Wanted to see this... Only to discover a "B" movie with a big budget

Rating: 3/10 (5 August 2014)

First, don't blow up if you disagree with this review, but I was rather disappointed in "Guardians of the Galaxy". Like, I would guess everyone of you, I was very much looking forward to see this movie.
However, within mere minutes, this film felt like a "B" movie with an "A" level budget (search all of the "B" Sci-Fi and Fantasy films that were released in the 70's and 80's!). The only difference was the money that was clearly put into this movie (the dialog, while many, I'm sure, had a good laugh, was cheesy to me, with pop culture reference jokes that just don't belong in a Fantasy film!).
During the course of the movie, I kept being reminded of the "Star Wars" films -- and not the latter three! Yes, much of the film seemed to borrow from "A Phantom Menace" and "Attack of the Cones". But, worse, over and over, I was getting deja vu of... wait for it... "Flash Gordon"! Yes, a great, but very much "B" movie, from the 80's, that, thanks to the recent hit, "Ted", made a return to our pop culture radar. The final battle, didn't make me chuckle, but groan with it's similarity to the final battle in "Flash Gordon." If you loved this movie, great. Everyone has their own tastes. I'm just warning those who haven't viewed "Guardians of the Galaxy", and are considering going to see it because of all the money it's made. Wait until it comes out on DVD.