Get the ‘Skinny’ on Guardians Of The Galaxy!
It has been many years since I read The Infinity Guantlet. I don’t think I ever read anything about the Guardians of the Galaxy and if I did it did not stick, not any of it. If I were going to be funny I would post my review as “I am Groot”,I will expand on that statement though.
Right after the opening scene I was hooked. That scene will hook you too and for some reason I felt like I was reading a comic. Not literally reading but I felt that experience. The way the characters acted, the environments, it all seemed like a comic book. I have to say, no movie ever felt like that for me. Spiderman, Captain America, Iron Man, even Watchmen and 300 which were supposed to be as close to a comic as you can get, all felt like movies. Quill is funny, no seriously he has some of the best lines, although every character gets to shine in the stand up spotlight, even Groot. I never read Nova either so if this guy was in the movie, I missed him. I did recognize Thanos and the Collector, I vaguely remember some things about Thanos from reading The Infinity Gauntlet.
This movie gets my seal of approval, I want to go back again. I will most likely rent it if not buy it when it is released for home viewing. The casting on this was perfect. I don’t say this because I know the characters, because I don’t. I say this because of the way they interact with each other. You really get the sense that they are real. No punches pulled, just normal conversation in extremely abnormal circumstances.
Every character is likable. Whether they hate each other or not they bond, and you sense that they bonded. They defend each other they protect one another, even when they don’t know each other and have just met. Even though it is a talking raccoon and a talking tree and they are CGI, the other actors play off them beautifully.
Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel nailed their performances. I wonder if they were on set acting out their lines at all. I will have to suss out some DVD extras and see just how they did that. There is a great tag line in the credits at the very end. Blink and you will miss it. Yes there is a scene after the credits too. I don’t know if it is particularly worth staying for, the joke kinda falls flat. It is not anything you need to know for the sequel. I hope. I should also mention that the villains shine.
One drawback to being a Walking Dead viewer, I kept thinking “why is Merle blue?” He does have a couple really great scenes. Thanos had presence. His only scene showed just how in control he was.
Nebula was great, sassy yet dangerous. Ronan was ok. I really did not get a very good vibe off his character, he was imposing at first and then at the end…comical almost. I went into this not knowing what to expect. The trailers only brought up Ally McBeal in my mind, they really should have picked a better song.
I was told a good story, had a few emotional high points, and left with a new found love for some great characterization and even some good action sequences. And yes, you should see it in 3D
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