Guardians hits the spot

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The latest Marvel Comics release, Guardians Of The Galaxy, is nothing short of excitement. Not only does it represent superhero movies by Marvel but one can also argue that Guardians Of The Galaxy deserves a lot more ovation for being one of the best if not the best film of 2014.

A recap for the non-comics, Marvel Comics is the publishing house of superhero characters such as Thor, Avengers, X-Men, Captain America, Superman, Batman, Spiderman and the Hulk amongst others.  Guardians Of The Galaxy is also part of their franchise.

Back to the movie, this film is a stroke of genius by director James Gunn who blended very different characters to create an interesting dialogue.  Gunn is an American writer, director, producer, actor, musician and cartoonist. The other thing to touch on is the setting, as Gunn went all out on this one, creating a futuristic world.  In Guardians Of The Galaxy everything is fresh, the gadgets are new to the eye and nothing compares to what we have already seen in other movies.

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