One Of The Best Marvel Films

Rating: 9/10 (3 August 2014)

'Guardians of the Galaxy' is an action-packed film about Peter Quill/Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), who unknowingly steals a very powerful orb and after being arrested must band together with a bunch of other outlaws to take down Ronan (Lee Pace) before he destroys the galaxy with the orb's power. 'Guardians of the Galaxy' is written and directed by James Gunn, probably best known for writing the live-action 'Scooby-Doo' movie. Gunn has now solidified himself as a great director and writer after his works on 'Guardians of the Galaxy'.
I must say I was a bit skeptical going into this film knowing Chris Pratt was the lead role, but I am pleasantly surprised. Prior to 'Guardians of the Galaxy', Pratt was more than likely only known from his role in the show 'Parks and Rec' and other small roles in various comedies. After seeing 'Guardians of the Galaxy' and seeing the performance by Pratt, I can honestly say that he has definitely progressed as an overall actor. It is no wonder Collin Trevorrow had Pratt casted as the lead role in 'Jurassic World'.
Pratt's character Star-Lord is going to be one of those iconic characters that you can not see anyone else fulfilling that role. The way Pratt as Star-Lord progressed on film from selfish arrogant thief, to a noble leader is pretty amazing. Pratt's on-screen charisma is great and the way he could go from comedic to serious was pretty great as well. Every other main character in the film (Saldana, Bautista and Pace) did very well in their roles too, but Pratt definitely stole the show and I believe surprised many people.
I will say the CGI in this film was pretty spectacular. It is right up there with 'Godzilla' and 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' for best CGI effects of the year. Everything was done so well, you could really feel as if you were in space or on a spacecraft. I am not really a fan of films set in space, but the setting in this film was pretty good and enjoyable.
The costume design in this film was great as well as the makeup effects. The cinematography was good, maybe a little better than average. I think most viewers will agree the soundtrack for this movie is pretty epic. All the 70's and 80's music oddly fits well into this movie and offers a fun experience. Along with the soundtrack the score was done very well with this film too.
As stated before, Gunn did a great job directing a writing this film. Every line of dialogue was great and the way the characters played out the lines makes the audience go through many emotions. People will be surprised to find that this movie has a lot of heart and feelings to it. Definitely not your average Marvel film.
'Guardians of the Galaxy' is a great action-packed film that anyone can enjoy. Thus far, this is the film of the summer. It is a very fun film with great acting, effects and is just so pleasing to the eye. 'Guardians of the Galaxy' gets a well deserving 9/10 stars from me, but given the option, could have received an 8.5/10