It's good coz it's fun

Rating: 8/10 (14 December 2017)

This may not be a life changing movie, but it's a great fun movie with excellent characters, great visuals, a lot of adventure and a sound track which is a more than considerable cherry on the cinematic cake. Above all it remembers to employ the all too often forgotten art of storytelling.
It is one of the best films in the Marvel cinematic universe, which was already leaving its DC rivals behind a little before this film was released. Guardians of the Galaxy will never be serious sci-fi, but it is a welcome move away from the american obsession with superheros - even though it is a superhero movie of sorts, it is an ensemble cast story which sees every character as different, unique and important rather than placing all the specialness on one or two characters.
There are too many good performances to describe in detail here, but I think it's important to mention two;
1. This is the first movie where we see what Chris Pratt has offer the big screen.
2. Oddly, this is possibly the best performance we have ever seen from Vin Diesel.
Go watch it, it's fun :)