Guardians Of The Galaxy

Current day, but in a galaxy far far away, Peter Quill steals an orb, not really knowing how valuable it is. He's part of the Ravagers, a loose-knit gang of thieves for hire. The leader is blue-faced Yondu Udonta, who has raised Quill in the thieving life after abducting him as a kid from Earth in 1988. When Yondu finds out that Quill is keeping the orb for himself, he is furious, "When I picked you up on Terra, these boys of mine wanted to eat you. They ain't never tasted any Terran before." Maybe even Yondu will use his Yaka Arrow on Quill, a killing weapon supreme, directed by just a whistle. So now Quill has Yondu after him as well as Gamora, a green-skinned assassin working for the treacherous Kree, and two bounty-hunters, Rocket and Groot. When the four of them are arrested and jailed together, they find meet Drax the Destroyer. The improbable five escape jail together, and from there on this becomes a buddy movie. With aliens. And fighting and spaceships and LOTS of comedy. "Guardians of the Galaxy", now known as Vol. 1 because a sequel came out in 2017, hit the theaters in 2014. It is part of the Marvel world and one of the best, in my opinion, with humor and heart. Sometimes the comic pauses are not necessarily realistic, but the movie shows lots of creativity, such as said Yaka Arrow, and the planet of Knowhere, built inside the decapitated head of a giant celestial being. Rocket and Groot are CGI, with Groot fashioned on the voice and studio motion capture of Vin Diesel. Diesel was not actually on set, though. Another actor holding a head high gave the other actors something to act with. Overall, the producers report that the film has 2,750 visual effects shots, comprising 90% of the film. That's a lot of green screen. The prison, however, was a real set. As director James Gunn said, "Our sets are enormous. We have a prison that is 350,000 pounds of steel." On disc, you can view the 121 minute film with a choice of spoken languages: English, French or Spanish in 5.1 Dolby Digital, as well as English 2.0 Descriptive Audio. Subtitles are available in English, French or Spanish. There are two Bonus Features: A. "Exclusive Look at Marvels 'Avenger's Age of Ultron" (3 minutes) This a making of featurette, has comments by Kevin Feige (producer), Joss Whedon (director), Jeremy Latcham (executive producer) and Elizabeth Olsen (plays Scarlet Witch). The movie includes filming in England, NY, South Korea and South Africa. B. Deleted Scene (1 minute) C. Sneak Peeks. Previews of other Marvel movies and video game. I didn't actually buy "Guardians of the Galaxy 1" until after I'd seen the sequel. A very good pair of movies. Happy Reader

I'm not sure which I'm reviewing, the movie, the quality of the DVD, the packaging or a little of all of them. This is a "product" review, after all, but the phrasing is ambiguous. So I'll do a little of all of them. The movie is great. Until you see an anthropomorphic racoon riding a ten foot tall anthropomorphic house plant spraying lead and screaming at the top of it's little (don't call me a rodent's) heart, you haven't really lived. It answers the age old question of whether your greenery boogies down behind your back. Blue Man Group makes a cameo (sort of), and green turns out to be sexy - and dangerous - on aliens other than Orion Slave Girls. Gotta admit, the easter egg at the end is a bit of a head scratcher, considering how badly the movie of THAT particular Anatidaean Marvel "superhero" did, but it was right up there with the fun weirdness of the movie itself. After all, if you don't have killer female androids on your rear, it ain't a movie worth watching. This has enough eye candy for guys and gals - and action thrill seekers - to get diabetes and want to get it again. If you want an honest review of it, go google "Honest Movie Trailers: Guardians of the Galaxy". It helps if you've seen the movie before you watch that, though. Do not be sipping anything while you watch. It's funnier than hell and you might inhale at the wrong time. As for the physical product, the DVD is a good investment. It seems strong and sturdy. The box is the usual DVD box, light weight and functional. I imagine it's at least as durable and useful as a coaster as those old AOL CD's you used to get every three days in the mail (that assessment applies to both the box and the DVD). I immediately ripped it to my home network and have it available for private home viewing, of course (that applies to the DVD, not the box). I then tucked it away where it won't be disturbed until at least the next earthquake, wildfire or malicious act of God. (That applies to the DVD. The empty box went into the storage bin we have available for thieves who think they're getting our DVD collection if they steal it. I hope people were taking notes. There will be a test later.) So, altogether it was an outstanding buy. I'd definitely recommend the DVD because it's a quality media storage device and it's hard to watch the movie with out it, the box as a decent protective and DVD storage device AND the movie because it was a hell of a lot of fun to watch to everyone with a sense of humor who likes mindless action and (literally) out-of-this-world fun. It's a definite must have movie for the collection.

Except that I'm not. No, it doesn't feature Chris Pratt firing lasers out of his eyes at a green space alien who retorts by shooting dubstep lightning(Amazing Spiderman 2, anyone?) out of her fingers. But regardless, Guardians Of The Galaxy is a fun movie, as Marvel continues its foray into mainstream cinema. Chris Pratt plays the ever-so-daring and witty Starlord who if I could describe him, I'd say he's the Jack Sparrow of the future. The dialogue in this movie is hilarious, and there were many times in my theater when the audience and I joined together in uproarious laughter. But don't misinterpret my praise. This wasn't "Oh, it's so bad that I laughed". This is "Oh, it's so good that I laughed." The movie itself is a fun adventure, with just a slightly cliched story of a kid being abducted by aliens, and then setting out to have adventures in space with a crazy sociopathic mutated raccoon, a sexy green alien, a rage-a-holic bodybuilder, and uh, a tree..(No, you read that right.). But it's cliched in the best way. It's cliched in the way that when you were a kid, you probably wished you could go have wild space adventures too. It pretty much capitalizes on that very concept in the beginning of the movie. And how could you get more awesome than this?! The aforementioned racoon, named Rocket..Coupled with its anthropomorphic tree-like alien named Groot, whose only dialogue in the whole movie is "I am Groot." Zoe Saldana plays as Gamora, an alien assassin trying to repent for her sins. Dave Bautista, who plays as Drax the Destroyer, a hulkish alien who literally takes things literally. And I mean literally. As far as plot details go, I'll let you figure that out yourself. But it does involve the much teased and cameo'd Thanos from Thor and The Avengers. Guardians Of The Galaxy is one of Marvels most brilliant movies, and I urge everybody to give it a chance. My favorite part of the movie is Chris Pratt as his role Starlord(I even wish I had that nickname as a child). Also, be sure to watch the trailer for Jurassic World to see Chris Pratt riding alongside a pack of velociraptors.

Guardians of the Galaxy is one of those wonderful, sit back and have a good time movies. Based on Marvel Comics, the movie was what one would expect from such a genre, with lots of action, good humor, good acting, great special effects, and background music. It was so good at the movies that I bought the DVD to watch over and over again at home when the mood hits me. If you're expecting a serious "Gone With the Wind" then obviously, this movie is not for you. It's not as "serious" as the "Avengers" series of movies, as this is played tongue in cheek (where else would you get a talking raccoon or a talking tree) and lots of fun for the young at heart, and purveyors of this genre. Went to the movies with "da boys in the band," and we all laughed and loved it, and watched it again over the bass player's house when I bought the DVD and we had just as much fun. The DVD lacks the extras like "the making of" which I missed, but otherwise, lots of fun to watch on a shut in wintry day or whenever the mood hits you. God bless and have fun!

Got for my husband. He likes it. Came well packaged and undamaged

Like the marvel movies and the Guardians of the Galaxy, movie is predictable good. Ending is little cheesy.

DAD worked great - (and fun watch :)

Very fun characters. Surprising and uplifting use of classic music. Main characters struggle with some social scars, then come together to reinforce strong friendship and life values. This movie makes subtle ties to other Marvel characters employed in a universal scheme now being franchised. IE: Avengers and Agents of SHIELD. Specifically: Thanos and the Kree. Periodic use of classic pop music from (generally) the 70's is a departure from any other Marvel enterprise; and is executed very well. The story is a well executed formulation to suit the music used. Original theatrical music is seamlessly blended though out; making this a well polished production. Parents beware. Hopefully, children will not understand an incidental and cryptic adult joke. Audience will be quickly distracted from disasters by the endurance of main characters, fun music, and awesome scenery. But, deadly violence is used as a punch line. Suffering is not appreciated until it happens to a main character. As usual, not even bruising occurs. When simple bullets and guns are used, they are not shown for the reality and respect they deserve. Ray guns are understood to be fantasy. Only mature minds should re-enter society afterward seeing this and any Hollywood production. The seriousness of despair and non-value of life in prison, and to prison inmates, and incidental deaths of hundreds of unknown cannon fodders in battle is distorted or dismissed for the convenience of the plot and attention span of audience. In this respect, story can be compared to Star Wars. Moments of facing and contemplating one's own death for a greater good are used for pivotal character development. These moments are not wasted, but happen with deliberate purpose; and are the most redeeming elements of the movie. Logistics, common sense, or motivation on the part of protaganists and antaganists are sacrificed when the plot needs it. Story begins with tragedy, which serves as background for a main character. After that, an unlikely scenario is staged to set the rest of story in motion. This premise is not explained, but is reinforced briefly near the end as a foreshadow for a sequal. A mystery for the next movie. In the end the audience is reassured and comforted with feelings of hope and love by sunshine, uplifting music, and a subtle surprise that springs from the death of one of the main characters. Another foreshadow for a sequal.

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As described

Excellent and funny and the first is the best. Most characters are not as good in any of later movies.

As someone who grew up in the 80s, this was a fun movie to watch. From the references to the music, it was quite nostalgic, fun, and entertaining. Aside from that, the story was great, too!

Would be surprised if anyone hasn't seen this by now. When I went to see Guardians of the Galaxy in the theater, I'd never read any of the comics but was familiar with some of the characters. I couldn't imagine how they could during such boring and drab characters into something interesting to watch in motion...However, I was wrong. All the roles were excellently cast, and the entire film had great pacing, the right mix of action, comedy and story. This movie single handedly made Guardians of the Galaxy relevant to a broad audience.