Guardians of The Galaxy Review

So a few weeks ago, Tribble and Diane went to see the newest Marvel movie, Guardians of The Galaxy. I am going to try a new method of review for this movie. Let me know if you enjoy it.

We saw it the day after it had come out, so it was busy there, but not too bad. If you go now, you should encounter few crowds. Now, as you know, we are not avid comic readers and, to be honest, we had never really heard of Guardians. We had no idea what to expect. The previews had us apprehensive at best. I was more excited about it than Diane, because it looked like it was going to have more of the humor aspect that I like in Marvel movies. We did not see it in 3D.

 The basic plot, is that Peter Quill (also known as Star-Lord) is abducted from earth while a young boy (maybe 8, 9, or 10) and raised by Pirate-like guys. After a robbery where he steals a mysterious orb that everyone wants, he is arrested along with Rocket Raccoon and his tree friend Groot, and Gamora, the adoptive daughter of Bad guy Thanos. Gamora is currently working for Ronan the Accuser. While in jail, they sort of befriend Drax, who is the token brawn of the movie. Of course they escape and after meeting with The Collector, and having several epic, action packed battles, they are abbot to get the orb where it needs to go.

 The first thing I noticed about this movie is the amazing look of it all. The scenes in space are amazing. It makes it look real, but also sci-fi at the same time. It sort of looks like an updated 60s sci-fi show, but in a good way. I liked that the ships had that sort of BSG quality rather than a Trek quality. Almost like yeah, it could really be like that sort of way. The animation was really good as well. Rocket and Groot were well done. You can see all the hairs on rocket move individually.

The casting was good, and Chris Pratt did a great job at being the snarky bad ass hero that Marvel fans love. I had totally forgotten that Karen Gillan was going to be in it, and she was really bad ass. I was under impressed by Lee Pace as Ronan. Not so much at his performance, but more at the character. I thought he felt weak, and not that much of a threat after seeing such great Marvel movie villains like Loki, Magneto, and Red Skull. I don’t know if it was the writing, or the acting or what, but I was not as invested, and you know I love villains.

The comedy in the movie was great. Just this side of being too much. One or two more jokes and you would think it was too much. We laughed for pretty much the whole movie. Not to say that it wasn’t full of action and heart as well like other Marvel movies.

 On a scale of 1-5, I would give this movie probably a 4.25. I just wish the villain was better. And the story wasn’t as deep as it could have been. Which is fine. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. I would recommend it to anyone.