Our favorite superhero misfits are back in <em>Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3</em> trailer
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Smells like a Love and Thunder. Like a low energy last hurrah type of chill hang production. Let’s all cash one more marvel paycheck before moving on kinda thing.
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Bautista was making noises like he's done with the series just a few weeks ago. Not unhappy with it, just ready to move on to other things. So Drax may meet his end here, to the extent that any character ever does in the comics.
Gotta say, this is about the only MCU property I'm still even slightly interested in, although probably not enough to see it in a theater.
Gotta say, this is about the only MCU property I'm still even slightly interested in, although probably not enough to see it in a theater.
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I am hopeful we finally get the Cosmo the Space dog stand along film we deserve.
Gunn has said previously, that he saw this as a trilogy, and with his involvement at DC he's unlikely to be involved going forward. I do think they can give the Guardians a rest for now. Then they can reboot them at some point in the future and fix them. I was never satisfied with Peter's backstory, or with how they interpreted Dax (no shade on Bautista, but the literal interpretation thing got old pretty fast, and devolved into making bad jokes at Mantis's expense).
Gunn has said previously, that he saw this as a trilogy, and with his involvement at DC he's unlikely to be involved going forward. I do think they can give the Guardians a rest for now. Then they can reboot them at some point in the future and fix them. I was never satisfied with Peter's backstory, or with how they interpreted Dax (no shade on Bautista, but the literal interpretation thing got old pretty fast, and devolved into making bad jokes at Mantis's expense).
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Hopefully it works as wonderfully as The Last Crusade and ends there. A good trilogy and done.
(at least one main actor said publicly he was done with his character. We'll see the others cash Mousey checks for a few more years)
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One of my favorite things about the original Guardians was that it was enjoyable stand-alone. In addition to real-life actual things and history, my brain is chock full of enough fictional worlds between Middle Earth, the Wheel of Time, Westeros, the (original) Star Wars EU, Arrakis, and others that I just can't be arsed to care about the tangled, commercially driven web of the MCU multiverse, let alone the 80 years of often contradictory comic stories that undergird it.
If this movie is another lighthearted and musically-driven romp of unlikely companions finding a MacGuffin in far-off space, I am completely in for the theater. If I have to read the fandom.wiki page about the Dark Goddess Dinkledork and her ancient need to destroy Multiverse 69 so she can launch another Disney+ show to understand the plot then I will wait until I can be scrolling my phone on the couch to watch it.
If this movie is another lighthearted and musically-driven romp of unlikely companions finding a MacGuffin in far-off space, I am completely in for the theater. If I have to read the fandom.wiki page about the Dark Goddess Dinkledork and her ancient need to destroy Multiverse 69 so she can launch another Disney+ show to understand the plot then I will wait until I can be scrolling my phone on the couch to watch it.
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And here I just spent 20 mins catching up on Adam Warlock at the Marvel wiki.
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I hope this is more like Vol 1, which was a bunch of B list actors playing C list heroes and leaning heavily into it, rather than like Vol 2 (and their cameos in other MCU films) where they behaved like the heroes were on par with the Avengers.
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This trailer makes me want a Marvel film that only features animals as characters! Dogs, racoons, cats buffalo etc. Actually probably only mammals? Not a single human.
You know like those old talking dog films. I think that would be better than your average super hero marvel film.
You know like those old talking dog films. I think that would be better than your average super hero marvel film.
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Howard the Duck is seriously in need of a revisit. His tiny Collector cameo was nowhere near enough.
And, of course, Squirrel Girl. One of the very, very few Marvel characters to ever defeat Thanos certainly deserves her own movie. There was a television series in the works featuring Milana Vayntrub in the role, but it's been in distribution hell for years now and I suspect we'll never see it.
These are Marvel films that would peak my interest.
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Yes. Maybe a bit like Apocalypto meets Babe Pig in the City? But with animal avengers?
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The Disney/MCU version of Guardians is great, even though the second film was a bit of a letdown after the first. With any luck this one will at least be a fitting send off.
What I really want, though, is a follow up to the Eidos/Square Enix Guardians of the Galaxy game. That was amazing, came out of nowhere, and is, I think, an even better interpretation of the Guardians crew/story.
What I really want, though, is a follow up to the Eidos/Square Enix Guardians of the Galaxy game. That was amazing, came out of nowhere, and is, I think, an even better interpretation of the Guardians crew/story.
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AmanoJyaku
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I hope not, though I'm not entirely impressed by the trailer. Humor is the signature trait of GotG, and I don't want that to be sacrificed. The opening and closing jokes are great, so I hope the movie is more like that and less like the middle of the trailer.
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Cap'nAwesome
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These films may be highly formulaic, but I like the formula! I'll be seeing this one in the theater on opening weekend with my kids and a giant tub of buttered popcorn to share amongst us.
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I'm not looking forward to flashbacks of baby Rocket being tortured and cybernetically enhanced. Especially after spending part of the morning bawling my eyes out at my desk having caught The Farmer's Dog advert from yesterday's Super Bowl.
That being said, I've been looking forward to this film, and Quantummania. I'm curious how/if this will tie into the Multiverse saga.
That being said, I've been looking forward to this film, and Quantummania. I'm curious how/if this will tie into the Multiverse saga.
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As long as they can keep it goofy... I tried to like Eternals but once you have a whole band of characters and get into cookie cutter stories that take themselves too seriously and try too hard, it's just dumb. I mean GotG has always been dumb but like popcorn movie witty and silly dumb, particularly the first one. Unless you go way deep like "He may have been your father, boy, but he wasn't your daddy.", it's one or the other.
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It's funny, because people regularly accuse them of formulaic film making, but Harvard Business Review had a good article (and apparently a video) about how the success of the MCU is built on variety.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyOdsxM-GCo
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The signature formula for Guardians is the blend of comedy and heart. If you don't cry at "We are Groot" or "I just wanted a sister" then I'm sorry for you because you missed out. Ultimately, we go to the movies to feel something, and everyone involved in Guardians has been masterful in delivering. I hope Vol 3 keeps up the high bar. We'll see!
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We've literally known exactly how she returns since Avengers End Game.... Since that's when she returned.... Not sure why this "news" surprises you.
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A big part of what made the first Guardians a standout is that, at the time, it was a big change in tone for Marvel - it was the first film outside of the phase 1 Avengers, and they weren't afraid to let James Gunn be goofy with it. The second was always going to be measured against that.
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Doom Patrol would be my favorite superhero misfits. Them sitting around the house moping and complaining is way more interesting than CGI battles.
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In tech-related news, apparently Karen Gillian is involved with launching a new app called Seen.
View: https://twitter.com/behindtheseens_/status/1623844817447927809?s=46&t=TsJ-0IZcBdNdhFeoP_Kj2w
She seems to be an incredibly busy person.
View: https://twitter.com/behindtheseens_/status/1623844817447927809?s=46&t=TsJ-0IZcBdNdhFeoP_Kj2w
She seems to be an incredibly busy person.
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Same could be said about Ted Raimi every time he pops up in a Sam Raimi production. And every time, I get overly excited because genuinely do enjoy Ted.
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AmanoJyaku
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She was hella high, too. That's why splatted all over the ground. She's very dead, it's not the same Gamora.
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Oooh, is this where we start naming past recipients of the Clint Howard Director's Brother Award?
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About as much as any celebrity is involved with a tech company. They invest some money, do some ads and hope to get really, really rich.
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OK, I thought you were joking about the entirety of the character and of defeating Thanos but I was unsure. I had to look it up.
So from what I read, it turns out she defeats Dr. Doom using squirrels, Thanos (though unspecified how she did it) and became friends with Galactus and basically convinces what is basically a god, to become a vegetarian and consume planets without life through the power of conversation.
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