Guardians Of The Galaxy (2014) - Movie Review

Official Score = 4 Devils

So far I have to say that I am pretty impressed with what Marvel has been doing in it's continuous creation of mega-box office smash hits from the comics that helped bring Marvel in to the world of popularity!

Let's take, The Avengers (2012), besides the fact that this movie is the culmination of a lot of the truly fantastic Marvel Super Hero franchises that have come out in the new millennium, (including: Iron Man, The Hulk, Thor & Captain America,) this movie has helped catapult these stars and their respective independent movie series in to the stratosphere!

And you know what? Guardians Of The Galaxy (2014) is another ultra successful notch in Marvel's prolific collection of mega hits!

The movie poster for: Guardians Of The Galaxy (2014).

Written by: Nicole Perlman (Thor), James Gunn (Dawn Of The Dead) & Directed by: James Gunn. Starring: Chris Pratt (Jurassic World), Zoe Saldana (Star Trek), Dave Bautista (Riddick), Vin Diesel (The Last Witch Hunter), Bradley Cooper (American Sniper), Michael Rooker (Slither), Karen Gillan (Doctor Who), Glenn Close (Mars Attacks!).

"Well he don't know talkin' good like me and you, so his vocabulistics is limited to "I" and "am" and "Groot," exclusively in that order."

- Rocket Raccoon (A quote from: Guardians Of The Galaxy (2014))

Now this awesome tale, tells the story of how an intergalactic thief, (and the only human traveling in outer space), Peter Quill (Chris Pratt steals a rare precious orb for a privateer who intends to sell it... The only thing is that, 'Ronan: The Accuser' (Lee Pace), who also happens to be working for a secret benefactor, (who has a dark desire to acquire it,) also is trying to get it as well!

During this time, Peter ends up being imprisoned with, 'Rocket Raccoon' (Bradley Cooper), Groot (Vin Diesel), (Both of whom had helped get Peter arrested on Nova Prime,) Gamora (Zoe Saldana) & Drax: The Destroyer (Dave Bautista)...  Initially they escape with the intention of selling the orb.

The Guardians Of The Galaxy... Their first mission... Escape from prison!

But when they find out what the orb is, and with the impending danger to the Nova Empire, they make themselves 'The Guardians Of The Galaxy', and decide to deliver the orb to the heart of the Nova Empire, and stop Ronan: The Accuser before he can deliver it to his master!

Now I will be honest and say that when I first heard of this movie I had not held out much hope for it... Don't get me wrong, I knew it would be good, I just didn't know how good! I mean everything about this movie was so well done, that I can totally see why this became one of the highest grossing movies of 2014!

Five Saddest Losses On The Rebooted Doctor Who Series

Star Trek and Doctor Who are two of the longest running TV series of all time...

Doctor Who... As far as a Science Fiction show goes, this show has three things that I would definitely say is definitely similar to that of, 'Star Trek'... That being the fact that both shows have been entertaining audiences since the 60s, ('Star Trek' being an American science fiction show that started airing in 1966, and Doctor Who being a British science fiction show that started airing in 1963.)

Besides having both had their starts in the 60s, both of these shows also had long hiatuses, (Doctor Who had it's hiatus really from the time of the TV movie in 1996, until the new TV series in 2005 (The reason that I say this like this, is because I know that the Doctor showed up in other media during this time, just not on his series,) as for Star Trek... Well Star Trek had it's hiatus after the bomb of, 'Enterprise', and the horrible nature of Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)!)

The last thing that I thought that I would mention here that they have in common is the fact that both have been rebooted in the new millennium (Doctor Who was rebooted in 2005, and Star Trek was rebooted in 2009!)

Star Trek & Doctor Who... Two amazing shows/movies that maintained themselves quite well!

With that said, and with the reboot about to hit it's first decade, I thought that you guys might enjoy these: 'Five Saddest Losses On The Rebooted Doctor Who Series'... Not the most uplifting... But still some great moments in the show:

At number 5: Donna Noble's departure from the Doctor's life:

Donna Noble as she is discovering that she is going to have to leave the Doctor.

Let's be honest here guys, as a companion, Donna Noble (Played by: Catherine Tate) may not have been everyone's favorite... I know that for me, her entrance was definitely a swing and a miss, and she may have been one of the shortest series regular companions of the series, but she did make a difference... And in the end, her departure was sad... If anything thanks in large part to the work of the amazing talent that played Donna, her family, and of course the work of: David Tennant (He played the Tenth Doctor.)

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At number 4: The Doctor looses his daughter:

Tenth Doctor, Donna Noble & The Doctor's recently created, 'Jenny.'

Unfortunately the character of, 'Jenny' (Played by: Georgia Moffett) never had the chance to really turn in to something... This is a shame, because I suspect if she had the chance, that she may have turned in to something that could have been a lot of fun... But well she had a lot of good moments in the episode she was in, and well, her ending was brilliantly created thanks to the work of the, 'Tenth Doctor' (played by: David Tennant'), and Georgia Moffett, and the strong emotions that they did a great job of bringing to the moment!

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At number 3: The Tenth Doctor starting his regeneration.

The start of the Tenth Doctor's regeneration.

If you're like me, then one of the things that you liked about the earlier years of Doctor Who, was when David Tennant was playing, 'The Doctor'... Don't get me wrong, both Christopher Eccleston (Thor: The Dark World) and Matt Smith (Lost River), but David Tennant really brought to the world of, 'Doctor Who', a unique time, when the show just rocked, with a network of amazing story lines that all ultimately converged on to the main story line... And As for his talent... David Tennant brought to the role a character that you really felt for in worst of times, rooted for in the darkest of times, and enjoyed in the best... And lets be honest, the chemistry between The Doctor, and Rose Tyler's mother is just hilarious!

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At number 2: Rory & Amy's depature:

The Doctor, Amy & Rory on the last day they are together...

Now this one was a tough one to decide,  the truth is, is it was a tough one between this one and what came up for number 1... I mean the show runners did a truly awesome job in not just making The Doctor, Amy (Played by: Karen Gillan) & Rory (Played by: Arthur Darvill) friends, but they made them family... So when Amy & Rory were written out of the show, it was just as sad as in the same way when the Tenth Doctor lost Rose (Played by: Billie Piper) to the other dimension...

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And speaking of number 1: Rose first getting trapped in the alternate universe.

Rose realizing she is trapped in an alternate dimension with out her Doctor...

Rose Tyler [Played by: Billie Piper)... As far as actors and characters go, Rose Tyler and Billie Piper are to Doctor Who, what Spock and Leonard Nimoy (Invasion Of The Body Snatchers) are to Star Trek...

I know that may seem like a weird comparison, so let me explain... As the original series of Star Trek goes, and to Trekkies in general, William Shatner (Kingdom Of The Spiders) was one of the biggest characters/Actors in Star Trek... And still is! Well if William Shatner/Captain Kirk is one of the biggest leads in Star Trek history, then Leonard Nimoy/Spock, as the character/actor who plays Kirk's friend, maybe one of the biggest sidekicks of all time...

Well in that vein, Rose Tyler as the Doctor's companion, is still considered to be one of the best companions that the Doctor ever had, and with that, has made Rose Tyler one of the most famous actresses in, 'Who' history... And the last episode that Rose Tyler as a series regular was not just played brilliantly by both David Tennant and Billie Piper, but was also sad for the fans of the character and the actress as well!

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