The Galaxy Rangers.

Rating: 8/10 (17 March 2017)

After losing interest from Iron Man 2,a family friend helped to re- introduce me to the genre with the thrilling Civil War. Looking round on Netflix UK,I stumbled on a Marvel title that was about to leave the site,which led to me going on a galaxy quest.
The plot:
Since being kidnapped by the outlaw gang the Ravagers 20 years ago, Peter Quill has joined them on their pirate missions. On a planet Quill gets hold of an orb which can destroy the world. Learning of the orb,a fellow outlaw puts a bounty on Quill,whilst the mysterious Ronan sends the assassin Gamora after Quill. About to sell the orb,Quill gets caught in a cross-fire between assassin Gamora and bounty hunters Groot and Rocket,whose interest in the Orb and money soon leads to them all guarding the galaxy.
View on the film:
Exploring a Comic-Book galaxy separate from the overall Marvel Universe,co-writer/(along with Nicole Perlman) director James Gunn & cinematographer Ben Davis take the opportunity to kick the genre with new funky colours,from the bright green of Gamora and the adorable Groot,to the space Steam Punk Western guns of Peter Quill and Yondu Udonta's outlaw Ravagers. Standing out by mixing Tyler Bates's swift score with rocking 60's/70's songs,Gunn sets the space adventure on a rich retro atmosphere,as the outer space talking raccoon and thrilling space battles are neatly balanced by vintage cassettes and rusting rockets.
Sending the gang across space to protect the orb,the screenplay by Gunn and Nicole Perlman smartly go for a "men on a mission" outline,that keeps the group united with a common goal building towards an explosive final showdown. Being one of the few Comic- Book flicks that's able to skip the "origin arc", the writers use the more relaxed atmosphere to fire up refreshing character moments,that shines in the growing,comedic relationship between Rocket and Groot,and the high-kicking underlying romance between tough outlaws Quill and Gamora, (played by the fantastic, lively improvising Chris Pratt and the rough & tumble Zoe Saldana )as the Guardians of the Galaxy go halfway across the galaxy,and turn left.