Awkward at Best

Rating: 5/10 (6 August 2014)

I knew from seeing commercials that I wouldn't like Guardians. Right from the get go, I knew the humor would be awkward and cheesy.
Deciding to give it a chance anyway based on the glowing reviews both on IMDb and from professional film critics, I thought what the heck. Maybe it's better than I initially thought.
In short, no it was just as I expected. There are some moments that make this movie tolerable, such Groot, the comic relief (really? Vin Diesel got featured in this movie just say "I AM GROOT" about 50 times?) and the feisty, talking raccoon (whose cheesy Jackass one liners almost got the best of him). Also, the soundtrack to the film is amazing - can't beat upbeat 80's music. Some of the comic dialogue was also amusing.
But what brings this film rating down for me is the overuse of clichés. In the deeper Marvel films, the villains are far better developed. Ronan was evil just for the sake of being evil - a 10 year old kid could come up with a better villain than him, just bluntly trying to destroy everything for no particular reason.
True, one gets the feeling that the film doesn't take itself seriously - and although some may take that as a very positive point, for me it means I don't take this movie seriously either. Would not see again.