As good as Star Wars

Rating: 9/10 (22 September 2014)

Guardians of the Galaxy is a more obscure comic from the ranks of Marvel. Its movie adaptation however, turns out to be an enormous hit. And it deserves to be.
The plot is a MacGuffin chase, strongly relying on heavy action and colorful characters. And in that, 'Guardians' succeeds gloriously; in many respects it does it better then 'Avengers'.
A bunch of anti-heroes from space is forced by circumstances to work together and stop evil. Not getting along, they stumble themselves and each other in trouble; time and again. However action-packed, all the action stems from characterization. It is not simply an action-adventure movie that has characters in it; it's a character movie that plunges itself into action.
It is different from other Marvel movies that have come out so far, but the point is: it works. It works good. Who would have thought that a movie adaptation of an obscure comic could be as good as Star Wars? I wouldn't, but having seen it I must admit it is.