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Venture Out With Guardians Of The Galaxy!

By: MapleMouseMama71 Comments

Guardians of the GalaxyToday I would like to treat you to a review of the latest film from Marvel, Guardians of the Galaxy, as reviewed by my Toronto correspondent Lindsey Reeder!  You can find Lindsey blogging about her love of books at Reeder Reads or on Twitter under @ReederReads.

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On Thursday night, I had the pleasure of going to see the movie everyone claims will be the “summer blockbuster”, also known as Guardians of the Galaxy. And I’m here to tell you that the critics are right, this movie was AWESOME and the best part is that it has something in it for everyone!

To give you some real insight, this is the equation I’d use to explain the movie:

Star Wars + Indiana Jones + A Talking Raccoon = Guardians of the Galaxy

I’m not someone who loves comic book movie adaptations, but after hearing all the buzz, I thought I’d give this one a shot and I’m SO glad that I did. It was smart, insightful and hilarious. Oh and it didn’t hurt to stare at Chris Pratt’s rocking new body either. Chris Pratt plays the role of Peter Quill, a space outlaw who would like to be known as “Star-Lord”. When he steals a mysterious orb, he unexpectedly steals a power that can change the planet Xander forever. But he’s not the only one who wants the orb, Gamora (Zoe Saldana) is sent to retrieve it by her master and let’s not forget the unlikely duo, Rocket (Bradley Cooper) and Groot (Vin Diesel). They find out that there’s a bounty attached to capturing Peter/Star-Lord and will go to whatever lengths it takes to capture him. This cast, combined with wrestler turned actor Dave Bautista make an unlikely combination of superheroes, but each of them pull it off brilliantly.

Guardians of the GalaxyGuardians of the Galaxy has all the right components of a comic book movie adaptation, but what I didn’t expect (and the people that sat beside us either) were all the laughs. The comic humour was so spot on; from references to Kevin Bacon’s dance revolution in Footloose to the adorable Groot, who spoke three words, I. Am. Groot. (in that order), the crowd was roaring with laughter. I’d highly recommend this movie to anyone and everyone. Not only would it make a perfect date movie, but it’s a perfect weekend afternoon film to catch with the kiddies (I’d say 8 & up) who will love the talking raccoon and talking tree.

Join the Guardians of the Galaxy revolution online:

Facebook: Marvel Canada — https://www.facebook.com/MarvelCanada
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#GuardiansoftheGalaxy

Do you have a favorite comic book you would like to see turned into a big block buster movie?

FT&PD

Suz

Comments

  2. 3

    Darlene W says

    Hubby and I are looking forward to seeing this movie, we enjoy all things SciFi. Already went to CAA to grab movie passes

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    willitara says

    I don’t know of any particular comic book that hasn’t already been made into a movie. BTW I’m glad to hear a great review. I’d like to see this.

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    • 8

      MapleMouseMama says

      LOL it’s true, I think they are all tapped out on new super heroes to write about. It will be interesting to see what the next big movie is about..

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        Casey Palmer says

        Are we talking live action movies or including animated?

        In Marvel comics, you’ve got: Namor the Sub-Mariner, Dr. Strange, Luke Cage, She-Hulk

        In DC comics, there’s: Nightwing, Shazam, Supergirl, Superboy, Aquaman, Cyborg — and Wonder Woman, if you’re looking at the live-action films alone.

        There’s still room for movie-making 😉

      • 10

        MapleMouseMama says

        LOL, I guess I should have taken you seriously when you said “general nerdiness” 🙂 Casey, maybe you should pitch Marvel 😉

  5. 13

    Darlene W says

    After watching the commercials and reading your article I find it extremly hard to wait to see this movie. Next week I guess

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  6. 15

    Cathy C says

    My son and his Nonna just went to see this movie and loved it Teen and the Senior so I guess it really is a movie for all ages! On my list to go see movies too!

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    Jenn says

    I love adaptations of comic books to movies, but unfortunately I have never heard of this one until the trailer came out. I’m not 100% sure I’m looking forward to this movie (although I said the same thing about FROZEN and LOVE IT!). It sounds like I should bite the bullet and check it out!

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  10. 23

    Casey Palmer says

    I basically skipped through the post right to the comments because I didn’t want anything spoiled. I want to know nothing! I come from a background of comic books and general nerdiness, and all my friends from that era are telling me how amazing it is! I can’t read this — I can’t!

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    Papaleng Pagulong says

    Very good review. I love how you describe the film “Star Wars + Indiana Jones + A Talking Raccoon = Guardians of the Galaxy”. This would be a must-see film for me since I dig Star Wars and Indiana Jones films.

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    Hanniz Envato says

    I’ve only loved watching Batman (with Christian Bale) and Spiderman (the Tobey McGuire version) but my friends have been raving about this movie. I might just check it out. Thanks for the review!

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    Kylie says

    This is definitely a very good movie and worth watching in the cinema. I don’t really read the comic but would definitely see the guardians in action in the galaxy aka. cinema..

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    Karen Spillman says

    I’m excited to see what Disney will bring to the parks now that this movie has been such a success!

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    Elizabeth Matthiesen says

    I was never a comic book lover, I always did prefer proper books, you know, with lots of writing in them. Some of my children (now all adults) are still in love with comic books and this sort of film and I’m sure they’ve seen this movie too. 🙂

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