doubleofive said:
SilverWook said:
Trained projectionists are as rare as Jedi knights these days. I don't know about the UK, but older family films are brought back as morning matinees in theaters here, especially in the summer.
doubleofive said:
I don't believe that. How does a digital copy of a 2 year old movie get transferred to a hard drive, encoded, shipped, and decoded without anyone noticing that it's the wrong movie? The run times are different, the studios are different, and projectionists still test the copies to make sure they're not corrupted, so they would notice it's the wrong movie. Especially if they already made the mistake before.Oh yeah, my local theater has those, its like free or something on Tuesdays. Maybe they did indeed play the wrong one once. But three times? You need a better labeling system.
Or the snack bar guy projectionist needs to see a good oculist. ;)
Where were you in '77?
Nice to see the movie holding steady at #2, and way ahead of what that Michael Bay Turtle thing is making.
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http://io9.com/marvel-screened-guardians-of-the-galaxy-for-the-co-crea-1615584469
https://www.yahoo.com/movies/chris-pratt-proves-to-be-a-real-life-superhero-during-95389292982.html?src=rss
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Finally got to see the movie and it was great! Not only that, but I went to see it with my brother - we have not gotten along so well in the last few years, and seeing Guardians together was our first real step toward patching things up.
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SilverWook said:
http://io9.com/marvel-screened-guardians-of-the-galaxy-for-the-co-crea-1615584469
That awesome joyful vibe from the movie is leaking into the real world ;-)
It's already 100 million in profit on the boxoffice, it won't be long before the sequel is paid for, without even factoring in all the Starlord lunch boxes and Rocket stuffed toys.
I might go see it for a third time today or tomorrow.
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The wife and I had a date night a couple of weeks back and I thoroughly enjoyed this flick. Hope it gets some just as good sequels.
I hope so too. But to be honest I'm not thrilled by the possibility of them mixing up with the Avengers - I like this as a separate story.
Harmy said:
I hope so too. But to be honest I'm not thrilled by the possibility of them mixing up with the Avengers - I like this as a separate story.
Having an earth based set of films and a new seperate space based set of films would be the best option creatively and financially for Marvel IMO. But I'm not adverse to some minimal crossover on the level of what we've seen in GOTG1 (Collector, Thanos etc).
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Back at number one again, (when was the last time that happened?) and now Starlord of the summer! ;)
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2014&wknd=34&p=.htm
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Harmy said:
I hope so too. But to be honest I'm not thrilled by the possibility of them mixing up with the Avengers - I like this as a separate story.
They'll be getting at least one sequel before they supposedly team up in Avengers 3.
The post-Avengers sequels have kept each character's story contained and based on their previous solo film. There might be a reference to the Avengers but it's kept to a minimum. The only exception to that was Tony's PTSD becoming a big story element in IM3.
So I don't think there's too much to worry about if/when they do crossover.
SilverWook said:
Back at number one again, (when was the last time that happened?) and now Starlord of the summer! ;)
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2014&wknd=34&p=.htm
Yes, hopefully a sign of the times when a movie with heart based on virtually unknown characters (GOTG) destroys a heartless cash-in based on one of the most famous franchises (TMNT). Michael Bay is dead, long live James Gunn!* LOL
(* Yeah not really as Transformers4 has taken twice what GOTG has, but it's nice to dream)
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It's a small victory I think. Remember that the film was made by Marvel, a fact that was prominent in the marketing. Marvel has become one of those rare studios that can produce a hit based on brand alone. A good comparison (perhaps the only one) is Pixar, which cranked out nearly a dozen completely original hits. The film also suffers a bit from it's contractual obligation to fit into that universe, what with the superfluous references to Thanos and the infinity stones. Plus half the cast is just there to be more important in the sequel, and even some who are important in this film have been slighted for the sake of a sequel.
But, of course, I'm focusing on the negative, which isn't fair, as this is an almost entirely positive thing. The fact of the matter is that GOTG is better than the large majority of summer blockbusters, and has a highly enjoyable tone - the likes of which hasn't been seen in years. Most importantly, except for the Marvel brand recognition, this is a completely alien film property, and it has managed to touch the heart and souls of moviegoers and is now the highest grossing film of the year in the US. If this film convinces studios to take more risks on unestablished live action properties, then the galaxy will be better for it.
SilverWook said:
Back at number one again, (when was the last time that happened?) and now Starlord of the summer! ;)
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2014&wknd=34&p=.htm
Wow! That's pretty wild. I think it shows what audiences want, hopefully Hollywood listens.
That so many internet forum smart asses were predicting this was too out there, and too obscure to succeed, makes it a sweet victory.
I'm beginning to think Marvel could even pull off a faithful Howard The Duck movie now.
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SilverWook said:
That so many internet forum smart asses were predicting this was too out there, and too obscure to succeed, makes it a sweet victory.
I'm beginning to think Marvel could even pull off a faithful Howard The Duck movie now.
Yeah, my faith in Marvel has increased a great deal with The Avengers and now GotG. I loved Iron Man 1, 2 was good, 3 was good too. They've come a long way from the days of Daredevil, Electra, and Hulk. I did enjoy the first Punisher though.
Ryan McAvoy said:
(* Yeah not really as Transformers4 has taken twice what GOTG has, but it's nice to dream)
Not in the USA it hasn't.
http://boxofficemojo.com/showdowns/chart/?id=2014openers.htm
I blame you "rest-of-the-worlders" for this one.
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xhonzi said:
Ryan McAvoy said:
(* Yeah not really as Transformers4 has taken twice what GOTG has, but it's nice to dream)
Not in the USA it hasn't.
http://boxofficemojo.com/showdowns/chart/?id=2014openers.htm
I blame you "rest-of-the-worlders" for this one.
My researches seem to suggest this is mostly down to T4 taking $300m in China alone...
...GOTG hasn't even opened in China yet! (or Germany, Italy or Japan) so if it did more or less the same in those countries, that would add another $400m to the GOTG total. Plus it's still playing.
Maybe I was right and Michael Bay is dead after all!
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Ryan McAvoy said:
xhonzi said:
Ryan McAvoy said:
(* Yeah not really as Transformers4 has taken twice what GOTG has, but it's nice to dream)
Not in the USA it hasn't.
http://boxofficemojo.com/showdowns/chart/?id=2014openers.htm
I blame you "rest-of-the-worlders" for this one.
My researches seem to suggest this is mostly down to T4 taking $300m in China alone...
...GOTG hasn't even opened in China yet! (or Germany, Italy or Japan) so if it did more or less the same in those countries, that would add another $400m to the GOTG total. Plus it's still playing.
Maybe I was right and Michael Bay is dead after all!
We can only hope.
Then again for some reason brainless movies that give me a headache seem to do well in China so who knows how this will turn out.
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I was going go see the movie again in IMAX this weekend, but it's been bumped for the 20th anniversary reissue of Forrest Gump?! Someone must pay for this!
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Tobar said:
Another good choice by Mr Gunn. Having Rocket call Stan Lee a "Class-A pre-vert" was one of GOTG hilarious highlights x-D
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