Monday, August 18, 2014

300th Review!! Guardians of the Galaxy














Guardians of the Galaxy


Release Date: 31st July 2014 - Australia


Production Companies
Marvel Studios (presents)

Distribution
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Australia


Genre: Sci-Fi/Comedy

Rating: M

Runtime: 121 minutes


Budget: $232,300,000
               (gross)
               $195,900,000 (net)

Box Office Gross: $773,350,147 (Worldwide)


Plot Summary
Space outlaw Peter Quill is wanted for stealing a rare orb after stumbling across it on a distant planet. A fanatical villain, Ronan the Accuser, plans to retrieve it and use its power to spread his genocide across the universe. It is up to Quill, who gathered a group of misfits as they become the Guardians of the Galaxy, to stop Ronan from
carrying out his evil plan.


Cast
Chris Pratt - Peter Quill/
Star-Lord
Zoe Saldana - Gamora
Bradley Cooper - Rocket (Voice)
Dave Bautista - Drax the Destroyer
Vin Diesel - Groot (Voice)
Lee Pace - Ronan the Accuser
Michael Rooker - Yondu Udonta
Karen Gillan - Nebula
Djimon Hounsou - Korath
John C. Reilly - Corpsman Rhomann Dey
Glenn Close - Nova Prime Irani Rael
Benicio Del Toro - The Collector
Josh Brolin - Thanos (Uncredited)
Alexis Denisof - The Other
Sean Gunn - Kraglin/On Set Rocket
Christopher Fairbank - The Broker
Krystian Godlewski - On Set Groot
Peter Serafinowicz - Denarian Saal
Wyatt Oleff - Young Quill
Laura Haddock - Meredith Quill
Gregg Henry - Grandpa
Tomas Arana - Kree Ambassador
Mikaela Hoover - Nova Prime's Assistant
Melia Krelling - Bereet
Tom Proctor - Horuz
Nick Holmes - Horuz's Mate
Dominic Grant - Angry Guard
Spencer Wilding - Mean Guard
Alexis Rodney - Moloka Dar
Nathan Fillion - Monstrous Inmate (Voice) (Cameo)
Enzo Cilenti - Watchtower Guard
Richard Katz - One Legged Prisoner
Ophelia Lovibond - Carina
Seth Green - Howard the Duck (Voice) (Cameo) (Uncredited)
Fred - Cosmo the Space Dog
Max Wrottesley - Sacrifice Nova Corpsman
Stan Lee - Xandarian Ladies Man (Cameo)
Rob Zombie - Ravager Navigator (Voice) (Cameo)
Stephen Blackehart - Knowhere Dispatcher
James Gunn - Maskless Sakaaran/
Dancing Groot/Sakaarans (Cameo)
Tyler Bates - Ravager Pilot (Cameo)
(Uncredited)

Crew
Writer/Director - James Gunn
Based on the Marvel Comic Book - Dan Abnett
and Andy Lanning
Star-Lord Creators - Steve Englehart and
Steve Gan
Gamora, Thanos and Drax the Destroyer
Creator - Jim Starlin
Characters: Groot, Ronan the Accuser and
Taneleer Tivan/The Collector (Uncredited)/
Executive Producer - Stan Lee
Characters: Groot, Ronan the Accuser and the
Celestials - Jack Kirby (Uncredited)
Character: Groot - Larry Lieber (Uncredited)
Rocket Raccoon Creators - Bill Mantlo and
Keith Giffen
Howard the Duck Creators - Steve Gerber
and Val Mayerik
Writer - Nicole Perlman
Associate Producer/First Assistant Director -
Jamie Christopher
Executive Producers - Victoria Alonso,
Louis D'Esposito, Alan Fine and Jeremy Latcham
Executive Producer/Unit Production Manager -
Nikolas Korda
Producer - Kevin Feige
Co-Producers - Jonathan Schwartz and
David J. Grant
Casting Director - Sarah Finn
Production Designer - Charles Wood
Production Designer: Additional Photography -
Shepherd Frankel
Head of Visual Development - Charlie Wen
Co-Head of Visual Development - Ryan Meinerding
Concept Artists - Bob Cheshire,
Paul Catling, Dan Walker. Oliver Pron,
Stephan Martinère, Chris Foss,
Chris Rosewarne, Christopher Caldow
and Fred Gambino (Uncredited)
Visual Development Illustrators - Andy Park,
Justin Sweet, Jackson Sze,
Rodney Fuentebella and Andrew Kim
Visual Development Concept Artists -
Jerad Marantz, Kevin Chen, Iain McCaig
and Anthony Francisco
Supervising Art Director - Ray Chan
Set Decorator - Richard Roberts
Property Master - Barry Gibbs
Weapons Supervisor - Toby Shears
Special Makeup Effects Designer - David White
Makeup & Hair Designer - Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou
Costume Designer - Alexandra Byrne
Assistant Costume Designers - Sharon Long,
Alison Mitchell and Richard Sale
Costume Supervisor - Dan Grace
Costume FX Supervisor - Graham Churchyard
Director of Photography - Ben Davis
Director of Photography: Second Unit - Mike Brewster
Director of Photography: Additional
Photography - Gabriel Beristain
Unit Production Manager - Hermione Ninnim
Studio Unit Manager - Andrew Cooke
Director of Photography: Second Unit/
Second Unit Director - Jonathan Taylor
Second Unit Director - Peter MacDonald
Stunt Coordinator - Steve Dent
Stunt Coordinator: Additional Photography -
Thomas Robinson Harper
Fight Coordinator: Additional Photography -
James Young
Special Effects Supervisor - Paul Corbould
Special Effects Coordinator - Alicia Davies
Visual Effects Supervisors - Stephane Ceretti
and James D. Fleming (Uncredited)
Visual Effects Supervisors: Framestore -
Jonathan Fawkner and Kyle McCulloch
Visual Effects Supervisor: MPC - Nicolas Aithadi
Visual Effects Supervisor: RISE Visual Effects
Studios - Florian Gellinger
Visual Effects Supervisor: Cantina Creative -
Stephen Lawes
Visual Effects Supervisor: SPI - Peter G. Travers
Visual Effects Producer - Susan Pickett
Visual Effects Producer: Technicolor VFX -
Rachel Faith Hanson
Animation Supervisor: Framestore - Kevin Spruce
Animation Supervisor: Luma Pictures -
Raphael A. Pimentel
Animation Supervisors: MPC - Greg Fisher
and Gabrielle Zuccheli
Animation Supervisor: Method Studios -
Keith Roberts
Digital Effects Supervisor: MPC - Daniele Bigi
CG Supervisor: MPC - Sheldon Stopsack
Post Visualisation Supervisors - Earl Hibbert
and Theresa Ellis Rygiel
Additional Look Development Supervisor:
Framestore - Andy Kind
Compositing Supervisors: Framestore -
Christian Zeh and Alex Payman
Compositing Supervisors: MPC - Marian Mavrovic
and Richard Little
Compositing Supervisor: Lola Visual Effects -
Edson Williams
Lead Compositors: Framestore - Bjarni Bragason,
Matthew Twyford, Petra Schwane and
Theodor Groeneboom
3D Stereoscopic Supervisor - Evan Jacobs
Editors - Fred Raskin, Hughes Winborne
and Craig Wood
Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer/
Re-Recording Sound Mixer - Christopher Boyes
Sound Designer/Effects Editor - David Acord
Supervising Sound Editor - Matthew Wood
Dialogue/ADR Editors - Cheryl Nardi
and Brad Semenoff
Production Sound Mixer - Simon Hayes
Re-Recording Sound Mixer - Lora Hirschberg
Foley Artists - Dennie Thorpe and Jana Vance
Music - Tyler Bates
Music Supervisor - Dave Jordan


Review
Greetings, it's your favourite film blogger, Film Guru Lad, with my 300th review. Part sci-fi and part comedy, this brand new space oddity, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, shows audiences that Marvel can create something original, unlike any Marvel movie we have seen. There's nothing more exciting than to be entertained by the movie GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY. The film crushes the boulders of Marvel's expertise in filming superheroism. It tries something else that has never translated into the big screen. GUARDIANS is humorous and spectacular compared to the Star Wars flicks we've watched.

I can't get enough of the actors that were among the ensemble. Zoe Saldana plays another female alien warrior and gets her skin painted green through makeup without requiring motion capture technology, unlike what she had applied in her previous role in Avatar. Chris Pratt is fast-tracking his path to superstardom and plays the charismatic rogue of Star-Lord. Actress Karen Gillan was originally Amy Pond from Doctor Who and now portrays Nebula, the deadly henchwoman of the antagonist.

In this film, the visual effects have gotten complex. I am impressed with how lifelike the characters of Rocket and Groot are exceptional in CGI, with voice-overs from actors such as Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel. I also liked the feature of its terrific soundtrack with its choice of songs from the late 1960s and 1970s.

Fortunately, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY is an incredible surprise with its wit and visual spectacle. It is a movie that is old-school in style and mixes it with a lighthearted sci-fi comedic structure. It is something that you'll enjoy, either be it for yourself or with your friends. Guess what, fans? The sequel isn't due to come out until 2017, and it could crossover with The Avengers universe.

Star rating: (9/10) Excellent Movie

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