Hooked on a Feeling!!! Marvel’s Galactic Super Team Delivers
Out of This World Closer to Marvel Phase 2!!!!
By: Brandon Porter
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| The most unlikely group of heroes you'll ever meet...You're welcome |
Story
In the
far reaches of space, darkness and unrest are about befall a distant galaxy as
a powerful overlord prepares to plunge the universe into oblivion. The only
hope for protecting the lives of billions of innocent lives lies in the hands
of an unlikely group of individuals. A group of down on their luck criminals consisting
of an egotistical thief (Chris Pratt), a skilled alien assassin (Zoe Saldana),
a homicidal maniac with a vendetta (Dave Batista), a loud trigger happy raccoon
(Bradley Copper), and a kind hearted but intimidating space tree (Vin Diesel).
Together, they are the only hope for their world and they call themselves the
Guardians of the Galaxy.
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| Peter and the Guardians aboard the Milano. |
Analysis
Heading in, Guardians of the Galaxy
didn’t have too many eyes on it being a lot of people were just familiar with
the non-marvel films outside of The Avengers that focused on members of the
team. However, given Marvel’s Studios recent success, people had faith that the
film would deliver the same positive effect that the other Marvel films have. Thankfully,
the film did just that. The film was met with positive reviews from both fans
and critics. Guardians garnered a strong 92% Certified Fresh rating from
critics and an even more positive 96% fresh rating from audiences on Rotten
Tomatoes. Justin Lowe of The Hollywood Reporter praised the film by saying that
it was "A well-matched ensemble rises to the challenge of launching a
heroic origin film with distinctive style, abundant thrills and no shortage of
humor." Reviewer Richard Roeper gave the film an A-, calling it "A
fun, lighthearted confection that knows exactly what it wants to be and how to
execute that mission. Financially, Starlord and company dominated the weekend
box office with an outstanding $94,000,000 Million opening weekend easily
grabbing the #1 spot. Guardians of the Galaxy also earned $11.2 million from
Thursday night showings, surpassing Marvel’s prior film Captain America: The
Winter Soldier's gross of $10.2 million for the biggest Thursday evening start
for a movie in 2014. Guardians of the Galaxy is clearly another big hit with fans
and critics. Now the countdown starts for Marvel’s next big ASSEMBLING in May
2015.
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| The Guardians and Ravagers defend Xandar from Ronan's Armada |
Review
Over
the course of the past two years, Marvel Studios has delivered some of the
year’s best films. From the groundbreaking Avengers to the mind blowing Captain
America: The Winter Soldier, Marvel is on a rocket to the top with no sign of
slowing down. Their latest installment in their ever expanding Marvel Cinematic
Universe, Guardians of The Galaxy, offers the studios’ first foray into films
that focused on initial members of the Avengers. I was able to catch the film
in IMAX 3D and I’m happy to report that the film is every bit as “MARVEL-ous”
as expected. Guardians is a terrific sci-fi adventure that offers the same
Marvel goodness but with a new spin. One thing I appreciated about this film is
its tremendous balance. The thing I did not expect from the movie was it to
start out so emotionally heavy. The opening scene was so gut wrenchingly
emotional that I was almost in tears. That is an unexpected move by Marvel but
one that is both bold and well executed. But from there, the film takes off
with all the great action you come to expect from a movie with Marvel’s name on
it. The action sequences were thrilling and spectacular especially the space
fighter battle between the Ravagers and Ronan’s army above Xandar. It took me
back to those space battles in Star Wars that I loved so much as a kid. Comedy
is another thing the film does very well. Thanks to some great writing and well
placed on screen antics, the film had me laughing out loud on numerous
occasions. In terms of acting, it’s great all around. Chris Pratt continues to
impress me this year with his latest film. He keeps the film light hearted
while also displaying great substance and depth as Starlord. Zoe Saldana is
straight up bad ass as Gamora. No stranger to roles like this, she plays the
character well and makes it her own. Bradley Cooper is a riot as Rocket but
despite being wise cracking and abrasive, he has a tortured essence about him
that makes him vulnerable and complex. Bautista does solidly as Drax and he
gives what he has but he doesn’t have the same lasting impact as the other
characters. Finally Groot, played by Vin Diesel, is hands down the most
likable. He’s intimidating yes, but the guy is just so lovable and full of
heart. He is clearly the glue guy that keeps the movie intact. Overall,
Guardians of the Galaxy is another Marvel knockout. It offers everything in a
nice action packed, heartfelt, and repeatedly hilarious package. Can’t imagine
what their gonna wow the world next.
Rating and Final Thoughts
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Brimming with terrific action, heart, humor, emotion, adventure, and sci fi, Guardians of the Galaxy is one of the studios’ funniest and most complete films ever.
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With Marvel Phase 2 officially in the books, Marvel Studios
sets its sights to 2015 as it prepares to reassemble “Earth’s Mightiest Heroes”
in one of the most anticipated movies in recent memory.
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