GotG reaction
Sep. 1st, 2014 12:58 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
grammarwomanI ducked out today to see a daytime matinee of "Guardians of the Galaxy" at long last. I liked and enjoyed it, but I definitely wasn't blown away by it like I was with "Captain America: The Winter Soldier".
Don't get me wrong; it was entertaining, and considering that I went in only expecting it to be fun, it met that criteria. I guess I just don't have much to say about it that hasn't already been said by everyone else. Well, maybe a couple of shallow comments, like how gorgeous Karen Gillan is even when bald, blue, and cyborged, or though I appreciate that Marvel used as many women as they did (Glenn Close as a system leader, for one), they could have used even more, like in the Ravagers crew. The voice acting was skillfully done; I hardly recognized Bradley Cooper's voice, and Vin Diesel did an amazing job with distinguishing Groot's one line in a variety of ways. The CGI was enjoyable as well - I never expected to be that moved by a sentient tree. I also would have been more impressed had the script not given off such a bro-ish vibe; there was really no reason to set up Quill's character as a thoughtless womanizer and then just riff on it for a joke. We could have gotten just as much mileage out of him being awkward around women, without it being as insulting. I think they were trying to have their Kirk and Peter, too.
In conclusion: I'm glad I saw it, and even gladder now that I can dive into all the fic and analysis.
Don't get me wrong; it was entertaining, and considering that I went in only expecting it to be fun, it met that criteria. I guess I just don't have much to say about it that hasn't already been said by everyone else. Well, maybe a couple of shallow comments, like how gorgeous Karen Gillan is even when bald, blue, and cyborged, or though I appreciate that Marvel used as many women as they did (Glenn Close as a system leader, for one), they could have used even more, like in the Ravagers crew. The voice acting was skillfully done; I hardly recognized Bradley Cooper's voice, and Vin Diesel did an amazing job with distinguishing Groot's one line in a variety of ways. The CGI was enjoyable as well - I never expected to be that moved by a sentient tree. I also would have been more impressed had the script not given off such a bro-ish vibe; there was really no reason to set up Quill's character as a thoughtless womanizer and then just riff on it for a joke. We could have gotten just as much mileage out of him being awkward around women, without it being as insulting. I think they were trying to have their Kirk and Peter, too.
In conclusion: I'm glad I saw it, and even gladder now that I can dive into all the fic and analysis.
