Okay already. Uncle. I get it. I wrote the movie off when I saw the trailer. I thought it was going to suck. I went to Guardians of the Galaxy to relax in air conditioning and see a science fiction with a friend. I did not read Rotten Tomatoes or nothing. But was it ever good! The movie was funny, well-written, laced with great music that 80's Walkman junkies would love and music which I am going to track down very soon for my personal music player of this century. The score was great including Groot's theme. "I am Groot," is now my response when I don't have one. The Raccoon is very cool and I admire his ingenuity. Chris Pratt makes a good, light-hearted action hero and Zoe is still kick-butt cool and pretty even in green skin. And, ohhhh, that's why Thanos appeared at the end of Avengers.
There was a great amount of thought and creativity that went into the creation of the tech and the set design of all the various worlds was very good. The movie even hints of altruism and sacrifice and a reversal of selfishness like when Han Solo decided to smarten up and join the Death Star battle. It does this without being cheesy and taking itself too seriously.
All in all I really enjoyed Marvel's first foray into Sci Fi. I'll give it a hearty 9 outta 10.
'Nuff Said.
