A Galaxy of Fun

Rating: 7/10 (26 August 2014)

While by no means a "Star Wars for today's generation", Guardians of the Galaxy is extremely fun and entertaining the entire way through. With constant laughs, though some forced, and an incredible cast you are sure to leave with a smile on your face.
The plot begins to move when Peter Quill/Star Lord (Chris Pratt), who was taken from Earth as a boy, discovers a mysterious sphere, that he comes to find is called an Infinity Stone, that soon gives him some unwanted attention. A trio of characters attempt to steal the sphere from Star Lord, but after thwarting their efforts they decide to team up and find a buyer for the mysterious object. These new companions: Rocket (Bradley Cooper),a wise-cracking, hyper-intelligent raccoon; Groot (Vin Diesel), some kind of sentient tree alien; and Gamora (Zoe Saldana), an assassin who is the step-daughter of the evil Thanos; find themselves in prison after public brawl where they join up with Drax (Dave Bautista), a warrior who family was killed by Thanos). Together, they make up the Guardians of the Galaxy and seek to keep the Infinity Stone from the clutches of evil.
The film never lulls, keeping the audience engaged and excited throughout, and the 70's (from Star Lord's Walkman) music is worked in wonderfully. As good as the movie was, don't expect to see it win any major awards outside of visual effects or sound. The plot is riddled with issues (i.e. an object that can destroy planets is guarder by no security yet it is fairly easy to find, Gamora ship get pulverized but she has no physical injuries, why would anti-gravity stop the prison guards from shooting )and the villain has no depth of character. Of course, the good greatly outweighs the bad, and Guardians of the Galaxy is exactly what it sets out to be; a ton of fun.
8/10