Guardians of the Galaxy

[jye4ever]

WOW

Friday AM Update: Could Guardians of the Galaxy open to $100 million this weekend? Based on late Thursday earnings, this is actually within the realm of possibilities.


The 10th movie from Marvel Studios earned a stunning $11.2 million from Thursday night showings beginning at 7 p.m. That's the biggest Thursday night debut so far this year ahead of Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($10.2 million). It's also way ahead of June's Transformers: Age of Extinction ($8.75 million), which is the only movie to open over $100 million this year.


If Guardians of the Galaxy follows the same pattern as either of those movies—or of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Godzilla and X-Men: Days of Future Past—it will score the biggest opening weekend of the year.


Of course, there's a chance that it's more front-loaded than those movies. Shows began early (7 p.m.), and everyone is out of school (which wasn't the case with the April and May releases). Also, Marvel's most committed fans (i.e. the ones who go on Thursday night) have always been on board with Guardians; it remains to be seen if more casual viewers have bought in.

 

[jye4ever]

When I take my son I will have to cover his ears when

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when Star Lord calls Ronan B I T C H, there really was no reason for that

Same with Hound in Transformers 4 when he called the caged alien that.

 

[RIDDICK]

That's why "parents strongly cautioned".
Poor kids these days, I had no problems listening to "ugly mother****er" and "get away from her, you ****" when I was seven.
Wouldn't remember or understand a thing anyway

 

[jye4ever]

Yeah, i'm not into protecting from everything, but I don't need him calling people certain names.

But he's more than welcome to watch the alien from The Thing 1982 tear people up.

 

[batfan08]

I really want to see this movie again. Absolutely phenomenal.

 

[jye4ever]

Same here, going again tonight.

 

[Josette]

Thats interesting, I thought to myself this morning. where does this rank? and I ended up putting this joint 1st place with The Winter Soldier, luckily I get to watch TWS Bluray tonight and make a final decision then

Don't get me wrong, GOTG was a fantastic time and I would say it's going to rank very high on the MCU list for me, but TWS is still the superior film to me.

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

I would put this at my 1A behind Winter Soldier

 

[MarfMaster]

Saw this last night an loved it! Ranks just below Cap 2 as my favorite Marvel film to date.

A few gripes, though...the first very minor, the second (imo) a bit major.

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-This is super nitpicky, but I didn't like the way that Star Lord's mask retracted, all glittery and what not. They should have made it more mechanical and robotic, retracting plates etc. Maybe the way they did it is faithful to the comics, I don't know, just seemed like an odd choice for its design.

-I thought Thanos and his 'big reveal' was kind of...weak. You couldn't even see Josh Brolin under the CGI, and he's not a very good 'voice actor.' His delevery wasn't very menacing, imo. There are a ton of professional voice actors that I think could have done a much better job. Ronan overshadowed Thanos in the menacing department, imo.

 

[Brainiac]

Don't get me wrong, GOTG was a fantastic time and I would say it's going to rank very high on the MCU list for me, but TWS is still the superior film to me.

I see, I wish I could settle on the 'they both have they're merits' argument, but I like picking favorites

 

[greygoose]

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Ronan overshadowed Thanos in the menacing department, imo.

I think he was meant too. Well, at least in this first movie considering Ronan was the main villain.

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

Marvel's doing Thanos like Darth Sidious in The Phantom Menace

 

[greygoose]

Marvel's doing Thanos like Darth Sidious in The Phantom Menace

My initial thoughts after seeing GotG today were:

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that the Guardians team will be in Avengers 3 and join with the Avengers to face the battle against Thanos.

 

[MarfMaster]

Marvel's doing Thanos like Darth Sidious in The Phantom Menace

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I could see that, having him play the lax villain in this first outing. He's not menacing because Ronan was no threat to him. He's simply amused by the "boy's" vie for power.

 

[LittleBahamut]

Just read somewhere that this movie could be on its way to break $100 million opening weekend. Very happy to read that many are finding this movie really good! Can't wait to see it tonight!

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

My initial thoughts after seeing GotG today were:

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that the Guardians team will be in Avengers 3 and join with the Avengers to face the battle against Thanos.

That's my thoughts on it too considering a good chunk of the characters in the Infinity Gauntlet are divided up between studios

 

[badrat]

My initial thoughts after seeing GotG today were:

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that the Guardians team will be in Avengers 3 and join with the Avengers to face the battle against Thanos.

And Star Lord will be the one who defeats him. I'm going out on a limb there.

 

[jye4ever]

I saw all of JB in Thanos, it was a blue JB actually.

Ronan was great, especially when he

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told Thanos he was coming for him

 

[TheGDBatman]

My initial thoughts after seeing GotG today were:

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that the Guardians team will be in Avengers 3 and join with the Avengers to face the battle against Thanos.

Yeah I'm

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Expecting Iron Man to show up near the end of GOTG2

Also my feeling after seeing it

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[IMG]https://i.imgur.com/nHCJb5E.gif[/IMG]

 

[beeshaw]

Would I be in the minority if I confessed that Rooker as Yondu pulled me right out of the flick every time he was on screen?