One of the best Marvel films that I have seen

Rating: 8/10 (7 March 2016)

Guardians of the Galaxy is one of the best superhero films that I have seen in the 2010s (Dark Knight was 2009). The plot: A human thief (Chris Pratt 10/10) unknowingly steals an orb which contains an Infinity Stone and risks his life to save it. His escapades catch the attention of Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Drax (Dave Bautista), Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper) and Groot (Vin Diesel). They form the Guardians of the Galaxy and fight a Kree fanatic who is one of Marvel's easily dispatched villains (Lee Pace). Thanos does make a cameo but I don't think it is as good as the reveal at the end of Avengers Assemble.
Top marks go to James Gunn, the director who did a tremendous job in turning another Marvel property into a global phenomenon.
My favorite scenes have to be the ones with Rocket and Groot. They seem like relatively small characters compared to Iron Man and Captain America, but their chemistry works so well that I think that there could be a spin-off.
Guardians of the Galaxy: 9/10. I gave 9/10 because nothing is as good as Avengers Assemble. I hope that Volume 2 is as good as this one because no pressure James Gunn.