Great soundtrack. Fun to watch.

Rating: 8/10 (28 November 2016)

When your Mom is excited to watch a comic book movie, you know you're in for a good time. I was glad to see it again at home without her because I didn't hear an echo of every song that came on. Seriously, the soundtrack alone makes this movie, without it I think this movie wouldn't have worked.
The movie starts out on Earth with our main character, Peter Quill, is introduced as a child. He soon is abducted by aliens (with his Cassette Walkman and Awesome Mix Vol. 1 with him). Years later, he is now a full-fledged thief. He soon discovers a mysterious stone, which he learns everyone is after. Now he has to team up with a tree, a raccoon, a crazy female assassin, and a big muscly alien who takes everything literally to keep the entire galaxy safe.
This is one of my favorite Marvel movies. This takes a team that isn't really familiar with the average person, (including me, and I read comics) and puts them in an environment that works nearly perfectly. The action is great, the jokes land almost every time, and the music is so memorable.
One of my favorite characters in this film is Bradley Cooper as Rocket Raccoon. His lovable jerk attitude was amazing and I laughed at every one of his jokes. His pairing with his goofy friend Groot made them such a great pairing.
The major weak points of the film is the villain. Ronan isn't given much back story or drive for what he does, and I totally forgot he was in the movie at times. But that's okay, I was there for the heroes and the adventure. Plus Marvel movies aren't known for their villains anyways, so it's no harm, no foul. So overall, I think anyone could enjoy this movie, especially if you like great jokes and 70's music.