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 by 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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