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FEATURE: Predicting Awesome Mix Vol. 3
This feature is part of our 20 Days of Infinity War. Click here for more WOBAM awesome. – The Guardians of the Galaxy soundtracks are universally praised by fans and critics alike. Within these heart throbbing mixtapes are a connection to Meredith Quill that carried Star Lord through the good times and the bad. Each Awesome Mix has been an emotional roller coaster. And with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 set to be our last oorah with the team, the third Awesome Mix is all but a guaranteed Tilt-A-Whirl. For our 20 Days of Infinity War, we thought it would be fun to try and predict the next Awesome Mix. But,…
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Review: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2
This review is part of our 20 Days of Infinity War. Click here to for more WOBAM awesome. – The sailor said “Brandy, you’re a fine girl (you’re a fine girl) What a good wife you would be (such a fine girl) Yeah your eyes could steal a sailor from the sea” The first Guardians of the Galaxy came out of Knowhere (Someday I will stop recycling that line, but that day isn’t today). Had you heard of the Guardians before the movie was announced? I sure hadn’t. I bet most movie goers hadn’t. But now here we are, on the cusp of their third theatrical outing in Avengers: Infinity War. Dang.…
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Review: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2014)
From Marvel, the studio that brought you the global blockbuster franchises of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers, comes a new team–the Guardians of the Galaxy. An action-packed, epic space adventure, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy,expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits–Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon; Groot, a tree-like humanoid; the deadly and enigmatic Gamora; and the revenge-driven…
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Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2 is the soundtrack for the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 film. These songs are all featured in the film or in the trailers. In the world of the Guardians of the Galxy, these songs are all on Peter Quill A.K.A Star-Lord’s (Chris Pratt) mixtape. The music was personally chosen by director James Gunn. He has great taste. What’s great about the first and second Awesome Mix’s is that James Gunn used the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a platform for older songs and artists. Songs and artists that older generations forgot about and young people were clueless about…
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LOGAN, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 Nominated at the Academy Awards
Well well well, we have two Marvel movies going to the Oscars! Who knows which one will take home the trophy? Wait, I’m being told that is not how this works. Apparently there’s multiple trophies – yay! Everybody wins! No, I’m still wrong? Dang it, ok. *does Google* I’m up to speed now! Guardians of the Galaxy 2 has been nominated for best Visual Effects by the Academy. It will be up against Blade Runner 2049, Kong: Skull Island, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and War for the Planet of the Apes. Guardians is up against some tough competition in this group. I can’t decide who should win! Logan is up for…
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Retrospective Review: Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1
The cover art from Awesome Mix Vol. 1, takes inspiration from Peter Quill’s Walkman. Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 was released in 2014 and is one of the most unlikely successes in the history of movie soundtracks. This album includes songs that were featured in the Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) film or in the film’s trailers. Every song on this album was released in the 1960s and 1970s. The most recent song on this album was released in 1979. Most of the songs on this album were all popular on A.M. radio during this time period. The only two exceptions to this…