Thor: Ragnarok

Director says he was heavily influenced by 80's sci-fi and fantasy.

Yuuuup.

Funny thing is to this day I haven't and refuse to watch GOTG, so I'm not seeing it at all.

That plane he fled on must have had more fuel than previously thought, and space-flight capability.

edited 13th Apr '17 9:08:29 AM by Soble

I'M MR. MEESEEKS, LOOK AT ME!

If you don't mind my asking, why no GOTG?

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I love the look of joy on Thor's face when he sees Hulk busting out of that arena door. And when he speaks it just makes it even better.

This will probably be the first Thor movie I will see at the cinema - given that the only Marvel studios film I've actually seen there was Guardians, this is high praise coming from me.

(2) Pure stubbornness and lethargy really.

• They just don't really appeal to me. I've already seen Ragtag Bunch Of Mis Fits done before in Far Scape and I don't really see it being done better in GOTG.
• The movie was spoiled for me a bit and I heard that the only real connection GOTG has to rest of the MCU is elaborating on the Infinity Gems and hinting at Thanos.
• Most of my exposure to the movie has been through commercials and memes about Groot and the raccoon character.

Having missed my chance to see GOTG in theaters with friends I've pretty much lacked any incentive to go and watch it. I might watch it one day but it's not high on my to-watch list.

edited 13th Apr '17 12:12:11 PM by Soble

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Just because one show does something really, really good doesn't mean you should never go see anything else using that same concept.

It doesn't just hint at Thanos. Thanos is in the movie.

If all I was exposed to were commercials and memes, I'd dislike those characters, too, but seeing the actual movie, both of them come off as great and complex characters.

Them not watching it is fine. If it doesn't appeal it doesn't appeal.

Seriously. If they don't wanna watch it they don't wanna watch it.

If he dies, he dies. Wait...

Bite my shiny metal ass.

Let Hela claim him.

Hela: I must break you. *crushes Mjolnir*

edited 13th Apr '17 7:01:14 PM by Nightwire

Bite my shiny metal ass.

I'm seriously excited about Hela, guys.

Me too.

How much? Hela if I know.

"The difference between reality and fiction is that fiction has to make sense." - Tom Clancy, paraphrasing Mark Twain.

Hela me if you need someone to share in the hype.

Bite my shiny metal ass.

Dammit Cartman, stop saying "Hela!"

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Now, now. Don't get thor.

"The difference between reality and fiction is that fiction has to make sense." - Tom Clancy, paraphrasing Mark Twain.

That pun was awfully loki.

Bite my shiny metal ass.

I am always excited for Kate Blanchet.

And damn, how does this woman manage to look more beautiful than ever?

She looks younger too, like 40 isn't old, but dang she looked like her young 30s in this trailer.

Believe what, exactly? Are you talking about what I said about Got G's trailer inspiring later big movie trailers to use famous pre-existing music? Because I don't see how that's so unbelievable. Yeah, movie trailers have always had famous or recently popular music to accompany them. I don't recall a ton of superhero movies (and to the extent maybe some big fantasy/sci-fi movies as well) having famous music in their trailers before Got G. Now we see it all the time. It's far more frequent recently and I do think the huge success of Got G's trailers started a trend.

edited 14th Apr '17 8:58:55 PM by diyedas

"That's a to-go order. See! It's already gone!!"

I think that it's a combination of Cate looking younger than she really is naturally, along with the dark hair/makeup/eyeshadow, which might hide and signs of aging that she might have normally.

Except the MCU did it long beforehand...on the top of my mind there are the Ironman trailers which have used AC/DC: Back in Black, Shoot to kill and Highway to Hell, and the Avengers movies which have used "We're in the Together Now" by None Inch Nails and "I've got no strings on me", creepy version. There is also Tamer's "Beautiful Crime" and "Thousand Eyes" by Of Monsters and Men which have been used to promote the Netflix shows.

Playing songs in trailers really didn't start with the MCU.

Naturally not, but if the accusation is that the MCU has just started to do it because it worked so well with Got G is simply wrong because they did it long before.

So, if the question is "When did movie trailers start using pop songs?" then the answer would be "The 1960s."

More specifically, it would be after Stanley Kubrick's trailer for the 1962 film Lolita:

If you are asking "When did the majority of movie trailers begin using pop songs?" then the answer would be "The 1990s."

Though to be fair, back in the 1990s they tended to use either songs specifically written for the movie or obscure songs redone for the movie in question, so they could sell not just the movie but also a single. Using nostalgic songs and tunes for the marketing is a little bit newer - but this tend didn't start with Got G either, though it got some traction...

edited 15th Apr '17 9:44:07 AM by Swanpride