Guardians of the Galaxy
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Our Review
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Our Review
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) is a action and comedy film from Movies. It runs about 122 minutes. It premiered on August 1, 2014. Viewers rate it 8.0 out of 10.
What Guardians of the Galaxy Is About
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy features themes of redemption and the importance of friendships and family told through a series of riveting sequential story arcs. The series follows the newly-formed team who finds a strange artifact keyed only to the DNA of Peter Quill. Upon opening it, Quill unleashes a treasure map leading to a powerful weapon known as the Cosmic Seed which is capable of giving birth to the next universe. It’s up to the Guardians to find, protect and ultimately destroy the Cosmic Seed in order to keep it out of the hands of those who would abuse its power, from galactic big boss Thanos, to the conniving brothers the Collector and the Grandmaster, to a resurrected Ronan, to the ultimate trickster, Loki, in order to save the universe.
What to Expect When You Watch
It runs about 122 minutes and it leans into its action/comedy roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the film leans on Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana and Dave Bautista to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper and Lee Pace lead the cast.
Key roles include Chris Pratt as Peter Quill / Star-Lord; Zoe Saldana as Gamora; Dave Bautista as Drax; Vin Diesel as Groot (voice); Bradley Cooper as Rocket (voice).
Why It Stands Out
Fans of action, comedy and sci-fi have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside Movies’s other originals, a 8.0/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 2014 and carried by Movies, it lands hardest with action and comedy viewers.
How Guardians of the Galaxy Compares
If Guardians of the Galaxy lands for you, the next stops are Avatar: The Last Airbender, Attack on Titan and Star Trek: The Next Generation, which share its action/comedy lean.
Each of those sits at a different point on the same spectrum, so they make a natural follow-up once you finish the run here.
Where to Stream
Guardians of the Galaxy comes from Movies. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole Guardians of the Galaxy is the kind of film that rewards a patient watch, with Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its action/comedy roots, It has held up since 2014 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
Guardians of the Galaxy is a safe bet for anyone already inside the action and comedy lane, the audience score holds around 8.0/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 8.0/10. Watch it if you want action/comedy you can settle into.
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