Exceeded expectations

Rating: 9/10 (7 January 2015)

I'm usually not for the abundance of CGI and comedy, but James Gunn pulled it off nicely. It was spectacular, and it goes to show that a movie doesn't need to be dark and broody to be good. A great film can have humor. The acting was good (Bautista, however, was alright), the graphics superb, and the story was good. This movie is an intro movie to these characters and it all ties in toward Thanos, so expect bigger things to come! It's amazing to see that this virtually unknown comic book make so much success among the masses. This was sort of a risky film, I'm sure, because people didn't know how it would play out. But, obviously, it worked out fine in the end. I think when it comes to these types of movies, and comic book movies in general, the director is CRUCIAL. If the director has a very creative vision on how these types of stories are played out on screen, it can do loads of good. What I didn't like about this film was Thanos. Seriously, he looked like a video game character. I don't know why, all the other actors and extras had good prosthetic make up, but Thanos had to be CGI. It threw me off a little. Otherwise a fantastic film.