When I saw that the critics on Rotten Tomatoes had actually put Guardians of the Galaxy at 92%, I was shocked - and slightly disturbed. Usually when the critics love something, I hate it. Then I looked at the fan ratings: 96%. That couldn't be all bad. I tried to go in with an open mind.
I wasn't disappointed. With the exception of a rather long credits introduction, the movie is fast-paced, hysterical, and has a decent plot. Whoever decided to cast Bradley Cooper as the voice for Rocket was brilliant! His character seems to have stepped from the comics with his sardonic opinions and hysterical comments and actions throughout. Zoe Saldana was a wonderful Gamorah and Groot was fantastic. I was unsure about Peter Quill, to be honest, especially as compared to the comics, but he grew on me and I have to admit that the casting was great. Drax, too worked out well with Bautista as the literalist destroyer.
Spoiler Alert below here:
The incorporation of Thanos to tie in the Avengers was an interesting concept. What I was slightly disappointed in was that they used Ronan the Accuser as the main villain without Captain Marvel. I would have loved to have seen him developed more since he is a huge threat to Earth in the Marvel Universe during the Skrull invasion. However, Marvel seems to be good at "resurrecting" characters, so perhaps not all is lost.
It was rather surprising, but the only wooden performance seemed to come from Glenn Close. I appreciated what she was trying to do, but despite being a "good" character, it was hard not to see Cruella DeVille in her acting each time. It was good to see the evil titan Thanos, but the graphics for his character didn't seem to match up as well.
Honestly, these were the only major faults I could find. The use of the "Walkman" cassette player in the beginning allowed the use of so many classic rock and oldies songs to make more sense and enhance the whole movie.
This one is a must-see! In fact, I would like to try it in IMAX 3D!
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