☆ ☆ ½
Guardians
of the Galaxy (2014) – J. Gunn
I guess I have to declare that this
isn’t my sort of thing (even though I do like intelligent sci-fi). I’m not 15 anymore and I found the
rock’em-sock’em special effects hard on my eyes – the editing didn’t give me a
chance to focus. Plus I find all that CGI pretty boring. However, comic book movies do seem all the
rage these days. This is probably the
first one I’ve checked out – apart from some of the Batman flicks and maybe the
first X-men one. So, I might not be the
most reliable reviewer, if this is yer bag.
There were some nice touches: the
‘70s soft rock did create an emotional connection of sorts for star-lord’s
backstory and I liked the character of Groot.
And, yes, it is a comedy (or a spoof) but too laced with that snarky
dialogue that has basically taken over everything in the past 20 years.
Moreover, I felt thrust into a universe where I didn’t understand the different
tribes or characters and I couldn’t quite care whether one planet wanted to
destroy another planet or not. (A number
of subgroups in the film seemed to agree with me). Did I miss something somewhere? If not, the producers could have done more to
develop our understanding. I guess this
has already generated a sequel (or two) but I’ll give ‘em a miss.
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