A hilarious comedy with spectacular action and a whole lot of heart.

Rating: 8/10 (8 August 2014)

Ciaran's Review:I remember when i first saw GotG open with a nine, with positive reviews and then opening with 160 million dollars worldwide i was amazed and it was at this point that i made the decision to go watch this movie. Did i make the right decision? Yes. Guardians of the Galaxy's story line is one that is intriguing, it follows quite an ordinary structure (in terms of a bunch of outcasts come to form a powerful team), but it is what happens in this structure that is so intriguing. The film doesn't waste anytime building character, and they really nailed building characters, throughout the whole film you feel connected to the characters, which is what film is all about, feeling connected to the story and characters who experience it and GotG managed to do this so well, and that is one reason why it is one of the best films of this year. Now, when i saw that James Gunn the writer of the Scooby-Doo films was writing and directing i was worried, but when i saw the film apparently i had nothing to worry about, as the directing was smooth and enjoyable to watch, he didn't have any weird camera angles, at times you did notice the odd camera angle but for the most part you forgot who the director was, i personally think that Guardians of the Galaxy is James Gunn's best film and i think he will overtime become known for it. Onto acting, when i saw the cast for GotG, i thought it could work, and it really did work, Chris Pratt was the best fit, he had humor and he played his character well, Zoe Saldana was the only person who could play Gamora, she was fast and witty, Dave Bautista is perhaps the best wrestler to movie star to hit our screens since the rock, he aced his performance as Drax, Vin Disel's voice suited Groot, and Bradley Cooper as Rocket, i really think Cooper stole the show, when Rocket was on screen you watched him and listened to him, even when he wasn't on screen you wanted to see Rocket, i really believe he stole the show. Now there is one thing i had a problem with and that is Ronan the Accuser, as a villain his motives were quite average, and i think if he had been written to have a bit more comedy, he would have worked as a character, other than that, Lee Pace really made the character his own. Onto CGI and let me tell you, at no point in this movie did the CGI look cheap, the whole way through the CGI was convincing, so well done to GotG's effects department for pulling off these great results. Now the soundtrack in this movie i have one word for it 'awesome', every song suited the situation, it tied the whole movie together, i think if you removed the soundtrack from this movie and replaced it, i think the whole movie would just not have the same emotional feel because the soundtrack is so important in this film. To sum it all up, Guardians of the Galaxy is a hilarious comedy with spectacular action and a whole lot of heart, and that is why Guardians of the Galaxy is getting a 9/10 from me.
Jacob: The trailers to this movie made it appear that it was something different and possibly more quirky than any of the other previous installments to the Marvel cinematic universe. The trailer gave me hope although I was not heavily anticipating the release. The reviews came in with overwhelming positive reaction with people already quoting the movie and a tremendous U.S box office result. With all honesty, I loved every moment of this movie, even the tired Marvel tropes. How so? The movie glorifies familiarity and the odd, outlandish characters and scenarios. The villain is a generic megalomaniac but is somewhat comedic because he is so power hungry and silly in his motivation. The McGuffin plot was to be expected and it is a generic super-powerful object but it did little to annoy me when it came to triteness. The film is incredibly self aware, funny and surprisingly engaging. The movie has a sweet centre, a real emotional core which invests you with every character. I gained a sort of outlook on this movie: this is a mixture of everything that fan-boys and fan-girls will love. It has a Star Wars, Star Trek, Avengers, Indiana Jones, Uncharted feel to it. Chris Pratt was so likable just as well as the remaining cast members. I have little more to say but 9/10. I AM GROOT!