Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

If you haven’t already, it is time to watch all the movies in the Marvel Universe. If you aren’t interested, I urge you to deep your toe in with the best movie from the franchise. The movie I am referring to is “Guardians of the Galaxy”. The quirky film follows the architect of a classic superhero movie, but with the twist of humor added in. It is defiantly the funniest superhero movie I have ever seen filled with clever jokes throughout the movie. The star-studded cast adds so much depth to their characters and make you fall in love with them. You care so much about seeing them succeed and sticking together as a team. The directors and writers put together a great combination of comedy, action and adventure for this one.

We first meet Peter Quill in the process of stealing a mysterious orb. This leads to a bounty being placed on him and an assassin being sent to retrieve the orb. Rocket and Groot are the bounty hunters trying to bring in Peter Quill. Gamora is the sent assassin also trying to get Quill, which leads to conflict. The major scene on the planet Xander leads to Peter, Rocket, Groot and Gamora being sent to the Kylin prison. The group meet prison inmate Drax when he tries to kill Gamora over her association with the man who killed his family, Ronan. After agreeing to not kill her, the group of outlaws bans together to break out of the prison. The rest of the movie follows the group that later becomes known as the Guardians of the Galaxy.

Just to add to the greatness of the film, the movies soundtrack is top notch. The use of the feel-good classics really makes the movie. My only bone to pick with this movie would be the villain. I’ve noticed that the wrong villain can really make or break superhero movies (example Suicide Squad). Ronan was the films villain and he just didn’t really do it for me. He was at least a good set up playing into the Thanos storyline. Guardians of the Galaxy was actually the first-time fans saw Thanos, when he is introduced as the adoptive father of Gamora and Nebula. As much as I love all the movies in the marvel universe, Guardians of the Galaxy is by far the best of the bunch in my opinion. One of the most entertaining films I have ever seen. Period. You can stream “Guardians of the Galaxy” on Disney+ or rent it from your preferred site.