A Galaxy better than "The Avengers

Rating: 8/10 (9 July 2015)

First things first, I'm not saying that "The Avengers" is truly bad, I'm just saying that "Guardians of the Galaxy" is much more better. This tale of misfits who end up teaming up to defeat a powerful evil force is not that original, a bit of a cliché, actually, however, James Gunn and Company are able to give the concept a new and fresh take which overwhelmed me.
I'm not going to spoil the plot, I'm just going to say that even before the logos show up, we are in 1988. Peter Quill is just a young boy who sees his mother dying. He his then abducted by an alien spacecraft. 26 years later he has become Star-Lord.
I need to say, after watching Jurassic World and this one, I'm truly a fan of Chris Pratt. He has everything : the looks, the acting chops and the comic timing which takes this movie to another level. He is just great! And I think that working with such a extraordinary director really gives him more projection and freedom.
But I can't just talk about Pratt because "Guardians of the Galaxy" shines due to its ensemble cast. Zoe Saldana is as competent and as sexy as ever portraying Gamora, Dave Bautista really impressed me as Drax (he even made me more excited towards his take as Mr.Hinx on Spectre),Bradley Cooper - who gives his voice to the daring raccoon Rocket - and Vin Diesel - who gives his voice to a super powered tree and delivers the line "I am Groot" throughout the whole movie - make quite a duo. Lee Pace is also quite remarkable as the villain, Ronan.
Besides these actors, we also have more veteran ones like Benicio del Toro, Glenn Close and John C. Reilly giving secundary but still very competent performances.
Despite taking place throughout the whole galaxy, the filmmakers made all of these different planets very credible and believable. Join your hands and clap to all the staff.
From my point of view the Guardians are far better than the Avengers, not just in terms of enjoyability but also in what concerns to originality and creativity.
Marvel understood with the success of this flick that the don't rely solely on Thor, Cap and Tony Stark to break box office and make profit. The have a all bunch of other characters who deserve the film treatment and I think that Guardians were just the first step.
Quill, Gamora, Drax, Rocket and Groot, please come back soon doing a bit of good and a bit of bad things.
The Galaxy awaits your return!