Just as the dog days of summer are coming into effect, one of the last extremely anticipated blockbusters of the summer remains the new Marvel movie Guardians of the Galaxy. With some cast members playing a tree and a raccoon, some were dubious if the movie could live up to Marvel's legacy. Well, if these first handful of early responses are to be believe, the movie does, and then some.
While official reviews are technically on the embargo for the time being, reviewers across the country could tweet their early responses. And, as it seems from this collection, collected by Slashfilm, that the movie is going over very, very well with critics. Probably with fans too, in the near future.
Here are just a handful of responses collected on the tweeting site so far.
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY is, even with its Marvell-y flaws, jolly good fun, like John Badham doing STAR WARS. Space opera, with a wink.
— James Rocchi (@jamesrocchi) July 19, 2014
Random GUARDIANS thought: In many (good) ways, it's about as indebted to FIREFLY/SERENITY as it is to the look/feel of other Marvel Movies.
— James Rocchi (@jamesrocchi) July 19, 2014
#GuardiansOfTheGalaxy is the most beautiful looking & humorous @Marvel film to date. @JamesGunn utilizes his soundtrack choices perfectly.
— Courtney Howard (@Lulamaybelle) July 19, 2014
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY is another big win for Marvel! Every single character steals every scene.
— Silas Lesnick (@silaslesnick) July 19, 2014
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY opens up the Marvel universe in a great way. Movie is awesome & extremely funny. Congrats @JamesGunn. You did it.
— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) July 19, 2014
And anyone wondering if a talking racoon and tree wouldn't work, they have some of the best scenes and I loved both of them. #GUARDIANS
— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) July 19, 2014
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY is the best sequel since THE DARK KNIGHT.
— Peter S. Hall (@PeterSHall) July 19, 2014
Groot is the new star of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
— Devin Faraci (@devincf) July 19, 2014
I really liked GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY. The characters work so well together. Gunn nails space opera.
— Devin Faraci (@devincf) July 19, 2014
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: Hilarious, amazing action, everything I wanted in an adventure movie. So good.
— Ben Pearson (@benpears) July 19, 2014
#GuardiansOfTheGalaxy press screening: Holy crap, you guys, this is EVERYTHING you could ever want in a Marvel movie.
— Alisha Grauso (@AlishaGrausoMP) July 19, 2014
#GuardiansOfTheGalaxy is also hands-down the most beautiful film Marvel has ever done. Seriously eye-popping. Just stunning!
— Alisha Grauso (@AlishaGrausoMP) July 19, 2014
Sorry, Winter Soldier, I'm taking the "best Marvel movie EVER" crown and handing it to Guardians of the Galaxy.
— Alisha Grauso (@AlishaGrausoMP) July 19, 2014
As stated above, these are just a handful of the responses collected so far. More and more are coming out, including some more collected by Worst Previews, but most reviewers seem to agree on a couple things. The movie is able to balance its humor and action very well, with the movie excelling at both. Also, a lot of praise seems to be directed at Chris Pratt, who plays the lead, Star Lord a.k.a. Peter Quill, and Groot, voiced by Vin Diesel.
Additionally, a lot of applause is given to the movie's color palette, or just its vibrant use of colors in general. Plus, people love the movie's eccentric little soundtrack.
Overall, this suggest that this movie can fit nicely into the Marvel universe, while also standing well on its own (the later being something that, quite frankly, the other movies seem to have trouble-looking at you, Thor: The Dark World.) Expectations were already high for this new superhero movie, but it appears that fans will be raising them even higher as the movie comes crashing into theaters on August 1.
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