Guardians Of The Entertainment !

Rating: 10/10 (13 August 2014)

Well, what an experience it was! I went to see the movie with some friends and just expected some cool action scenes, a decent story and a couple of laughs here and there. While correct on the first 2 things, I totally underestimated the 3rd one. Honestly, I am blown away by the unexpected tsunami of comedy and fun in this movie. Me and my friends literally giggled the whole time while returning to our homes after watching it. That's not to say that movie lacks in other departments, but the fun element is so strong and 'on the spot' it kind of eclipses other parts.
The movie starts with a 8-9 year old Peter Quill in a brief but tragic back story. Fast forward to 25 years and he is now a galactic thief who calls himself 'The Star Lord'. Very soon, we are introduced to Groot, Rocket, Gamora and Drax. They all(except Drax) are pursuing a mysterious Orb first stolen by Quill and finally taken away by Ronan to achieve his evil plans. Eventually, all 5 of them join forces so that they can defeat Ronan and put that Orb somewhere safe. Although I have never read or heard about these characters but 30 minutes into the movie and I can write 5 qualities of each. The characterization is superb and the way each character slowly amalgamates into the script is quite amazing. Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) as the main protagonist is a very likable, he is an outlaw but kind hearted too. Gamora (Zoe Saldana) is both deadly and beautiful at the same time. Groot (Vin Diesel), although doesn't have much to speak has its moments in the movie. Drax(Batista) is shown to be big on anger and small on the logic but arguably, Rocket the Raccoon(voiced by Bradley Cooper) is the funniest of them all not to mention also a trigger happy pervert. In the later parts of the movie there comes a time when just looking at his face, the whole movie theater starts laughing.
I can easily say that its one of the best action-adventure-comedies I have ever seen in a while and IMHO certainly better than Avengers and Iron Man. Hardly a minute passed by when I didn't break into a laugh. Visually too, it is a stunner, while CGI is not necessarily an industry best but it worked beautifully. Alien planets, ships and creatures looked imaginative and fresh. For a Marvel fan it cant get better than this and the icing on the cake are subtle plot themes which connects the dot between this and the prior Marvel movies.
I totally recommend this movie to anyone who wants to pass 2 hours of his life in the best possible way :)