Guardians of the Galaxy 2014
Directed by James Gunn
- Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
- 121 min
- PG-13
When things get bad, they'll do their worst.
Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser.
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Epic, classical in form, effortless and resolved.
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- classical in formformally daring
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- kit.everythingThe Genre Devotee★★★½
A mixtape with a plot attached. I know that is the point. It works.
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- Gimlyon TMDB · Jun 20187/10
**A long form review originally posted n 2014:** Now that I’ve given _Guardians_ a BluRay watch through, I feel more comfortable reviewing it. I saw it on the first day of its Australian cinematic release, but I wasn’t sure what I thought. I watched it again and still wasn’t sure, but now that it’s six months later, I am sure. I’m a massive fan of director James Gunn. Come to think of it, I’m also also a big fan of Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Chris Pratt, Benicio Del Toro, Djimon Honsou, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Peter Serafinowicz, Alexis Denisof, Rob Zombie and Nathan Fillion, and they’re all in this. Not to mention I’m an absolute sucker for the MCU. So after hearing that a very decent chunk of the fanbase thinking that not only was this the best Marvel film of the year (going up against _Winter Soldier_ and _Days of Future Past_), but that they would then go on to say it was the best Marvel Cinematic Universe film ever, you could imagine I was very surprised to find that I actually didn’t think it was all that great. I don’t want people thinking I didn’t like it. I did. In fact I will go on record saying that it was miles away from their worst film, and if I’m being honest they
Read the whole review on TMDB - Dark Jedion TMDB · Jan 20187/10
This movie is more of a comedy than anything else. It is truly a comic magazine brought to life on the big screen and more focused on delivering a sequence of action scenes and laughs than anything intelligent in the form of plot or characters. I would say it is a movie for the younger audience and comic fans. Having said that I must admit that I found it rather fun to watch. The main characters are two mostly irresponsible rascals, one dumb but likable living tree and two fanatics of which one certainly need not apply to the Mensa club. Of the five I liked Rocket and Gamora the best. Rocket is a rather likable rascal and Gamora is simply cool. Quill is sometimes just silly, Groot is more of a living prop and Drax is just too stupid. The story is more or less just there to tie the scenes together. Unfortunately we do really not get much of a background to the Guardians of The Galaxy universe. It would have been nice to get a bit more understanding of why things are as they are etc. The return of this movie is watching the action, the special effects and the laughs. It is an action-adventure-comedy plain and simple. If you approach it as such it works reasonably well. Speaking of sp
Read the whole review on TMDB - Grant Englishon TMDB · Nov 20148.5/10
This was a pleasant surprise of a movie, full of great humor as well as an intriguing story. It's quick and zany at times. Think <em>Psych</em> in space (back when Psych was funny). The pace is quick and the story line is easy to pick up and follow. What makes the film work is something that early Lucas and Joss Whedon understand: great sci-fi movies are really westerns at heart. There is a relationship with nature, a broken, compromised hero, a deep necessity for teamwork, and the story happens OUT there in the wild. <em>Guardians of the Galaxy</em> has ALL of this. <em>Guardians</em> is already set up for a sequel so we will see if Marvel can continue the magic. It's a great addition to the Marvel universe.
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Cast
- Chris PrattPeter Quill
- Zoe SaldañaGamora
- Dave BautistaDrax
- Vin DieselGroot (voice)
- Bradley CooperRocket (voice)
- Lee PaceRonan
- Michael RookerYondu Udonta
- Karen GillanNebula
- Djimon HounsouKorath
- John C. ReillyCorpsman Dey
Crew
- James GunnDirector
- James GunnWriter
- Nicole PerlmanWriter
- Ben DavisDirector of Photography
- Tyler BatesOriginal Music Composer
- Fred RaskinEditor
- Hughes WinborneEditor
- Craig WoodEditor
- Kevin FeigeProducer
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