I'm not a huge fan of Marvel movies, I hated the Iron Man movies, I liked The Avengers... But that is about it, but I really wanted to see this movie and I'm so happy I did. I liked that the previews made it look like this was more of a comedy than an action movie, I love Chris Pratt and i really wanted to see him in this. It's just great all around.
Something I liked a lot about this movie was that it starts off super interesting right away. In a lot of Super Hero movies, the first movie is usually a huge origin story and it takes a while to get to what's really going on in the movie. This still kind of had an origin story... But the origin story was super interesting. It's an action filled movie from the very start.
It also doesn't take itself too seriously. Like in Transformers... No one is like "hey it's kind of absurd that these cars are really alien robots" but in Guardians they're like "there is a talking raccoon and a talking tree that only says 'I Am Groot' this is really funny!" And it was funny! They really made it work for that reason.
Don't even get me started on Chris Pratt in this movie... Oh my god. I love Parks and Recreation and I've pretty much had a crush on him since that show started but seeing him in this new action hero Starlord role was really great. Not only was he in great shape for the role and did a good job at the actiony parts and the funnier parts, but he was also very human in this role. His character had a sad backstory that affected everything else that he did, and he really brought that to life. Not a lot of actors could do all sad,serious, and funny all at the same time. And really, good for Pratt for starring in this movie! I remember a few years ago at the Oscars Will Ferrel and Jack Black did a song about how comedy movies make tons of money, but they'll never win an Oscar or anything. Then John C. Reily sang with them because he did both the oscar movies and the funny movies. I think Pratt could do that, plus action now that he's in this. I think he's on top of the world right now and he's basically untouchable... And I could not think of a better person to be so, he just seems like a really nice and sweet guy. Ohhh and he was in The Lego Movie too, so he's got animated movies too! He's unstoppable now! Lol.
I also loved the world that this movie took place in because it totally reminds me of Star Wars. I loved Star Wars as a kid it was my favorite and this soooo reminded me of that. Like I wish this came out when I was little so that I could get the action figures and play with them... Like my Star Wars action figures lol. I'm thinking of buying an action figure of Pratt's character... Just because I really do like Chris Pratt and I am so proud of him for this. And I want a funko pop of Groot!
And last but certainly not least... The soundtrack was totally kickass. They had a ton of great songs from the 70s and 80s. On the commercials they always play hooked on a feeling, that is just one of the many amazing songs in this. Moonage Daydream by David Bowie is another great one, that really is sooo soo fitting in this movie too. I love David Bowie, so any movie that somehow has some sort of David Bowie thing in it is kind of my jam. It gets bonus points for that!
So I would definitely recommend seeing this movie. I don't think it's too scary for kids or anything, it might be a little sad if you're kid is more sensitive... But hey there are a ton of sad cartoons too and it's no sadder than like Frozen or, from what I've heard How To Train Your Dragon 2 or Timothy Green! I loved Star Wars as a kid... And I think kids will love this too.
Byeeeee!
-Shannon
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