The Avengers Guardians of the Galaxy (2014): Will tie-in with The Avengers

[marcvader]

Who cares what the cool kids think.

 

[cherokeesam]

I think the humor comes from the sheer old fashioned cheesiness of it. Like Masters of The Universe. I'm not sure of the word I'm looking for but it's a pretty overconfident statement with a title like that. Kind of like naming your movie "The King Of Everything". I see a lot of people saying "We're gonna go see Guardians this weekend" with a straight face but not so much "We're going to see Guardians of The Galaxy this weekend". Just uttering the latter sentence immediately makes you sound like a geek or a dork. Something that I take pride in but others may not. I honestly look forward to the cheese.

Considering that these are the same audiences that will someday ask for tickets for Ant-Man, Ms. Marvel, and Dr. Strange, I don't think they'll be iffy about saying "Guardians of the Galaxy."

It's space opera: what's not to love? Kids love the concept from the get-go; older folks will love it for a nostalgic Flash Gordon vibe; and hipsters will love it for the irony of heroes with names like Rocket Raccoon, Drax the Destroyer, Star-Lord and Groot.

 

[Tony Stark]

Just curious, I was talking with a friend of mine about this, and he was laughing at it because he thinks the title is really stupid.

What are your thoughts on this? A title might not seem like a big deal, but given that movies like Cowboys & Aliens and Abraham Lincoln: Vampite Hunter had titles that were widely mocked (and both turned in poor box office results) do you think that GotG could suffer the same fate?

Is it any more rediculous than "Justice League"? These things are what they are, I personally love it that Marvel isn't ashamed of the source material and are boldly moving forward.

Who else would have the balls to make a movie about a raccoon that talks and carries a gun twice his size.

I think with a good story and the budget in check this could be successful. Is this going to make as much as the Iron Man films? Probably no.

 

[Savage]

I just can't wait to see how DC attempts to counter this. Their answer to Iron Man was Green Lantern after all. t: I can't image what character or even a group they'd drag up to compete with the surprise hit that will be a talking Raccoon.

 

[natey2k4]

Rocket Raccoon is going to sell A LOT of toys.

 

[Vartha]

Rocket Raccoon is going to sell A LOT of toys.

MAYBE, Howard didn't do that well and if I recall right there HAVE been Rocket Racoon figures back in the 80's or 90's that stayed on shelves.

 

[Majik1387]

MAYBE, Howard didn't do that well and if I recall right there HAVE been Rocket Racoon figures back in the 80's or 90's that stayed on shelves.

Well, his appearance in GotG may boost those sales this day and age.

 

[Lord]

I just can't wait to see how DC attempts to counter this. Their answer to Iron Man was Green Lantern after all. t: I can't image what character or even a group they'd drag up to compete with the surprise hit that will be a talking Raccoon.

Maybe Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. would be an option.

 

[Silver Surfer]

Marvel has to be doing this to troll DC. Rocket effin' Raccoon is getting a movie before Wonder Woman and the Flash, LMFAO.

 

[Micromind]

I just can't wait to see how DC attempts to counter this. Their answer to Iron Man was Green Lantern after all. t: I can't image what character or even a group they'd drag up to compete with the surprise hit that will be a talking Raccoon.

GL Sequel.

Chip.

 

[Savage]

Marvel has to be doing this to troll DC. Rocket effin' Raccoon is getting a movie before Wonder Woman and the Flash, LMFAO.

I'm getting a laugh out of that as well and I'm a DC fan.

GL Sequel.

Chip.

I was thinking the same thing but I'm not too sure if they'd give GL another try. If they do, though, it'll probably feel radically different from the last one (something I'd whole heartedly welcome).

 

[Lord]

Marvel has to be doing this to troll DC. Rocket effin' Raccoon is getting a movie before Wonder Woman and the Flash, LMFAO.

It's not that stranger, Howard the f****ng duck was made before Spider-man, X-Men, Avengers, Green Lantern, and Fantastic Four

 

[TikkiEXX]

MAYBE, Howard didn't do that well and if I recall right there HAVE been Rocket Racoon figures back in the 80's or 90's that stayed on shelves.

the weird thing is i think out of all these guys Rocket is by far the most recognisable at the moment. he was pretty awesome on that episode of EMH but its the fact that he was in Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 that really helps him out. a ton of people played that game and the response to Rocket was pretty strong in a good way. alot of people became fans of his because of that game. be interesting to see if it carrys over to the film

 

[Tony Stark]

Rocket Raccoon is a freaking bad ***. I cannot wait to see this on screen. I hope they do not hold out for the CGI for this character.

Is he totally absurd? Yes
Is he totally unbelievable? Yes
Would he kick Sam Jackson's ass? In a New York minute!

 

[cherokeesam]

I just can't wait to see how DC attempts to counter this. Their answer to Iron Man was Green Lantern after all. t: I can't image what character or even a group they'd drag up to compete with the surprise hit that will be a talking Raccoon.

Challengers of the Unknown.

 

[JB-the-Hunter]

Rocket Raccoon is a freaking bad ***. I cannot wait to see this on screen. I hope they do not hold out for the CGI for this character.

Is he totally absurd? Yes
Is he totally unbelievable? Yes
Would he kick Sam Jackson's ass? In a New York minute!

I said this somewhere else, but I hope Rocket Raccon curses in every sentence. Not literally of course, but just enough to get the point across that he's not to be taken lightly.

 

[arman200]

Just curious, I was talking with a friend of mine about this, and he was laughing at it because he thinks the title is really stupid.

What are your thoughts on this? A title might not seem like a big deal, but given that movies like Cowboys & Aliens and Abraham Lincoln: Vampite Hunter had titles that were widely mocked (and both turned in poor box office results) do you think that GotG could suffer the same fate?

I'm surprised Captain America wasn't openly mocked as a name and title. I think when people see that it's a marvel movie, they will just jump on board.

 

[Savage]

Challengers of the Unknown.

HA! Now there's an obscure one. The only books I've ever even read them in were all Crisis related in one way or another. I'd laugh if this was greenlit, not because it's a bad idea (it's not), but because it would seem like it would obviously be in response.

 

[JB-the-Hunter]

I'm surprised Captain America wasn't openly mocked as a name and title. I think when people see that it's a marvel movie, they will just jump on board.

Why would the name Captain America get knocked...

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... and not Batman?

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[Spider-Vader]

Just curious, I was talking with a friend of mine about this, and he was laughing at it because he thinks the title is really stupid.

What are your thoughts on this? A title might not seem like a big deal, but given that movies like Cowboys & Aliens and Abraham Lincoln: Vampite Hunter had titles that were widely mocked (and both turned in poor box office results) do you think that GotG could suffer the same fate?

The thing is the two movies you mentioned sucked (or at the best were mediocre), there's a good chance Guardians will actually be good.

MAYBE, Howard didn't do that well and if I recall right there HAVE been Rocket Racoon figures back in the 80's or 90's that stayed on shelves.

1.) That's because Howard's movie was (sadly) ass
2.) I'm not sure about Rocky figures during that time period because he was Z-List at the time. Plus, that was before his reinvention when he was some Disney space character. Now he's a badass gun wielding psycho with a British accent, what's not to love?

 

[TikkiEXX]

hmmmm. theres not really a powerhouse on this team. mostly brawlers and blasters. im still expecting an assist from Nova, Adam Warlock, or Quasar. well a version of Quasar. guess theres a few to pick from. lol.

 

[LauraT]

What are your thoughts on this? A title might not seem like a big deal, but given that movies like Cowboys & Aliens and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter had titles that were widely mocked (and both turned in poor box office results) do you think that GotG could suffer the same fate?

This film might end up being highly mockable if they don't pull off RR and Groot (especially) right, but I don't think the name will be a big problem, Comic book movies get more of a pass on corny names than other action movies. It's not any worse than "Star Wars" would have sounded in 1977 before it became iconic, if we're talking space opera.

Although I wonder if the same bright sparks at Disney who dropped the "of Mars" from John Carter suggested it become "The Guardians" (if they still have jobs). Come to think of it, it's interesting that Disney ok'd another risky space epic the year John Carter flopped. Either the script and concept work must have been amazing or they were really hyped up on the idea of "Avengers in Space".

 

[Captain Marvel]

From what I understand, Disney doesn't really have any input on what Marvel Studios does. That may change if Marvel makes a series of screwups, but as of right now, the Disney higherups don't exercise any sort of oversight over Marvel on what projects are greenlighted or what's done with them.

 

[marcvader]

From what I understand, Disney doesn't really have any input on what Marvel Studios does. That may change if Marvel makes a series of screwups, but as of right now, the Disney higherups don't exercise any sort of oversight over Marvel on what projects are greenlighted or what's done with them.

Correct. They don't interfere with Marvel Studios or Marvels comics.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

hmmmm. theres not really a powerhouse on this team. mostly brawlers and blasters. im still expecting an assist from Nova, Adam Warlock, or Quasar. well a version of Quasar. guess theres a few to pick from. lol.

Erm, Drax? Especially if they use the old version, who could fly through a star and come out the other end unscathed, Surfer flew him through one to get rid of him and nothing happened to him.

The newer version isnt even a slouch either, he killed Thanos in Annihilation, as well as many others during that event.