All-time FAVOURITE (And I'm a movie buff!)

Rating: 10/10 (11 June 2016)

James Gunn has created a film that I find incredibly emotive yet highly humorous, original, yet amazingly relatable, and so enjoyable that I find it beyond compare. That may be putting it on a bit thick perhaps, but I mean it. The film itself has a background only in a comic book series from several decades ago, and yet despite the apparent lack of awareness of who the Guardians of the Galaxy are (WHO????), Gunn manages to make his audience fall in love both with the characters and the Galaxy he has created; an accomplishment on its own to be admired. The main criticism I feel others have provided is that its plot- line, whilst creative, is linear and predictable, but I would respond by mentioning that the Galaxy James Gunn has had to create to allow the Guardians story to unfold in such an eloquent manner, proves that the plot of this film is anything but unoriginal, and its 'predictability' is merely a product of the skilled and intense writing. The film manages to boldly couple a new brand of unique, witty humour, with an engaging premise, plot and panoply of characters with seemingly nothing in common. Superbly edited, remarkably filmed, amazing CGI work, incredibly acting, notably by Chris Pratt, as well as the obvious Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper and others. Loved it. Can't wait to watch it again.