An Entertaining 2 Hours!

Rating: 8/10 (2 August 2014)

The 10th Movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe upon it's announcement was considered a risk. "Guardians of the Galaxy" is not the among the most popular of Marvel Comics, and is or should I say - was mostly unknown amongst the General Public.
To Date, for the Previous 8 MCU Movies, there are some I love, some that I like and or find entertaining - not 1 Dud amongst them. Guardians continues that streak.
The movie begins, with a young Peter Quill, played following the opening sequence as adult by Chris Pratt, being abducted as boy in 1988, by a Space Ship, immediately after a personal loss. Fast Forward 26 Years - Quill is now an outlaw in another Galaxy, giving himself the personal moniker "Starlord". He ends up hooking up with the 4 fellow outlaws/orphans - Green skinned "Gamora", played by Zoe Saldana, who is adoptive daughter of "Thanos", voiced by James Brolin (Last seen post credits in "The Avengers"), "Rocket" a talking Raccoon, voiced by Brad Cooper & his partner in crime "Groot" – A Tree Creature, voiced, and motion captured by Vin Diesel, and The Gray and Red Skinned "Drax The Destroyer", played by Dave Bautista of WWE Fame.
I expected a lot of Humor going in, and I was not disappointed. It's the movie's strongest trait. Pratt's character, when he was abducted, was left a mix tape of 70's Hit Songs. That and some 80's references he makes, help define the movie's personality, coupled with downright hilarious and or quirky humor from Rocket and the other characters. As you may have heard,regardless of what he means to say, Groot simply says, "I am Groot", as he his has vocal issues, explained briefly by Rocket. This gag if you define it as such, is not overused, and is used very effectively! As per the title, the 5 must band together to save the Day,
At times, I feel the Dramatic Quotient of the movie could have been better, and sometimes during the first part the movie, you might feel things are rushed along, but in the end – you are entertained for 2 Hours. And for us children of the 80's - A treat of Post Credit Scene at the very end of the credits! 3 ¼ out of 4 Stars.