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At family gatherings I was the one with the stack of comic books reading in the corner, or on the stairs, somewhere out of sight or at least out of the flow of people. As a teen-ager I was one of those who helped Marvel Comics overcome Dell, the Fantastic Four outstrip Superman, Batman pushed aside by the X-Men. As an adult it makes me grin that Marvel has become a force in movie making, too. Irony, subtly, taking the narrative and the illustration right to the edge then happily blasting beyond it, that’s the hall mark of Marvel comics and their best movies.
Guardians of the Galaxy is mainline Marvel. It’s characters have distinct flaws, an arc and even the villain(s) are complex. Funny, too. Vin Diesel is quite the surprise as Groot, the tree creature and Bradley Cooper voices Rocket Raccoon perfectly. Zoe Saldana (Avatar) is smashing (literally) as Gamora. Chris Pratt manages a level of seriousness combined with insouciance that brings to mind Han Solo, but his character, Peter Quill, Star Lord, has more heft.
Worth seeing if you have any schoolboy crush left for out there sci fi.
