Guardians of the Galaxy (James Gunn)

[Dukefrukem]

So 7 YAYs and only 3 ratings.

[Watashi]

Anyone else love the intentional unintentional slam at Man of Steel in this?

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"We need to evacuate this city! Make sure no one gets hurt."

Or Nova stopping to shoot at falling debris from crashing to the surface.

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[number8]

Anyone else love the intentional unintentional slam at Man of Steel in this?

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"We need to evacuate this city! Make sure no one gets hurt."

Or Nova stopping to shoot at falling debris from crashing to the surface.

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Yeah. It's actually kind of improbable and jarring [

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how quickly and easily they evacuated an entire city off-screen

], but they obviously threw that in to emphasize that that's what heroes do.

[number8]

It's also I think why I didn't find the final assault as boring as the large scale aerial set pieces in Thor 2 or Iron Man 2. It's not just things flying around blowing up each other. I really like that they break that up with the Nova net moment and the aforementioned Space Invaders sequence.

[number8]

Wow, this had the biggest Thursday night opening of the year, beating out Winter Soldier.

[Dukefrukem]

Yeh, but there were 7PM shows (which I was tempted to go to) and school is out.

Still good, but I don't think it will do $100 mil this weekend. '

Also, nice new Avatar and User Title.

[TGM]

Wow, this had the biggest Thursday night opening of the year, beating out Winter Soldier.

Yeah, it was the first Thursday opening I've been to since The Dark Knight Rises that actually had a line waiting to get in.

[number8]

Yeh, but there were 7PM shows (which I was tempted to go to) and school is out.

So did Winter Soldier and a bunch of other blockbusters for the past few months. It's kinda standard now.

[Pop Trash]

It'll make a lot of money Thursday/Friday and then drop off. There's a lot of people (like me) who just don't give a shit.

[Watashi]

It'll make a lot of money Thursday/Friday and then drop off. There's a lot of people (like me) who just don't give a shit.

Nah. This movie will have huge legs.

[Pop Trash]

Nah. This movie will have huge legs.

It will do well, but not X-Men/Cap Am well. Prediction: around $200 million and in the top twenty B.O. for 2014. There's also competition down the road from Ninja Turtles (unless it really sucks), The Expendables 3, The Giver, and most esp. Sin City 2.

[Watashi]

Sin City 2? Really? That movie will barely make a dent in the box office. No one wants to see that movie.

[Pop Trash]

Sin City 2? Really? That movie will barely make a dent in the box office. No one wants to see that movie.

Right. It's only the sequel to one of the most beloved comic book movies of the past 15 years. The only thing that will stop it is the R-rating.

[TGM]

I personally don't know a single person who has shown any interest in Sin City 2...

[Watashi]

Right. It's only the sequel to one of the most beloved comic book movies of the past 15 years. The only thing that will stop it is the R-rating.

Sin City? One of the most beloved comic book movies of the past 15 years?

You are smoking some of that prime shit. I want it.

[Pop Trash]

I personally don't know a single person who has shown any interest in Sin City 2...

I personally don't know anyone that has seen or has any interest in seeing Transformers 4, in yet it's still the third highest grossing movie of 2014.

[Sycophant]

I can't claim to have a finger on the pulse of Sin City's place in contemporary pop culture or the public appetite for a sequel. In 2005, it made $74 million domestic. $84 million foreign. A success to be sure, but I'm not sure who remembers it or is excited to see more of it. I was a huge fan of the film on release, but a decade later, I have no special interest in seeing more of it. I'm not sure who's in my boat, who still has a lot of enthusiasm for seeing a follow up, or if it's had enough success on home viewing platforms to make this a hotly anticipated movie on a scale the first couldn't be. I somehow doubt it's going to really rival Transformers or Marvel properties, but I genuinely don't know what's what with this stuff anymore.

[Skitch]

There's a lot of people (like me)...

[Skitch]

I personally don't know anyone that has seen or has any interest in seeing Transformers 4, in yet it's still the third highest grossing movie of 2014.

Theres a lot of people unlike you, I guess. Not trying to insult you or anything, its fine, but this is generally mainstream stuff, and you tend to hate mainstream stuff (I think?), so its not odd to think you don't hang out with the mainstream crowd. I doubt most of us here do.

[Pop Trash]

The R-rating will prevent Sin City 2 from making as much money as Guardians but unless it gets totally panned it will probably make about 100 million or so. I guess my initial point isn't that Guardians won't make a boat load of cash, just that it isn't the only hot property coming out this August and thus won't have the amazing legs people think.

People underestimate franchise name recognition in the real world with people who drag their kids to these things. On the internet you would think Scott Pilgrim made more money than Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland.

[TGM]

I dunno, I guess I always assumed Sin City was considered more of a cult classic than some big mainstream movie that the masses would flock to.

[Watashi]

The R-rating will prevent Sin City 2 from making as much money as Guardians but unless it gets totally panned it will probably make about 100 million or so. I guess my initial point isn't that Guardians won't make a boat load of cash, just that it isn't the only hot property coming out this August and thus won't have the amazing legs people think.

People underestimate franchise name recognition in the real world with people who drag their kids to these things. On the internet you would think Scott Pilgrim made more money than Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland.

I will give you every penny credited to my name if Sin City 2 breaks 100 million domestic.

[Pop Trash]

I will give you every penny credited to my name if Sin City 2 breaks 100 million domestic.

Sounds fantastic. This "bet" is only one sided fyi.

[Dead & Messed Up]

The first Sin City is well-regarded, but it's really been too long for a sequel to capture attention, and its original lure - the bizarre aesthetic and big stars - is likely a one-time-only draw. It'll do business, but I don't see it as any kind of a threat to something like Guardians.

[Grouchy]

People will watch anything with marketing.