Gave this one some thought

Rating: 10/10 (30 April 2017)

I had originally not made it past 15 minutes in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) before walking out because of too many clichés at once (eg classics used in soundtrack, dance while you work, the choreographed fight scenes, precise long shots like "throwing a dagger 30 feet, hitting, and knocking an orb out of someone's hand as the ran away".) and given it a 1.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) coming out prompted me to see them both and it was almost as hard to get through the first one again, but, I enjoyed it. "I am Groot" was wearing thin then came the credit scenes.
Then I started Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) and more of the same kind of initial revulsion with the opening scene. But, then, in short, I concluded that these movies shouldn't be judged harshly as I've seen almost all the classics and some turkeys. Sure, GOTG 1 and 2 has elements of both, and a few clichés, but, with so many movies coming out of Hollywood, there's going to be some repetition and imitation.
This movie gives Disney storytelling image a much need boost with the help of current and not so current culture. Sure, I don't like most comic book movies but, this one makes the short list of ones I really do like. I even upped my GOTG (2014) rating from 1 to 8.