Entertaining movie, a good watch

Rating: 8/10 (14 November 2014)

I grew up in the 80's and 90's reading comics....a LOT of comics. I must admit that I never really got into the "Guardians of the Galaxy" series. However I was really familiar with one of the main characters in particular......you old school comic book fans might remember the original Drax.
1. Drax was green 2. Drax could fly 3. Drax had superhuman strength 4. Drax could shoot power blasts
So after watching the movie I was pretty confused. I had to read Drax's wikipedia page to find out they changed his character completely in 2004. I gotta say Marvel, this newer no-powers having, knife wielding, semi-psycho Drax....is rather pathetic/boring compared to the original.
So, after I got over the shock of the "new Drax" I enjoyed this movie immensely. The CGI is fantastically done, especially the space battles. The characters and the dialog were engaging and I found myself really taking a liking to Groot. I look forward to seeing what they do in Part 2.