Guardians of the Galaxy: A fresh take from Marvel

Rating: 8/10 (12 August 2014)

To begin with it is difficult not have high expectations for this movie. There has been so much positive hype, and since I and a lot of other viewers knew nothing of these Guardians, we did not know what to expect other then an incredible movie.
The expectations were met. Marvel is indeed making quality movies at the moment, earlier this year we saw Captain America 2 that was indeed a great film with a different feeling then other Marvel movies. Guardians of the Galaxy is the same.
A film that excels on various levels. The most notable must be the humor, soundtrack and the CGI. The humor cannot be delivered without a strong cast, even though most of them weren't on set with each other while filming (thinking of Vin Diesel and Bradley Cooper). The soundtrack never failed, never strayed from the concept of songs from the 70's. The CGI gave you the feeling of great video games. One thing that could have been made better was the various skin colors, they didn't seem natural to me.
The story has been done before. But there is a reason why we keep seeing these story lines. They are good. They entertain. So I will not say a negative word about it. The only downfall of this movie, and the reason why I cannot go higher then 8 - Superhero movies are coming out to fast and to many. I am full now. I need a break. I need to rest. But we are being stuffed like turkeys at thanksgiving. And I am saying this even though this movie delivers on a great balance of being serious and humoring the audience.
This is one of the great movies this year. A great blockbuster and a lovely fresh take on the generic superhero movies out there.