The Guardians of the summer box office are here!!! Read on to find out why it's your duty to watch this!!!
What a movie!!! As if you
didn’t know that already, seriously - you would need to have been living under
a rock for the last few weeks to have not heard of this bad boy!
Despite not having had
individual Avengers-like setup movies for all the different characters, GOTG
has come out of nowhere to own the box office this summer!
Is it as good as Avengers?
Nah, but it’s damn good nonetheless!
Perhaps because most people,
myself included, have never heard of these characters we don’t go in with any
pre-conceived notion of how the characters should behave. I complained like hell when the first 2 Hulk
movies were crap and equally cheered like a fan boy when Whedon nailed the Hulk
character in Avengers. But there was
none of that as I went into GOTG. It was
a clean slate. I just went in ready for
anything and came out smiling from ear to ear.
Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) is
a space bandit in the vein of Han Solo. A
human, abducted as a kid, he’s grown up in space surrounded by less than ideal
role models.
While attempting to steal a
mysterious orb, Quill inadvertently gains the attention of the deadly Ronan and
finds himself with the strangest of allies.
The common threat of Ronan forces the motley crew of Gamora, Drax, Groot
and Rocket to set aside their differences and work together for the greater
good. Can they prevent the destruction
of the galaxy??? Watch and see!
While it isn’t really obvious
how this movie ties in with the other Avengers movies, and the post credit
scene doesn’t help things any, it’s still the kind of good time that only
Marvel seem to be able to pull off. I
couldn’t help but feel a nostalgic warmth, like I was discovering Indiana Jones
for the first time. It really could be
how kids of today will look back at this in years to come.
Pratt, Saldana, Bautista, Vin
Diesel and Cooper all do fine work. This
is the first time I’ve seen Chris Pratt in a role that’s not all out comedy and
he really nailed it. A charming rogue,
in the wrong place at the wrong time, Quill proves more than once that his
heart is in the right place. He’s
willing to risk everything, even his own neck, for the things that are
important to him and that really sold me on the character. Several times I was pretty amazed by Pratt’s
nuanced performance, like his moment of quiet contemplation as Rocket dons his
prison outfit.
Now don’t get me wrong, the
story never feels silly or childish but this is without a doubt the funniest
Marvel movie so far! The balance is just
perfect so when things are funny they’re really funny; when things get serious
they’re very serious.
It goes without saying that
the effects are pretty great. Both
Rocket and Groot look fantastic, but special mention needs to also be made of the movies' badass soundtrack featuring loads of classic tunes as Quill listens to his ancient music playing device.
A really great summer movie,
it left me hoping that Marvel never lose this gift they have for making cinema
magical again. The casting so far in
most Marvel movies is nothing short of genius.
In GOTG in particular, the chemistry between all the leads is what
really seals the deal and forces us to actually care about what’s happening.
A rousing finale left me
yearning for more from this crew of unlikely heroes and it’s obvious from its
box office success that I’m not the only one.
Excellent movie – check it
out!!
Rating 4.5 out of 5
Bobby
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