OL wrote: Kenny wrote:Only thing that's salvageable are the main protagonists but if you honestly think Ronan is a great villain, the story was perfectly put together, the jokes hit every time, and there weren't too many characters running around doing too many things then I'm not sure what to say.
I haven't even seen Guardians yet (not sure if I ever will; Marvel is definitely wearing on me a bit), but I do have to say that every now and then, a movie can get all of the things you mentioned wrong and still be a helluva great ride. It kind of sounds like Guardians is a bit of a dumb mess, but I can't say there's anything wrong with that as long as it's dumb fun.
Problem is I see it as a mess.
However, how many find Batman and Robin dumb fun? Or Kingdom of the Crystal Skull? Can't cling onto that argument for too long.
To me dumb fun is Suburban Commando, but even that is self-aware.