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I truly hate the "my friends say X" test. It means absolutely nothing, and doesn't speak for the populace.
Christopher Nolan also talked about how he was thinking of being done with Batman after THE DARK KNIGHT, but they got him back for a third film too. And Whedon said he wasn't sure if he'd be back for this 2nd film. A lot of the time it's just posturing to work towards negotiating a better deal.
Disagree. IRON MAN 3 was, for me, the best solo film since the first IRON MAN film at the time of its release. And yes, it had its haters, but the gonzo box office would suggest it had plenty of fans too.
You must be hanging out with the wrong people then, as everyone I know who follows films, even the ones not remotely into comics, are drooling with anticipation over GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY. For many it seems to tick all the right STAR WARS buttons.
I truly hate the "my friends say X" test. It means absolutely nothing, and doesn't speak for the populace.
I never said it did speak for everyone, just the people I know. I am trying to convince them to go see it but non of them like the look of it. Its not as if I was using that statement to bash the movie either, just that I hope the marketing gears up soon to let people like my brother and his friends know what the movie is about.
It wouldnt be a shock to learn many other people feel the same as the trailers havent really explained what its all about. From a fan point of view I have loved the trailers personally though.
I didn't say you said that you spoke for everyone, but you were using your friend's opinions as a way to gage overall interest in the project, and my point is no matter what anyone's group of friends say or how they feel, it isn't a good sample size to infer anything.
Just a personal observation on some of the stuff going on above, but I feel that Joss Whedon has become so integral to and popular for his oversight within the MCU that I don't believe the dude is going anywhere for a long time. He has reached a level of importance in the oversight, at least in my mind, that is 2nd only to Stan Lee's in the success of these stories coming alive. I for one welcome our new benevolent overlord, may his reign be long and may his enemies be eaten alive by fireflies.
All my friends said they love Spider-Fan. It will crush them when I inform them their love is spurned.
God knows what they'll do afterwards.
I think Feige deserves a lot of the credit people give Whedon.
I hated Feige in the early going, particularly his handling of TIH and how he treated the negotiations with Norton for a possible return to The Avengers.
Since that time he's kind've won me over with his vision and how things have panned out.
Only if he keeps his beard from the hunger game. In fact, I demand he keep it for all movies for the rest of his career