GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2014)
Tagline: When things get bad, they'll do their worst.
(Action, Comedy, Marvel's Star Wars) [PG-13]
Aww, what the hell, I don't got that long a lifespan anyway...
So last night was
actually my second time watching this movie if that is any indication of how I
feel about it. The premise starts with a boy being taken up into space by a
ship after a tragic event in his life. That boy becomes Starlord (also Peter
Quill played by actor Chris Pratt (THE TOMORROW WAR)) one of the
most famous 3rd or even 4th tier comic characters in the
Marvel Universe. That is right, no one being honest knows a lot about GUARDIANS
OF THE GALAXY unless they’d been reading comics from the way back machine (or
maybe this year because of the re-launch by MARVEL). Anyway this film has just
a ton going on but the main point is that everyone wants this orb and will do
just about anything to get it. A villain named Ronan The Accuser, is pretty
freaking pissed at an entire race and wants to blow their planet off the face
of the universe. Yeah, I said “the face of the universe”. I don’t want to give
too much away but none of the group he teams up with is all the reputable until
the entire universe is at stake and Rocket, Groot, Drax and Gamora along with
Starlord are now all that stands in the way of Ronan, just destroying everything
he sees. Well I shouldn’t say they are “all” that stands in the way of Ronan,
but they are definitely “all” that can actually do anything about him.
All
around we get some amazing performances from Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana (AVATAR), and Lee Pace (CAPTAIN MARVEL) especially. I am a huge Karen Gillan (GUNPOWDER MILKSHAKE) fan, but in this one she is more effective as secondary character than someone charged with carrying the movie.
There are a few goofs I spotted the second time around, ie just after the
Gamora in space scene, but overall this thing is just flat out refreshing.
Triumphs : Rocket is
probably the one who steals this show but there is plenty of character to go
around. Gamora winds up extremely likable, we love Peter Quill and Drax has
some lines that just have you almost wanting to roll on the floor with
laughter. The sets and CGI are all top notch and we get a really fun space adventure
that rivals or maybe even beats SERENITY. In my opinion it was better than THE AVENGERS and everyone that knows me knows I loved that film, like seriously
loved it. Groot is also great in this in spite of his extremely limited
vocabulary. One scene where he meets this girl on NOWHERE is one of many
touching moments in this film that just offset things enough to make it
something quite incredible. I also can’t even write a review without mentioning
the awesome mix of music in this movie. Unlike STAR WARS which many will compare
this film to, we are given sweeping nostalgia and a under layer of retro that
amplifies the feel and sentiment of the movie.
Challenges : My son has
probably heard enough cussing from others by now to brush off some of the terms
in this movie and I did see a lot of kids, but in good conscience I would say
BIG HERO 6 is probably going to be more suited for younger children. If they
have seen the Transformers installments, you are probably okay here also. Some
people are probably inevitably going to take issue with Rocket’s sense of humor
and mortality for most of the film. He does soften late in the film but for
those of you who love the PC environment…you might want to turn the sound down
for most of this one.
I give this movie a 7 out
of 7.
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