The CCD Podcast: Episode #15 - The Best Space Operas Ever or You Talkin' About Some Damn Sharks Mother Up In Space? I Will Whip A Glaive At Your Head...

The eve of the release of Guardians of the Galaxy is upon us, so you know the CCD Podcast gang had to tackle the unique genre the film fits in... Space Operas!!! Guardians is very unique in the sense that it is a space set, buddy team up, comedic ensemble film that exists in a very small group of films. So we decided to talk about the films that were similar to this from the past: Think 'Krull', 'The Last Starfighter', 'Flight of the Navigator', 'Galaxy Quest', and the like. It is a fun filled trip down space movie memory lane... so why not join us and celebrate this seldom used genre on the verge of its biggest movie release yet? Enjoy some art and the podcast itself after the jump....

Just Another Reason I Wish I Was A Kid Now Instead Of The 80s: Guardians of the Galaxy Halloween Costumes....

I love the fact that I grew up in the 1980s... the experience was spectacular, and our generation was the first to start to benefit from technological advancements in our entertainment (articulation in toys, animation getting better, etc). But some things were still a bit behind the advancement curve. One glaring thing has to be Halloween costumes. Halloween costumes for popular characters always existed, they were just regulated to a shitty plastic mask that covered the front of your face and went around your head with a rubber band & a smock type outfit that usually featured logos of the character being portrayed. It was generic, but it was what we had to work with and we made the best of it hoping for a day when Now a days, costume companies are trying to correct that and give kids (and some adults like me!) the costumes they deserve. Now this is why I wish I was a kid now instead of the early 80s! Need proof? Check out the new Guardians of the Galaxy costumes available for this Halloween via websites like Costume Craze after the jump...

The Guardians of the Galaxy Roster Get Their Very Own One Sheets...

So Guardians of the Galaxy is hurtling towards touch down (it opens on August 1st) and anticipation is building. But with all the news about directors leaving (Edgar Wright/Ant Man) and casting news (Vincent D'Nofrio as Kingpin in the Daredevil Netflix show) they can use some good news to take peoples mind of shit. So right on schedule we get a batch of one sheets featuring the whole team of GOTG... and of course Rocket & Groot are on the same one!!! We get Drax, Gamora, Star-Lord, and Groot/Rocket... and my lord do they look awesome! You can see all four of the posters as well as the team lobby poster after the jump...

Guardians of the Galaxy Gets A Trailer... OOOOOOHHHHH, I'M HOOOOKED ON A FEELINNNNNN !!!!

When the Guardians of the Galaxy trailer was scrubbed from the Super Bowl broadcast, I began to gte concerned. How could a 2 minute trailer not be ready for a movie due out this summer? Was Marvel lacking that much confidence in a film meant to carry on the epic run the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been on? What the Fuck! But then the actual trailer came out, and... well, I must say that I owe Marvel an apology. I owe them an apology because over the past ten years they have hit film after film out of the park. I owe them an apology because they have weaved together a cohesive universe over multiple films that is constantly moving forward. And most of all I owe them an apology because they have never given me a reason to doubt them, and I started too. But after 2 minutes and 31 seconds, I realized what an idiot I am! Awesome, awesome, awesome!!! The trailer was perfect. The tone of the film seems amazing, James Gunn's style is all over this trailer. All the alien tech and characters look amazing. Drax looks rugged. Gamora sexy and deadly. Starlord... Starlord is hysterical! The highlight of course is Groot & Rocket. Rocket looks and sounds pretty spot on. The spitting also drives home the characters rudeness. Groot looks epic, and him being Rocket's muscle is probably going to lead to some really fun action scenes. I also love the simpleness of the character... its pretty spot on. Can this be any better? I don't know how. You have probably seen it already, but if not have at it after the jump. Guardians of the Galaxy hits theaters on August 1st, 2014...