Pure sci-fi popcorn fun

Rating: 7/10 (23 August 2014)

(67%) A vastly watchable, very fun, witty, fully fledged sci-fi action comedy with a great nostalgic soundtrack (even if old cassettes in reality sound a lot more fuzzy). The confidence shown by Marvel is commendable as the very pretty visuals must have cost a very pretty penny, and considering I've never even heard of the comic books before then the studio executives must have big cojones to green-light a relatively obscure series. The unending sharp sense of humour works well, and the writing in general is better than most with stuff always happening without it ever feeling like too much. It may just be a big flashy popcorn movie, but it's a fine exciting example of the breed making this a worthy one to watch at the cinema, with strong hope of more goodness yet to come.