![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 2, which had Quill (aka Star-Lord) discovering his origins, the Guardians became part of the Avengers team (in 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War) in an effort to thwart the alien warlord Thanos’ plan to destroy half of all life in the universe. As usually happens, though, what at first seemed fresh and funny gradually turned more serious-as if being serious was the only way such a franchise would be taken, well, seriously. 2 in 2017 and now Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. Guardians of the Galaxy proved so popular, in fact, that Marvel Studios couldn’t resist hiring Gunn to produce two sequels, Vol. Turan’s description is right on, capturing the sense of fun that Gunn was determined to convey, from the free use of 1980s tunes that Chris Pratt’s character Peter Quill was obsessed with to the clever quips delivered by the likes of Bradley Cooper’s Rocket Raccoon and the clueless-if-truthful reactions of Dave Bautista’s Drax the Destroyer. Written and directed by James Gunn, that film-which introduced us to an eclectic band of superheroes, based on an evolving series of Marvel Comics characters-was a hit both with moviegoers and critics.Īs Los Angeles Times critic Kenneth Turan wrote at the time: “Blessed with a loose, anarchic B-picture soul that encourages you to enjoy yourself even when you're not quite sure what's going on, the scruffy Guardians is irreverent in a way that can bring the first Star Wars to mind.” ![]() Case in point: 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy. With a few exceptions, the first film in a franchise is typically the best. ![]()
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