Marvel+Comedy=Heaven

Rating: 9/10 (1 February 2015)

Guardians of the Galaxy showcases all of Marvel's talents with an intriguing, exciting plot,relatable characters and some pretty sweet action sequences. But with Guardians they added a new ingredient to the bowl with a big fistful of comedy and I loved that. First of the characters. Chris Pratt as Starlord is a witty, brave and cool protagonist. His character is the most fleshed out out of the five Guardians. Zoe Saldana as Gamora was a good fit. She had a tough edge as well as mind of composure and her chemistry with Starlord gave a hint of romance into the story. I was however hoping to find out more about her but her back story wasn't explained entirely. Bradley Cooper as Rocket and Vin Diesel as GROOT stole the show for me. The pair together interacting was hilarious and Rocket was even wittier than Starlord. GROOT had a couple of touching moments in the film and conflict,heart and humour were used brilliantly in the movie. My gripes with the movie was the villain Ronan. He was a functional villain but his storyline was condensed plus he is belittled by a more powerful force in the film. Drax another guardian was functional but his characters pain didn't shine through. Overall Guardians is an insanely fun time with good action from an unknown comic book. It's what Marvel do I guess.