Saw this toady, at last.
I worried that it would be overrated considering the crazy levels of hype it has but it was that damn good
This truly was a fantastic movie. Lots of fun, funny but with the right kind of comedy, sweet and heartwarming at times, action packed with a little romance
I was never really looking forward to Gamora, she was the least anticipated Guardian for me but she really shown and earnt a great deal of like. My favourite character was probably Rocket then Groot them Drax then Starlord. Loved the way Drax was essentially a big softie and the way he spoke with the reaction to it was hilarious
I loved that friendship theme throughout the movie
The music was great, almost a character itself
The villains were the weakest part, as they have been with nearly every MCU movie and the actions wasn't that great.
The big final battle sequence has become a cliche of the MCU but In this case I felt it had more personal stakes to it, the team were essentially uniting to be the good guys and protecting something bigger than their own materialistic interests and that added it of weight to it
I'd give this movie a 9.5/10 easily tieing with X-Men Days of Future Past as the best of this years superhero movies.
I really hope that going forward they keep this separate. What made it so great other than it being expertly made was that it was separate and not centred around the avengers like every other MCU movie. I don't want to have to watch an avengers movie to see Guardians or to know what's going on in a Guardians movie
I'd say Groot was probably my favourite character. Loved how he was a big softie who went kinda bi-polar and raged out.
1) Dawn of The Planet of The Apes
2) Guardians of the Galaxy / X-Men Days of Future Past
3) Amazing Spider-Man 2