do - no idea) and I can't imagine most of them switching out their IMAX movie entirely after only one week. Anyone know what the usual procedure would be for something like this? I wonder what impact one will have on the other.

[SwiftNinjaFox]

I was actually surprised when I saw that TMNT was going to be released in IMAX purely because:

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/03/20/disney-deal-imax/

[Warhorse]

Originally Posted by SwiftNinjaFox

I was actually surprised when I saw that TMNT was going to be released in IMAX purely because:

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/03/20/disney-deal-imax/

I thought it was only in select theaters? Anyways, I'm not too surprised. Disney might let TMNT (Paramount) have a week's worth of IMAX to be kind, since Disney pretty much bought out Paramount's biggest distributing franchise out from under their nose. I felt bad for Paramount, since they were the ones who were originally taking the risks with the Marvel MCU project before Disney's greedy little fingers got a hold of it.

[Cure]

Originally Posted by SwiftNinjaFox

I was actually surprised when I saw that TMNT was going to be released in IMAX purely because:

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/03/20/disney-deal-imax/

Why is that surprising, exactly? Did you think that article is about an exclusivity deal?

[SwiftNinjaFox]

More that, as Bry stated, theaters don't usually have multiple IMAX screens. The long standing partnership between IMAX and Disney I expected their films to monopolize most of the screen real estate for the month.

Doesn't impact ME either way. Studios and theaters can stuff their $6 upcharge for IMAX 3D as far as I'm concerned. $16.50 for a movie ticket....just no. That's robbery, I say! ROBBERY!

I seriously doubt I'll see TMNT in 3D. I'll see Guardians just because I keep hearing the visuals are actually really good in 3D, but it's the first Marvel film I've seen in 3D since the first Avengers, which was the only format showing at the end of the Marvel Marathon showing.

I really don't see anything spectacular in 3D whatsoever, to be honest.

[MajorViolence]

I've seen every Marvel movie in 3D, including the GotG 17 minute preview, and I can say without a doubt that GotG is the first Marvel movie to be fully worth seeing in 3D. Most Marvel movies have average post-processing 3D, with a few (like Thor 1) being an absolute waste of money. GotG, on the other hand, has so much effort put into the effect that most of the footage actually looked as if it was filmed in 3D. I was going to see this in 3D anyway (it's a dumb gimmick, but I enjoy it) but once I saw the preview I changed my mind from seeing it in RealD 3D to IMAX 3D.

[Leolead]

My only problem with GOTG is that most of the aliens don't look otherworldy, i mean they look like lazily painted/sprayed people, and it really bugs me, especially Gamora since she's such an important character to the GOTG mythos, they should have went with her olive green color from the comics, she leaned more towards that in the concept art, and some of the aliens aren't even spray painted, some of them are regularlooking humans (Nova corps anyone?) the Nova corps better not be humans only, Peter Quill is suppose to be the only human in space?

anyway i'm really looking foward to GOTG again, gonna pre-order tickets for both GOTG and TMNT, but i'm more interested in TMNT.

[SwiftNinjaFox]

Originally Posted by Leolead

My only problem with GOTG is that most of the aliens don't look otherworldy, i mean they look like lazily painted/sprayed people, and it really bugs me, especially Gamora since she's such an important character to the GOTG, they should have went with her olive green color from the comics, she leaned more towards that in the concept art, and some of the aliens aren't even spray painted, some of them are regular looking humans (Nova corps anyone?) the Nova corps better not be humans only, Peter Quill is suppose to be the only human in space?

anyway i'm really looking foward to GOTG again, gonna pre-order tickets for both GOTG and TMNT, but i'm more interested in TMNT.

I haven't seen that many aliens visible in the trailers. It's not spent a lot of time showing off background cast and all.

As for Nova Corps...well, to be fair...



Not exactly a wild and completely inhuman non-humanoid look for them in the comics either.

The Shiar all look like humans with funky hair.
The Kree look like humans with blue skin.
The Skrulls are humans with elf ears and chin prosthetics and green skin.
The Inhumans look pretty much like humans with a few exceptions.

And Gamora has always looked like a human woman with varying shades of green skin.

The aliens of the Marvel cosmos don't generally look terribly alien. The Brood are a notable exception and Ch'od and maybe Hepzibah.

Hehehe...if Guardians is a blockbuster success of insane proportions, will Fox try to get a Starjammers put together?

[Galactus]

Originally Posted by Xav

I don't see why you can't de-clothe them. What are they not able to take off clothing in this canon?

It seems pretty engrained into their designs. Also it seems that their various pants and loin cloths cover a lower part of their plastron that they haven't thought about in the same way that Rob Leifeld always obscures or cuts off feet because he can't draw.

Sure you could tweak the design, make the plastrons not look like molded muscle, shrink 'em down a bit but it's going to be jarring if they look too different in a movie in the same series.

[Warhorse]

Originally Posted by MajorViolence

I've seen every Marvel movie in 3D, including the GotG 17 minute preview, and I can say without a doubt that GotG is the first Marvel movie to be fully worth seeing in 3D. Most Marvel movies have average post-processing 3D, with a few (like Thor 1) being an absolute waste of money. GotG, on the other hand, has so much effort put into the effect that most of the footage actually looked as if it was filmed in 3D. I was going to see this in 3D anyway (it's a dumb gimmick, but I enjoy it) but once I saw the preview I changed my mind from seeing it in RealD 3D to IMAX 3D.

I'd figure that scene where they are all looking at the stars/dust or whatever is around them would make for an awesome 3D experience.

[Leolead]

SwiftNinjaFox pay more attention to the trailers, and yes they have shown MANY aliens

Spoiler:

this is how Gamora's skin should have looked, she looks friggin spray painted in this movie, her skin doesn't look natural at all.

Spoiler:

look at what they did to Yondu, where's his fin? why does he look like a blue micheal rooker? he looks too human, could have given him his pointy ears, SwiftNinjaFox if you want me to get an image of the aliens i could do that,

Like i said, all the Nova corps so far look like Men/Women i haven't seen one that looks at least a little bit alien.

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

Originally Posted by Leolead

this is how Gamora's skin should have looked, she looks friggin spray painted in this movie, her skin doesn't look natural at all

to be fair..we have only seen the trailers it may blend well in the movie....when Thor was in production and Trailers first came out i remember how cartoony it looked, people were not looking forward to it because it was such a drastic change from the more realistic look of Ironman and Hulk...especially since this was the 3rd installment of the MCU it seemed like a big risk for a project being built up nicely

[Leolead]

Originally Posted by The Boston Ninja Turtle

to be fair..we have only seen the trailers it may blend well in the movie....when Thor was in production and Trailers first came out i remember how cartoony it looked, people were not looking forward to it because it was such a drastic change from the more realistic look are Iron and Hulk...especially since tis was the 3rd installment of the MCU it seemed like a big risk for a project being built up nicely

Yeah maybe you're right, either way august 1st can't come soon enough!

[SwiftNinjaFox]

Originally Posted by Leolead

Yeah maybe you're right, either way august 1st can't come soon enough!

The show links aren't working for me. I click and they do nothing.
This has happened to me once or twice on here, dunno what causes it.

And August 1st? Pfsh, no way, July 31st at 7 PM

[Leo656]

My only real interest in Guardians is to see if Marvel Studios can literally put any movie they want on a screen and make $700 million. They've already won half the battle, in that they have millions of people talking about a franchise the average person had never even heard of. I don't really care if it out-draws TMNT, but I do fully expect it to. Not sure by how much, but I think an earlier release date and the Marvel sticker is going to push it ahead of everything else in August.

It will be interesting to see what Marvel dredges up from the depths of Obscurity if this does well. I personally demand a live-action version of The Amazing Slapstick!

[SwiftNinjaFox]

Well, they got Ant-Man in the works (despite its difficulties) and Dr. Strange coming.

Plus the Netflix stuff.

I mean....they're gonna have to really start digging to get more obscure now!

[Sumac]

SpiderHam CGI cartoon or Squirrel Girl solo movie.

[MajorViolence]

I'm probably one of the only five people on earth hoping they get around to making a Cloak and Dagger movie within my lifetime.

[SwiftNinjaFox]

Originally Posted by MajorViolence

I'm probably one of the only five people on earth hoping they get around to making a Cloak and Dagger movie within my lifetime.

And by that time Sony and Marvel will be willing to cooperate on a hard PG-13 Maximum Carnage cross-over film.


I know a lot of people didn't, but I liked that event arc.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Originally Posted by MajorViolence

I'm probably one of the only five people on earth hoping they get around to making a Cloak and Dagger movie within my lifetime.

Make that six. Unless I was one of the other four, because I'd certainly like that, too!

Originally Posted by SwiftNinjaFox

And by that time Sony and Marvel will be willing to cooperate on a hard PG-13 Maximum Carnage cross-over film.

I know a lot of people didn't, but I liked that event arc.

We can only hope.....

Originally Posted by Sumac

SpiderHam CGI cartoon or Squirrel Girl solo movie.

Note to self- go see ONLY is Squirrel Girl is played by Amy Adams..... And the Spider-Ham idea is hilarious! But they'd have to do it as part of the "Ham-azing Avengers" or some such. It works much better if they go with the entire Marvel "Ham" Universe.