Has Guardians of the Galaxy already won August

[IndigoErth]

Originally Posted by Vicky82

I'm going to see GOTG tomorrow as it comes out a day early over here.

...lol Given the wide difference in various TMNT premier dates, your signature feels like a reaction shot.


Well you guys seeing this one, let us know what ya think? Can't say I ever tend to take much interest in the Marvel movies, though when I run across them on tv they've often been better than I expected.

[Puddinpop]

Saw Guardians last night. Good movie. That raccoon stole the show for sure lol. There is a mid credit scene at the end that was adorable and really funny. The movie had great visuals. Only complaint was that it was a little drawn out. Towards the middle of the film it got a little boring but after Batista got drunk and got into a fight with groot it picked up again. Now I wait for August 6th. The whole time I kept thinking to myself " Man.. one week from today i will see the movie I've been waiting for on this screen ". I just cannot wait. Ive talked to a few people that saw it and they said that it was a really fun movie.

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

Puddinpop i wanna ask a question but i dont want spoilers and i am really torn what to do..bummed about the middle being dead. i know that happens in movies alot

[Puddinpop]

Originally Posted by The Boston Ninja Turtle

Puddinpop i wanna ask a question but i dont want spoilers and i am really torn what to do..bummed about the middle being dead. i know that happens in movies alot

Whats up? Ill do my best. Don't let it bum you out, you may not think of it that way when you see it. The whole theatre got a lot of laughs. It was clean. The ending scene takes the cake though lol

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

Originally Posted by Puddinpop

Whats up? Ill do my best. Don't let it bum you out, you may not think of it that way when you see it. The whole theatre got a lot of laughs. It was clean. The ending scene takes the cake though lol

let me ask it this way...in the whole scheme of the universe being created...do they reference anything else besides thanos or could it be a stand alone


not sure if that made sense

[Puddinpop]

Originally Posted by The Boston Ninja Turtle

let me ask it this way...in the whole scheme of the universe being created...do they reference anything else besides thanos or could it be a stand alone


not sure if that made sense

Hmm.. I'm not sure if I saw anything concerning creationism actually..

Spoiler:

it was more like this movie had it's own version of an allspark. That's pretty much what the film's plot revolves around. Not letting it get into the wrong hands because is has insane amounts of energy that can destroy worlds. Thanos was a really cool looking/sounding character. But he has like 5 minutes of screen time.

[Shark_Blade]

Seen it last midnight.

Pretty bland predictable movie. Spoiler of course.

The use of video cassette (maybe because of novelty?) is redundant and the choice musics are dull imo - it's the oldie songs and maybe cause it doesn't suit my taste. That cassette, couldn't he just transfer it to digital? Once that tape is damaged it's gone forever, but eh, movie logic. Whatever.Bad songs aside, I'm glad they put in Jackson 5 song at the end credit scene sang by Michael Jackson. Finally a good music.

That opening scene with his cancerous mother in the hospital, ah typical cliche sappy drama shoehorned for audience sympathy. I was yawning, begging for it to move on already, thank God they showed an adult version of him soon after that. But alas, Chris Pratt, while he's a nice guy but this character of his in this movie is just dull and unquirky. I didn't even feel a thing, he's just so bland compared to other Marvel characters.

The green shrek girl seemed like another Black Widow copycat, the "ooh so badass girl that can take care of herself" cliche. The shirtless alien guy who goes on a rampage but talks like a baby mumbling, huh seems like a Hulk copycat. Lame.

I'm glad I was rooting for Rocket Raccoon, because he does not dissapoint. He's the most interesting from start to finish thankfully. To my suprise, so is Groot. He's so innocently adorable yet formidable.

Now the plot, ughhh... revolves around The Orb, a thing so powerful it's The McGuffin of the entire movie (kinda like The All Spark from Transformers). Can't they be creative and not use "an artefact so powerful it could destroy the universe" cliche tripe?

The villain is nothing inspiring, pretty forgetable imo. He's not memorable like Magneto, Saruman The White or The Joker, he's just that blue bad guy like in Thor 2 who you don't really care. Just there to be a stand in antagonist. Unremarkable in every single way. His army is no different.

And when that green shrek girl's ship got blown up, she "miraculously" survived unscathed and unharmed, and was floating in space. Wtf. That's retarded but eh, best to turn off your brain when watching this.

Overall, a 6/10 from me.

Pretty much what I expected from the trailer. Dumb, crude movie with a bit of randomness in it. Not so great, but not godawful bad either. Just passable and you won't miss a thing if you don't watch it.

Bring on TMNT 2014 next week, I'm hoping it's better than this overrated mess.

[Vicky82]

I just got back from watching this film and all I have to say that I was dissapointed in this movie and think it was hyped way to much. It wasn't the best Marvel film I've seen, X-Men DOFP and Captain America 2 were a lot better.

The action and fight scenes were great, I liked the score. I loved Groot and Rocket, everyone one else was meh.

I didn't think it was funny and felt the humor was forced.

I didn't enjoy it that much as I thought it was predictable and the story was bland.

But anyway I give GOTG 7/10

[IndigoErth]

Thanks for the opinions on it, guys. Perhaps it's not as much of a landslide competition then on it's part after all... just maybe the Turtles will leave a big ol' Turtley sneaker print square on it's box office numbers.

[Vicky82]

GOTG is now at 88% at Rotten Tomatoes, it was in the 90s earlier

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/guar...of_the_galaxy/

[Bry]

Originally Posted by Vicky82

GOTG is now at 88% at Rotten Tomatoes, it was in the 90s earlier

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/guar...of_the_galaxy/

That's actually a really strong score for a movie like this, especially considering the premise is more outlandish than most comic movies. Captain America: The Winter Soldier was almost universally loved, and it got an 89%.

[niennumb1]

I don't mean to bash on the turtles. I am a lifelong HUGE fan of TMNT and never disliked any iteration that came out from TV/film since the 80's. HOWEVER, I really hope this new one flops big.

I hope GotG kills everything in its path through August and that the studios get a message that maybe people didn't want to see that bastardization of TMNT and rather something more closely to the original lore of the franchise, fix the problem and give the fans something better.

I'm sad to say I will NOT be seeing this in the theater. I don't know if I'll ever watch it. It just looks atrocious and the turtles do not look very well "updated." I cannot get past those odd noses and Shrek-like faces. No one ever really had a problem with the way they were originally designed and sure I am cool with some changes, but there is so much unnecessary accessories and junk they have on. Why does Leonardo have armor like Rufio from "Hook"? they all look friggin' creepy.

I just don't feel like I'm in the turtles world. And sorry, Fox, you are no April O'Neil.

If you don't like what you see, speak with your wallets and don't go to the theaters to watch this. The studios listen to our money.

[TMNT is cooler than MOTU]

Originally Posted by Vicky82

GOTG is now at 88% at Rotten Tomatoes, it was in the 90s earlier

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/guar...of_the_galaxy/

Pretty solid. I'm sure it'll end up in the mid-80s when all the reviews are accounted for.

[The Stryker]

Originally Posted by Vicky82

I'm a WWE fan myself but I don't like Batista (all he cares about is money and is douche backstage and towards fans)

Except that Batista is pretty much universally loves backstage and is apparently awesome with fans.

Don't buy into wrestling news site bullcrap where all the top dudes are evil.

[Bry]

Originally Posted by niennumb1

I hope GotG kills everything in its path through August and that the studios get a message that maybe people didn't want to see that bastardization of TMNT and rather something more closely to the original lore of the franchise, fix the problem and give the fans something better.

I just want quality and effort rewarded, regardless of what the product is. I'm not gonna root for something just because it's from a franchise I'm a fan of. If one's a better movie than the other, I want that one to be more successful, because that means quality counts for something. It raises the bar for everything around it.

[IndigoErth]

Originally Posted by niennumb1

Why does Leonardo have armor like Rufio from "Hook"?

Leader of a different kind of Lost Boys. Now I see why the Turtles are still portrayed as teens. lol

[Vicky82]

Originally Posted by The Stryker

Except that Batista is pretty much universally loves backstage and is apparently awesome with fans.

Don't buy into wrestling news site bullcrap where all the top dudes are evil.

I don't go by wrestling sites, i'm a Triple H fan, so I don't believe all the crap that he buries other wrestlers.

I have actually read in another forum on your experiences meeting wrestlers and some of them said that Batista was an asshole towards them.

He is a good wrestler and I do prefer him to John Cena, who's another wrestler I don't like.

[Puddinpop]

Originally Posted by Shark_Blade

Seen it last midnight.

Pretty bland predictable movie. Spoiler of course.

The use of video cassette (maybe because of novelty?) is redundant and the choice musics are dull imo - it's the oldie songs and maybe cause it doesn't suit my taste. That cassette, couldn't he just transfer it to digital? Once that tape is damaged it's gone forever, but eh, movie logic. Whatever.Bad songs aside, I'm glad they put in Jackson 5 song at the end credit scene sang by Michael Jackson. Finally a good music.

That opening scene with his cancerous mother in the hospital, ah typical cliche sappy drama shoehorned for audience sympathy. I was yawning, begging for it to move on already, thank God they showed an adult version of him soon after that. But alas, Chris Pratt, while he's a nice guy but this character of his in this movie is just dull and unquirky. I didn't even feel a thing, he's just so bland compared to other Marvel characters.

The green shrek girl seemed like another Black Widow copycat, the "ooh so badass girl that can take care of herself" cliche. The shirtless alien guy who goes on a rampage but talks like a baby mumbling, huh seems like a Hulk copycat. Lame.

I'm glad I was rooting for Rocket Raccoon, because he does not dissapoint. He's the most interesting from start to finish thankfully. To my suprise, so is Groot. He's so innocently adorable yet formidable.

Now the plot, ughhh... revolves around The Orb, a thing so powerful it's The McGuffin of the entire movie (kinda like The All Spark from Transformers). Can't they be creative and not use "an artefact so powerful it could destroy the universe" cliche tripe?

The villain is nothing inspiring, pretty forgetable imo. He's not memorable like Magneto, Saruman The White or The Joker, he's just that blue bad guy like in Thor 2 who you don't really care. Just there to be a stand in antagonist. Unremarkable in every single way. His army is no different.

And when that green shrek girl's ship got blown up, she "miraculously" survived unscathed and unharmed, and was floating in space. Wtf. That's retarded but eh, best to turn off your brain when watching this.

Overall, a 6/10 from me.

Pretty much what I expected from the trailer. Dumb, crude movie with a bit of randomness in it. Not so great, but not godawful bad either. Just passable and you won't miss a thing if you don't watch it.

Bring on TMNT 2014 next week, I'm hoping it's better than this overrated mess.

Yea.. I thought the choice of songs just didn't feel right for the film. But the score was AWESOME! Tyler Bates never disappoints. The movie felt like it dragged on but that end scene was cute lol. I'm wondering how Rotten Tomatoes can give it a rating when it hasn't opened yet.. No rating for TMNT though.. it's funny how predictable that site is.. Im almost sure that GOTG will stay in the 90's.. and TMNT will score low.. even if its an amazing movie. I also give GOTG a 6/10

[NinjaPug]

Originally Posted by Puddinpop

Yea.. I thought the choice of songs just didn't feel right for the film. But the score was AWESOME! Tyler Bates never disappoints. The movie felt like it dragged on but that end scene was cute lol. I'm wondering how Rotten Tomatoes can give it a rating when it hasn't opened yet.. No rating for TMNT though.. it's funny how predictable that site is.. Im almost sure that GOTG will stay in the 90's.. and TMNT will score low.. even if its an amazing movie. I also give GOTG a 6/10

Because critics see advanced screenings and release their reviews when embargoes are lifted. I haven't seen anything about TMNT having press screenings though which is odd for a movie that opens in a week.

[Puddinpop]

Originally Posted by niennumb1

I don't mean to bash on the turtles. I am a lifelong HUGE fan of TMNT and never disliked any iteration that came out from TV/film since the 80's. HOWEVER, I really hope this new one flops big.

I hope GotG kills everything in its path through August and that the studios get a message that maybe people didn't want to see that bastardization of TMNT and rather something more closely to the original lore of the franchise, fix the problem and give the fans something better.

I'm sad to say I will NOT be seeing this in the theater. I don't know if I'll ever watch it. It just looks atrocious and the turtles do not look very well "updated." I cannot get past those odd noses and Shrek-like faces. No one ever really had a problem with the way they were originally designed and sure I am cool with some changes, but there is so much unnecessary accessories and junk they have on. Why does Leonardo have armor like Rufio from "Hook"? they all look friggin' creepy.

I just don't feel like I'm in the turtles world. And sorry, Fox, you are no April O'Neil.

If you don't like what you see, speak with your wallets and don't go to the theaters to watch this. The studios listen to our money.

So... bc you don't like this film so far.. you want it to flop? Ruining it for everyone else to possibly see a sequel? I can understand someone knowing that they wont like the film.. that's normal.. But considering that this movie was worked on and involved the very guy that drew the first Ninja turtle ever... One of the fathers of TMNT that has been involved in the creative process and the story kind of says otherwise. So I disagree with it being a bastardization of TMNT. Different doesn't necessarily mean bastardized. But before anyone bites my head off.. I want to make this clear.. " I RESPECT YOUR OPINION " lol

As for wanting the competition to fail.. I kind I've felt that way a while ago, But seeing GOTG and how much some people really enjoyed it.. I don't mind if it does well.. I think both films will succeed.

Edit NinjaPug: O.. I see. Thanks for clearing that up I heard the embargo will be lifted Sunday night