Probably the best Marvel film ever.

Rating: 10/10 (1 August 2015)

Spider-man 2 and Spider-man. Those were the only two Marvel films I thoroughly enjoyed and recommended to people both friend a foe. I now have my third and by extension top three with Guardians of the Galaxy taking the top spot. It is unlike anything I've seen from Marvel and to be honest, this 'test film' has been their most successful critically.
I remember seeing the poster for it, a raccoon and a tree didn't really generate a positive reaction from me and shamefully, I waved it off. Five recommendations from my top film-going friends and i decided to watch it. I was in absolute awe when I watched it. First of all, in the opening scene with Quill and his mother I witnessed (finally) some real personal emotion and aspects where I could possibly relate to since Spider-man. Since Spider-man its been loss from gain i.e Iron Man - he gained so much and lost it, only to come back enlightened etc. However, in Spider-man and Guardians of the Galaxy the gain is from the loss, Peter Parker losing his uncle Ben spurred him on eventually to be a hero and Peter Quill losing his mother created the gain of going into space and also eventually becoming a hero.
Something I also enjoyed about the film was its humour, yes at times it seemed a bit childish, but Chris Pratt seemingly convinces you that it's still funny no matter what age you are. Each character brought individual elements of humour to the film and it was incredible. I feel this was put in place for the next Avenger's film: 'Avengers: The Infinity Wars (Part 1 or 2)'. Their creation was to add some humour and more likely, some understanding as to how to defeat the super villain threatening the galaxy (probably Thanos).
All in all I thought that Guardians of the Galaxy was absolutely incredible. My favourite Marvel film. One of my favourite superhero films. One of my all time favourite films. I can't wait for the Guardians next adventure.