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ALL POSTSGuardians of the Galaxy - see it or skip it?
<p>The next Marvel movie that's coming out is Guardians of the Galaxy. I've seen the trailers and commercials and, sorry I just can't. A talking raccoon, a tree thing, and the leader Star-Lord looks like a college kid stumbling out of a frat party? It looks like Spaceballs 2.0. Marvel Studios is supposed to work for one connected cinematic universe, but how is this movie based on its previews work in with the serious tone of the Winter Soldiers, the proposed Age of Ultron, and even Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.? I think Marvel Studios believes anyone will come see its movies as long as the Marvel label is on it but that's not always a guarantee; cases in point, Daredevil and Elektra. Kevin Feige was co-producer when these two movies tanked. I think Marvel jumped the shark with GofG, so I'm in the "skip it" camp.
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<p>It's not like movies like this haven't been successful before. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King has walking and talking trees and it is the 8th highest grossing film of all time. Alice in Wonderland has talking animals and it is the 16th highest grossing film of all time. Avatar has blue aliens and it is the highest grossing film in history. All these movies made over a billion dollars. Hell most of the 50 highest grossing movies have some kind of fantasy or scifi element.
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<p>Well, fear not, oh pessimistic one, far from eviscerating the film, early impresions have been almost universally positive, and say that the raccoon steals the show...
</p><p>http://comicbook.com/blog/2014/07/05/guardians-of-the-galaxy-draws-comparisons-to-raiders-of-lost-ark/
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<p>That is true, they do not focus only on Marvel Comic Fans. HEll, I am not even a marvel comic fan. Because I am not a comic book fan at all. The only comic books I have read are things like: Astrix and Obelix, Tin Tin, Spike and Suzy.
</p><p>And yeah, Lowrider throws a great argument as well.
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<p>@Turtletrekker - the review you cite is based on NINE MINUTES of film, and of course Marvel is going to put up its best bits to hook people into paying full price to see the movie. The remaining 151 minutes could be junk. I'll wait for critics and people who go the early showings - those who see the WHOLE MOVIE. @Lowridere95a10 - the movies you cited were successful not solely for the characters but for the storytelling and the good acting. GotG still looks like space junk to me.
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<p>Luckely enough you are not the many.
</p><p>Besides DC-Fanboys (and Dazzz on screenrant) i had yet to see a negative review. You are the first. By the looks of it GOTG has a great cast, great characters a good story and good acting. The right amount of humor and the better amount of importance.
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<p>@TomasDerksen - again it's based on nine minutes. Comments from people who see the whole movie will carry more weight, and I don't mean paid testimonials from Marvel. Instead of dismissing opinions of people who are not heaping praise on an untested complete Marvel product (sorry, "DC Fanboys" comes off as a cheap shot) accept the fact some people are put off by it just from the premise of it and no amount of name-calling is going to change their minds. I'm not going to change your opinion, and you won't be able to change mine.
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<p>Like I said: on Screenrant it is the dc Fanboys. You reconize them. The people who hate on everything Marvel and love everything on DC. DC Fanboys.
</p><p>I haven't seen any other reactions so far, besides those on Screenrant (where only Dazzz, who is negatve about almost everything) only DC fanboys dislike it, but they dislike everything Marvel. And those on this website, where you are the first negative reaction I have read.
</p><p>I wont see the movie in the cinema. I will see it though and I will buy the disc (Like I did with all the MCU movies and all the first and second spiderman trilogy). I will see it because I want to know the entire universe, the entire plot, and missing a movie (as important as this one) wont help.
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And your opinion is based on a three minute commercial. How do you know that there isn't great storytelling and acting in GotG until you have seen the whole thing. I can understand not wanting to risk seeing it in theaters but I think Marvel has earned the benefit of the doubt over the last six years to at least give it a chance when it hits DVD or Netflix.
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<p>@Lowriders95a10 - point taken about three minute commercial based on my initial response, but I have read some reviews from the 17 minutes clip. I'm still not sold. The talking tree is going "I am Groot" for the most part, and the raccoon is the hightlight. Star-Lord, Gamora and Drax are looking like the supporting characters and not the leads (Quill and Gamora anyway). Marvel is relying on a CGI vermin to carry it over the box finsh line based on this marketing strategy.
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<p>Sounds to me like you just don't want to like the movie, so you're already coming up with reasons for you not to like it.
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