Guardians of the Galaxy- Starring Rocket Raccoon and friends!
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10cc? Fuck yeah.
I was at Walmart today and I saw a GotG "junior reader" book. I flipped through it because why not. Might be funny.
Turns out it's the whole plot of the movie, at least I assume it is, because it was a decent length and the part I saw was [sp]a prison escape bit[/sp]. So I almost spoiled the whole damn thing for myself.
Though I did notice one thing, not a heavy spoiler, just confirmation of something:
[sp]Rocket apparently isn't a raccoon at all. Normally this would make me enter a nerd rage the likes this world has never seen, but I thought about it for a bit and came to a conclusion. The movie is it's own universe and a fresh start, they're allowed to make these changes because there's no canon to utterly fucking destroy (thanks Bendis). Also I don't think James Gunnis retarded enough to make it an annoying ass meme/joke/pieceofshit. I did go read the bit where Peter meets Rocket, and there's a small exchange about him being/notbeing raccoon and then that's it. I didn't notice it popping up again.[/sp]
[QUOTE=Katatonic717;45276084]I was at Walmart today and I saw a GotG "junior reader" book. I flipped through it because why not. Might be funny.
Turns out it's the whole plot of the movie, at least I assume it is, because it was a decent length and the part I saw was [sp]a prison escape bit[/sp]. So I almost spoiled the whole damn thing for myself.
Though I did notice one thing, not a heavy spoiler, just confirmation of something:
[sp]Rocket apparently isn't a raccoon at all. Normally this would make me enter a nerd rage the likes this world has never seen, but I thought about it for a bit and came to a conclusion. The movie is it's own universe and a fresh start, they're allowed to make these changes because there's no canon to utterly fucking destroy (thanks Bendis). Also I don't think James Gunnis retarded enough to make it an annoying ass meme/joke/pieceofshit. I did go read the bit where Peter meets Rocket, and there's a small exchange about him being/notbeing raccoon and then that's it. I didn't notice it popping up again.[/sp][/QUOTE]
I feel like I'm about to open a positively humongous can of worms, but I'm gonna ask anyways: isn't it canon in the comics that Rocket isn't a raccoon, he's just an alien that looks like one?
And weren't they changing this for the movie into an actual raccoon that had technology shoved into him by space dicks?
[QUOTE=BanthaFodder;45278057]I feel like I'm about to open a positively humongous can of worms, but I'm gonna ask anyways: isn't it canon in the comics that Rocket isn't a raccoon, he's just an alien that looks like one?
And weren't they changing this for the movie into an actual raccoon that had technology shoved into him by space dicks?[/QUOTE]
It's kind of the other way around.
Rocket's origin has never been clear. In the classic 4 issues, he was related to animals brought to another planet called Halfworld. The animals were bred and genetically modified over multiple generations to talk and have sentience and stuff. It was never made clear if they were from Earth, but we know the people who brought them there sure weren't.
Then when he reappeared in Annihilation Conquest: Star-Lord, he was just said to be straight up from Earth and modified on Halfworld.
After that comic series, he made a return in the post Annihilation Guardians of the Galaxy series (my all time favorite comic series) and there was a joke here and there related to how he was a raccoon and he didn't give a shit.
Then it got vauge as shit when it was revealed all the Halfworld stuff was just some kind of matrix simulation, but there still is a Halfworld and he was born/brought there.
Then in the new Guardians comics (which are total fucking trash, do not read them) instead of trying to keep his backstory kinda vague and mysterious like it usually was, it was made it into one massive ass joke and have Rocket hate raccoons and get pissed that people even think he is one and im screaming "IM NOT A RACCOON" all the fucking time for no reason and zero explanation.
The movie could be different from what the short bit I read in that book. I hear someplaces he is a raccoon, other's he's kind of a raccoon, and then ones where he just straight isn't. So as for the mcu, it's probably going to be he isn't one, but it's hard to say for certain.
[QUOTE=Takuat;45280045][url]http://thegalaxygetaways.com/[/url][/QUOTE]
There is a trailer now:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiCNtW6RUb0[/media]
I did not expect that swear.
[QUOTE=Fangz;45285867]There is a trailer now:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiCNtW6RUb0[/media][/QUOTE]
This has such a Star Tours feel to it.
[QUOTE=BanthaFodder;45286476]This has such a Star Tours feel to it.[/QUOTE]
What if this is a hint for Star Tours being replaced once they officially announce the Star Wars expansion for Disney Hollywood Studios?
[QUOTE=Fangz;45287017]What if this is a hint for Star Tours being replaced once they officially announce the Star Wars expansion for Disney Hollywood Studios?[/QUOTE]
Why would they replace the most popular attraction which would be a centerpiece for the new Star Wars land?
[URL="http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/MarvelFreshman/news/?a=103059"]New Yondu promo art, and James Gunn answers questions about the movie[/URL]
Still disappointed Yondu doesn't have his crazy ass Mohawk.
[img]http://cdn.screenrant.com/wp-content/uploads/Yondu-Designs-Marvel-Comics-Guardians-of-the-Galaxy.jpg[/img]
Not sure if this was mentioned, but apparently Yondu is like Michael Rooker's favorite super hero. He kept bugging James Gunn about stuff "no no, Yondu would say [i]this[/i] instead".
[QUOTE=Katatonic717;45295207]Still disappointed Yondu doesn't have his crazy ass Mohawk.
[img]http://cdn.screenrant.com/wp-content/uploads/Yondu-Designs-Marvel-Comics-Guardians-of-the-Galaxy.jpg[/img]
Not sure if this was mentioned, but apparently Yondu is like Michael Rooker's favorite super hero. He kept bugging James Gunn about stuff "no no, Yondu would say [i]this[/i] instead".[/QUOTE]
Damn, I hope they won't kill him off, instead he will be a running character throught entire series, kinda like Loki.
[QUOTE=Y U NO OBJECT;45049885][URL="http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2014/06/guardians-of-the-galaxy-sneak-peek-landing-in-disney-parks-july-4/"]Disney Parks will be showing an extended sneak peek starting July 4th[/URL][/QUOTE]
[URL="http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/CallMeDaGod/news/?a=103076"]First reactions to the footage[/URL]
[url=http://avengersuniverse.com/2014/07/05/hilarious-halloween-costumes-for-guardians-of-the-galaxy/]This is some uncanny valley shit here[/url]
[img]http://puu.sh/9Y45E/1c42ac4b57.jpg[/img]
[I]i am groot[/I]
[quote]James Gunn- “For me this movie is about family… It’s about a bunch of people that don’t have a family and they learn to love each other. And I think it’s about giving a shit. I think we live in a world where we’re taught that not giving a shit is the coolest thing, and this is a movie that says it’s really OK to give a shit.”[/quote]
[url=http://screenrant.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-story-themes-james-gunn-interview-2014/]Source.[/url]
Ohana confirmed.
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Oh geez I did not realize this was from 5 months ago AND I would end up double posting.
Fuck
I want to know how they did Drax. His costume looks great.
[QUOTE=redBadger;45320054]I want to know how they did Drax. His costume looks great.[/QUOTE]
they just painted dave bautista green and red...
I think he meant all the meticulous detail on it.
Which i think is specially cut out and shaped latex with transparent sections that they paint with him when applying the makeup.
So I just got back from the 17 minutes preview.
It was good as fuck. This shit it going to totally exceed my expectations. The audience I had was great, they loved the jokes and such.
So hold onto yer butts as I write a synopsis.
[editline]7th July 2014[/editline]
So it wasn't the first 17 minutes of the movie (at least I really doubt it), but it seemed close to the start. Here's what I saw:
[sp]It started off with the line up scene from the trailers.
Started with Drax. Essentialy the same footage as in the trailers.
They got to Gamora and there was a lot here. They talked about how she is the daughter of "the mad Titan Thanos" (so glad they dropped "mad titan") and how she's Nebula's sister and that she's working for Ronan the Accuser.
They got to Rocket, who was growling and snarling and clearly pissed he's going to prison again. The described him as "an illegal genetic expiriment of a lower life form with cybernetic augmentations."
Cut to Groot, same footage as the trailer.
Star-Lord's bit was largely the same as the trailer as well, minus the censoring of the middle finger.
Cut to a view of this bigass Nova corps owned space prison. The view zooms in to a window on the prison and you see Groot, Star-Lord, Rocket, and Gamora in cuffs walking along.
You hear Rocket talking about how he's escaped multiple places and getting out of here will be super easy. Should be said, Rocket's voice has a sorta thick New Yorker type accent.
Anyways, Gamora speaks up and says somethin' like "I don't want to deal with you lowly thieves." and Star-Lord rolls his eyes.
Some banter is exchanged between the group and Star-Lord goes "Why am I talking to a walking tree and a talking raccoon."
Rocket: "What's a 'rah-koon'?"
Star-Lord: "It's what you are dummy"
Then you hear Hooked on a Feeling playing softly as Star-Lord looks over like "wait what"
That scene from the trailer starts where Star-Lord runs up to that big blue dude, except the dialog is much different.
Star-Lord yells at him something like "Hey you big blue bastard, that's my music, put it down!" The big blue dude tases him and Star-Lord says while grimacing in pain "That's Blue Swede, 1970s, Hooke on a Feeling, that's MY song. You have no right t-"
Then they start tasering the shit out of him until he's on the ground and then they keep tasering him. Hooked on a Feeling kicks in for the next scene.
Star-Lord is thrown against a wall as some weird orange liquid is sprayed on him, I guess decontamination stuff. Then it cuts to him putting on his prison uniform as Rocket walks in naked. Rocket turns around and goes to put on his prison suit too and you notice his back. His upper back is shaved and there are this small metal bits sticking out. Star-Lord is looking at this like "what the fuck"
It cuts to the group entering the main hall of the prison.
Star-Lord is looking around when something hits his face and the song suddenly stops.
The prisoners are all throwing and yelling shit. Rocket explains its because of Gamora, how a bunch of their family and friends were killed by her and how most of them are in here because of her.
The big alien dude walks up to Star-Lord and like does this thing where he rubs his finger down Star-Lord's face and basically says "you gunna be my prison bitch".
Suddenly Groot reaches in and shoves two viney fingers up the dudes nose and picks him up like that. Rocket begins a speech to everyone saying like "If you wanna get to this guy, you gotta go through us, or rather, we go through you! This one here's OUR booty!"
Groot throws the big dude on the ground as Star-Lord steps over his knocked out body saying "Uh, yeah, I'm with them."
Cut to a little while later and Star-Lord, Gamora, and Rocket are getting their prison meals. Rocket is making a list of things he needs to escape.
Rocket: "Okay, I'm going to need one of those devices the guards use to control the place, the power source to the watch tower, and that guy's prosthetic leg."
Star-Lord: "What do you want his leg for?"
Rocket: "Just get it, I have a plan."
So Rocket goes on about his plan, and how if he takes the battery out of the watchtower, everything will enter lockdown and they'll be able to escape.
He then goes on to say how he's going to need a ton of time to do this, and how hard it'll be. While he says this, you see Groot in the background, grow taller, grab the thing, and just simply yank it out.
The place goes into lockdown and Rocket, all annoyed, says "Or we can just do this NOW and improvise."
So what follow is an action sequence. I'll sum it up quickly.
Groot starts getting attacked by these robot drones, he grows a few feet and then makes a shield out of branches to stop the bullets. Rocket runs over to Groot, hops on his shoulders, and is like "What the fuck bro I can't get my gun now"
Suddenly we see Drax. Drax runs over to some guards and beats the shit out of them and throws his gun to Rocket.
Rocket grabs the gun, goes "oh yeeaahh" and then we get that part where Rocket starts shooting ontop of Groot's shoulder and Groot roars.
Cut to Gamora fuckin up bitches hardcore. She starts fighting a guard and catches his arm. She goes to take the device from his wrist and he tell her it's embedded into his arm. She clearly does not care.
Cut to Star-Lord walking into the cell with the guy with the prosthetic leg.
"I need that"
"What? My leg?"
"Uhm, yeah"
Cut to Gamora. She tosses Rocket the arm device thingy. Rocket Catches it and starts wiring it into the battery from the watchtower.
Groot grows super tall and Rocket climbs up him to get to the watchtower and to Gamora.
Star-Lord shows up with the leg and starts climbing Groot. Drax follows.
Cut to this guard in the watchtower.
"We need some armored men and so-"
The door behind him opens to the Guardians all together. He raises his hands and Groot grabs him and throws him out of the tower as he does the Wilhelm scream.
Rocket wires together the battery and arm devices further as Star-Lord slaps the leg down next to him.
Rocket: "Oh I don't need that."
Star-Lord: "Then what didya have me get it for!?"
Rocket: "Oh I thought it would be funny! What did he do? Was he hopping around on one foot?"
Star-Lord: "I had to give him like 500 units"
Rocket snickers
Drax then says something about how he doesn't trust Rocket. He uses way too big words and talks in super proper english.
Star-lord: "Man you're just a walking thesaurus."
Drax: "You will do well to not call me a 'thesaurus'."
Star-Lord: "What's your deal? It was just a metaphor."
Rocket: "Naw don't worry about it. It's his race, they take everything real literal. Everything you'll say, just goes right over his head.
Drax: "Nothing shall go over my head. My reflexes are too great. I shall catch it."
Gamora: "I'm going to die surrounded by the biggest idiots. Great."
Outside the watchtower, some Nova Corps dudes show up with riot shields and Rocket Launchers.
They begin firing on the tower.
In the nick of time, Rocket finishes what he was doing, and suddenly everyone starts floating. He disabled the artificial gravity.
The top of the watchtower detaches, the remaining robot drone things attach to it, as we see Rocket also gained control of them. The drones begin acting as thrusters and propel the top of the tower through some heavy metal doors.
And with that the preview ended.
What followed then was an extended trailer. It had a few new scenes, but nothing incredible, just extended bits of stuff we've seen before.[/sp]
extended trailer has dropped:
[url]http://www.fandango.com/movie-trailer/exclusive:guardiansofthegalaxyextendedlook-trailer/157231?autoplay=true&mpxId=2471490651[/url]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEg9y9QliXc[/media]
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