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Guardians of the Galaxy Movie Reviews:
A group of intergalactic criminals are forced to work together to stop a fanatical warrior from taking control of the universe.
Director: James Gunn
Writers: James Gunn, Nicole Perlman
Storyline:
After stealing a mysterious orb in the far reaches of outer space, Peter Quill from Earth, is now the main target of a manhunt led by the villain known as Ronan the Accuser. To help fight Ronan and his team and save the galaxy from his power, Quill creates a team of space heroes known as the "Guardians of the Galaxy" to save the world.
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Guardians of the Galaxy Movie Reviews:
Starring – Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Bradley Cooper, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel
If
you've seen the trailers for Guardians of the Galaxy, you'd be within
your rights to think Marvel Studio execs have been hitting the bottle
hard or taking LSD.
The film revolves around a group of
dysfunctional but goodhearted criminals – think Robin Hood's Merry Men
of the future – comprising human thief Peter Quill aka Star-Lord
(Pratt), green assassin Gamora (Saldana), talking raccoon Rocket
(Cooper), knife-wielding Drax the Destroyer (Bautista), and walking tree
Groot (Diesel).
Like the Avengers, the Guardians get off to a
false start but soon unite over a common cause, namely, the galaxy being
obliterated by genocidal maniac, Ronan – not Keating – the Accuser.
Ah yes, the old, let's-exterminate-everyone-for-the-mistakes-of-their-forefathers ploy.
But
unlike Avengers Assemble, Guardians of the Galaxy oozes offbeat
originality and frankly, it's the most unique and delightful film Marvel
has created to date.
It's a hell of an achievement given the
extensive movie library the company is building up and when you consider
the characters aren't household names like 'big three' Iron Man, Thor
and Captain America, but Marvel seems well aware of that fact with the
final production risky to say the least.
The film opens in 1988,
which is when Quill is abducted from Earth, and 26 years later we see
he's become a crooked intergalactic outlaw with a taste for all things
shiny, valuable and not his.
Given the distinct decade in which
he was taken, his cassette player and mixtape of 70s and 80s tracks are
laced throughout the film, which creates a quirky yet grounded quality
in the midst of all of the dazzling interstellar warfare that takes
place along the way.
In addition to the soundtrack, jokes and
comedy have never been more of a feature in a Marvel film – perhaps Iron
Man 3 was the closest – as gags are thrown into the unlikeliest of
scenarios to lessen the tension, and I would imagine, to really
differentiate itself from Avengers Assemble, Star Wars and Star Trek,
which by comparison are left looking very sombre.
That said, if
you were going to compare Pratt's Quill to someone, the character is
quite reminiscent of Chris Pine's Captain James Kirk – smart,
womanising, reckless leaders, who eventually find their feet.
The
editing is supreme and makes each bit of dialogue super-sharp and
tight, so when the infamous five are bickering or talking generally, the
repartee all feels really clean and natural without being awkward or
forced.
Thor can be stubborn, Iron Man can be arrogant and
Captain America is considered too stiff, but all of the Guardians bring
even more wildly different qualities to the table and offer some
diversity that doesn't ever grate or bore, which wouldn't have been
possible without such excellent casting.
Meanwhile, the film is
very much in the here and now, with Quill's backstory the only one that
truly gets a look-in, which creates a sense of intrigue about his
colleagues who only have their pasts hinted at, meaning sequel fodder.
There's
just no way of knowing where you're going and tonally the movie
delivers a piece of everything and it's done big and without hesitation.
Guardians may have been a gamble, but I'm Grooting for it to Rocket to the top.
10/10
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