Guardians of the Galaxy
Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser.
July 30, 2014 · Directed by James Gunn
What's been said
Viewers and critics greeted Guardians of the Galaxy with enormous enthusiasm, landing a 91% Tomatometer from 337 reviews and a 92% Popcornmeter from over 250,000 ratings on Rotten Tomatoes, alongside a Metacritic Metascore of 76 with 90% positive user ratings, making it one of the best-reviewed films in the entire MCU. What people praised most was the ensemble and its irreverent comic tone: critics called it the 'most charming Marvel movie so far,' highlighting Chris Pratt's charismatic lead, the winning chemistry of the five-character team, and a curated 70s and 80s soundtrack that gave the film a personality unlike anything else in the superhero genre. The most consistent complaint, noted by critics and even acknowledged by director James Gunn himself, was the villain: Ronan was widely seen as a generic, one-dimensional big bad with weak motivations who clashed awkwardly with the film's otherwise breezy tone. A notable detail: the film was widely predicted to be 'Marvel's first flop' before release, as the Guardians were an obscure comic property, yet it went on to become the highest-grossing Marvel film of 2014 and proved a lesser-known Marvel property could become a blockbuster franchise.
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