Are you considering boycotting GOTG3?

Discussion in 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' started by Kahran Ramsus, Jul 24, 2018.

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Are you planning on boycotting GOTG3?

  1. Yes

  2. No

  3. Not a GOTG fan and wasn't planning on going anyways

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  1. Primal Slayer Let the Siren scream

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    No, the 2nd film SUCKED so I welcome someone new. I don't fully agree with his firing but he doesnt make or break the franchise at this point.
     
  2. DACrowe Registered

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    Planning? No. Considering? I have not ruled it out. I am so disgusted with how this has played out. At the very least, I have no plans on paying to see it. (Although with MoviePass effectively dead, it will make it harder to see it without giving it my actual money....)
     
  3. Xeno That's America's ass!

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    This is my stance, as well. I'm not boycotting the film so much as avoiding it if Gunn isn't the director. At the moment, it doesn't interest me any longer. I'll see it on cable, eventually, but I'll not pay for a ticket.
     
  4. JtheDreamer Slangin Grannys Peach Tea

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    The man has had over 3 years to clean up his Twitter during this so-called period in which his life changed. He did not.

    If he's brought back on again, I'm 100% not seeing the movie.
     
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  5. DACrowe Registered

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    He seems more genuine than this outrage culture.
     
  6. Mysteryman Registered

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    Today, there is talk of Disney Reinstating him.
    You may have tof ace that possibilty soon.
     
  7. DACrowe Registered

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    I know I was on the fence a few days ago, but hearing that it is almost certain Gunn isn't coming back today just made my frustration with this ridiculousness... clearer. I don't think I can in good conscience give Guardians Vol. 3 any money. I'll wait for Netflix.

    And I hate writing that, as the cast of Guardians proved to be of stronger character than many of the Avengers actors who wound up looking the other way and sticking their heads in the sand.
     
  8. Schlosser85 Registered

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    You keep saying that, but half of them didn't follow Gunn in the first place, so you're basically just making up this mass coordinated unfollowing of Gunn.


    That, and how ridiculous it is to be reading so much into who follows or doesn't follow who on Twitter.


    "Chris Evans, why aren’t you following a director you don’t even work with on Twitter, you coward!”
     
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  9. OutOfBoose #ReleaseTheAyerCut

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    I'm not watching Vol. 3 if Gunn isn't involved.
     
  10. DACrowe Registered

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    I addressed in the other thread that I was wrong about that. And I concede that it was probably mostly or totally people stirring the pot for clicks on blogs (or something more heinous and political).

    But to explain it for a second my (wrong) reading of it: It isn't about social media "who's following who." To me this particular all plays like a nasty echo of the blacklist and I wonder if we will see more of this (where folks are run out of the industry not because of what they've done but what they've written on social media). And the actors and filmmakers who turned their backs on colleagues because it was easier to go along and get along during that era... they're not remembered as strong principled types.

    With that said, yes, this does appear to mostly be clickbait, and I admit, again, I was wrong on that point.

    (I'm still not paying to watch the third though if someone else directs.)
     
  11. Spider-Fan SHHFFL 2014/2019 Champion

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    GotG3 likely won't hit Netflix. That will go to Disney streaming. The Disney blackout of Netflix will be in full force by then.
     
  12. Chris B Registered

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    No because I love these characters too much, but my enthusiasm for Vol. 3 has taken a real hit.
     
  13. Captain Marvel SHAZAM!

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    No. With the possible exception of Kevin Feige, the MCU is bigger than any one person. Even RDJ, given enough time, could probably be replaced.

    The Captain America and Avengers movies passed from the hands of Johnston and Whedon to the Russo Brothers and they were better for it. Thor passed from the hands of Taylor to Waititi and it was better for it. Depending on who Marvel gets, Vol. 3 could still be great, or even better (And I feel especially confident about that given that Marvel has worked with Taika Waititi).
     
  14. ImSGirl95 Doreen Green

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  15. B [insert witty comment]

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    Nope. Thought the 2nd film was crap, but I still plan on seeing a 3rd.

    Gunn made several distasteful comments/jokes & given that Disney is an extremely family friendly company they don't want to be associated with someone freely joking in a public forum about such sensitive topics. Was a business decision, I'm sure Disney/Marvel were more concerned about people boycotting the movie had he been left in charge. The comments/jokes don't offend me as I understand jokes & I understand sarcasm intimately, but he shouldn't be rehired.

    Enjoy the overly sensitive & politically correct world that's been created. :up:
     
  16. TheVileOne Registered

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    Yup. This is what a lot of liberals and people on the left of the political spectrum advocated. And this is the result.

    I'm not saying I support, but this is the world we live in now.
     
  17. MahvelBaby! Registered

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    I'll wait for reviews
     
  18. Kahran Ramsus Super Moderator

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    Well, yeah. If it gets like 10% on Rotten Tomatoes, I will likely skip it too, as would just about any film with a score like that.
     
  19. B [insert witty comment]

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    Yeah film critics are always right, probably best to just let them watch a film for me & have them let me know if I like it.
     
  20. Kahran Ramsus Super Moderator

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    If the reviews are that bad, chances are slim that they are wrong. I liked Iron Fist that got 18%, but even that wasn't great, merely okay.
    Once in a while something comes along that gets slammed that I like, but they are comparatively rare. 9 times out of 10 if a film gets awful reviews, I end up agreeing with them. So why waste time and money going to the theater when odds are that bad? It is a stupid bet.
     
  21. Spider-Fan SHHFFL 2014/2019 Champion

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    I liked Iron Fist, as well. Show had problems for sure, but I liked it more than LC season 1.
     
  22. Venom 1988 formerly Ultimate_Venom

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    No I'm not boycotting the movie.

    It's a shame he probably won't be able to work on it, but I'm not loosing sleep over it. They can find a suitable replacement.
     
  23. Frodo Registered

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    I'm not losing sleep either, though I do feel Disney is losing a talented director and filmmaker.

    That said, I come at this whole thing with Gunn from the perspective of someone who's watched show biz, the music biz, entertainment since basically elementary school.

    So the idea of unfair things happening , actors , directors, entertainers, singers, musicians, comedians etc, getting canned or banned for things they've said or done , really isn't as shocking to me as it as alot of other fanboys. Its more par for the course in studio exec behavior than an aberration. Doesn't make it right, but its not unexpected by any means in show business.

    Given Disney's long history of screwing people, it also wasn't as stunning and out of left field for me as it was for much of fandom.

    So ,I don't have the raw visceral emotion either way that alot of my fanboys have over the firing.

    Don't get me wrong, I loved the first GOTG. The second one was just okay imo. At this point , I basically have to see what happens in the next Avengers with these characters before I can really get psyched or concerned for a third film.
     
  24. Limonade Registered

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    Lol. No. I don't base my movie decisions over behind the scene turmoil.

    I let the movie itself sway me via trailers and marketing.
     
  25. B [insert witty comment]

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    To make your own mind up? Could rattle you off a very long list of films that are much better (or worse) than their RT critical consensus says.

    I don't understand this current culture of people living or dying by whether or not something gets a positive Rotten Tomatoes score to the point that they let it shape their own opinion of the film in question.
     

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