I don't know where to look

Rating: 9/10 (8 July 2015)

This is an impressive film, not just the visual effects but the intelligent screenplay that goes along with it.
I am not familiar with the source material but fortunately director James Gunn sets up the universe nicely in about the first 30 minutes of the film (in more ways than one).
Chris Pratt was a good choice for the lead and he obviously has comedic timing from his work on Parks & Recreation. He must have worked extremely hard to get in shape so I'll give him a gold star for that.
If there is a problem with the show, it's over-length and so many speaking roles, that you have to see the movie at least three times to get it fully. That's a minor fault, though and for the most part it is totally worth its running time. It borrows from a lot of different genres but the main one is oddly enough family drama.
Here are my favorite moments/characters:
1) The slave girl is hilarious. Pity she is taken out so quickly.
2) Groot is an absolutely amazing character. He has so much personalty even though he can't really converse. The absolute favorite scene is when he kills 10 or more bad guys and gives the goofiest smile to the camera.
3) The incredible space battle near the end. The visual effects in this sequence are absolutely stunning.
There are a lot of other good moments but I just wanna list a few bad ones as well.
1) Ronan is incredibly stupid. The way he just let the good guys get away with stuff is a little bit annoying and will of course lead to his defeat.
2) Djimon Hounsou's eyes. This is the most annoying of the visual effects. It was probably how the character looked in the comic book, but it hurts "my" eyes to look at them. Also, his character is a little underdeveloped for people unfamiliar with the source material.
Otherwise, I think it's the best Marvel movie so far, even outdoing Spiderman. The use of pop songs are also inspired and to tie it with the plot is unusual.
Note: Watch Cinema Sins commentary on this flick. I laughed my lungs out.