Marvellous.

Rating: 9/10 (3 August 2014)

By far, one of the most anticipated movies of the year. Marvel took a massive risk making this movie as these characters weren't as well known compared to others such as Iron Man or Captain America. So, did Guardians of the Galaxy pay off? Yes. This has been declared as the best movie of 2014, some even calling it one of the best sci-fi's and compared to classics like Empire Strikes Back and Blade Runner along with being regarded as one of the best comic book movies. Where I would disagree, I can understand why people would praise it so much. The direction is stellar (considering this is from the guy who directed Movie 43). The effects are tremendous and the cinematography is brilliant. The script is emotional, hilarious and is just amazing. Chris Pratt is outstanding and has definitely proved himself as an actor by bringing Starlord to life and his performance could some day be as classic and iconic as Han Solo's, or the Terminator's. Zoe Saldana and Dave Batista were both great in their roles and Vin Diesel did a good job at doing the motion-capture for Groot. Then there's Rocket, voiced by Bradley Cooper. By far, without a sliver of a doubt, steals the show. When I heard someone compare Rocket to Heath Ledger's Joker as I was leaving the cinema, I couldn't help but agree. The weakest part of this movie however is the villain, Ronan. He didn't seem to have a motive and I don't consider him a character, instead a vessel. Also some of the jokes and humor felt like forced Marvel humor. With that aside, this movie is really fun. Whoever you are, you will like this movie and I believe it gives Avengers Assemble a run for its money and is the 3rd best movie I've seen this year (2nd Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, 1st Edge of Tomorrow) scoring Guardians of the Galaxy a 9 out of 10