The Weirdest Marvel Team is Really Entertaining

Rating: Null/10 (17 November 2018)

The films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has all been predominantly Earth based until now. They had gone to a few of the Nine Realms but that was about it. So Marvel decided to expand into its cosmic universe with Guardians of the Galaxy, while also getting to build up the big tease from the first Avengers, Thanos.
While looking for a director, Marvel eventually decided on James Gunn, who had worked on a few smaller projects, but nothing of this caliber. James and Marvel were smart, knowing that no one would take a film involving a talking raccoon and a talking tree seriously, so they turned it into an amazing space comedy.
The cast to this film is great, because they had to be. These weird characters had to be played by the right actors, or else they would fall flat on their face. Chris Pratt plays Star-Lord, and adds a charm to him no one else could. Peter Quill is just a normal guy from the 80's stuck in an incredible situation. Zoe Saldana plays a good Gamora, though because she's the serious one she isn't as memorable as the rest. Dave Bautista is good as Drax, though he gets way funnier in future films. Vin Diesel is good as Groot, because he only has to say 3 words. Bradley Cooper steals the show as Rocket, he's funny and deadly, and a talking raccoon. It's great. John C. Reilly and Benecio Del Toro are also highlights. Lee Pace does good for what he's given, but unfortunately it isn't much. I really love the cast of this movie, with the main five really feeling like a family at the end.
This film is more comedic than any Marvel movie before it. Two of the five main characters are quip machines, with Rocket's obsession with prosthetic theft and Quill's Footloose reference being highlights. Drax not knowing metaphors is also very funny. Gamora's hatred of Thanos is hinted at, though not fully explored. The scene where the Guardians are forming their plan is truly great, with Quill's losers speech being the highlight. Once again, the villain, Ronan is underdeveloped. Hopefully "Captain Marvel" can expanded on his backstory.
The effects are fantastic, top notch for Marvel at the time. Rocket looks real, almost on the same level of the Andy Serkis Apes Movies. The make up is all great, the ships and lasers all look good, the effects are great.
In conclusion, this movie is great. It introduced the world to these oddball characters and the world proceeded to fall in love with them. They would go on to become some of the MCU's best, and it's all thanks to this one movie.
9/10