Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser.
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Film Cast:

• Peter Quill / Star-Lord: Chris Pratt
• Gamora: Zoe Saldana
• Drax the Destroyer: Dave Bautista
• Groot (voice): Vin Diesel
• Rocket (voice): Bradley Cooper
• Ronan the Accuser: Lee Pace
• Yondu Udonta: Michael Rooker
• Nebula: Karen Gillan
• Korath: Djimon Hounsou
• Corpsman Dey: John C. Reilly
• Nova Prime: Glenn Close
• Taneleer Tivan / The Collector: Benicio del Toro
• Meredith Quill: Laura Haddock
• Kraglin / On Set Rocket: Sean Gunn
• Denarian Saal: Peter Serafinowicz
• The Broker: Christopher Fairbank
• On Set Groot: Krystian Godlewski
• Young Quill: Wyatt Oleff
• Grandpa: Gregg Henry
• Meredith’s Mother: Janis Ahern
• Meredith’s Brother: Solomon Mousley
• Meredith’s Best Friend: Lindsay Morton
• Dr. Fitzgibbon: Robert Firth
• Bereet: Melia Kreiling
• Horuz: Tom Proctor
• Horuz’ Mate: Nick Holmes
• Sacrificed Nova Corpsman: Max Wrottesley
• Xandarian Ladies’ Man: Stan Lee
• Pretty Xandarian: Nicole Alexandra Shipley
• Nova Arresting Pilot: Sharif Atkins
• Corpsman Dey’s Partner: Brendan Fehr
• Kree Ambassador: Tomas Arana
• Nova Prime’s Assistant: Mikaela Hoover
• Head Riot Guard: Emmett Scanlan
• Angry Guard: Dominic Grant
• Mean Guard: Spencer Wilding
• Sad Woman with Horns: Alison Lintott
• Moloka Dar: Alexis Rodney
• Monstrous Inmate: Nathan Fillion
• Mottled Prisoner: Keeley Forsyth
• Burly Prisoner: Frank Gilhooley
• The Other: Alexis Denisof
• Watchtower Guard: Enzo Cilenti
• One Legged Prisoner: Richard Katz
• Rifle Guard: Enoch Frost
• “Drop the Leg” Guard: Ronan Summers
• Carina: Ophelia Lovibond
• Tortured Pink Girl: Laura Ortiz
• Pit Boss: Marama Corlett
• Lady of the Boot of Jemiah: Rosie Jones
• Lady of the Boot of Jemiah: Abidemi Sobande
• Lady of the Boot of Jemiah: Alex Rose
• Lady of the Boot of Jemiah: Ekaterina Zalitko
• Lady of the Boot of Jemiah: Emily Redding
• Cosmo the Space Dog: Fred
• Knowhere Dispatcher: Stephen Blackehart
• Sad Krylorian Girl: Jennifer Moylan-Taylor
• One-Eyed Ravager: Bruce Mackinnon
• Ravager Pilot: Ralph Ineson
• Ravager Navigator (voice): Rob Zombie
• Nova Centurion: Naomi Ryan
• Nova Starblaster Pilot: John Brotherton
• Alien Nova Pilot: Graham Shiels
• Maskless Sakaaran: James Gunn
• Maskless Sakaaran: Douglas Robson
• Corpsman Dey’s Wife: Rachel Cullen
• Corpsman Dey’s Daughter: Isabella Poynton
• Corpsman Dey’s Daughter: Imogen Poynton
• Goth Ravager: David Yarovesky
• Crying Xandarian Citizen: Miriam Lucia
• Thanos (uncredited): Josh Brolin
• Prisoner (uncredited): Lloyd Kaufman
• Ravager Pilot (uncredited): Tyler Bates
• Howard the Duck (voice) (uncredited): Seth Green
• Kyln Prisoner (uncredited): Jozef Aoki

Film Crew:

• Editor: Craig Wood
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Christopher Boyes
• Casting: Sarah Halley Finn
• Makeup Designer: Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou
• Sound Effects Editor: Kyrsten Mate
• Executive Producer: Stan Lee
• Producer: Kevin Feige
• ADR Mixer: Doc Kane
• Foley Artist: Dennie Thorpe
• Foley Artist: Jana Vance
• Foley Editor: Dee Selby
• Set Decoration: Richard Roberts
• Costume Design: Alexandra Byrne
• Writer: James Gunn
• Original Music Composer: Tyler Bates
• Music Editor: Darrell Hall
• Second Unit Director: Peter MacDonald
• Editor: Hughes Winborne
• Director of Photography: Ben Davis
• Music Supervisor: Dave Jordan
• Special Effects Supervisor: Paul Corbould
• Production Design: Charles Wood
• Casting Consultant: Kathleen Chopin
• Sound Mixer: William B. Kaplan
• Assistant Costume Designer: Alison Mitchell
• Executive Producer: Louis D’Esposito
• Editor: Fred Raskin
• Executive Producer: Alan Fine
• Executive Producer: Victoria Alonso
• Executive Producer: Jeremy Latcham
• Supervising Sound Editor: Matthew Wood
• ADR Recordist: Jeanette Browning
• Characters: Steve Gerber
• Sound Re-Recording Assistant: Tony Sereno
• Comic Book: Dan Abnett
• ADR Voice Casting: Barbara Harris
• Art Direction: Mike Stallion
• Local Casting: Reg Poerscout-Edgerton
• Storyboard Artist: David Krentz
• Casting Associate: Tamara Hunter
• Supervising Art Director: Ray Chan
• Co-Producer: Jonathan Schwartz
• Writer: Nicole Perlman
• Storyboard Artist: Bryan Andrews
• Sound Effects Editor: David Acord
• Post Production Assistant: Hector Padilla
• Costume Supervisor: Dan Grace
• Art Direction: Thomas Brown
• Art Direction: Jordan Crockett
• Art Direction: Mark Swain
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Stephane Ceretti
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Nicolas Aithadi
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Jonathan Fawkner
• Production Sound Mixer: Simon Hayes
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Lora Hirschberg
• Standby Art Director: Peter James
• Visual Effects Art Director: Phil Sims
• Property Master: Barry Gibbs
• Art Department Coordinator: Jennifer Bowes
• Script Supervisor: Paula Casarin
• Comic Book: Andy Lanning
• Assistant Costume Designer: Richard Sale
• Assistant Art Director: Stephen Swain
• ADR Editor: Cheryl Nardi
• Still Photographer: Jay Maidment
• Assistant Art Director: Jim Barr
• Assistant Art Director: Peter Dorme
• Assistant Art Director: Oliver Goodier
• ADR Editor: Brad Semenoff
• Sound Effects Editor: David Chrastka
• Visual Effects Producer: Susan Pickett
• Visual Effects Producer: Christoph Roth
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Peter G. Travers
• Stunt Coordinator: Steve Dent
• Music Editor: Will Kaplan
• Transportation Captain: Peter Devlin
• Security: Mitul Patel
• Set Costumer: Dan Blacklock
• Set Costumer: Amanda Cox
• Set Costumer: Stephanie Paul
• “B” Camera Operator: Julian Morson
• “C” Camera Operator: Sam Renton
• “A” Camera Operator: Gary Spratling
• Location Manager: Steve Hart
• Post Production Coordinator: Jennifer Bergman
• First Assistant Editor: John Breinholt
• Dolby Consultant: James Wright
• Supervising Music Editor: Steve Durkee
• Publicist: Stacy Mann
• First Assistant Editor: Emma McCleave
• Key Set Costumer: Nicholas Roche-Gordon
• Makeup & Hair: Debbi Salmon
• Rigging Gaffer: Warren Evans
• Foley Editor: Luke Dunn Gielmuda
• Gaffer: David Smith
• Characters: Val Mayerik
• Unit Production Manager: Hermione Ninnim
• VFX Editor: Derek Burgess
• Costume Assistant: Emma Harding
• Second Unit Director: Jonathan Taylor
• Concept Artist: Jerad Marantz
• Special Effects Makeup Artist: Jessica Brooks
• VFX Editor: Corbin Mehl
• Sound Re-Recording Assistant: Stephen Urata
• Foley Recordist: Chris Manning
• Orchestrator: Tim Williams
• Assistant Editor: Chris Tonick
• First Assistant Director: Jamie Christopher
• Assistant Costume Designer: Sharon Long
• Co-Producer: David J. Grant
• Makeup & Hair: Nicky Knowles
• Casting Assistant: Jason B. Stamey
• Special Effects Makeup Artist: Jane O’Kane
• Hair Supervisor: Andrew Simonin
• Assistant Sound Editor: Jonathan Borland
• Makeup Artist: Vera Steimberg
• Makeup & Hair: Charlie Hounslow
• Assistant Editor: Dylan Quirt
• First Assistant Editor: Meagan Costello
• Assistant Art Director: Oliver Carroll
• Unit Production Manager: Nik Korda
• First Assistant Editor: Simon Morgan
• Sound Re-Recording Assistant: Danielle Dupre
• Makeup Effects Designer: David White
• Storyboard Artist: Tim Divar
• ADR Mixer: Jeff Gersh
• Costume Assistant: Terry Archer
• Set Costumer: Perry Goyen
• Construction Manager: John Bohan
• Special Effects Makeup Artist: Nelly Guimaras
• Conceptual Illustrator: Andy Park
• Makeup & Hair: Catriona Johnstone
• Costume Illustrator: Darrell Warner
• Costume Coordinator: Kate Chadderton
• Post Production Supervisor: Jesse Torres
• Assistant Set Decoration: Lucy Eyre
• Set Costumer: Lucy Donowho
• Special Effects Coordinator: Alicia Davies
• Storyboard Artist: Thomas A. Nelson
• Foley Editor: Kevin Sellers
• Assistant Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Small
• Special Effects Makeup Artist: Valentina Visintin
• Assistant Editor: Todd Felderstein
• Construction Coordinator: Tracy Low
• Assistant Property Master: Darryl Paterson
• Production Accountant: Diarmuid Coghlan
• VFX Editor: Jason Solberg
• Assistant Location Manager: Peter Gray
• Costume Illustrator: Warren Holder
• First Assistant “A” Camera: John Ferguson
• Special Effects Makeup Artist: Victoria Bancroft
• Special Effects Makeup Artist: Susie Redfern
• Second Assistant Director: Matthew Sharp
• First Assistant “B” Camera: Leigh Gold
• Second Assistant “A” Camera: Elliot Purvis
• Second Assistant “B” Camera: Max Glickman
• Digital Imaging Technician: Tom Gough
• Assistant Editor: Heather Mullen
• VFX Editor: Nolan Reese
• VFX Editor: Esther Bailey
• Post Production Coordinator: Zoë Bower
• Post Production Assistant: Arely Talamante
• Third Assistant Director: Ryan Newberry
• Key Set Production Assistant: Michela Marini
• Set Production Assistant: Brittany Smith
• Set Production Assistant: Arthur Shepherd
• Production Coordinator: Lebo “Boo” Motjuoadi
• First Assistant Accountant: Gemma Todd
• Payroll Accountant: Jackie Gilbey
• Key Grip: John Fleming
• Costume Assistant: Paul Harvey
• Makeup & Hair: Claire Burgess
• Makeup Trainee: Helena Card
• Wigmaker: Carol Waugh
• Art Department Assistant: Claire Shakespeare
• Art Department Assistant: Jessica Goodall
• Art Department Assistant: Daisy Meyer
• Storyboard Artist: Daniel Andrews
• Assistant Set Decoration: Guy Mount
• Art Direction: Alan Payne
• Graphic Designer: Neil Floyd
• Epk Camera Operator: Jeremy Emerman
• Additional Music: Dieter Hartmann
• Orchestrator: Drew Krassowski
• Music Coordinator: Margaret Gardner
• Camera Trainee: Rick James
• Stunts: Robert Hladik
• Concept Artist: Maciej Kuciara
• Storyboard Artist: Jane Wu

Movie Reviews:

• Binawoo: This movie was so AWESOME! I loved it all and i had a bad day before watching it but it turned it around. I love action packed movies and this was great.
• Andres Gomez: Really funny and with great spcial effects. Probably, one of the movies not to miss this year.
• Eazyryda: I ΛM GЯӨӨƬ!
• Grant English: This was a pleasant surprise of a movie, full of great humor as well as an intriguing story. It’s quick and zany at times. Think Psych in space (back when Psych was funny). The pace is quick and the story line is easy to pick up and follow.

  What makes the film work is something that early Lucas and Joss Whedon understand: great sci-fi movies are really westerns at heart. There is a relationship with nature, a broken, compromised hero, a deep necessity for teamwork, and the story happens OUT there in the wild. Guardians of the Galaxy has ALL of this.

  Guardians is already set up for a sequel so we will see if Marvel can continue the magic. It’s a great addition to the Marvel universe.

• Travis Bell: Like most of the reviews here, I agree that Guardians of the Galaxy was an absolute hoot. Guardians never takes itself too seriously which makes this movie a whole lot of fun.

  The cast was perfectly chosen and even though two of the main five were CG, knowing who voiced and acted alongside them completely filled out these characters.

  Guardians of the Galaxy is one of those rare complete audience pleasers. Good fun for everyone!

• djgri: The thing about this film when I first saw it, was the incredible juxtaposition of sadness, humor and courage. Great acting! The music is superb. That Sony Walkman must be the best bit of brand advertising ever engaged by a company within a film. The film should appeal to a broad range of viewers.
• Per Gunnar Jonsson: This movie is more of a comedy than anything else. It is truly a comic magazine brought to life on the big screen and more focused on delivering a sequence of action scenes and laughs than anything intelligent in the form of plot or characters. I would say it is a movie for the younger audience and comic fans. Having said that I must admit that I found it rather fun to watch.

  The main characters are two mostly irresponsible rascals, one dumb but likable living tree and two fanatics of which one certainly need not apply to the Mensa club. Of the five I liked Rocket and Gamora the best. Rocket is a rather likable rascal and Gamora is simply cool. Quill is sometimes just silly, Groot is more of a living prop and Drax is just too stupid.

  The story is more or less just there to tie the scenes together. Unfortunately we do really not get much of a background to the Guardians of The Galaxy universe. It would have been nice to get a bit more understanding of why things are as they are etc. The return of this movie is watching the action, the special effects and the laughs. It is an action-adventure-comedy plain and simple. If you approach it as such it works reasonably well.

  Speaking of special effects, they are generally well done. The designs are interesting. The shape of the bad guys spaceship is totally ludicrous of course but visually pleasing and goes with the rest of the movie’s tendency to be more of a comedy than a serious movie. The same can be said for that cool but weird net they made by interlinking fighter crafts.

  On the whole an entertaining movie. I have to say that the dancing scene at the end was a wee bit too silly for me though. I have a problem understanding how a movie like this can get such a relatively high rating at IMDb but okay it was fun to watch and it is not entirely undeserved. Personally I think a 7 out of 10 is more in the right region.

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• Gimly: **A long form review originally posted n 2014:**

  Now that I’ve given _Guardians_ a BluRay watch through, I feel more comfortable reviewing it. I saw it on the first day of its Australian cinematic release, but I wasn’t sure what I thought. I watched it again and still wasn’t sure, but now that it’s six months later, I am sure.

  I’m a massive fan of director James Gunn. Come to think of it, I’m also also a big fan of Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Chris Pratt, Benicio Del Toro, Djimon Honsou, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Peter Serafinowicz, Alexis Denisof, Rob Zombie and Nathan Fillion, and they’re all in this. Not to mention I’m an absolute sucker for the MCU. So after hearing that a very decent chunk of the fanbase thinking that not only was this the best Marvel film of the year (going up against _Winter Soldier_ and _Days of Future Past_), but that they would then go on to say it was the best Marvel Cinematic Universe film ever, you could imagine I was very surprised to find that I actually didn’t think it was all that great.

  I don’t want people thinking I didn’t like it. I did. In fact I will go on record saying that it was miles away from their worst film, and if I’m being honest they handled the last 25 minutes (arguably the most important part) of the film absolutely spectacularly. But I didn’t get the magic that everyone was telling me about. How this was the film for the new generation. I didn’t even get the sense of satisfaction that I had in Cap’s movie just a few months previous.

  So many things seemed under utilised, but I don’t know what you could have cut to make room for the extra things I wanted. Which means the only way to get it is to have a longer film. It’s already two hours, and a longer movie means a bigger budget and less screenings. ie. more money going out and less money coming in. And at the end of the day Disney is a business, and they have to make their money the best way they think they can. So I understand why it wasn’t perfect for me, but that doesn’t stop me from feeling _Guardians_ is a mite overrated. Good damn movie. But overrated.

  Personally I’d stick it somewhere in the middle of the MCU’s releases thus far. Leaps and bounds above _The Incredible Hulk_, _The Dark World_ and _Iron Man 2_, but not so beloved as the likes of _The Avengers_, _Winter Soldier_ or _Iron Man 1_.

  73%

  -_Gimly_

• tmdb44006625: Guardians of the Galaxy is a gorgeous and wonderfully entertaining space opera. The characters are so damn lovable, the world building is incredible, the soundtrack gives the film an entirely unique feel, and the effects are astoundingly first rate.

  The story follows the pattern of the space fantasies that influenced George Lucas, but the presentation is the work of the extraordinarily gifted filmmaker James Gunn. If we ever forget that the MCU was ever a thing (we won’t but let’s just be hypothetical), many generations will still be talking about this fantastic movie.

• r96sk: When planning how I was going watch all these MCU films, this is one I earmarked as being one I thought I’d enjoy – not based on anything of note, I knew very little, but from the passing screenshots and such I had seen it seemed like one I’d enjoy. I’m happy to say I certainly did!

  ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ is so enjoyable. It’s 121 minutes of pure entertainment. It does, at least to me, have a different feel to it when compared to the nine preceding MCU films. That’s not a negative for either this or those earlier productions, it just felt different to me.

  I particularly enjoyed the cast, which features – as is customary at this point – a load of well known names. Chris Pratt is, probably, the perfect choice for Peter, he carries the role extremely well – his humour sticks out, but he also performs the more serious stuff nicely.

  Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper and Michael Rooker are all thoroughly enjoyable too. Vin Diesel (kinda?) appears to portray Groot, which pleases me as someone who is a big fan of ‘Fast & Furious’. There are a few others in there, including Djimon Hounsou and Benicio del Toro. Terrific cast!

  There is a lot to like here. I look forward to seeing the follow-ups to it.