Guardians of the Galaxy: sci-fi A team

Come on, what could you expect from a team that call themselves as Guardians of the Galaxy? The opening itself set the whole tone for the movie, with lots of reference to the 80's, this is not a movie to be taken seriously. Do not get me wrong, there is some merit not to take it seriously.

The whole story is rather simple. Peter Quill is a space adventurer (ravager to be exact) who manages to get hold of an infinity stone which a major villain Ronan wanted so badly (throw in Thanos in the picture since it is an infinity stone, anyway). Knowing that once the stone fall into the wrong hand, the world will be destroyed. So, a rag team of Quill, Gamora, Rocket, Groot and Drax forged a unlikely alliance and work together to save the universe. And of course in the process, defeated Ronan. It did remind me of A-team for those who lives in the 90's. Team of weirdos who manage to form a great team while remaining outlaw and accomplishing missions after missions. Except this round, we did not have Murdoch but other weirdos who are not... human. One human to be the leader, green step-daughter of Thanos who is an assasin, talking raccoon, walking tree and....a muscular guys who looks angry most of the time.


The acting has nothing to shout about. All of the carry their role as needed. The CGI were impressive for a summer blockbuster. Rocket the raccoon is darn cute and Groot has nothing more to say except his name. The action especially the last battle scene is nice, involving lots of flying but nothing to remember once I stepped out the cinema.


On paper, the whole movie really looks like an expensive B grade show. Or at least a TV show. Very cheesy lines. Some jokes throw in here and there. Plot with many holes that may not make sense. Cheesy alliance. And instead of falling apart, somehow the movie works well. Just for the fact, that it did not take itself seriously. Do not expect a movie that will touch my heart, or impress my mind. It is just a nice joy ride. Fun and more fun but probably some ride I will forget later.  Good enough for me to pay for the ticket. With the current batch of summer movies, probably this is one of those ovies which is above average. Good for Marvel Studio which managed to churn out rather consistent product. Looking forward for the next release by them, as long as its not Howard the Duck.

ratings: 3 poink!
comments: as usual, there are some teaser at the end of credit, but this round, do not bother to wait for the looooong credit to finish. It is just a scene to introduce Howard the Duck.