Typical sci-fi fare. Nothing special.

Rating: 6/10 (10 November 2014)

"Guardians of the Galaxy" certainly does not warrant the 8.5 rating it currently enjoys on IMDb. The screenplay follows the same pattern we have seen a thousand times now.
I was under the impression this was a sort of comedy, and looked forward to seeing an original concept. But unfortunately this movie isn't very funny at all. At least not any more so than other Marvel films.
This movie relies very heavily on CGI. Some of the visuals are stunning. The style borrows from movies such as the Star Wars prequels and The Fifth Element.
Frankly it was hard to understand exactly what was going on. Some dude with a two-syllable name has a beef with some other two-syllable dude. My overall impression is that of an average action-packed film without a lot of intelligence.
As for the stellar ratings by other reviewers, I can only guess it's from a younger generation which has been brainwashed into mistaking Hollywood hand-fed consumerist horsesh1t for art. Downvote away brethren.