Has Guardians of the Galaxy already won August

[Bry]

Originally Posted by Sanjuro

Just saw GotG.

Word of mouth is going to hurt TMNT as well. A lot.

GotG's word of mouth? Or TMNT's?

[The Boston Ninja Turtle]

Originally Posted by NinjaPug

Space operas are my jam to begin with

tee hee Space Jam

[The True Shredder]

Originally Posted by Puddinpop

Which part?

The parts where you said the "entire" theater said "awwwww" and basically all the positive things you said about it.

[Leo656]

Originally Posted by The Boston Ninja Turtle

tee hee Space Jam

You win.

[Xav]

Originally Posted by The Boston Ninja Turtle

tee hee Space Jam

[RaphaelinSTL]

I'm hoping that TMNT takes the number one spot away from it next week. It's seeming like I've been seeing more and more TV spots regarding the Turtles lately and with the Nickelodeon show being a hit, there's a good chance families are going to come out in good numbers.

Of course, we won't know until next week but I'd love to see this movie go number 1.

[Shark_Blade]

Let's not forget Chris Pratt uttered the words "ninja turtles" in GoTG.
It referenced this franchise, acknowledging it's influential status and superiority.

Anyway New York Post did a review:

http://nypost.com/2014/07/31/guardia...is-space-junk/

Guardians of the Galaxy is space junk

“Guardians of the Galaxy” brings to mind some of the most unforgettable sci-fi event movies of the last 30 years. Alas, those films are “Howard the Duck” and “Green Lantern.”
Chris Pratt stars as an interstellar frat-boy Indiana Jones, out to steal and sell a precious orb that looks like a wire Christmas ornament from Pier 1 Imports. He teams up with a lady warrior (Zoe Saldana, this time in greenface) who is double-crossing her villainous boss; a wisecracking, Joisey-accented bounty-hunter raccoon (Bradley Cooper, stealing work from Gilbert Gottfried); a large killer plant who says only “I am Groot” (though Vin Diesel is the one they hired to say this); and Drax (Dave Bautista), a block of muscle and tats.

Our hero, scruff-faced earthling Peter (Pratt), speaks in the kind of slang that passes for wit down at Delta Psi — just keep saying “dude,” “chill” or “bro,” it’ll be hilarious. Drax issues dumb-guy chatter that’s meant to bring relief to low-IQ audience members. He doesn’t get metaphors, see? “Nothing goes over my head. My reflexes are too fast.” Hey, Drax, Joey Tribbiani thinks your shtick is old.

As the gang of outlaws whizzes around the universe, villains as fragile as Pringles line up to be obediently killed, amid dialogue that’s a jarring mix of fusty Conan-the-Barbarian-isms (“Spare me your foul gaze, woman”) and bro talk (“They got my d -  - k message!”). For background filler there are tunes from Peter’s beloved ’70s pop mixtape. Out: John Williams. In: “The Piña Colada Song.”

The movie isn’t a full-on spoof, like “A Million Ways To Die in Space.”
Instead, we’re actually supposed to get pumped up by the chaotic action, the dazzlingly detailed special effects and the mortal combat with blue-faced villains with bits of circuit board or seaweed stuck to their faces. The comedy is meant to deflate tension that isn’t there in the first place. Writer-director James Gunn keeps pulling the rug out without first bothering to trick anyone into standing on it.

It all goes by as slowly as an IRS audit because there’s no suspense: We learn at the outset that the screenwriters will, when stuck, simply dream up some new problem-solving gadget or superpower and give it, unexplained, to whomever needs it. Floating in space for a few seconds will kill you, unless it doesn’t.

Grasping an all-powerful golf ball of energy will destroy you, except it won’t. A large weapon will suddenly be tossed to the paws of the raccoon, or the walking tree will form a magical bird’s nest of love around the whole crew to protect them from a crash landing. When in doubt, cut to the potty-mouthed raccoon. Ha, ha, he’s saying “Holy s - - t!” or “Attention, idiots!” Straight out of “Howard the Duck.”

The one-liners in “Star Wars,” an obvious inspiration, got laughs while maintaining the illusion that the characters were in danger.
Here, a joke about “Footloose” does the opposite. Told that a legendary hero called Kevin Bacon saved the people who had sticks up their butts, Saldana’s character asks, “Who put the sticks up their butts?” It’s supposed to be Drax’s job to be the sitcom cretin here, but in “Guardians of the Galaxy” there’s so much stupid being delivered that everybody has to chip in.

Pretty much agree on some of the the absurdity in this movie. That "stick up their butts" 'joke' was just stupid.

[RaphaelinSTL]

Hahaha! Yes!

[SwiftNinjaFox]

Originally Posted by Leo656

I'd probably go see this if I had money to burn. Looks alright. I don't know anything about the franchise so I don't really care, but I'unno, that raccoon guy's got some moxie.

I didn't know anything about them either, but it really continues to set up the long term plan for Avengers 3 that Marvel has been buildings towards since Avengers.

I loved the movie. Have to agree Rocket made it really great. What I loved most about it is there are cliche and somewhat cheesy moments and it's not afraid to poke itself right in the eye for them. It knows this is a cliche scene and it calls itself out on it in a way. Quinn comes across believable to me. He doesn't have the typical hero thing going on to me so much as more believably "if someone from the internet forums became a space faring action hero." His jokes, his attitude, his reactions strike me more as a typical guy with a fondness for the pop culture of his youth.

I liked the fact that nobody got simple references he made. The "stick up their butts" was well played to me. It's a common phrase to us, but logically might make no sense as a metaphor in other cultures. The other basic references we all know as common knowledge that others don't get are the same.

Drax was surprisingly funny as well, but not in a comedic sort of way. Not going to go into spoilers or anything, but I very much enjoyed it.

It's at 90% still on Rotten Tomatoes. Doing very well for an opening night.

Honestly I could just watch a Rocket/Groot movie with the right plot.

[Leo656]

In the interest of fairness, though, I used to read the Post every day for 5 straight years, and Kyle Smith hates every damn thing. Trust me, save yourself the grief and don't even read his TMNT review next week. Based on his track record, he's probably going to trash that one way worse. If he likes it, he got paid to say so. That guy's too cool for eeeeeverything. He's not paid for his opinions, he's paid for snark.

I think he always gets assigned the comic book movie reviews because he's the youngest guy on their review crew, but he almost always trashes them. You can pretty much set your watch to it.

[Puddinpop]

Originally Posted by The True Shredder

The parts where you said the "entire" theater said "awwwww" and basically all the positive things you said about it.

Ah.. well just my opinion on it. and it sounded like the whole theatre said awwww during a few parts actually. I actually fell asleep in the middle of the movie.. one bc I was tired from work and two it was a little boring and dragged on it felt like. But the movie had its pluses.
I see TMNT on Wed. night. 6 years of agonizing wait and its here.. its going to be pure euphoria the entire time for me.. and most likely my brother and my GF, They are huge TMNT fans also. I want one of those foam fingers but something tells me they wont have them for this pre screening, and a poster.. or two lol.

The parts that made the Theatre go awwww

Spoiler:

Raccoon crying and Baby Groot dancing

[Xiewin]

I'm seeing this movie tomorrow, hopefully it surpasses my expectations.

[MajorViolence]

Saw GotG. Favorite movie of the year so far. And I can confirm, the Rocket scene got an audible response from the audience. My wife was in tears.

This is right up there with the Hellboy films in my book. Gave me everything I ever wanted as a GotG fan. Also, while I expected Rocket to be a scene stealer, I was incredibly surprised by Groot's ability to do the same.

[terrorblade]

We're talking about GotG. I mean listen, we're sitting here talking about GotG, not TMNT,but we're talking about GotG. Not the franchise we're all here for, but we're talking about GotG man.

[Puddinpop]

Originally Posted by terrorblade

We're talking about GotG. I mean listen, we're sitting here talking about GotG, not TMNT,but we're talking about GotG. Not the franchise we're all here for, but we're talking about GotG man.

I know.. That's pretty much why this thread was made.. I've noticed this in literally every Comic book movie article for TMNT and in other forums as well.. for some reason.. When TMNT is the subject at hand.. Some Marvel fans come crashing in posting Marvel gifs and turning it into a Marvel thread/comment section. Here this time though.. I know I contributed to it. I was just giving my view of the film. But I understand completely where you're coming from. It's TMNT time. Not Marvel time..

[Bry]

Originally Posted by terrorblade

We're talking about GotG. I mean listen, we're sitting here talking about GotG, not TMNT,but we're talking about GotG. Not the franchise we're all here for, but we're talking about GotG man.

...and?

People are excited for it. What's wrong with that?

And besides, the thread is in part about how GotG might impact TMNT's box office. Or which will be the "bigger" movie overall. I think it's a fair topic.

[ZariusTwo]

Saw it...it's projected to make a lot, but I found it overrated and did'nt live up to the hype, and really, when you cut past all the comedy it really boils down to a really boring flick with ineffective villains and a waste of a perfectly good one from the comics in Ronan, and what was the big deal with Thanos? Did'nt amount to a hill of beans. Standout characters are Drax and Groot but that's about it. Rocket didn't do anything for me, every line he said I've heard in a million movies with better characters and actors.

Not bad, but not fantastic, and certaingly not Marvel's "Star Wars". Continues to prove my point people are way too easily pleased these days.

[Vicky82]

Has anyone read this, I thought it was funny.

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/news/?a=104958

[Shark_Blade]

Originally Posted by terrorblade

We're talking about GotG. I mean listen, we're sitting here talking about GotG, not TMNT,but we're talking about GotG. Not the franchise we're all here for, but we're talking about GotG man.

We're talking because it just recently came out.

Do you know how long people have been talking about TMNT? Almost 30 years. I never heard of GotG before this, most people don't.

But yeah this thread should be closed/moved and we should talk in the entertainment forum... why in a TMNT forum?
Are the mods sleeping?

Originally Posted by Vicky82

Has anyone read this, I thought it was funny.

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/news/?a=104958

Rise of the Guardians is actually better than that tripe Guardians of the Galaxy, so all is not lost.

Oh wait, cause of the similar sounding title.. that must be why the cinema mixed up.

But like I said, it's still a good mistake.

[Bry]

The RT score is now up to 91% with 144 reviews. And it's got a 95% audience score based on nearly 113,000 ratings.

I'm seeing it tonight, but some friends went to see it last night and are raving about it. Maybe it really is that good? I'm super excited for it so I'm trying to not get my expectations too high... but y'know what? Forget it. I'm pumped.