Guardians of the Galaxy - Review
RATED "S" FOR SPOILERS, READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!
I remember I said "WTF" when the first trailer from this movie came out, but in a good way, it looked impressive yet funny at the same time. I actually was a little worried it was going to be so different it would be bad but thank God I was wrong. I was expecting to watch an amazing movie and that's what I got!
The plot is amazing with lots of small ones and different characters, let's read what it is about...
In 1988, following his mother's death, a young Peter Quill is abducted from Earth by the Ravagers, a group of space pirates led by Yondu Udonta. Twenty-six years later on the planet Morag, Quill steals an orb only to be intercepted by Korath, a subordinate to the fanatical Kree, Ronan. Although Quill escapes with the orb, Yondu discovers his theft and issues a bounty for his capture while Ronan sends the assassin Gamora after the orb.
When Quill attempts to sell the orb on the Nova Corps home world Xandar, Gamora ambushes him and steals it. A fight ensues, drawing in a pair of bounty hunters: the genetically engineered raccoon Rocket, and the tree-like humanoid Groot. The Nova Corps arrives and arrests the group, imprisoning them in the Kyln. A powerful inmate, Drax, attempts to kill Gamora due to her association with Ronan, who killed his family. Quill dissuades him by saying that Gamora can bring Ronan to him. Gamora reveals that she has betrayed Ronan, unwilling to let him use the orb's power to destroy entire planets such as Xandar. Learning that Gamora has a buyer for the orb, Rocket, Quill, Groot, and Gamora work together to escape the Kyln.
Elsewhere, Ronan meets with the titan Thanos to discuss his daughter Gamora's betrayal and the loss of the orb. Accompanied by Drax, Quill's group escapes the Kyln in his ship—the Milano—and flee to Knowhere, a remote criminal outpost in space built in the giant severed-head of a celestial. A drunken Drax summons Ronan, while the rest of the group meet Gamora's contact, Taneleer Tivan. Tivan opens the orb, revealing an Infinity Stone, an item of immeasurable power that destroys all but the most powerful beings who wield it. Suddenly, Tivan's tormented assistant grabs the Stone, triggering an explosion that engulfs his collection.
Ronan arrives and easily defeats Drax, while the others flee by ship, pursued by Ronan's followers and Gamora's sister Nebula. Nebula destroys Gamora's ship, leaving her floating in space, and Ronan's forces leave with the sphere. Quill contacts Yondu before following Gamora into space, giving her his helmet to survive; Yondu arrives and retrieves the pair. Rocket, Drax, and Groot threaten to attack Yondu's ship to rescue them, but Quill negotiates a truce by convincing Yondu that they can recover the orb. The group agrees that facing Ronan means certain death, but that they must stop him from using the Infinity Stone to destroy the galaxy. On Ronan's ship, the Dark Aster, Ronan embeds the Stone in his warhammer, taking its power for himself. He contacts Thanos, threatening to kill him after the destruction of Xandar; hateful of her adopted father, Nebula allies with Ronan.
On Xandar, the Dark Aster is confronted by Yondu's fleet, the Nova Corps, and Quill's group, which breaches the Dark Aster. Ronan uses his empowered warhammer to destroy the Nova Corps fleet. Drax kills Korath, and Gamora defeats Nebula (who escapes) and unlocks Ronan's chambers, but the group finds themselves outmatched by his power until Rocket crashes the Milano through the Dark Aster and into Ronan. The damaged Dark Aster crash lands on Xandar, with Groot sacrificing himself to shield the group. Ronan emerges from the wreck and prepares to destroy Xandar, but Quill distracts him, allowing Drax and Rocket to destroy Ronan's warhammer. Quill grabs the freed Stone, and with Gamora, Drax, and Rocket sharing its burden, they use it to destroy Ronan. In the aftermath, Quill tricks Yondu into taking a container supposedly containing the Stone, then gives the real Stone to the Nova Corps.
This is part of the Marvel Universe (as you all should know already) so we can see some elements from past movies like The Collector and a dark elf (Thor 2) but most importantly and amazing to see is Thanos himself (the bad guy who appears at the very end of The Avengers and the last villian that will appear in The Avengers 3!) played by Josh Brolin. But this film may feel different from other Marvel movies, it just looks different and it is different but in a good way, a mix betweeen a galactic story with amazing actions sequences, a drama betweeen the characters and their pasts and some really funny parts you won't expect while watching it from the start of the movie to the last battle, it will be hard to contain the laugh.
Being honest here, I have never read any Guardians of the Galaxy comic book (I have done with others like Spiderman, X-Men, Iron Man and Captain America but not them) so I cannot compare it to the already existing material but I can give my opinion: the expansion and possibilities of this kind of story with so many characters, races and planets, makes me remember to the same thing that happens with Star Wars...many people say this is the Star Wars of this era and I couldn't agree more with them! As I was saying, the plot is very catchy and makes you wonder what is going to happen while watching it and the different possibilities and theories about what will happen in the sequel but it is not a very serious movie, it makes fun of itself a little bit (that's a new thing) so it mixes perfectly, it makes you care about their main characters yet you can have a laugh with them...or at them...
Now for the acting, which is really good, the main actors do a great job, from Chris Pratt who fits perfectly as the smart-mouth Star-Lord and the beautiful & awesome Zoe Saldana who, once again, surprises me as the green assassin Gamora (just felt in love with her!), also the voice acting of Bradley Cooper as Rocket (Hands down!) and the famous Vin Diesel as the three-word voice acting of Groot (I AM GROOT) who you will fall in love instanly thanks to his kindness. Dave Bautista also surprised me on how good he can act, I actually cannot see other actors doing their job better than they have done it! The rest of the cast deserve a mention as well, especially Glenn Close, Benicio del Toro and John C. Reilly. Del Toro's character, The Collector, is a very interesting one but a shame he doesn't show up that much, the same goes with Thanos but this won't be the last we know about him...
What does this movie have different from others as well? The soundtrack, all of them unforgettable songs from the 70's that send you good memories from the past...from the great "I want you back" from the Jackson's 5 to the Hooked on a Feeling that already got stuck in my head since the trailer came up (Ooga Chaka, Ooga Ooga Chaka Chaka...).
The action and sci-fi scenes are really realistic (remembers a little bit to the last Star Wars trilogy), there's nothing new about them except the comic ones when, as I said, unexpected things happen like Star Lord starting to dance and sing just seconds before the "bad guy" tries to evaporate an entire planet or the scene where Drax calls Ronan followers by phone just to have fun and fight...really unexpected that will make you laugh.
· The Best: The plot - The acting is awesome - The Soundtrack, every song will make you dance - The action scenes - the perfect mix of seriousness and comedy
· The Worst: Nothing, I really enjoyed it!
I remember I said "WTF" when the first trailer from this movie came out, but in a good way, it looked impressive yet funny at the same time. I actually was a little worried it was going to be so different it would be bad but thank God I was wrong. I was expecting to watch an amazing movie and that's what I got!
The plot is amazing with lots of small ones and different characters, let's read what it is about...
In 1988, following his mother's death, a young Peter Quill is abducted from Earth by the Ravagers, a group of space pirates led by Yondu Udonta. Twenty-six years later on the planet Morag, Quill steals an orb only to be intercepted by Korath, a subordinate to the fanatical Kree, Ronan. Although Quill escapes with the orb, Yondu discovers his theft and issues a bounty for his capture while Ronan sends the assassin Gamora after the orb.
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| You will always remember his name...because he won't stop telling you |
When Quill attempts to sell the orb on the Nova Corps home world Xandar, Gamora ambushes him and steals it. A fight ensues, drawing in a pair of bounty hunters: the genetically engineered raccoon Rocket, and the tree-like humanoid Groot. The Nova Corps arrives and arrests the group, imprisoning them in the Kyln. A powerful inmate, Drax, attempts to kill Gamora due to her association with Ronan, who killed his family. Quill dissuades him by saying that Gamora can bring Ronan to him. Gamora reveals that she has betrayed Ronan, unwilling to let him use the orb's power to destroy entire planets such as Xandar. Learning that Gamora has a buyer for the orb, Rocket, Quill, Groot, and Gamora work together to escape the Kyln.
Elsewhere, Ronan meets with the titan Thanos to discuss his daughter Gamora's betrayal and the loss of the orb. Accompanied by Drax, Quill's group escapes the Kyln in his ship—the Milano—and flee to Knowhere, a remote criminal outpost in space built in the giant severed-head of a celestial. A drunken Drax summons Ronan, while the rest of the group meet Gamora's contact, Taneleer Tivan. Tivan opens the orb, revealing an Infinity Stone, an item of immeasurable power that destroys all but the most powerful beings who wield it. Suddenly, Tivan's tormented assistant grabs the Stone, triggering an explosion that engulfs his collection.
Ronan arrives and easily defeats Drax, while the others flee by ship, pursued by Ronan's followers and Gamora's sister Nebula. Nebula destroys Gamora's ship, leaving her floating in space, and Ronan's forces leave with the sphere. Quill contacts Yondu before following Gamora into space, giving her his helmet to survive; Yondu arrives and retrieves the pair. Rocket, Drax, and Groot threaten to attack Yondu's ship to rescue them, but Quill negotiates a truce by convincing Yondu that they can recover the orb. The group agrees that facing Ronan means certain death, but that they must stop him from using the Infinity Stone to destroy the galaxy. On Ronan's ship, the Dark Aster, Ronan embeds the Stone in his warhammer, taking its power for himself. He contacts Thanos, threatening to kill him after the destruction of Xandar; hateful of her adopted father, Nebula allies with Ronan.
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| Rocket stole the show, you'll never expect what's going to come out from his mouth! |
On Xandar, the Dark Aster is confronted by Yondu's fleet, the Nova Corps, and Quill's group, which breaches the Dark Aster. Ronan uses his empowered warhammer to destroy the Nova Corps fleet. Drax kills Korath, and Gamora defeats Nebula (who escapes) and unlocks Ronan's chambers, but the group finds themselves outmatched by his power until Rocket crashes the Milano through the Dark Aster and into Ronan. The damaged Dark Aster crash lands on Xandar, with Groot sacrificing himself to shield the group. Ronan emerges from the wreck and prepares to destroy Xandar, but Quill distracts him, allowing Drax and Rocket to destroy Ronan's warhammer. Quill grabs the freed Stone, and with Gamora, Drax, and Rocket sharing its burden, they use it to destroy Ronan. In the aftermath, Quill tricks Yondu into taking a container supposedly containing the Stone, then gives the real Stone to the Nova Corps.
This is part of the Marvel Universe (as you all should know already) so we can see some elements from past movies like The Collector and a dark elf (Thor 2) but most importantly and amazing to see is Thanos himself (the bad guy who appears at the very end of The Avengers and the last villian that will appear in The Avengers 3!) played by Josh Brolin. But this film may feel different from other Marvel movies, it just looks different and it is different but in a good way, a mix betweeen a galactic story with amazing actions sequences, a drama betweeen the characters and their pasts and some really funny parts you won't expect while watching it from the start of the movie to the last battle, it will be hard to contain the laugh.
Being honest here, I have never read any Guardians of the Galaxy comic book (I have done with others like Spiderman, X-Men, Iron Man and Captain America but not them) so I cannot compare it to the already existing material but I can give my opinion: the expansion and possibilities of this kind of story with so many characters, races and planets, makes me remember to the same thing that happens with Star Wars...many people say this is the Star Wars of this era and I couldn't agree more with them! As I was saying, the plot is very catchy and makes you wonder what is going to happen while watching it and the different possibilities and theories about what will happen in the sequel but it is not a very serious movie, it makes fun of itself a little bit (that's a new thing) so it mixes perfectly, it makes you care about their main characters yet you can have a laugh with them...or at them...
Now for the acting, which is really good, the main actors do a great job, from Chris Pratt who fits perfectly as the smart-mouth Star-Lord and the beautiful & awesome Zoe Saldana who, once again, surprises me as the green assassin Gamora (just felt in love with her!), also the voice acting of Bradley Cooper as Rocket (Hands down!) and the famous Vin Diesel as the three-word voice acting of Groot (I AM GROOT) who you will fall in love instanly thanks to his kindness. Dave Bautista also surprised me on how good he can act, I actually cannot see other actors doing their job better than they have done it! The rest of the cast deserve a mention as well, especially Glenn Close, Benicio del Toro and John C. Reilly. Del Toro's character, The Collector, is a very interesting one but a shame he doesn't show up that much, the same goes with Thanos but this won't be the last we know about him...
What does this movie have different from others as well? The soundtrack, all of them unforgettable songs from the 70's that send you good memories from the past...from the great "I want you back" from the Jackson's 5 to the Hooked on a Feeling that already got stuck in my head since the trailer came up (Ooga Chaka, Ooga Ooga Chaka Chaka...).
The action and sci-fi scenes are really realistic (remembers a little bit to the last Star Wars trilogy), there's nothing new about them except the comic ones when, as I said, unexpected things happen like Star Lord starting to dance and sing just seconds before the "bad guy" tries to evaporate an entire planet or the scene where Drax calls Ronan followers by phone just to have fun and fight...really unexpected that will make you laugh.
· The Best: The plot - The acting is awesome - The Soundtrack, every song will make you dance - The action scenes - the perfect mix of seriousness and comedy
· The Worst: Nothing, I really enjoyed it!
9.6
"Guardians of the Galaxy is a Marvel movie that doesn't feel like one, instead, it tries to have a serious plot in a funny way with amazing characters and a great background story...and it works perfectly, movie of the year!!"
:: Top Movies 2014 ::
1. Guardians of the Galaxy (9.6)
2. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (9.0)
3. X-Men: Days of Future Past (8.8)
4. Edge of Tomorrow (8.6)
5. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (8.5)
6. The LEGO Movie (8.5)
7. Godzilla (8.3)
2. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (9.0)
3. X-Men: Days of Future Past (8.8)
4. Edge of Tomorrow (8.6)
5. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (8.5)
6. The LEGO Movie (8.5)
7. Godzilla (8.3)
8. Saving Mr. Banks (8.0)
9. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (8.0)
10. The Muppets Most Wanted (7.8)
11. Transcendence (6.5)
12. Transformers: Age of Extinction (6.0)
9. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (8.0)
10. The Muppets Most Wanted (7.8)
11. Transcendence (6.5)
12. Transformers: Age of Extinction (6.0)
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| Waiting to see more of them in the sequel...and dying to see them joining the Avengers in their third film!! |