Kaos' way behind movie reviews

[AUJarhead]

With the exception of Spider-Man, which the studio just can't seem to make anything decent out of, Marvel's superhero treatment is typically on point.

And oddly, Marvel Studios don't own the rights to Spider-Man (Sony Pictures does), which might explain why they aren't as good (although I enjoyed Spider-Man 1 and 2 - the ones that Sam Raimi did.)

[wesfau2]

Guardians of the Galaxy

The leadership at Marvel clearly knows how to craft a superhero movie. Iron Man, Avengers and even Thor, CA all understand the proper mix of humor, action, seriousness and camp. With the exception of Spider-Man, which the studio just can't seem to make anything decent out of, Marvel's superhero treatment is typically on point.

Add Guardians to Marvel's long list of solid hits. In some ways it may be the best of all.

The only real drawback is a hard to follow storyline that introduced numerous people and places that sort of blended together in a miasma of space junk.

Chris Pratt did a good job as the goofy leader of a ragtag group of aliens. Bradley Cooper's raccoon and Vin diesel's tender hearted tree dominated the film and were the real stars.

Plenty of action. Plenty of intelligent humor. Just a very enjoyable movie.

Marvel completely gets what DC with its ponderous, brooding treatments of Superman and Batman as well as it's unwatchable trash like Green Lantern absolutely does not.

As a Batfan it really makes me wish the Crusader was a Marvel property. I'd love to see what they could do with his story.

Guardians is definitely worth seeing.  It's a fun ride that deftly hits all the right emotional buttons.

Based solely upon the universally great reviews this movie is getting, I went to see it last night. 

I won't gush as much most reviewers have, but it was a solidly entertaining movie.  I am not a comic fan and, frankly, when I first saw the trailer for this one back in the spring I was picking it to be a stinker.  A fucking raccoon and a tree?  Really?  I'll admit to being wrong, but I don't know that I'll beat a path to the box office when the inevitable sequel comes out.

It was good to see Merle from the Walking Dead back in action.  Nathan Filion was wasted in his "cameo."  Vin Diesel has the easiest role ever.  He literally had to speak 5 distinct words throughout the entire movie ("I am Groot" and "We are Groot").

The teaser after the credits was fun.  I loved that movie (for some fucking reason) as a kid and I'm curious to see what they do with a reboot.

[Godfather]

The teaser after the credits was fun.  I loved that movie (for some fucking reason) as a kid and I'm curious to see what they do with a reboot.

No one laughs at a master of Quack Fu!

Young viral Lea Thompson.... mmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Oh how my 10 year old self wanted you so.

[wesfau2]

viral

Que?

[Godfather]

Que?

sorry...virile

[wesfau2]

sorry...virile

vir·ile
adjective \ˈvir-əl, ˈvir-ˌī(-ə)l, British also ˈvī(-ə)r-ˌī(-ə)l\

: having or suggesting qualities (such as strength and sexual energy) that are associated with men and that are usually considered attractive in men

Something wrong with your medulla oblongata!  I believe you're searching for "nubile."

[Snaggletiger]

Hawt would suffice

[Godfather]

vir·ile
adjective \ˈvir-əl, ˈvir-ˌī(-ə)l, British also ˈvī(-ə)r-ˌī(-ə)l\

: having or suggesting qualities (such as strength and sexual energy) that are associated with men and that are usually considered attractive in men

Something wrong with your medulla oblongata!  I believe you're searching for "nubile."

sexy...k? Wesus Christo!

[Kaos]

Watched Hot Fuzz. Sorry ths. It was not substantially better than Worlds End. In fact I liked it far less. Not even going to bother with a review.

[Kaos]

Lucy

At the end of the movie Scarlett intones "You have the knowledge. Now you know what to do with it."  I thought about that for a moment and then asked the people with me if they had any idea what we were supposed to do. They didn't know. I heard several others ask the same rhetorical question as we filed out. What ARE we supposed to do? No idea.

The film is pretty. It looks good but it's got some ridiculous holes.  It's a little like Limitless, that film with Bradley Cooper.  You've unlocked all this mental power but make stupid, basic mistakes that put everyone at risk?

I just didn't really get much out of this one at all. It was okay but just wasn't groundbreaking. I don't know if I believe that all the things she was represented as being able to do would actually be possible regardless of how much of the mind we could access.

Some interesting concepts that made you think wrapped in a silly and not fully explained storyline about Asian gangsters. They are really going to trust all that to a sweaty drunken cowboy?

Bleh.

[Ranger12]

The teaser after the credits was fun.  I loved that movie (for some fucking reason) as a kid and I'm curious to see what they do with a reboot.

I read an interview with the director and he said to not read too much into that post-credit scene. It was just a way for him to have a little fun with the whole post-credits thing that Marvel normally does. Since GoG is eventually going to play a role in the Avengers movies, people were expecting a post-credit scene that may connect them, so Gunn instead decided to he wanted to play a little joke on the movie-goers. It was good, because even my wife got it, though my 16 year old son was completely lost.

I am hoping they bring Cosmo, the Russian space dog, back in the sequel. In the Marvel comic universe, he is sort of the administrator/leader of the Guardians at their headquarters in N.O.W.H.E.R.E

[Kaos]

It was good, because even my wife got it, though my 16 year old son was completely lost.

Good for her. 

It definitely went over a lot of people's heads. 

[Kaos]

Snitch

Just a friendly reminder that no matter how charming Dwayne Johnson may be, he cannot act a single lick.  Nor can Susan Sarandon in this film.  Nor can Shane from Walking Dead.  About the only decently framed character is the ever popular Chalky White, here as a lower level drug dealer. 

Melina Kanadaredes is wasted in a throwaway role as the sad mother.  Wasted, too, is Benjamin Bratt in a small role that could have been handled by any random Latino actor and definitely didn't require his (limited) star power.

Silly story about a dad trading drug convictions to win his son's freedom -- a deal no decent DA would ever make.  Bad dialogue, uneven pacing, poor motivational exposition.   

[Kaos]

War Games
A nice little film for what it was. 

Matthew Broderick is weirdly awkward and the story is now quite a bit dated considering what computers are able to do. 

Ally Sheedy in 21-year old prime, though?  With those high waisted pants and that yoga outfit?  Good times. 

[Godfather]

War Games
A nice little film for what it was. 

Matthew Broderick is weirdly awkward and the story is now quite a bit dated considering what computers are able to do. 

Ally Sheedy in 21-year old prime, though?  With those high waisted pants and that yoga outfit?  Good times.

Or considering the WOPR would now be less powerful than my iPhone. 

[Saniflush]

Or considering the WOPR would now be less powerful than my iPhone.

Yea but the phone on the WOPR probably works.

[Godfather]

Yea but the phone on the WOPR probably works.

Siri also won't play tic-tac-toe. Stupid bitch.

[dallaswareagle]

Or considering the WOPR would now be less powerful than my iPhone.

But your Iphone can't bomb Russia.

[Godfather]

But your Iphone can't bomb Russia.

Says you. I have an app

[Kaos]

Let's Be Cops

It came so close to being uproariously funny.  But the movie was just afraid to take that extra step and completely go over the edge.  On the few occasions when it did push past the norm it had some good comedy moments, but it would almost always defuse those by drifting back into some lame romance thing that nobody cared about whatsoever or it would decide to get serious for a minute or two or it would try to wring some emotional "loser makes good" drama out of it. 

It was funny in places, uneven and sporadic in many more.  Not the worst comedy I've ever seen.  Not the best, either.