Perfect Family Film

Rating: 10/10 (7 November 2014)

Considering it took 4 separate films to lay the foundation for the Avengers, what Guardians was able to pull off is quite remarkable. While I thoroughly enjoyed the Avengers what that film lacked was drama - you KNEW the Avengers were going to come out on top. With Guardians, all bets were off because none of the main super heroes are really Marvel mainstays like Iron Man, Hulk, et. al. This lead to a much more suspenseful film.
While the film does an excellent job developing characters that the audience is emotionally invested in where Guardians truly shines is as a comedy. Chris Pratt does a great job being a lovable goofball super hero. Add to all this beautiful visuals - the Nova Corps battle scenes are sensational and you basically have a perfect family film.