Well done and dazzling at every turn...and funny!

Rating: 9/10 (22 November 2014)

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
What a hoot! This is a great spoof while still being a terrific action-adventure comic book romp. It is great? Aw, shucks, it ain't—but it tries so hard and has so many laughs it's a must-see.
It's crazy to bother to outline the plot (it's a formula of power and evil and some sweet innocent good guys and girls against the odds). And there are so many main and minor characters you can't make that simple, either. But it's how they interact that makes it flow. And how they push and push the conventions to make it absurd and clever and truly witty. It's funny! You'll laugh, and laugh some more.
Look for lots of bright humor, good character development, and clichés upon clichés. This is what it's trying to do and it does it beautifully. Expensive and expansive to make, but handled with real professional focus. A surprise, after many more routine blockbuster computer graphics superhero nonsense. Can't wait for the sequel.