JUST LIKE KEVIN BACON

Rating: 10/10 (18 November 2018)

This film is aimed at the teen/preteen audience but is done well enough so everyone can enjoy it. The movie centers around a group of five "losers" who are after an orb that looks like a baseball size "snitch." I couldn't help but think about other block buster films while watching this one. Our 5 "good guys" are:
Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) is the main character. As a child he was abducted from Earth right after the death of his mother. He carries with him a Sony Walkman and plays a cassette tape that should have disintegrated long ago. He is a combination of Hans Solo and Kevin Bacon from "Footloose." His playing of classic rock tunes gave me a flashback to "Heavy Metal" as they looked for the orb.
Gamora (Zoe Saldana)- works for bad guy Ronan (Lee Pace). She is green like an Orion slave girl and every bit of pretty. She refuses to be an easy conquest for Peter and refuses to dance. She is after Peter for the orb.
Rocket (Bradley Cooper-voice)- perhaps short for Rocket J. Raccoon. He is a genetic experiment and a bounty hunter after Peter for the bounty. He is quick and clever, but touchy about rodent remarks.
Groot (Vin Diesel- voice) is a Treebeard looking character. He can only say "I am Groot" which Rocket can understand from tonal inflections. In the beginning they are a pair like Master-Blaster, except Groot's character "grows" during the film.
Drax (Dave Bautista) is a muscle bound individual reminding me of a dumb Riddick, which is maybe why Vin Diesel didn't play that role. He is out for revenge against Ronan.
The main bad guy is Ronan. We know he is a bad guy because he wears a Darth Vader helmet, has a guy who looks like Darth Maul guard him and answers to an Emperor looking fellow. The difference is that is Ronan lacks the heart and humor of Darth Vader.
This is a galaxy where everyone speaks English, but no one understands the metaphors. The film is light and formulaic. It is very entertaining and demands a sequel. Just don't think too hard.
Parental Guide: Quill flips a guy off. Some PG-13 swearing. No f-bombs