I have to start out by saying that my guys went to go see this and were just over the moon about it. I'm a fan of the Marvel films but this one looked too hokey to be believed. Almost a spoof on the Avenger type films. So I was worried about this one. If I can give one piece of advice...just go with the flow. There are many times where you will stop briefly and think "but in the last scene that blew up!" and wonder about the cohesiveness of the story. That seems to have very little consideration in the making of this film. For your own good, don't think that hard. Just go with the flow.
The story begins with a boy who is losing his mom to cancer. Right after she dies he is kidnapped by aliens (go with me here) and then you are moved 26 years in the future where you find the boy has grown up into a combo Indiana Jones/ Han Solo type guy who listens to a cassette tape on a walkman that his mom gave him. (Yes, this is one of those times you don't want to think too hard about how a cassette tape is still playing after 26 years and numerous plays...don't think about it...just enjoy the vintage music and there is LOTS of that to enjoy!). He's looking for an orb which has many interested parties...some who want to pay for it, most who want to steal it. He, Peter, played by Chris Pratt, gets wrapped up with other bounty/treasure hunters and ends up saving the galaxy. His bad ass love interest, Gamora, is played by Zoe Saldana. She and Chris Pratt are the best part of this movie. The other three in this band of "misfits" are Rocket (a raccoon voiced by Bradley Cooper), Groot (a tree that only says three words over and over again in different ways voiced by Vin Diesel) and Drax (played by Dave Bautista). They are going up against the real bad guy, Ronan, played perfectly by Lee Pace. Ronan is out to destroy the galaxy and the band has to stop them.
They leave the ending open just enough for you to see that Peter is part alien and you still don't know who his dad is, the band is still together and there is still much to do together so there is no surprise that they planned on more installments to this "romp" in the future.
If you can get over the inconsistencies and just plain gaffs as well as the shallow characterizations and bad screenwriting and somehow just enjoy Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana then you will have a good time with this film. My guys gave it a 9 out of 10...I'm giving it more of a 7 out of 10.
Parents: Lots of graphic violence. Most of this movie is a battle scene where someone (or hundreds of someones) is getting annihilated. No sex....I think there is one kiss...and there is mild swearing. Calling someone a "prick" or a "dick". I don't remember any other swearing.
Barbara Says:
I was not expecting much when we went to see this one. No, it is not a movie of the year or an Oscar winner. But it is just good fun I have watched it twice now and enjoyed it both times. Chris Pratt does a pretty good job being the result of mating between a human and some unknown male in outer space. Mom dies at the beginning and he is taken by a space ship minutes after. His mom gave him tapes for his player with songs from her youth (listening to those was not a hardship at all) and he will risk his life to protect the tapes. He becomes, as an adult, a guy who steals and sells anything because the man who took him was not his father and not a very good guy at all. But he becomes involved with a green woman (Zoe Saldana) who is almost the slave of the baddest guy out there. He is after this silver ball that our guy stole and sends her to get it. But in steps a raccoon (Bradley Cooper) and a walking, talking tree, " I am Groot", to capture him first. A fight ensues and they are all arrested. In the escape they become shaky friends at best. The bad guy now has the the ball which can destroy everything and they must get it back and save a planet. Lots of CGI but done very well as far as I could tell. This is funny, sweet, has lots of action and blow ups. If you want a funny, watchable movie without any expectations of greatness then go see this one. Out 10 I give it 9 for laughs-7 for acting-6 for story.
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