Re: why people are nuts for the franchise, I can't speak for others, but I dig Marvel and these are the best movies that have been made of Marvel properties, and on top of that they're all interconnected. I'm not gonna pretend that it's high art, but in terms of what it is and what it does, it's pretty much everything I could've hoped for.
― In the words of Boltair (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 30 May 2017 19:45 (six years ago) link
agreed
― Max-Headroom-drops-a-deuce-while-shredding (Sparkle Motion), Tuesday, 30 May 2017 19:46 (six years ago) link
It's kind of miraculous that they keep hitting that sweet spot of the Venn diagram where Marvel fans and the general public intersect. Like, they could easily go the DC route and be like, 'here's another movie about that Super Man intellectual property we own, have fun people who kind of know who that is, fuck you people with any vested interest'. I'm thrilled that these movies are crack for my nerd brain and also that I get to overhear little kids excitedly leaving the theater and looking forward to more.
― In the words of Boltair (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 30 May 2017 20:08 (six years ago) link
old lunch massively OTM in last 2 posts.mk2 (13) enjoyed these films way more than any other superhero film.marvel or dc based.
― mark e, Tuesday, 30 May 2017 20:26 (six years ago) link
I am for this.
https://io9.gizmodo.com/david-hasselhoffs-guardians-of-the-galaxy-rap-is-gettin-1796789156
...audiences who lingered for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2's end credits were serenaded by an obscenely funky song called Guardians Inferno, complete with a David Hasselhoff rap that successfully managed to rhyme “procyon lotor” with “good with motors.”But the good news is you’ll get to hear it and see it all over again when Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 gets its home release, because James Gunn has announced that there’s an honest to god music video for the song that’ll be included on the disc. And if the poster’s anything to go by, it seems like it’s going to involve the main Guardians cast getting their funk on with Hasselhoff.Yes, that really is Karen Gillan, Chris Pratt, Pom Klementieff, Sean Gunn, Dave Bautisa, Zoe Saldana, Michael Rooker, and presumably either Vin Diesel or Bradley Cooper dressed up as a silvery robot in the background.
But the good news is you’ll get to hear it and see it all over again when Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 gets its home release, because James Gunn has announced that there’s an honest to god music video for the song that’ll be included on the disc. And if the poster’s anything to go by, it seems like it’s going to involve the main Guardians cast getting their funk on with Hasselhoff.
Yes, that really is Karen Gillan, Chris Pratt, Pom Klementieff, Sean Gunn, Dave Bautisa, Zoe Saldana, Michael Rooker, and presumably either Vin Diesel or Bradley Cooper dressed up as a silvery robot in the background.
https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--u67nwkKv--/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/wcksvd3lettbcsdbphtb.png
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 11 July 2017 03:56 (six years ago) link
lol
― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 11 July 2017 04:16 (six years ago) link
I somehow doubt this will improve darraghmac's opinion of the piece
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 11 July 2017 04:23 (six years ago) link
that's a pretty depressing bar you've set
― Yoni Loves Chocha (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 11 July 2017 04:29 (six years ago) link
Hey I'm just feeling guilty let me wallow
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 11 July 2017 05:00 (six years ago) link
deems otm tbf
― Doubtless they are toss. (sic), Tuesday, 11 July 2017 06:29 (six years ago) link
Tombot otm
Sic otm
Hey sic. Dyou remember when we bid our fond goodbyes in Dublin, I ran into a fella from home and was half talking to him half talking to you? (I may be asking for a total recall here)
― jk rowling obituary thread (darraghmac), Tuesday, 11 July 2017 06:35 (six years ago) link
This is...scarily accurate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlUdkRBOv64
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 21 July 2017 16:51 (six years ago) link
So...rumors about this all day now?
BREAKING: JAMES GUNN has reportedly been removed as director of the GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY franchise following old tweets that have come to light. Developing...— Jeff Sneider (@TheInSneider) July 20, 2018
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 20 July 2018 19:28 (five years ago) link
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/james-gunn-exits-guardians-galaxy-vol-3-1128786
shitcanned by jack fuckin posobiec, ouch
― BIG RICHARD ENERGY (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 20 July 2018 19:35 (five years ago) link
sounds like bullshit
but deserved sacking after sequel anyway
was some load of old shit
― dele alli my bookmarks (darraghmac), Friday, 20 July 2018 19:40 (five years ago) link
ugh, revived the other thread without seeing this one
it is truly remarkable that people don't delete all their old tweets the moment they get any kind of success
― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Friday, 20 July 2018 19:45 (five years ago) link
surprising the film companies don't have policies on this stuff. acquaintance who is a political spin doctor got a promotion and was given a day off before commencing the job to delete/edit any questionable internet content that he may have posted on social media or forums
― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Friday, 20 July 2018 19:48 (five years ago) link
nobody knows whomst tf I am and I rarely tweet anything particularly inflammatory (and uh certainly nothing approaching what's in those Gunn tweets) and I *still* have them set to auto-delete after like three weeks
― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Friday, 20 July 2018 19:52 (five years ago) link
whats in the tweets
― dele alli my bookmarks (darraghmac), Friday, 20 July 2018 19:53 (five years ago) link
Examples are in the links above. Pretty bad “Transgressive” rape and pedophilila jokes from 10-12 when there was less of a pushback against that. He was criticizing Trump this week than people like Cernovich and his followers started looking through his past tweets.
― Nerdstrom Poindexter, Friday, 20 July 2018 19:57 (five years ago) link
He's an ex-Troma guy, right? That makes it *extra* wild to me that he wasn't digitally vetted.
― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Friday, 20 July 2018 19:59 (five years ago) link
how it got to this is inane. dude wrote Tromeo and Juliet, nobody thought of looking at any of his social media before investing hundreds of millions of dollars in him directing a family friendly franchise for Disney.
― Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 20 July 2018 19:59 (five years ago) link
what he said
― Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 20 July 2018 20:00 (five years ago) link
See, this is why I use my govt. name as little as possible online. Can you even imagine how my ILX posts might come back to bite me on the ass, given that I'm the current vice president of the United States? WHOOOOOOOMPS
― Hi My father very Rusted Root with me what can I do? (Old Lunch), Friday, 20 July 2018 20:04 (five years ago) link
obviously the bad faith of Jack Posobiecus is off the fucking charts but I can't really go along with everyone on left twitter who is already calling this a clear symptom of gamergate culture because one of those tweets uses the adjective "disgusting" to describe someone who is likened to a "tranny" and if a conservative cultural figure tweeted that these folks would be calling for their head.
― evol j, Friday, 20 July 2018 20:09 (five years ago) link
I love the idea of mike pence writing that stephen king sex paragraph parody
― El Tomboto, Friday, 20 July 2018 20:16 (five years ago) link
I AM TOOTH pic.twitter.com/ohkYIrRGan— Hector 🅰️ Parayuelos (@hecpara) August 22, 2018
OMG, there is a video... pic.twitter.com/oqqIv1tNaM— Derek Slager (@derekslager) August 22, 2018
― guardians of the gums: i am tooth (voodoo chili), Thursday, 23 August 2018 20:27 (five years ago) link
the sequel we all need
hmmmm
https://io9.gizmodo.com/james-gunn-is-going-to-dc-and-will-write-the-next-suici-1829631777
― Number None, Tuesday, 9 October 2018 19:49 (five years ago) link
deeply mixed feelings
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 9 October 2018 20:09 (five years ago) link