Guardians of the Galaxy

— I had no idea who the“Guardians of the Galaxy” were since these guys are not among my limited universe of superheroes. Most of the time—spaceships, planets and odd species aside—I almost forget I was watching “superheroes”. The quintet was more like a ragtag group of bickering outlaws operating behind a decidedly unhip but catchy soundtrack of '60s and '70s pop hits. Oh, and they were genuinely funny, or at least quirky. I liked it a lot, but I’ve liked almost all the Marvel movies in the past 4-5 years. Too bad Guardians 2 isn’t slated for release until 2017. Meanwhile, I may pick up the soundtrack of oldies everyone knows, which reached number 1 (Billboard 200) the second week of its release.

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[2014. 121 min. Directed by James Gunn. Starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel (voice), and Bradley Cooper (voice).]
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/08/11/one-2