Guardians of the Galaxy Review

     Finally! I have been waiting for this movie ever since the fall of 2012 when Marvel announced their phase 2 lineup. Was it worth the wait, or did it backfire? 

    Guardians of the Galaxy is a film directed by James Gunn it stars Chris Pratt as Peter Quill, Zoe Saldana as Gamora, Miguel Bautista as Drax the Destroyer, Bradley Cooper as Rocket, and Vin Diesel as Groot. The plot to this movie is Peter Quill also known as "Star Lord" finds this orb that's worth a lot of money and a lot of bad guys want. Also looking for the orb is Gamora, Rocket, and Groot. They end up on a mission together to find it. Now we have our movie. 

    This movie is definitely in my top 3 Marvel movies. It was so entertaining, Chris Pratt was great as Peter Quill. His character has the most depth and you really get behind him. He's like a combination of Luke Skywalker and Han Solo from Star Wars, and of Malcolm Reynolds from Firefly. However the show stealer, was Rocket Raccoon. He was everything I wanted him to be but better. He was the funniest character but he was also the coolest of them all. Anyone who goes to see the movie will instantly become a huge Rocket Raccoon fan. For a moment there I forgot that he was voiced by Bradley Cooper. Zoe Saldana was great as well. I would not mind seeing a spin-off movie based on her character. Because I feel that she had more depth than the movie gave her. I was pleasantly surprised that Miguel Bautista did a pretty good job as Drax the Destroyer. Usually when Wrestlers go act in movies, it doesn't work out. I was very happy to see that. Vin Diesel definitely had the easiest role because he only has one line, but it was still entertaining. There was one scene with Groot that I will definitely not spoil during one of the battles where I could not stop laughing.

     That brings me to the comedy. This is without a doubt the funniest movie Marvel has made. And that says a lot because The Iron Man movies were funny as well. This is definitely funnier than any of them. The jokes hit at least 95 percent of the time. I was amazed at how the movie could be so funny and action packed at the same time. The action starts pretty early on in the film, and it almost doesn't stop. It slows down a little bit for one scene, but that's it. The movie was also dramatic at times. It had some heart throughout. You will really care for the characters by the end. I also have to talk about the soundtrack to this movie. The soundtrack features pop songs from the 60's and 70's and it went perfectly with the tone of the movie. I remember in the trailer when "Hooked on a Feeling" by Blue Swede played. I used to think that song was so annoying, now whenever I hear it I think of this movie and it puts a smile on my face. Needless to say, I want that soundtrack.

    The only gripe I have with this movie was the villain, Ronan the Accuser. Lee Pace played him and I thought he did a fine job, but I thought that he didn't go well with the tone of the film. He was a darker villain and I think they should have given him some jokes kind of like how Loki gets some one liners in the movies he's in. 

     This movie was made by Disney and it got me excited for Star Wars next year because this movie had a Star Wars feel to it. There was one battle scene in particular when I was watching it in the theatre I was thinking to myself, "This was influenced by Star Wars." This movie was a combination of a lot of great Science Fiction and I loved it.

     Overall, I had an absolute blast with this movie. If you're a Marvel fan, definitely go see this movie. If you're not a Marvel fan, I think this movie will offer you some things as well. I'm going to give Guardians of the Galaxy 4.75 out of 5 stars. I want to see it again. My top 3 Marvel movies are The Avengers is number one, Captain America the Winter Soldier is second, and Guardians of the Galaxy is third. Originally this was going to just be one stand alone movie. However this year at Comic Con they announced that there will be sequels to this. That makes me very happy.