I can sort of hear what everyone is saying,there are no A++++ listed stars, The Guardians WHO???? , nobody knows anything about them except comicbook geeks,what a bunch of A***holes and I cannot deny all the risk factors in this,because the popularity of all sci fi films is pretty much a huge boxoffice gamble. But exactly the very same was said about a certain franchise that kicked it ALL off. It could never have the impact of that film because until THAT FILM came out there was nothing in the world like it, but it does have a kind of Starwars space adventure feeling, with a hint of Ghostbusters like comedy underdogism plus a whole lot of the Marvel stable franchise behind it
I can't get rid of the feeling that this film looks tons of fun, with the wierd but entertainingly mix of different alien characters ,some brilliant effects ,and as alot of people have picked up on , the sort of misfits teamed up theme that I like. .
I hear whats being said about the Raccoon , but then I can remember all that fear alongtime ago in a century now far far away about a little green puppet that was going to be THE JEDI MASTER for godsake ! It could all fall as flat on its face as Serenity did at the boxoffice, as thats arguably the closest film in tone I can find to it in my DVD collection and that had a ready made loyal TV fan base but there is just something about Guardians that clicks with me in the trailers and I think its this.
Its way different. It has an off beat charm. The fact that it has no A list stars makes its casting refreshingly unpredicatable but its also got more than a few great actors I like in it. I'm not looking for an oscar performance in this, I want a laugh and a thrill. And strangley its the very fact that its story remains such a relative mystery to me that has so caught my interest.The effects look stella and the set and spaceship designs ,for once in a sci fier, don't absolutely disappoint. Infact the main starcraft looks like a real hotrod in space.
In this world of sequels and franchises ,as brilliant as they have been, I want to watch something original and NEW (relatively) to the cinema. I very much hope Guardians will do the job .