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― bizarro gazzara, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 14:09 (eleven years ago) link
xp but with more GIFs comes more dithering
HEYO
― Nhex, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 14:14 (eleven years ago) link
I don't see how you could watch THOR and think it was anything but Cosmic Batshit.
― "Turkey In The Straw" coming from someplace in the clouds (Sparkle Motion), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 16:35 (eleven years ago) link
otm
― bizarro gazzara, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 16:43 (eleven years ago) link
Well, as it is, Thor is actually my favourite of the Marvel movies; I was positively surprised how much cool stuff inspired by the original comics they managed to get into it.
I liked the Avengers movie, but it was basically all about the tensions between characters; even though there's some nominally some cosmic stuff, it didn't matter at all, most've of it could've been replaced by non-cosmic plot devices
Er, the Avengers hinges on a plot hatched by an actual Norse god in partnership with an honest-to-goodness evil alien race. The climax of the film features massive armoured space worms attacking New York through a rift in time and space.
Well yeah, but like I said, almost all of those things could've been replaced with non-cosmic plot devices. The bad guy is the God of Lies and Mischief, but he's beaten in a fistfight; they could've replaced him with a human baddie and it would've been pretty much the same. The aliens are just soldiers with makeup; no Skrull shapeshifting or anything. The space worms are used like they're the equivalent of helicopters or planes, and they're beaten with guns and fists. The enemy is ultimately defeated with a nuke... So it's an action movie with sci-fi dressing, like I said.
Maybe I'm in the minority, but I never cared that much for the sort superhero stories where the superheroes just fight crime. I want Cosmic Villains that can only be beaten with Mystical Powers and Soul Gem gambits. I hope the third Avengers movie will be The Infinity Gauntlet, I think they could get a really good movie out of it, one that would satisfy both likes of me and the ones who want loads of action scenes.
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 17:01 (eleven years ago) link
Hopefully they'll do Dr Strange as well and really let it rip.
― "Turkey In The Straw" coming from someplace in the clouds (Sparkle Motion), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 17:14 (eleven years ago) link
what's the difference really between "mystical powers and soul gem gambits" and a nuke?
― wk, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 17:22 (eleven years ago) link
I mean that stuff is normally portrayed as a big blast of energy anyway right? so you're asking for cosmic trappings rather than sci-fi trappings, but that doesn't make it anymore essential to the plot.
― wk, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 17:23 (eleven years ago) link
By "Soul Gem gambit" I was referring specifically to conclusion of The Infinity Gauntlet, and its sequel, The Infinity War. If you haven't read them I won't spoil them, but I can tell you they're not about magical nukes.
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 17:31 (eleven years ago) link
Or if you want a more recent comic, take All-Star Superman. That's an epic story with an epic conclusion, and it's considered to be one of the best superhero comics of recent times, but almost nothing in it solved by fistfights. That's the kind of superhero movies I'd like to see.
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 17:36 (eleven years ago) link
I've just this weekend read the two Annihilation series and started the Guardians of the Galaxy series proper.
Cosmo's gunna be in the movie, right?
― Your Own Personal El Guapo (kingfish), Thursday, 5 September 2013 03:21 (eleven years ago) link
Any good? Never read any GotG.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Thursday, 5 September 2013 15:27 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah. Some of the best Marvel comics of the past 20 years.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 5 September 2013 16:11 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah, the whole trip from Annihilation to Thanos Imperative is very fun.
― Frederik B, Thursday, 5 September 2013 16:35 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/10/10/forty-comic-creators-holding-rocket-raccoon-at-nycc-robert-kirkman-to-becky-cloonan-to-chris-claremont/
Apparently, the plushie Rocket Raccoon is the thing to get at this year's NYCC.
http://cdn.bleedingcool.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/IMG_9526.jpg?f6a06b
http://cdn.bleedingcool.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/IMG_9549.jpg?f6a06b
― Your Own Personal El Guapo (kingfish), Saturday, 12 October 2013 08:24 (ten years ago) link
http://25.media.tumblr.com/a773aa762f313157b4d66d92a0ae936f/tumblr_mw9uwbepXS1qd39tro1_500.jpg
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 14 November 2013 21:26 (ten years ago) link
lol immediately recognized the same artist as "nerd blackface"
― Nhex, Thursday, 14 November 2013 21:28 (ten years ago) link
Rocket Raccoon and Groot rule in Guardians of the Galaxy test footage
A VERY short test clip of Rocket standing on top of Groot and firing a machine gun.
― Ian from Etobicoke (Phil D.), Thursday, 13 February 2014 20:46 (ten years ago) link
Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B16Bo47KS2g
― Insane Prince of False Binaries (Gukbe), Wednesday, 19 February 2014 05:58 (ten years ago) link
"What a bunch of a-holes"
― What is wrong with songs? Absolutely nothing. Songs are great. (DL), Wednesday, 19 February 2014 11:13 (ten years ago) link
not enthused by that trailer :/
― Nhex, Wednesday, 19 February 2014 14:30 (ten years ago) link
A man, a woman, a Hulk, a raccoon and a tree walk into a bar... I think this one just had to be a little table-setting, but yeah, I agree, Nhex.
I think/hope there will have to be some small Reilly/Nick Fury scene tying this into the rest of the cinematic Marvel U.
― needs more garlic β (WilliamC), Wednesday, 19 February 2014 14:37 (ten years ago) link
Love the fact that the trailer song is a comic in-joke:
http://media.bestlittlesites.com/images/users/gallerypictures/58543L.png
― Ian from Etobicoke (Phil D.), Wednesday, 19 February 2014 14:50 (ten years ago) link
Also interesting - this io9 piece on possible spoilers in the listing for the Captain America 2 soundtrack notes that the last track is called "Quill's S.O.S."
― Ian from Etobicoke (Phil D.), Wednesday, 19 February 2014 14:52 (ten years ago) link
How are people not stoked? Granted I know nothing but this is solid trailer action.
― Insane Prince of False Binaries (Gukbe), Wednesday, 19 February 2014 14:56 (ten years ago) link
Should have parodied the Avengers trailer
"If we can't protect this galaxy, then we can sure as hell.... guard it""Wait, don't those mean the same thing?"
* cut to Rocket Raccoon screaming "BLAM! I murdered you!" roll credits *
― have a nice blood (mh), Wednesday, 19 February 2014 15:10 (ten years ago) link
had the trailer been two minutes of Rocket Raccoon shooting people in the face, I would have been stoked
― sent as gassed to onto rt dominance (DJP), Wednesday, 19 February 2014 15:12 (ten years ago) link
I kind of want some footage of Bradley Cooper's voice coming out of his mouth so I can decide how ridiculous it'll be
― have a nice blood (mh), Wednesday, 19 February 2014 15:13 (ten years ago) link
Bookmark for future ILX use:
http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/19g4ycv0n85ohgif/original.gif
― Ian from Etobicoke (Phil D.), Wednesday, 19 February 2014 15:14 (ten years ago) link
okay that did make me lol
― sent as gassed to onto rt dominance (DJP), Wednesday, 19 February 2014 15:15 (ten years ago) link
Looked kind of like a big-budget syndicated show rather than a movie to me.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Wednesday, 19 February 2014 15:16 (ten years ago) link
I think it looks fun enough.
β What is wrong with songs? Absolutely nothing. Songs are great. (DL)
Is it Peter Serafinowickz saying this?
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Wednesday, 19 February 2014 15:17 (ten years ago) link
It just seems way too soon in this Marvel universe roll-out to go all Howard the Duck campy. I like James Gunn, generally, but gathering an A-list of the B-listers does not necessarily give me faith in the franchise.
Too bad Fantastic Four is in some sort of neo-Marvel rights limbo. That would have been the perfect vector to further expand this movie universe into other galaxies/dimensions. I know that reboot is on its way, but the fact that it, Spider-Man and X-Men exist in some sort of parallel Marvel universe really muddies one of the best attributes of the brand.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 19 February 2014 15:19 (ten years ago) link
I imagine they'll find away round all that eventually, a film starring spidey, the x-men and the avengers would be like the biggest money spinner ever.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Wednesday, 19 February 2014 15:21 (ten years ago) link
looks entirely entertaining to me. I like it when the Marvel movies are funny (Thor)
― akm, Wednesday, 19 February 2014 15:21 (ten years ago) link
Sony cobbled together a whole new Spidey franchise just to keep the rights so I don't think they'll be giving them up anytime soon.
― Insane Prince of False Binaries (Gukbe), Wednesday, 19 February 2014 15:25 (ten years ago) link
An film starring amusement park with spidey, the x-men and the avengers rides, plus Star Wars, plus of course Disney, would be like the biggest money spinner ever. That's likely the end game once the rights diaspora is reigned in.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 19 February 2014 15:25 (ten years ago) link
so... Orlando?
― sent as gassed to onto rt dominance (DJP), Wednesday, 19 February 2014 15:35 (ten years ago) link
I don't really get how Sony Pictures can have licensed the Spider-Man pictures "forever" but I can't find any concrete details on how their licensing from Marvel works
― Nhex, Wednesday, 19 February 2014 15:38 (ten years ago) link
I think it's a rights in perpetuity thing as long as Sony doesn't let the series lapse for X number of years. Marvel sold off those franchises when superhero movies were at their nadir.
Eventually, though, Disney will have enough money to just buy them all back and then lock up copyright until 4500 AD.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Wednesday, 19 February 2014 15:41 (ten years ago) link
That's still an insane deal; I guess Marvel was coming off bankruptcy a few years earlier, but it seems incredibly unwise in retrospect
I've heard of these kinds of licensing agreements before (if X property is not activated within Y years, rights revert back to property holder) but to allow this to go on in perpetuity is nuts
― Nhex, Wednesday, 19 February 2014 15:44 (ten years ago) link
The Amazing Spider-man was basically the equivalent of Corman's Fantastic 4.
― Insane Prince of False Binaries (Gukbe), Wednesday, 19 February 2014 15:47 (ten years ago) link
In terms of timing, not so much in terms of budget
― have a nice blood (mh), Wednesday, 19 February 2014 15:50 (ten years ago) link
I wish they'd done that as a loose continuation rather than a reboot; Raimi did the origin story pretty much perfectly.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Wednesday, 19 February 2014 16:00 (ten years ago) link
It was painful watching them try to differentiate the new origin story from the old one. Worst part was robbing Uncle Ben of "With great power..." and replacing it with some weird off-brand paraphrase instead.
― bizarro gazzara, Wednesday, 19 February 2014 16:08 (ten years ago) link
a spiderman movie was in the works for so long that 'this will never actually get made' wasn't a totally unfair assumption. guardians trailer looked good enough to me, sets the tone and looks worst case scenario the movie version of hitchhiker's guide. could imagine it not doing well and ending up an honorable flop like scott pilgrim or underperformer like pacific rim but if it's a hit it opens things up for marvel in a huge way (esp compared to wb/dc where they're so timid from having fucked up their properties they have to bundle wonder woman into a movie that already has superman and batman in it). i don't own stock in disney so why do i give a fuck if this is 'too risky' or they're making this move 'too soon', if it flops they'll keep doing what they're doing and take a tiny baby step out of the comfort zone somewhere else (ant man apparently), if it doesn't maybe summers become alot more interesting and fun.
― balls, Wednesday, 19 February 2014 16:14 (ten years ago) link
steve gerber's 70s guardians of the galaxy isn't his best work, but does contain at least a few moments of genuinely visionary strangeness, whereas - like that panel reproduced above - this new iteration just seems to be awful zany garbage
― Ward Fowler, Wednesday, 19 February 2014 16:16 (ten years ago) link
I guessing having absolutely no experience with Guardians I just think "hey it's Chris Pratt and this looks fun" but I guess ymmv
― Insane Prince of False Binaries (Gukbe), Wednesday, 19 February 2014 16:29 (ten years ago) link
all I know about Guardians is that they have a tree that only knows one sentence and a homicidal raccoon
― sent as gassed to onto rt dominance (DJP), Wednesday, 19 February 2014 16:30 (ten years ago) link
That's the worst kind!
― Ian from Etobicoke (Phil D.), Wednesday, 19 February 2014 16:32 (ten years ago) link
they were on Ego's planet for way too long. More high flying space hijinks please.
― pippin drives a lambo through the gates of isengard (Sparkle Motion), Friday, 15 March 2019 20:14 (five years ago) link
but what does this mean for the hotly-anticipated suicide squad sequel
β kiss me dadly (bizarro gazzara)
apparently he's still on for that too
― the scientology of mountains (rushomancy), Friday, 15 March 2019 20:25 (five years ago) link
having to do GOTG's effects on Slither's budget would be an improvement imo, except for Rocket Raccoon
― steven, soda jerk (sic), Friday, 15 March 2019 20:30 (five years ago) link
a puppet would be great
― pippin drives a lambo through the gates of isengard (Sparkle Motion), Friday, 15 March 2019 20:35 (five years ago) link
I want to agree, but the combination of animators and Gunn's acting are the character now, and Gunn Major really uses the freedom of movement
90% of GOTG2 was an unremarkable sea of pixels though, with not much plot and a massively tedious daddy dilemma behind it (meant to say GOTG3 in previous post)
― steven, soda jerk (sic), Friday, 15 March 2019 20:47 (five years ago) link
i loled
pic.twitter.com/ZB3nsBoi9b— Groot (@Guardian__Quill) March 15, 2019
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 15 March 2019 20:48 (five years ago) link
― kiss me dadly (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 15 March 2019 20:55 (five years ago) link
best thing about this news rly is that it ensures dave bautista will be back to deliver another miraculous draw performance
― kiss me dadly (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 15 March 2019 20:57 (five years ago) link
DRAX goddammit
Would be cool with a chunk of the runtime being devoted to Bautista drawing a picture for us tbh.
― Goody Rickels on the Dime (Old Lunch), Friday, 15 March 2019 21:55 (five years ago) link
https://66.media.tumblr.com/ab8fd3c6adcd243da3d9fd21534dc369/tumblr_oqvz1bDhtO1ugklc3o1_250.gif
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 15 March 2019 22:22 (five years ago) link
The irony is that Chris Pratt has become far more gross a figure than James Gunn.
he should go back to being a chubby slob for this next one
― pippin drives a lambo through the gates of isengard (Sparkle Motion), Friday, 15 March 2019 23:15 (five years ago) link
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Saturday, 16 March 2019 04:20 (five years ago) link