The Marvel Cinematic Universe leaves the confines of the Earth, and Asgard, to explore its quirkier cosmic side with this adaptation of the 2008 rebooted version of the titular space faring super hero team. Peter Quill ( a likeable Chris Pratt) was abducted from his home on Earth as a child, events that I suspect will be further contextualized in the next film in this series. Anyway Quill left Earth in 1988 with only a full backpack and an awesome mix-tap collection, and was raised by space pirates, he's now struck out on his own to hunt down a mysterious artifact, which it turns out could hold key to the balance of power in the galaxy. Circumstances put Quill in the company of"'a rag tag group of misfits" including a green skinned assassin (the lovely Zoe Saldana), the blue hued Drax the Destroyer (Dave Batista), and the CGI pair of raccoon Rocket (Bradley Cooper) and tree creature Groot (Vin Disel). Lee Pace and Karen Gillian are the main bad guys.
A fun feature, which I saw in 3D and on rumble seats, but it would work about as well without them. The movies sense of humor and tone work, and it doesn't bit off more then it can chew. The movies soundtrack is memorable strong, and strikes a great tone for the film. The plot its self is nothing amazing, if anything its a tad weak, but the characters, effects and dialogue carry the movie. I expect there will be more to the sequel, but for an introduction to these lesser known comic book heroes, it hits all the desired points. ***
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