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Kid-rated?
Plenty of profanity in this one. Captain America it ain't.
Plenty of profanity in this one. Captain America it ain't.
Guardians of the Galaxy - Looks like it could be fun
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And then, there are the Animaniacs
It's not Marvel's best known franchise but it is one of the cornerstones of the whole Marvel universe. And the movie is a blast and so far a huge hit. It's actually tracking ahead of where Transformers: Age of Extinction was at the same point in its release cycle.
I just wish I could find something redeeming about the Bay Transformers, but I cant.
The cartoons were cool though. GOTG looks appealing to me. 
Now at 418 million with its biggest overseas markets not yet in play (China and pretty much all of Asia) I think this has a legit shot at biggest grossing film of the year. Not bad for a movie with no real prior name recognition to ride on - yes Disney's promotional campaign has been very well conceived but a lot of it is the film is riding word of mouth too, as evidenced by it having legs and not dropping off as much from opening weekend as usually seen.
And it has officially assumed the position of biggest domestic box-office of the year. It's at 500 million and still is yet to open in China, Japan, Germany and Italy. Given the relative obscurity of the brand (based on a lesser known Marvel comic) and that a lot of the marketing has been word of mouth it is a major surprise success.
Guardians got released yesterday to streaming video, with BluRay coming in early December.
I got the Amazon HD Instant Video and it looks glorious. It also has extras at the end (like the "making of" special).
Getting to see it again confirmed to me my initial review - this is a keeper. It is thoroughly entertaining and utterly rewatchable. It was like a rediscovery of the idea that movies should be fun. While I like Godzilla and liked Rise of the Planet of the Apes and X-Men Days of Future Past, this is the best picture of the year in my mind.
I got the Amazon HD Instant Video and it looks glorious. It also has extras at the end (like the "making of" special).
Getting to see it again confirmed to me my initial review - this is a keeper. It is thoroughly entertaining and utterly rewatchable. It was like a rediscovery of the idea that movies should be fun. While I like Godzilla and liked Rise of the Planet of the Apes and X-Men Days of Future Past, this is the best picture of the year in my mind.
Jim of WVa
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Redbone's "Come & Get Your Love" will never be the same for me again.
ROTFLMMFAOPIMP!!!!!
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the soundtrack was one of the best I have ever heard for a movie. The bonus material gave a lot of insight into why things were done as they were.
I've already rewatched it more than once. LOL
heisenberg
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I like comedy movies like Madagascar, but this one I couldn't watch all of it... It was trying to be funny, but I didn't quite connect to it. I quit 60% of the way through, just like the the new transformers. Sorry guys, didn't like this one it. The new wolverine was just as bad if not worse...
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This is nothing like Madagascar - it is not targeted at kids. Nor is it a comedy. In fact on a certain level it isn't even a superhero film. If anything, it feels like a sort of fusion of Star Wars and Firefly with a higher humor quotient but not to the point where the whole thing is a comedy. What it is is FUN.