It was like the first time I saw Star Wars...

Rating: 10/10 (31 July 2014)

When I first saw pictures and the announcement of Guardians of the Galaxy, I was like "Wow Marvel Studios is going to have their first dud"... then I saw the trailer and my mind changed. After seeing some amazing trailers and hearing that the critics are all gung-ho about the film, I purchased my tickets in advance to see it a day before release - in 3D (which I rarely do).
The movie works so well that it reminded me of the first time I saw Star Wars when I was a kid... more like Empire Strikes Back - since I remember that as a kid. There's a sense of wonder, you want to explore the world, and most of all you want to go along side Star Lord and these quirky rag tag misfits, which one is a tree and another is a smart-ass raccoon (who might be the best part of the film).
This film is a block buster that's done really well and highly entertaining. This film also serves as a tie-in with the other Marvel films and if you look carefully enough you will see a bunch of references throughout.
Overall it's a fun, quirky sci-fi film that works great on so many levels and the 3D also adds to it. Hopefully it does well as the theater I was in was 10% full. Go see this, it's up there as one of the best films of the summer.