Over the weekend a friend asked me to go to the movies with him. It is not an expense I enjoy since unemployment, but I went. I decided I needed some time out of the house and I should go and see a movie. I asked my friend, (a closet fur, basically) if he felt like watching "The Guardians of the Galaxy" he agreed.
I had only seen a couple of previews. I am not a big movie watcher or television watcher. I knew only there was a walking, talking raccoon dressed in leather wielding a machine gun in the trailers, nothing else. I had no idea it was a marvel comic, nor a comic book series walking in. Knowing nothing about it except the well I guess "furry" raccoon on the trailer, I went. I braced myself because I remembered what a stinker "Howard the Duck" was as a kid. It was very disappointing. I was worried it would be overly stupid.

This was not the case with The Guardians.
I must say I was downright impressed with the movie. I can't begin to say was was best about it. Whether it was the emotional range, (from being choked up, to laughing out loud at jokes and wisecracks, to seething with anger, to wanting to stand up and cheer) -OR- its surprisingly random '70's and '80's soundtrack.

That's right. No modern crap music, no auto-tune, no synthetic beats.
While they aren't my first choices for '70's and '80's music, they certainly fit into the movie in just the right turns in the plot, and they made the central character Peter Quill relatable. It was the one thing that reminded you he was a human being from Earth who liked stuff from Earth. Again, while not my first choices, they certainly are a breath of fresh air to these movie soundtracks with modern pop artists in them.
I don't know what has happened to music, but most of it sucks...like most of TV and movies these days...That is another topic for another day...Maybe I am getting old...But I digress.

The movie was a delightful romp through the garden of escape. Which is something that all good movies are.
There was no heavy-handed Hollywierd Lib-tard message in it. There was no moral lesson in it. It did have a good message in it and all good things do, but delivered it in the best way possible; through entertainment' not thinly veiled stilted scripting from the heroes. Just good, honest fun.

I enjoyed it immensely and that is saying something. I have not enjoyed going to the movie theater since the rise of cell phones and total rudeness from the tool-bags who go to the movie theater in my town. The last film I saw in a theater was "The Muppets Most Wanted" and that was because a girlfriend wished to see it. Prior to that I can't recall, I don't like spending the money when I can rent it, watch it in the comfort and safety of my home, while propped up in my bed with a beer or something to snack on in my PJ's and not having to spend upwards of $30.00 after all is said and done with tickets popcorn, candy and a soda.

Going in the fifth week I think also helped with that. None of that tool-bag nonsense was a problem, although I am surprised that a movie ticket costs $11.00 or more these days. I flat refused to pay $15.00 for the 3D. Those suck anyway because I have to wear those 3D glasses over my prescription glasses. I don't know why anyone is still impressed with 3D. It was worn out in the 1950''s, in my humble opinion, and it is just a gimmick to dig deeper into my wallet for 2 hours of cinema entertainment.
$15.00 was a shocker since I haven't watched movies regularly since they hit about $8.00.

We didn't feel like any snacks because we had eaten at a wonderful Chinese restaurant before. I had curry beef and was very impressed with how tender they got it. I would love to return and try their Orange Peel Chicken or General Tso's.

It was fun.
The raccoon is definitely part of the comic relief, a furry I know who used to go by the moniker "Cynical Raccoon" would like Rocket the Raccoon.

They didn't make it stupid either. In fact, I am a bit of a World of Warcraft fan, Rocket reminded me of the Goblin characters and merchants to the Horde. I understand that a real life raccoon, named Oreo living in the U.K. was filmed and his/her emotions and facial movements were captured, modeled and animated for Rocket the Raccoon.

I found I related best to Drax the Destroyer though.

I recommend this movie to anyone out there who is reading this journal. I would recommend it to you if you have not read the comic books because it was a surprise and a half for me, walking in there blindly.
They are such a random assortment of cads and rogues, it seems unlikely they would make a good team. But they do and they deliver.

Fans of the comic book may think they took too many artistic freedoms.
Go and watch it. It was worth 2 hours of my time and $11.00.