Best of all worlds

Rating: 9/10 (3 August 2014)

Since Star Wars was released in 11977 people in the industry as well as fans have predicted the next franchise like it. This one may have come the closest to it. It a marketing dream. I see all kinds of toys video games, cartoons, rides etc. coming from this movie. I am also sure there will be at least one sequel, if not an entire new franchise. It has the feel of Star Wars or it made me feel like I felt when I saw movies like that as a kid. It also kind of reminded me of Indiana Jones and Back to the Future. Special FX are certainly nice in a movie, but FX are a dime a dozen these days. I want a good plot too, so it's nice to see movie that has the best of both worlds. It is amazing looking in all scenes. It's funny and fun. It's touching and will getting you a little teary eyed at points. It's really exciting. That's why I think it will make good rides and video games. The battle scenes are stunning. I looked on the Run Pee app and it said there is really no place in this movie that is good to go to the bath room. You'd better go before the movie starts. It has so many cool characters like Rocket and Groot who steal the show and such great actions scenes. It's just a neat concept. Chris Pratt is a human who, as a boy get taken away into space and ends up being a thief. He steels the wrong thing and ends up getting chased all over the galaxy by people who want it and him. He makes enemies and later friends along the way and they form a Scooby gang to try to "save the day" so to speak, mainly from a funky looking war lord named Ronan with some tar or something on his face, who is played so well by Lee Pace. It's also got a great cast and I just love how far Chris Pratt has come. Not only is he funny and lovable, but he's hot too. Bradley Cooper, Vinn Diesel, Zoe Saldona, John C. Reilly, Glenn Close, Batista, Lee Pace and they all do a great job. They really play some silly over the top characters convincingly. I can really tell that all the actors really put themselves into these characters. It is a really witty script. I love the running gag where everyone can't understand human things like metaphors. Batista delivers some great lines with this gag. Finally, I will definitely be getting the soundtrack. It's all great 70's and 80's songs, some of my favorites in fact. I am going to have to re-do my top movies of 2014 to include this one obviously.