Guardians of the Galaxy

[Astro Zombie]

Originally Posted by Foggy

My review

My rating might go up on later watches it, my only problem is that it's a bit of a busy film, but for all it's shortcomings in the narrative, the film is consistently funny, thrilling, bizarre and wonderful.

There was a strange guy not far sat from me, who kept either fist pumping or doing little dances when music would kick in. He was really struggling to contain himself a lot during the film.

That's probably gonna be me during the movie tonight

[MCT]

My only complaint is Thanos has blue eyes. WTF! They should be completely empty. Thats part of what makes him so terrifying. Giving him eyeballs, blue ones at that, almost humanizes him and destroys everything that makes him soulless and evil. Holy shit that's irking the hell out of me.

[Diesel]

This was probably the most fun I have had at a screening in a long time...if not ever. Everyone I watched the movie with was so into it and having a blast with the ride it took us on.

The movie succeeds in nailing the split between dramatic and comedic perfectly. This is by far the funniest Marvel Studios film to date and just about every single piece of that humor hits dead on. There are so many moments in the film that make you want to pause and continue laughing for a minute before continuing on. But when it is time to be serious it does not feel forced or unnatural. Other Marvel movies have struggled with this balance in the past, so its great to see both of their films this year finally get the tone for their stories perfect.

And not just the humor/drama balance is done well, but also the balance between small, intimate scenes and huge epic action sequences. Like some others have said, one of the best scenes in the film is not the big third act or the prison sequence (both of which are really good), but simply a scene of the five main characters sitting in a circle talking for like 10 minutes.


Picking a favorite Guardian will be a great debate groups of friends will have among themselves when watching this movie. I fully expected Groot to be my favorite character, but in the end it was actually...Drax. Bautista is not the best actor around, in fact, he is the weakest actor of the main cast...but he did very well with what was needed of him for this role. I just wish that his story had gotten a little more development in the film as the other four of the group's story got more time and effort devoted to them I felt. As for the rest of the group, Pratt, Diesel (I hope he gets to do the mo-cap next time) and Cooper are great with their individual roles and will likely walk away as the three more popular picks for favorite Guardian. Saldana is the weak link here for me. She did well with her role and I enjoyed it, but just significantly less than the other four.

Lee Pace turns in a great performance as Ronan. My only complaint about him is that he was not around enough. Any time Pace was on screen, though, he just killed it. He's not as charismatic a villain as Tom Hiddleston's Loki (but come on...who is?), but he is probably my second favorite of the villains of the MCU so far.


Another slight issue I had was with the voice of Thanos. Now...it's not that I did not like it entirely as I am one of the people who is super excited about Josh Brolin getting the role, it was just that I had hoped they would alter his voice just a little to make it sound slightly more 'villainous' or 'god-like'. As it stands, we have Josh Brolin talking about the infinity stones, not Thanos. I'll probably settle more into it on a repeat viewing next week, but for whatever reason it just irked me a bit when I first watched it last night.


I won't spend much time discussing the soundtrack of the film because all that needs to be said is that it is an integral part of the film and is spot on perfect for the movie.


In the end, Marvel knocked it out yet again for me. I don't know for sure where it sits among my Marvel Studios rankings, but I know it is 3rd at highest however. For me, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Thor: The Dark World are still my two favorites. After another watch next week I will probably be able to more accurately place it. But as I say with each of my Marvel Studios movie reviews...it isn't much of a big deal as besides Iron Man 3, I have given each film the same rating since the first Iron Man...

Rating - 4.5/5

[Walts Ghost]

Originally Posted by Diesel

This was probably the most fun I have had at a screening in a long time...if not ever. Everyone I watched the movie with was so into it and having a blast with the ride it took us on.

The movie succeeds in nailing the split between dramatic and comedic perfectly. This is by far the funniest Marvel Studios film to date and just about every single piece of that humor hits dead on. There are so many moments in the film that make you want to pause and continue laughing for a minute before continuing on. But when it is time to be serious it does not feel forced or unnatural. Other Marvel movies have struggled with this balance in the past, so its great to see both of their films this year finally get the tone for their stories perfect.

And not just the humor/drama balance is done well, but also the balance between small, intimate scenes and huge epic action sequences. Like some others have said, one of the best scenes in the film is not the big third act or the prison sequence (both of which are really good), but simply a scene of the five main characters sitting in a circle talking for like 10 minutes.


Picking a favorite Guardian will be a great debate groups of friends will have among themselves when watching this movie. I fully expected Groot to be my favorite character, but in the end it was actually...Drax. Bautista is not the best actor around, in fact, he is the weakest actor of the main cast...but he did very well with what was needed of him for this role. I just wish that his story had gotten a little more development in the film as the other four of the group's story got more time and effort devoted to them I felt. As for the rest of the group, Pratt, Diesel (I hope he gets to do the mo-cap next time) and Cooper are great with their individual roles and will likely walk away as the three more popular picks for favorite Guardian. Saldana is the weak link here for me. She did well with her role and I enjoyed it, but just significantly less than the other four.

Lee Pace turns in a great performance as Ronan. My only complaint about him is that he was not around enough. Any time Pace was on screen, though, he just killed it. He's not as charismatic a villain as Tom Hiddleston's Loki (but come on...who is?), but he is probably my second favorite of the villains of the MCU so far.


Another slight issue I had was with the voice of Thanos. Now...it's not that I did not like it entirely as I am one of the people who is super excited about Josh Brolin getting the role, it was just that I had hoped they would alter his voice just a little to make it sound slightly more 'villainous' or 'god-like'. As it stands, we have Josh Brolin talking about the infinity stones, not Thanos. I'll probably settle more into it on a repeat viewing next week, but for whatever reason it just irked me a bit when I first watched it last night.


I won't spend much time discussing the soundtrack of the film because all that needs to be said is that it is an integral part of the film and is spot on perfect for the movie.


In the end, Marvel knocked it out yet again for me. I don't know for sure where it sits among my Marvel Studios rankings, but I know it is 3rd at highest however. For me, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Thor: The Dark World are still my two favorites. After another watch next week I will probably be able to more accurately place it. But as I say with each of my Marvel Studios movie reviews...it isn't much of a big deal as besides Iron Man 3, I have given each film the same rating since the first Iron Man...

Rating - 4.5/5

Great review, diesel!

[Agent Bond]

Its getting higher ratings than The Winter Soldier? No fu**ing way!!!

[Bizdady]

Was going to go watch it tonight with my teen but my 6 year and nephew want to see it so going for a Matinee tomorrow since Im off.

Should be a good time

[Groge511]

Sitting in the cinema right now waiting on it to start. So excited!

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by Walts Ghost

Great review, diesel!

Thanks Walt!

[sunnya23]

For the people who have seen the film. I was wondering if it was true whether the new Interstellar trailer is attached to this. Preferably for those who have seen the film in IMAX 3D.

[dvdmike]

Saw it today in IMAX 3D (real not lie max) and the switching AR really worked for me, I hope we get a home version.




Oh and the movie was amazing in every way

Originally Posted by sunnya23

For the people who have seen the film. I was wondering if it was true whether the new Interstellar trailer is attached to this. Preferably for those who have seen the film in IMAX 3D.

UK had Lucy and the old Interstellar trailer

[Spearmint701]

Thought the trailers for this movie made it look downright awful, but it's getting such good review, I will have to check it out.

[tigertron]

I just got back from seeing this, I thought it was a great film though I hated the villains (bar Michael Rooker's character).

Still, 4/5 or 8/10. Look forward to seeing this again on Blu-ray.

[UK_fan_05]

Ah, I see the review poll is up.

**Waits patiently on the trolls to show up**

[Indiana Jones]

Originally Posted by Spearmint701

Thought the trailers for this movie made it look downright awful, but it's getting such good review, I will have to check it out.

I wasn't really taken by the trailers either but just got back from watching it and it's definitely worthy of a trip to the cinema, it might not be a CA2 beater IMO but it's a close second.

[DanTheMan]

About to head out to watch the 7:30pm 2D showing at Regal! Stoked!

[Tony208]

Imax poster is great, very glossy.

[toddly6666]

Originally Posted by MCT

My only complaint is Thanos has blue eyes. WTF! They should be completely empty. Thats part of what makes him so terrifying. Giving him eyeballs, blue ones at that, almost humanizes him and destroys everything that makes him soulless and evil. Holy shit that's irking the hell out of me.

[Pounder]

About to take off to catch this bad boy.

[MCT]

Now that I really think about it. He doesn't look like Thanos. At all. And its depressing. His face is too long and thin. He has blue eyes. And he looks like he's Starlords size when he should be as big as Hulk is.

[Candyland]

Originally Posted by UK_fan_05

Ah, I see the review poll is up.

**Waits patiently on the trolls to show up**

This movie sucks!!