Did the same theater show an "I Love Lucy" DVD instead of the Scarlett Johannson film? Seriously, how do you accidently show the wrong, two-year-old movie?
What gets me is that the article says they kept downloading the wrong movie even after catching the mistake.
A) Why on earth would Return of the Guardians still be downloadable for theaters when it's a couple years old?
B) Wouldn't the top release of the weekend be glaringly obvious on whatever system they use to download things for digital projection? I would have guessed it would be the first thing visible, while a two year old film would require effort to find.
The Regal cinema around here seems to be prone to mistakes, as well, so maybe it's a company wide problem. For about 3-4 months last year they didn't change the "Now Showing" sign outside their theater because they claimed in a newspaper interview that the employee who did that had quit. No one else knows how to change letters on a sign? I honestly thought they'd gone out of business.
This is just me speculating, but is it possible that the local theaters were showing those free 10 am movies for little kids all summer long, and Return of the Guardians was one of the selections, and somehow someone picked up the wrong package? Which is still a weird error. And perhaps in this day of digital, nothing arrives in a package anymore....
If the gem used in GOTG was the Power Gem, then the 'Tesseract'/Cosmic Cube was most likely the Reality Gem.
Few people agreed with my earlier observation that the movies are too reliant on arcane comic book knowledge, which is fine, but I think the above sentence goes back to that. Although I've seen all the pertinent Marvel movies -- the Thor, Cap, Iron Man and Avengers films -- and I've seen various people fight over cubes and baubles, I don't think anyone has provided an explanation of what they mean. It's more of a vague "once I have this I will have unlimited power" idea.
If the gem used in GOTG was the Power Gem, then the 'Tesseract'/Cosmic Cube was most likely the Reality Gem.
Few people agreed with my earlier observation that the movies are too reliant on arcane comic book knowledge, which is fine, but I think the above sentence goes back to that. Although I've seen all the pertinent Marvel movies -- the Thor, Cap, Iron Man and Avengers films -- and I've seen various people fight over cubes and baubles, I don't think anyone has provided an explanation of what they mean. It's more of a vague "once I have this I will have unlimited power" idea.
I thought this article was a good look at how the Infinity Gems have helped to fuel Marvel's films.
If the gem used in GOTG was the Power Gem, then the 'Tesseract'/Cosmic Cube was most likely the Reality Gem.
Few people agreed with my earlier observation that the movies are too reliant on arcane comic book knowledge, which is fine, but I think the above sentence goes back to that. Although I've seen all the pertinent Marvel movies -- the Thor, Cap, Iron Man and Avengers films -- and I've seen various people fight over cubes and baubles, I don't think anyone has provided an explanation of what they mean. It's more of a vague "once I have this I will have unlimited power" idea.
Beacause it's not important yet.
Right now they're just Maguffins.
Eventually, they'll all be parts of a Mega-Maguffin.
Guardians went ahead and gave us the context and set up the eventual Battle of the Mega-Maguffin, but there's plenty of time.
So, in theory, 4 of the 6 Infinity Gems may have been accounted for already, leaving only the Soul and Time gems to make an appearance. James Gunn's recent confirmation that it was Adam Warlock's cocoon in GOTG could possibly point to the Soul Gem showing up when we (hopefully) meet up with Warlock down the road at some point. The Time Gem would really open up some interesting storyline possibilities for them.
Did the same theater show an "I Love Lucy" DVD instead of the Scarlett Johannson film? Seriously, how do you accidently show the wrong, two-year-old movie?
What gets me is that the article says they kept downloading the wrong movie even after catching the mistake.
A) Why on earth would Return of the Guardians still be downloadable for theaters when it's a couple years old?
B) Wouldn't the top release of the weekend be glaringly obvious on whatever system they use to download things for digital projection? I would have guessed it would be the first thing visible, while a two year old film would require effort to find.
The Regal cinema around here seems to be prone to mistakes, as well, so maybe it's a company wide problem. For about 3-4 months last year they didn't change the "Now Showing" sign outside their theater because they claimed in a newspaper interview that the employee who did that had quit. No one else knows how to change letters on a sign? I honestly thought they'd gone out of business.
This is just me speculating, but is it possible that the local theaters were showing those free 10 am movies for little kids all summer long, and Return of the Guardians was one of the selections, and somehow someone picked up the wrong package? Which is still a weird error. And perhaps in this day of digital, nothing arrives in a package anymore....
I was wondering that myself, because I think Regal does do that. I still don't see how they would click and download it three times though.
The Regal around here has been cutting back on staff to the point that a few weeks ago I bought my ticket, my concessions, and then handed my ticket all to one person who seemed to be working the entire theater by themselves. They don't even have their electronic ticket machines out front turned on anymore. Not sure if it's just this one, or a company-wide thing, but it seems to me that there's a point where cutting back to save money does more harm than good.
I never considered Loki's staff to be housing one of the gems. Interesting. My reflexes must not be very good because that one flew right over my head.
Did the same theater show an "I Love Lucy" DVD instead of the Scarlett Johannson film? Seriously, how do you accidently show the wrong, two-year-old movie?
What gets me is that the article says they kept downloading the wrong movie even after catching the mistake.
A) Why on earth would Return of the Guardians still be downloadable for theaters when it's a couple years old?
B) Wouldn't the top release of the weekend be glaringly obvious on whatever system they use to download things for digital projection? I would have guessed it would be the first thing visible, while a two year old film would require effort to find.
The Regal cinema around here seems to be prone to mistakes, as well, so maybe it's a company wide problem. For about 3-4 months last year they didn't change the "Now Showing" sign outside their theater because they claimed in a newspaper interview that the employee who did that had quit. No one else knows how to change letters on a sign? I honestly thought they'd gone out of business.
This is just me speculating, but is it possible that the local theaters were showing those free 10 am movies for little kids all summer long, and Return of the Guardians was one of the selections, and somehow someone picked up the wrong package? Which is still a weird error. And perhaps in this day of digital, nothing arrives in a package anymore....
I was wondering that myself, because I think Regal does do that. I still don't see how they would click and download it three times though.
The Regal around here has been cutting back on staff to the point that a few weeks ago I bought my ticket, my concessions, and then handed my ticket all to one person who seemed to be working the entire theater by themselves. They don't even have their electronic ticket machines out front turned on anymore. Not sure if it's just this one, or a company-wide thing, but it seems to me that there's a point where cutting back to save money does more harm than good.
There's actually a business strategy there... if you've already got your wallet out to buy tickets, it's far easier to sell you concessions and the profits aren't made on the gate, they're made on the concessions. Ticket in hand, makes it far easier to bypass the concessions stand.
Still, not having anyone at the usher stand seems a little light unless it was a low traffic day or a small number of screens. I know that the 4-plex in my hometown sells tickets and takes the stubs at the same location, but concessions are around the corner.
One problem with Glenn Close -- and I feel like a horrible, shallow person for saying this -- is that many/most of her lines were uttered in the "Nova control room," with a gorgeous woman standing right next to her. My eye kept leaving Close and going straight to the woman half her age typing on the iPad.
I never even noticed the gorgeous woman... I was too mesmerized/fascinated/transfixed by the Glenn Close's hair!
Did the same theater show an "I Love Lucy" DVD instead of the Scarlett Johannson film? Seriously, how do you accidently show the wrong, two-year-old movie?
What gets me is that the article says they kept downloading the wrong movie even after catching the mistake.
A) Why on earth would Return of the Guardians still be downloadable for theaters when it's a couple years old?
B) Wouldn't the top release of the weekend be glaringly obvious on whatever system they use to download things for digital projection? I would have guessed it would be the first thing visible, while a two year old film would require effort to find.
The Regal cinema around here seems to be prone to mistakes, as well, so maybe it's a company wide problem. For about 3-4 months last year they didn't change the "Now Showing" sign outside their theater because they claimed in a newspaper interview that the employee who did that had quit. No one else knows how to change letters on a sign? I honestly thought they'd gone out of business.
This is just me speculating, but is it possible that the local theaters were showing those free 10 am movies for little kids all summer long, and Return of the Guardians was one of the selections, and somehow someone picked up the wrong package? Which is still a weird error. And perhaps in this day of digital, nothing arrives in a package anymore....
I was wondering that myself, because I think Regal does do that. I still don't see how they would click and download it three times though.
The Regal around here has been cutting back on staff to the point that a few weeks ago I bought my ticket, my concessions, and then handed my ticket all to one person who seemed to be working the entire theater by themselves. They don't even have their electronic ticket machines out front turned on anymore. Not sure if it's just this one, or a company-wide thing, but it seems to me that there's a point where cutting back to save money does more harm than good.
There's actually a business strategy there... if you've already got your wallet out to buy tickets, it's far easier to sell you concessions and the profits aren't made on the gate, they're made on the concessions. Ticket in hand, makes it far easier to bypass the concessions stand.
Still, not having anyone at the usher stand seems a little light unless it was a low traffic day or a small number of screens. I know that the 4-plex in my hometown sells tickets and takes the stubs at the same location, but concessions are around the corner.
The one here sells tickets, even ones you buy online, at the concession registers, so everyone, from people buying popcorn, to people buying tickets, to people picking up pre-bought tickets, wait in the same line. And on the nights when hardly anyone's on staff, you have to wait while the person at the register leaves to collect ticket stubs when they see someone entering the theater out of the corner of their eye.
If it happened once, I'd assume they were just short-staffed that time, but it happens a lot. I mainly go to Fathom events there, and I've learned to get my ticket in person before that night. Otherwise, I stand in line for 15-20 minutes just to pick up tickets I've already paid for. Doctor Who night was ridiculous - a line going out the front door, when there were four electronic ticket machines right outside, all with signs saying tickets had to be picked up inside. It makes those pre-show commercials showing how easy it is to buy your tickets online look laughable.
Oh, and it's an 11 screen theater, so not a small operation.
But, enough of my griping. I'm just kind of baffled as to what their thinking is, and that Regal story got me on the subject. If that theater in the news story is run similarly, I could see why they'd have a hard time getting the right film.
One problem with Glenn Close -- and I feel like a horrible, shallow person for saying this -- is that many/most of her lines were uttered in the "Nova control room," with a gorgeous woman standing right next to her. My eye kept leaving Close and going straight to the woman half her age typing on the iPad.
I never even noticed the gorgeous woman... I was too mesmerized/fascinated/transfixed by the Glenn Close's hair!
Right there with you. She looked liked she'd strayed off of the Hunger Games set.
(I'd also guess she only spent a day or two shooting.)
Lastly, I'm a HUGE Thanos fan, but Thanos is kind of lame. Then again, I never much cared for the Darkseid rip, generic mastermind villain version. I much prefer the introspective, does what's right for him, may kill or help you, quest for knowledge, saves the universe but never gets any props, uses his brains over brawn version. And man, that costume of his looked dumb. I blame that terrible Jason Aaron mini-series.
To be fair to Aaron and Bianchi, their Thanos story came out a little more than a year ago. I would be shocked if movie Thanos had not been scripted and designed by then. And if they are similar (I didn't read the comic, so I can't compare) it is more likely that the movie Thanos, designed and scripted by others, became a kind of brand marching orders for the team making the Thanos Rising comic, and not the other way around.
Did the same theater show an "I Love Lucy" DVD instead of the Scarlett Johannson film? Seriously, how do you accidently show the wrong, two-year-old movie?
What gets me is that the article says they kept downloading the wrong movie even after catching the mistake.
A) Why on earth would Return of the Guardians still be downloadable for theaters when it's a couple years old?
B) Wouldn't the top release of the weekend be glaringly obvious on whatever system they use to download things for digital projection? I would have guessed it would be the first thing visible, while a two year old film would require effort to find.
The Regal cinema around here seems to be prone to mistakes, as well, so maybe it's a company wide problem. For about 3-4 months last year they didn't change the "Now Showing" sign outside their theater because they claimed in a newspaper interview that the employee who did that had quit. No one else knows how to change letters on a sign? I honestly thought they'd gone out of business.
This is just me speculating, but is it possible that the local theaters were showing those free 10 am movies for little kids all summer long, and Return of the Guardians was one of the selections, and somehow someone picked up the wrong package? Which is still a weird error. And perhaps in this day of digital, nothing arrives in a package anymore....
It's funny- this thread reminded me that I meant to check out the schedule for these $1 10am movies to see if there would be a good one for my daughter to see tomorrow. And, looking at the schedule, I think @RickM gets the deduction prize.
I do not see her as being wishy washy. She was never trying to kill Peter Quill. She was trying to take the orb without killing him. In this film Gamora is tired of killing people and is looking for a way out. I thought how quickly she turned the table in the prison scene showed she was just waiting for a moment to do so.
I thought Gamora and Nebula both explained that Thanos had tortured them to turn them into killing machines. I think there a big difference between not liking a sibling, and wanting to see them die.
The alien war had just ended I am not sure how much showing fighting would have added to the film.
I never really got that Gamora was tired of killing people since they never really showed her killing people in the first place. So she was looking for a way out from...what exactly? It was just she quickly went from working for Thanos to betraying him even though he didn't really do anything to her in the movie or do much of anything in the movie.
Yes, it's all great that they TOLD me about Thanos and how evil he supposedly was, but I needed to see him in action or do them wrong personally. Not showing me and telling me about all these things reminds me of another movie. One where the two main characters talked about how buddy buddy they were and all the great times they had. But while watching the movie, all I could plainly see was one clearly annoyed with the other and the other never listening to one.
Adding bits and pieces of the alien war would made the audience care. We see Ronan kill one guy who we don't know. We never see him slaughtering innocents, we never see refugees fleeing their homeland, we never see said homeland destroyed. Because we never see it, I have no invested interested in the people he's killing nor him as a villain.
Don't get me wrong as I enjoyed the movie, but it's not going to hold up. A few years down the line, it'll just be dumb fun but it'll lack depth and with the exception of the two CGI characters any sort of character resonation.
To be fair to Aaron and Bianchi, their Thanos story came out a little more than a year ago. I would be shocked if movie Thanos had not been scripted and designed by then. And if they are similar (I didn't read the comic, so I can't compare) it is more likely that the movie Thanos, designed and scripted by others, became a kind of brand marching orders for the team making the Thanos Rising comic, and not the other way around.
Fair enough. I also forgot about the terrible Infinity. I don't know which one was worse.
Yes, it's all great that they TOLD me about Thanos and how evil he supposedly was, but I needed to see him in action or do them wrong personally. Not showing me and telling me about all these things reminds me of another movie. One where the two main characters talked about how buddy buddy they were and all the great times they had. But while watching the movie, all I could plainly see was one clearly annoyed with the other and the other never listening to one.
The Empire Podcast has a fun episode out yesterday on GotG. They have an interview with James Gunn followed by a roundtable discussion of the movie. Plus, they're British, so their accents are awesome.
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http://www.polygon.com/2014/8/4/5966773/guardians-of-the-galaxy-avengers-3
Right now they're just Maguffins.
Eventually, they'll all be parts of a Mega-Maguffin.
Guardians went ahead and gave us the context and set up the eventual Battle of the Mega-Maguffin, but there's plenty of time.
Patience.
So, in theory, 4 of the 6 Infinity Gems may have been accounted for already, leaving only the Soul and Time gems to make an appearance. James Gunn's recent confirmation that it was Adam Warlock's cocoon in GOTG could possibly point to the Soul Gem showing up when we (hopefully) meet up with Warlock down the road at some point. The Time Gem would really open up some interesting storyline possibilities for them.
The Regal around here has been cutting back on staff to the point that a few weeks ago I bought my ticket, my concessions, and then handed my ticket all to one person who seemed to be working the entire theater by themselves. They don't even have their electronic ticket machines out front turned on anymore. Not sure if it's just this one, or a company-wide thing, but it seems to me that there's a point where cutting back to save money does more harm than good.
It's gotta dance to music like the old dancing flower toy that inspired the scene.
Still, not having anyone at the usher stand seems a little light unless it was a low traffic day or a small number of screens. I know that the 4-plex in my hometown sells tickets and takes the stubs at the same location, but concessions are around the corner.
If it happened once, I'd assume they were just short-staffed that time, but it happens a lot. I mainly go to Fathom events there, and I've learned to get my ticket in person before that night. Otherwise, I stand in line for 15-20 minutes just to pick up tickets I've already paid for. Doctor Who night was ridiculous - a line going out the front door, when there were four electronic ticket machines right outside, all with signs saying tickets had to be picked up inside. It makes those pre-show commercials showing how easy it is to buy your tickets online look laughable.
Oh, and it's an 11 screen theater, so not a small operation.
But, enough of my griping. I'm just kind of baffled as to what their thinking is, and that Regal story got me on the subject. If that theater in the news story is run similarly, I could see why they'd have a hard time getting the right film.
(I'd also guess she only spent a day or two shooting.)
The whole movie audience loved that reference.
Great and endearing movie. Loved the pacing, the style, the humor, the characters.
Well done, Gunn and Co.
Yes, it's all great that they TOLD me about Thanos and how evil he supposedly was, but I needed to see him in action or do them wrong personally. Not showing me and telling me about all these things reminds me of another movie. One where the two main characters talked about how buddy buddy they were and all the great times they had. But while watching the movie, all I could plainly see was one clearly annoyed with the other and the other never listening to one.
Adding bits and pieces of the alien war would made the audience care. We see Ronan kill one guy who we don't know. We never see him slaughtering innocents, we never see refugees fleeing their homeland, we never see said homeland destroyed. Because we never see it, I have no invested interested in the people he's killing nor him as a villain.
Don't get me wrong as I enjoyed the movie, but it's not going to hold up. A few years down the line, it'll just be dumb fun but it'll lack depth and with the exception of the two CGI characters any sort of character resonation.
check out this beautiful concept art
http://www.tor.com/blogs/2014/08/concept-art-guardians-of-the-galaxy