Surprised and Delighted..... Not Your Typical Comic Book Hero Film

Rating: 8/10 (6 May 2017)

I can't add much for die hard GOTG fans but for those who might be on the fence about seeing this or dreading having to sit through it with your kids - GO ! Full disclosure - I saw this film in the main auditorium at the Senator Theater in Baltimore, MD - and that makes any film better. In 2014 Men's Journal listed the Senator among the top 20 movie theaters in the world. I had low expectations for this - not particularly a sci-fi fan, not particularly a comic book movie fan - I expected to be by far the oldest person in the theater - but it was a rainy day, and it was the film chosen to entertain a young family member, so off we went. First, I was surprised by the make up of the audience - lots of family groups, and lots of older viewers - I was not sitting in a sea of teens as I expected. This movie was simply put great entertainment. The characters were well fleshed out, the acting was stellar, and it was funny - laugh out loud funny. You have to love running jokes about David Hasselhoff, and I'm still wondering exactly how they pulled off the "Benjamin Button" reverse aging of Kurt Russell in the opening scene! Don't pass this up just because you aren't a fan of the genre - it is much more - fun and entertaining !