Guardians of the Galaxy

What to do on a rainy day in New York City? Watch a film, of course.

Now, on paper, I should not enjoy a film like Guardians of the Galaxy. I have never been much of a sci-fi fan to begin with and I am so over comic book films and superheroes. But, you know what...it was fun.

What set it apart from the pack for me were the raccoon, Groot, and the Awesome Mix of (mostly) 1980s tunes.

Most of the full-on action scenes were downright stupid and I don't quite see the point of disguising a handsome man like Lee Pace. I mean if you got it why not show it off, ya know? Fortunately, it was also very funny (Groot FTW).

Of course, I couldn't retell the story if my life depended on it. Something with a metal globe that everyone wanted to get their hands on and the main character turned out to be much more genetically blessed than he appears...and he appears just fine, thankyouverymuch.

Zoe Saldana is showing up a different hue this time around. Here she is green instead of blue. Seriously, girlfriend needs to find herself a film that does not play in outer space.

7/10

(Fake) Grindhouse Trailers

Here are some hilarious fake trailers made for the Tarantino/Rodriguez Grindhouse double feature.

Werewolf Women of the SS
Directed by Rob Zombie. the trailer stars Udo Kier and Nicolas Cage making fun of himself as Fu Manchu.

Don't
This sports quite the impressive cast, including Jason Isaacs, Rafe Spall, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Peter Serafinowicz, and....Katie Melua? Also, the most hilarious of the trailers in my opinion.

Thanksgiving
Eli Roth made this trailer while filming the first of the Hostel films. It features some of the cast and crew, including one of Hostel's lead actors, Jay Hernandez.

Which brings us to the two fake trailers that were made into real films.

Hobo with a Shotgun
Fake trailer with mostly unknown actors (unknown to me, anyway).

Real trailer with Rutger Hauer as the gun toting hobo.

Machete
Fake trailer with Danny Trejo and Cheech Marin. This one was made not only into a film but into a franchise....with Danny Trejo and Cheech Marin playing the actual roles from the fake trailer.