Wednesday, 6 August 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) Movie Review


Director: James Gunn
Writers: James Gunn, Nicole Perlman
Starring: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper



By far, this is my most anticipated movie of 2014. I have been waiting to see it for about half a year to see it. I was definitely not disappointed.

This movie slips into my favourite genre of films… the enjoyable genre. You can tell that the entire movie was catered to those who want to have fun while watching movies. Every character has great moments and Rocket and Star-Lord are a joy to watch. The entirety of the story is pant-wettingly hilarious and all the characters always have something to say. Usually something funny.

Annoyingly, this movie does a lot of teasing which is both aggravating and exciting.  Thanos is talked about so much in the movie. He is set to be the villain in the third Avengers movie. This is exciting for comic book fans considering how popular the character is. This child-like excitement is violently snubbed out when you realise that the second Avengers movie is almost a year away from being released. It is rather disappointing that Thanos won’t be around for at least 3 years from now. Ronan the Accuser seems to have suffered some unfortunate side-effects after going through the ‘comic-to-Hollywood-transformation’ machine. This side-effect being crippling mediocrity. He functions as something to try and murder but is the most forgettable of all the villains in the Marvel universe. Also, I rather wish that Nebula wasn’t in the movie… It’s like they popped a bunch of ‘pointless pills’

While the movie’s approach to villains is disappointing, the protagonists are fantastic. All of them are greatly memorable. Had I not know that Groot is practically immortal, I would have been rather upset when certain things happened to him. The movie also balances comedy and action remarkably well Even when the team is in the middle of a fight they are making you laugh. Also the director is probably addicted to skittles because the movie is so colourful… something that I love in movies.

This is probably my favourite movie to have come out this year mainly due it its sheer, unrelenting amount of enjoyment it constantly aggressively launches at your facial region. The villain is rather forgettable but the heroes more than make up for. If you have ever thought about watching a movie and wanted to enjoy it, Guardians of the Galaxy is a good choice.


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