Marvel has ushered in a new Golden Age

Rating: 9/10 (9 August 2014)

Wow. What a run Marvel is having with movies! I have been thinking how great it is to be a comic book geek right now. I have waited decades for the technology to reach the point we are at now.
With this movie, I now believe Marvel is in the midst of creating a moment in time. People will possibly watch these movies as we now see the epics of the Golden Age of Hollywood. The quality of these movies are undeniable. They have humor, super great effects and sound, and superb plots. Of course some movies are better than others, some being made mostly to nudge the next part of the connected universe along (I'm looking at you Ironman 2).
Peter Quill is a boy born of Earth but not wholly human. His Earth mother tells him about a mysterious father from beyond while other family members, you feel, think she is hallucinating. Then the story hits full gear and doesn't stop with the tongue firmly in cheek.
It does an excellent job introducing the characters and assembling them uniquely. After united, and in a common bond to escape prison they get started on the action. With characters like Rocket and Groot proving to be solid real feel beings it makes for great fun. I greatly enjoyed this film. It not only lived up to the hype, but for me, it exceeded it. A rarity in any movie genre. If you are a fan of Star Wars or Firefly (I really had a feeling of kinship between GoG and the Firefly 'verse) you will most likely love this movie. If you haven't seen it yet...Go on out there and watch it already!