RSVP for the #OwnTheGalaxy Twitter Party 12/8
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To celebrate the Tuesday, December 9th release of Guardians of the Galaxy on Blu-Ray/DVD/HD Digital, A GEEK DADDY is going to be co-hosting a Twitter Party. Join us for the #OwnTheGalaxy Twitter Party on Monday, December 8th @ 8pm EST as we talk about the movie and all the great bonus features available on the Blu-Ray/DVD/HD Combo pack that is available at Walmart. Plus party attendees will have the chance to win one of five $100 Walmart Gift Cards we'll be giving out as prizes during the event. There will also be a $50 Walmart Gift Card Early Bird Prize that will be selected from everyone who RSVP's and tweets a specially designated tweet before the start of the party.
One of the things I especially appreciate about Guardians of the Galaxy and why our family is excited about adding it to our home entertainment library is that it is an original movie for a new generation to enjoy rather than a remake or sequel to a past movie. The film is an adaptation of a lesser known Marvel comic book so for many people this is their first introduction to the characters and settings. It is so nice to see some real originality and creativity in a movie and I really believe this is what has elevated the movie to be such a popular hit.
Join us on December 8th to share your thoughts about Guardians of the Galaxy and discuss why you really want to bring it home for your family to enjoy. CLICK HERE for more information on the rules for the party and to RSVP for it. On the night of the party, join in by using the Collective Bias party grid or search for the hashtag #OwnTheGalaxy on Twitter. I'd also encourage you to follow my party co-hosts: @Guardians, @blm03, @mausekindmom, @ReviewDadMedia, @MattDanTodd & tsue1136. I'll be participating using my personal twitter account @Geekdad248 instead of the blog's account @Geeky_Dad.
Here are a few fun tidbits about Guardians of the Galaxy to help you get in the mood for the Twitter party and you may want to keep an eye out for as trivia questions during the #OwnTheGalaxy event:
- The movie's soundtrack album "Awesome Mix, Vol. 1" reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, the first film soundtrack to ever reach number one without a single original song.
- Vin Diesel recorded all of his "I am Groot" lines in several different languages, including Russian, Mandarin, Spanish, Portuguese, German, and French so that they could use his real voice in the film around the world. He recorded the character's iconic line over 1,000 times.
- Chris Pratt lost 60 pounds to portray the Star Lord character. He is known for playing the part of Andy Dwyer on the NBC television series Parks & Recreation. He will have a key role in the upcoming movie Jurassic World.
- Peter Quill's space ship in the movie is named The Milano after Alyssa Milano because the movie's director decided Quill had a childhood crush on her when developing the character's background and personality.
- Rocket Racoon was modeled after a real life racoon named Oreo. Bradley Cooper who voiced Rocket Racoon cited Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci's character in the 1990 movie Goodfellas) as his influence for portraying the popular Guardians character.
- To prepare for the role of Nebula, actress Karen Gillan actually shaved her head.
- Stan Lee has made a cameo in all of the Marvel movies, including the animated Big Hero Six, and was originally featured in Guardians as one of the Collector's boxed trophies giving Groot the middle finger. Disney executives didn't like that and has the Director, James Gunn, change it to Stan Lee being an alien Casanova.
- The Collector's residence in the movie is a space station called Knowhere. In the comic books, Knowhere is the base of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
For more fun trivia and a lively discussion about the movie, please make sure to join us for the #OwnTheGalaxy Twitter Party on December 8th (8pm EST).
