One of the best Marvel films and a terrific space opera

Rating: 10/10 (6 May 2017)

One of the best Marvel films, Guardians of the Galaxy is a hilarious space opera with a heart and great soundtrack. After being updated over two decades ago, Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) is a Ravager searching for an orb proclaimed to have great power. He escapes from Korath (Djimon Hounsou) and his minions but is unable to sell it when it is revealed that Ronan (Lee Pace) also wants it. The bounty hunter raccoon Rocket (voiced by Bradley Cooper) and his partner Groot (Vin Diesel) try to capture Quill but Gamora (Zoe Saldana) sent by Ronan fights them to also capture Quill. All of them are captured by the Nova Corps and imprisoned.
Tying to the greater Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thanos (Josh Brolin) allows Ronan to use his daughters, Gamora and Nebula (Karen Gillan), to hunt for the orb. Yondu (Michael Rooker) the alien that first abducted Peter Quill is also after the orb. The group encounters Drax (Dave Bautista) a muscle bound criminal who wants to murder Ronan for killing his family. The group escapes the prison, and Gamora takes them to the Collector (Benicio Del Toro) to sell the orb. It is revealed that inside the orb is an Infinity Stone, likely the Power Stone, capable of destroying the galaxy.
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