'Guardians of the Galaxy' - August 1, 2014

[duggie walker]

Originally Posted by khan1670

I'm sorry, but is this questioning the appearance of a racoon while simultaneously asking for a reboot of Howard the Duck????

Seriously????

Ok, I thought it was a simple post but I'll explain it to you.

I don't know s**t about GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY. It might be brilliant. But I know that if you introduce a space raccoon into the same universe as any of The Avengers characters, the mass public will desert the movies. Same as they would if you introduced HOWARD THE DUCK into that world.

It's not the idea of making a GUARDIANS film that concerns me. It' s the proposed idea of cross-pollination. But I genuinely don't think Marvel are that stupid; so either I'm jumping to conclusions about the characters or they've got some kind of plan.

Or they ARE that stupid.

I get the feeling that you only know HOWARD THE DUCK from the movie but go back and get yourself some of the original comics. It's a satirical, adult comic book starring a hard-drinking, smoking duck that has a human girlfriend and dresses like Tom Waits; as far from Lucas's abortion as Nolan's Batman is from Adam West's (though considerably less fun).

Me, I'd like to see them do Howard properly (hence the use of the word "Personally") but I acknowledge in my post that it would likely struggle to find an audience, both because the character has been tainted forever and because it's a really weird comic-book. So I would not say that I am "asking" for it; just that I'd like to see it. But I don't expect to, and I don't think Marvel would be best advised-to.

Hope this has cleared everything up for you.

[UK_fan_05]

Confirmed to be released in 2014 by Feige at CC today.

[bainbridge's_stache]

Concept art

[fgomike]

That picture reminds me of a bad trip I once took. Specially that #%* racoon!

[Cook]

I'm having a hard time taking a gun wielding racoon in live action seriously. Never heard of these guys til last month.The marketing is gonna have to work hard to sell me a ticket.

[RJ Smoove]

Originally Posted by Cook

I'm having a hard time taking a gun wielding racoon in live action seriously. Never heard of these guys til last month.The marketing is gonna have to work hard to sell me a ticket.

Especially if they want to tie it to the Avengers saga with

[Show spoiler]Thanos being involved

. Personally, I'm really digging the concept art. Have to see the CG in action before I'm 100% on board, but I trust Fiege and Co.

[UK_fan_05]

Originally Posted by Cook

I'm having a hard time taking a gun wielding racoon in live action seriously. Never heard of these guys til last month.The marketing is gonna have to work hard to sell me a ticket.

[Cook]

Originally Posted by RJ Smoove

Especially if they want to tie it to the Avengers saga with

[Show spoiler]Thanos being involved

. Personally, I'm really digging the concept art. Have to see the CG in action before I'm 100% on board, but I trust Fiege and Co.

That's what worries me. I feel like Marvel is expecting everyone to go see this, because if we don't we won't understand what is going on in Avengers 2. They are banking on us going along for the ride. I was fine with Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, and Hulk, but Racoons with guns is getting into ridiculous territory. For me, at least. The racoon is causing me to have flashbacks of Starfox.

IDK I could love this gun wielding furry little bastard. Its possible, but its gonna take Marvel really making it work and selling it to me. No half-ass marketing.

[RJ Smoove]

Originally Posted by Cook

That's what worries me. I feel like Marvel is expecting everyone to go see this, because if we don't we won't understand what is going on in Avengers 2. They are banking on us going along for the ride. I was fine with Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, and Hulk, but Racoons with guns is getting into ridiculous territory. For me, at least. The racoon is causing me to have flashbacks of Starfox.

IDK I could love this gun wielding furry little bastard. Its possible, but its gonna take Marvel really making it work and selling it to me. No half-ass marketing.

Hey, I don't blame ya. Nor will I blame the general audience when it comes out. I can bet you everything I own that "From the producers of The Avengers" will be on every piece of advertisement.

Like I said, I have faith in Fiege and his team. I'm cautiously optimistic.

[Cook]

Originally Posted by RJ Smoove

Hey, I don't blame ya. Nor will I blame the general audience when it comes out. I can bet you everything I own that "From the producers of The Avengers" will be on every piece of advertisement.

Like I said, I have faith in Fiege and his team. I'm cautiously optimistic.

I'm having a brain fart. What has Fiege and his team worked on previously?

[500_Days_of_Night]

Originally Posted by Cook

That's what worries me. I feel like Marvel is expecting everyone to go see this, because if we don't we won't understand what is going on in Avengers 2. They are banking on us going along for the ride. I was fine with Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, and Hulk, but Racoons with guns is getting into ridiculous territory. For me, at least. The racoon is causing me to have flashbacks of Starfox.

IDK I could love this gun wielding furry little bastard. Its possible, but its gonna take Marvel really making it work and selling it to me. No half-ass marketing.

You just know that the raccoon is gonna totally steal the show. He HAS to. They know good & well that people are gonna have a hard time accepting him so they absolutely have to make him the showstealer.

[RJ Smoove]

Originally Posted by Cook

I'm having a brain fart. What has Fiege and his team worked on previously?

The Avengers and its five prequels.

[RJ Smoove]

Originally Posted by 500_Days_of_Night

You just know that the raccoon is gonna totally steal the show. He HAS to. They know good & well that people are gonna have a hard time accepting him so they absolutely have to make him the showstealer.

Like the next Hit-Girl, except a lot less filthy.

[Beast]

Sweet Zombie Jesus. That concept art is awesome.

If Rocket is anything like his comic counterpart, he's gonna be the badass fan favorite of the team. Also... Rocket Vs. Thanos.



He's a tactical genius and master of weapons and explosives. Think of him as A-Team's Hannibal in Raccoon form.

[Cook]

Originally Posted by RJ Smoove

The Avengers and its five prequels.

Ok it was a massive brain fart lol!

Yeah, they have pretty much delivered on all those films so I'm not going to doubt them right out of the gate.

Originally Posted by RJ Smoove

Like the next Hit-Girl, except a lot less filthy.

God if he steals the show like hit girl did then they have nothing to worry about. He will be a classic.

[AlexG]

Originally Posted by Cook

That's what worries me. I feel like Marvel is expecting everyone to go see this, because if we don't we won't understand what is going on in Avengers 2. They are banking on us going along for the ride. I was fine with Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, and Hulk, but Racoons with guns is getting into ridiculous territory. For me, at least. The racoon is causing me to have flashbacks of Starfox.

IDK I could love this gun wielding furry little bastard. Its possible, but its gonna take Marvel really making it work and selling it to me. No half-ass marketing.

Whats wrong with the Raccoon using a Gun...lol!

Rocket%20Raccoon%201.jpg

[Beast]

*Grins at AlexG* And that's the more corny version from the 70's.

Check out his recent appearance along with the GotG on Avenger: EMH.

[Clark Kent]

Marvel seems to be reaching on this one. Why couldn't we get an Iron Fist movie before these third-stringers (and I say that as someone that owns the entire first run of Guardians from the 90s)? I guess there is a reason why they call them Marvel Zombies...

[RJ Smoove]

Originally Posted by Beast

*Grins at AlexG* And that's the more corny version from the 70's.

Check out his recent appearance along with the GotG on Avenger: EMH.

Oh, you mean this...

[Show spoiler]

[Beast]

*Sighs Happily* Gotta love that Raccoon.