Mike's Review: This is a must see movie. And a complete riot! I had no idea this movie was going to be so funny, I practically laughed all the way through.
For not knowing much about the whole Guardians story line going into the movie, I really didn't need to. The movie explains things well and started to show how it ties itself into the rest of the Marvel Universe and I'm sure future sequels are sure to have even more tie ins.
Overall I enjoyed the whole movie. It actually has made me want to start researching and learning more about the characters and the whole Guardians of the Galaxy storyline because if the movie was this awesome, than the comic book should be a fun read as well.
Best Scene: Rocket.
Mike's Rating: A must see!
Bean's Review: Finally, a summer movie that is definitely worth
seeing (and more than once)! Chris Pratt, whom I do not recall seeing in
any other movie, plays Peter Quill/Starlord, a very reluctant hero,
who, along with extremely funny and entertaining
cohorts, saves the galaxy from being blown to pieces by the misuse of
an orb by the very bad Ronan.
Bean’s rating: Full price ticket and would see it again and again
The beginning of this movie was quite sad and
then bizarre and near the end, we find out why Peter was abducted by the
“aliens”. Each of Peter’s companions,
Drax, Gamora, Rocket and Groot are played well by each
of their actors. Rocket’s dialogue and antics are a hoot! The story
develops nicely and you are able to connect to each character. Michael
Rooker acts much like his character in The Walking
Dead and the arrow was a nice touch. Benicio del Toro’s character, the
Collector, was over the top.
This movie was reminiscent of another very entertaining and extremely funny sci-fi movie, the Fifth Element.
Best scene: any scene wherein Rocket is translating for Groot
A.C.'s Review: Avengers in space pretty much covers the premise of Marvel’s latest block buster. Marvel Studios has done it again…aside from a few missteps like IRON MAN 2 & 3 for the most part these guys deliver.
Kidnapped
from Earth as a child Peter Quill grows up as a space pirate with many
different worlds as his playground. His life of crime comes to an end
when he unwittingly
steals a powerful object that threatens the lives of billions. Banding
together with a rogues gallery that includes a lovely female assassin, a
musclebound alien out for personal revenge, a sentient plant/tree and
of all things a talking genetically altered
raccoon these unlikely heroes must save the galaxy.
The
real joy in this movies is seeing the characters come together and how
they form a strange band of heroes and even an unlikely family. There’s
tons of great
visuals and special effects but these were just icing on the cake as
the dynamics between the group is what I cared about.
My
only quibbles are twice characters survive in the vacuum of space which
seems more unbelievable than talking trees and animals and I thought
most of the songs
on the “Awesome Mix tape” weren’t that awesome but I’m not a fan of
1970’s music in general.
Eating
crow I had pronounced when I first heard about it that this would be
Marvel’s first truly epic bomb but as I saw the trailers I became more
and more convinced
they might have something here and was actually anticipating it by the
time it came out. I was not disappointed. I am looking forward to the
sequel as well as the rumored team up between the group and the Avengers
in AVENGERS 3.
Best
Scene: When all the group first meet on Xander as they attempt to capture, fight and steal from each other..
A.C.'s Rating: Full Admission
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