The Point of This Movie Was Totally Chris Pratt Dancing

When it rains, it pours. Two reviews in one day, woooo!

I watched Guardians of the Galaxy (2014, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Lee Pace, Karen Gillan, Glenn Close, Sean Gunn.... It's a Marvel ensemble movie. It had everyone in it) last night. Where to begin.

If you haven't seen it or haven't seen it recently and want a written synopsis, there's a pretty long one on IMDB. For brevity's sake, I will reference the Honest Trailer for it (by the way-it is fantastic): it is Marvel's attempt to do Star Wars with the knowledge that they (Marvel) have us completely in the palm of their hand and we will go see anything they make, regardless of the source material. "IT'S IN THE MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE, PEOPLE. WE HAVE TO GO SEE IT. COME ON." It's completely true. We will see anything if you tell us it ties back in with the rest of the Avengers. Marvel has some kind of magic hold over us.

So, their attempt to do Star Wars. Basically, evil Lee Pace is auditioning for Blue Man Group and wants to do something evil? There's space politics that I never really followed. I think he was trying to destroy a planet and needed something fancy (an infinity stone-ties into MCU remember) to do it (really he shoulda just built a Death Star but than again the Death Star has a huge weakness so maybe not). He has blue Zoe Saldana and green, bald Karen Gillan to help him retrieve this orb thingy.

Meanwhile Chris Pratt was abducted by aliens, has an obsession with music, and likes to dance. He steals the orb from someplace that isn't explained after having a dance party with some creepy and icky rats.

Eventually Chris Pratt (who has a code name no character can remember) teams up with Bradley Cooper the Raccoon, Vin Diesel the Ent, Dave Bautista the Literal Man, and Zoe Saldana (who it turns out hates blue Lee Pace and the guy he's working for).

They get into shenanigans and work really hard to save the galaxy, all the while quipping and bantering like nobody's business.

In the end they learn the importance of working together and friendship. Also sacrifice because #WeAreGroot.

Is it good? Meh. It really wanted to be another Avengers but the world isn't explained nearly as well (there's politics and other species and it's in space. Is it now? Is there time travel? Hopefully when these characters start bumping into the Avengers these will start getting answered). Is it fun? YES. Will I watch it over and over again until the end of time? Oh yes.

*special obligatory shout out to English breakfast tea. It keeps me going while I type away for hours. Those Brits know how to wake up in the morning*