Fantastic characters and back-stories that still leave you with questions by the end. Starlord is such a well developed character and the other four Guardians are a hoot for different reasons. The plot was a little messy and there were some minor characters (On the good side) that I thought we were supposed to care about but because of the little screen time they had, I didn't. None of those problems mattered in the grand scheme though.
My favourite part might have been that Starlord's ship looked like it was designed by the same guy as the B5 Starfury! (With a little of the Starcom spaceship toy I had as a kid thrown in)
Zarius said:
Batista steals this film for me
I wasn't expecting much from him but he'd got that powerful Arnie like screen presence. Also soooo funny.
Zarius said:
There are also moments where there are too many convieniances driving the plot forward
I'm sure if I thought about it, none of the plot made any sense but I barely had a moment to think about that. I was too busy laughing, smiling and getting emotional.
Linten1 said:
Guardians of the Galaxy is a hard PG-13. It's a family movie but they really push alot of soft curse words throughout the dialogue.
I know right, loads of swearing but it was all used well e.g. Starlord to the Villain before he kills him
"You Said it Yourself, Bitch! We're the Guardians of the Galaxy". But the film seemed more aimed at the middle-age bracket anyway with all those old pop culture refrences, that I'm sure some kids wouldn't get. The "Legend of Footloose" one being my favourite
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DominicCobb said:
The titular Guardians are the real highlight here and, more or less, the only interesting characters. My biggest gripe with the film is it spends all this time with the extremely dull villains, who I really couldn't care less about. Those scenes are so humdrum that they really stand out in a bad way, especially in comparison to the scenes with the Guardians, which are constantly bursting with life, energy, and laughter.
Spot on there. The movie stopped dead the first time it cut to Ronan Keating and the rest of Boyzone ;-).
DominicCobb said:
Each Guardian is a treat to watch. Special shout outs to Bradley Cooper doing Joe Pesci as Rocket, and, of course, the best part of the film, Chris Pratt as Star Lord. Pratt has to be one of my favorite actors right now. His performances are always a delight. He's got this charismatic man child sweetness to him, which, combined with blockbuster heroism, makes him a truly unique leading man
Too right. Quill was a brilliantly written character with strong emotional underpinning to his antics. "charismatic man child" sums it up perfectly.
DominicCobb said:
I definitely see some fan editing potential. I'd cut back on Ronan as much as possible and add in any deleted scenes of the Guardians. Also some dialogue trims here and there (ex. when Gamora said "you turned off the artificial gravity everywhere except in here" I literally said "no shit" out loud). Also, the score was rather generic, I thought. Maybe replace it with a sweeping 80s John Williams-esque sci-fi/fantasy soundtrack.
There is potential for improvement for sure arround the villains but I quite liked the score. When so much of it was Pop-Rock the themes probably didn't get a chance to stick in ones brain.