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[Nappuccino]

It drops the ball in some unfortunate ways, but it's pretty enjoyable. I'd buy it if the bluray ever dropped to 15 bucks.

 

[evilromero]

With the amount of time the OP spent discussing this on GAF, he/she could have watched it. :/

 

[Tricky I Shadow]

It's great and worth your time - that's coming from someone who doesn't give a shit about any of the others Marvel movies.

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

I thought it was alright. Entertaining enough, but ultimately nothing special.

 

[GeekyDad]

I sat through about 30 minutes of it, but I couldn't tolerate any more than that. I thought it was really, really bad.

 

[bomma_man]

It's okay. The film equivelant of junk food.


Edit: and the groot shit is not funny

 

[Escape Goat]

I just noticed James Gunn wrote the screenplay for Dawn of the Dead. Zac Snyder directed it. I guess you have to learn somewhere.

 

[Toa TAK]

It's a fun movie. The characters and humor is what makes the movie good.

 

[Pryce]

I went from "I don't really want to see this movie" to "That was fantastic".

So yeah.

 

[ArtHands]

Actually very good.

 

[i_am_ben]

I didn't care for it.

 

[freeofgreed]

Gaf really loves this movie but I thought it was pretty disappointing, especially since my hype for it was through the roof before it came out. I think it's partially because at the time there weren't really any big space adventure films so this film came out at the right time and it scratched that itch for a lot of people so they tend to rate it a bit high. The jokes were standard marvel and the plot felt very rushed and it only felt like an excuse to move from 1 set piece to another. I thought it was pretty mediocre, not bad by any stretch but nothing amazing.

 

[faridmon]

It was alright, but that is coming from someone who hates superheroes movies.

 

[Iadien]

Didn't like it at all.

 

[cyberheater]

one of the best marvel movies so far

Yes it is. A very enjoyable film which filled the void left by the shitty Star Wars prequels nicely.

 

[jadedm17]

Just watch it already,

Reposting for emphasis. Its two hours and $1 Redbox away, go watch it.

 

[injurai]

I liked it, but it holds up worse in my memory the more I think about it. Certainly refreshing within MCU though.

 

[Scoot2005]

I don't like a lot of the Marvel movies and I thought it was excellent.

 

[h1nch]

Honestly I'd give it a 7/10.

 

[dramatis]

How hard is it to remember things? Apparently very difficult. Off the top of my head I can think of a few (maybe all?) of the action scenes even though I only saw it once a year ago.

Overall I didn't like the action and thought it was the weakest part of the film (and more often than not, the weakest part of most Marvel films). The jokes and moments surrounding those scenes were always better than the actual fights. I would say it was below the average quality of the action in the movies following The Avengers.

I'd say it's pretty hard to remember average to poor action scenes, yes. The scenes weren't bad but they weren't outstanding either. So at best you can only call them serviceable, which isn't exactly the kind of label for memorable action scenes.

I have no problem remembering Ip Man fight scenes, for instance. Because they really were that good. I didn't think Ip Man was an exceptionally good movie and I saw it only once.

Your sarcasm about how difficult it must be to remember the action in Guardians would work better if you didn't rag on the action in your next paragraph.

 

[Trojita]

All this time and OP never watched the movie and came back to post their thoughts.

 

[Hilbert]

It made me realize that I really wasn't enjoying the MCU movies, and I decided I don't need to watch them anymore.

It's a good movie I guess, but I found it really really boring. I was fidgeting in the seat the whole time, my brain screaming "just get on with it!". And that seems to be my reaction every time I see a marvel movie.

I don't know, they just aren't for me, and Guardians is no different. If you like those movies, it will probably be good for you.

 

[Abounder]

The Forrest Gump-like soundtrack made the movie fun enough. Which is huge for a MCU movie considering the crappy music selection overall

 

[DieH@rd]

All this time and OP never watched the movie and came back to post their thoughts.

This.

Just watch it already and post impressions.

 

[restraining order]

I fell for the hype and thought it would be a fun movie experience to share with my mum.

At the end of the second act my mum whispered to me in good humour: "This is a load of rubbish."

I completely agreed with her.

Why was Benicio Del Toro even in this movie? He didn't do anything of interest apart from wear a ridiculous costume.

 

[ATF487]

It's OK, C+. I have a hard time getting excited about any of these Marvel movies, from the few I've seen they're always entertaining but thoroughly unremarkable.

 

[DECK'ARD]

I liked it a lot more than the other MCU films, great throwback to 80's escapism.

 

[entremet]

Fun movie.

 

[rezuth]

Best Marvel movie and Perfect cast.

 

[WillyFive]

Why was Benicio Del Toro even in this movie? He didn't do anything of interest apart from wear a ridiculous costume.

It's an ensemble cast; where big names appear to play relatively minor roles. He plays a rather important character in the MCU, even if he has little screentime in each of the movies he's in.

 

[BattleMonkey]

The movie itself is pretty generic cliche junk, but its saved by the characters. If it weren't for the fun characters, the movie would have been pretty shitty really as the plot and script were pretty bad.

 

[Ahasverus]

Do you like cartoons like Ben10 or Slugterra? If so, yes. If not, not.

 

[C.Dark.DN]

I thought it was boring personally

 

[EatinOlives]

It was a fun movie, but it wasn't as fresh or exciting as MCU fans would lead you to believe. It follows much of the same plot beats and structure as every other MCU origin flick.

 

[Aaron]

While I liked it overall, I really disliked that the main female character had to constantly be saved, and could only be allowed to fight another woman.

 

[Aselith]

It's a middle-of-the-road film on par with your average Marvel matinee that you'll forget the plot details to a week after you've seen it.

Whoops. I mean it's a film shifting the cinematic landscape of Hollywood.

This is true but also all of the actors are so fun and watchable that it doesn't really matter. It's a good time.

 

[Romez]

Fun entertaining film but I thought it was overrated, at least from what people were telling me and all the hype I heard.

 

[Firebrand]

I think it's the best of the Marvel bunch.

But um, why not just watch it yourself and make up our own opinion?

 

[Circinus]

Not the biggest fan of Marvel Studios / superhero films, but I really enjoyed it. (going by this thread, quite a few people share this opinion I see )

I'd say it's the best MCU film by quite a margin.


Wouldn't say it's a masterpiece (far from it) or anything like that, but it's a great, fun romp. Plot isn't original, but the dynamic of the characters and of the film as a whole makes it fun to watch.

It's okay. The film equivelant of junk food.


Edit: and the groot shit is not funny

I agree with this though.

It's fun, not good, just fun.

MCU ratings
Good- Iron Man, Winter Soldier
Fun- Avengers, GotG
Mediocre- All of the ones not named
Bad- Thor 2, Incredible Hulk

Have not scene AoU or Ant-Man yet

I agree with this, but I would place Avengers in bad or mediocre. (and haven't seen AoU or Ant-Man yet either )

 

[UrokeJoe]

Really enjoyed it on the first viewing but not so much on the second. Doubt I'll ever want to watch it again.

 

[Azuran]

All this time and OP never watched the movie and came back to post their thoughts.

OP just wanted to have some fun with GAF and what better way to do it than to create a Marvel thread?

 

[To Far Away Times]

It's fun and has a different tone than the rest of the Marvell movies.

 

[PartlyCloudlike]

Don't waste your money OP. The charm and humor quickly wear off in the first half hour.

 

[ScreenSplitter]

While I liked it overall, I really disliked that the main female character had to constantly be saved, and could only be allowed to fight another woman.

She gets saved once, and rips a dudes arm off. She doesn't "fight" the big bad head on, but none of them do.

 

[kai3345]

It's good, definitely upper-tier Marvel. The third act is real weak though

 

[Finaika]

Its up there with Ant-Man.

 

[WadiumArcadium]

I had no idea up until now that a "good" plot had to be in place for a movie to be entertaining.

"Its garbage", "no plot", or "not funny". I have even read "its too dark and dreary". One of these three things is always prevalent in threads about this movie with no explanation. The salt can be hilarious sometimes.

You forgot generic. If you have nothing interesting to say about a film, generic is the perfect word.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

If you took a superhero movie script and had Dane Cook punch it up you'd get GOTG.

 

[Macka]

It's good. Chris Pratt is super charismatic and really drives the movie, but the rest of the characters feel kinda shallow tbh. Villain is terrible too.

 

[Socreges]

This thread is going to be disproportionally filled with Marvel fans telling you how great the movie is. Don't expect objective responses, OP.

What makes your response objective, seeking to invalidate all opinions that disagree with you? I'm not a Marvel fan and I thought the movie was great. Didn't actually realize it was connected to the "MCU" at first.

Edit-

I know what you mean, but I will try to read between the lines

Hah! What a silly thread this is