Saw this one last night.
Really good flick. Personal ranking would put it behind Avengers and maybe behind Cap2. But I loved Cap2.
Its difficult to set up an entirely new universe in a 2 hour movie and the way they jumped around in the beginning kind of reflected that, but I don't think it detracted from the movie at all.
The characters were what drove this movie, every single one of them were fantastic. The comedy was great, I felt for every 2-3 great comedic lines there was 1 that was a tad forced.
I may have mentioned this before but I wonder how this movie would be received on its own 5-10 years ago. The way Marvel has continually built this universe allows this thing to make 95 million on it opening weekend. Its still a great flick though.
I don't get the criticisms regarding Quill being a Han Solo copy. So what? Han Solo is a great character and that was what 30 years ago? I don't get the feeling Quill is a Solo ripoff. They do share similarities though.
I also don't get this whole Marvel vs DC thing. In the cinematic universe, if we are keeping score, Marvel is clearly ahead, and its not even close. But I'm excited to see what DC has in store. The buzz surrounding Batman v Superman is pretty positive. If someone were to ask me my favorite comic book characters I would say Batman and Superman without hesitation. That doesn't mean I haven't thoroughly enjoyed Marvel's offerings.
But back to GotG, great movie. It annoys me that I have to wait 2.5 more years for the next one, and even longer for an Avengers team up.
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