Movie Review - Guardians of the Galaxy

To avoid spoilers and bring you a raw, instant reaction to the movie, we are doing our first Geek Girls, Inc. Roundtable Review. A few of us went out and saw Guardians of the Galaxy on Thursday night to bring you our initial impressions of this new Marvel superhero space epic before the big weekend.

Joelle:  James Gunn, you have made one nerd very happy. 

Well done, sir. Well. Done. 
#KevinBacon

Jen: I AM GROOT!

(That is all I will say about that movie. Interpret it as you wish, Rocket-style.)

Heather:  Vin Diesel did his line over 1000 times! He also recorded it in multiple languages so his voice could be used no matter what language it is watched in!

Jen: Cool!  Seriously though, this is the best movie of the summer, hands down.

Heather: After seeing this movie you will all want to be like the well known hero Kevin Bacon.

Director James Gunn was handpicked by Joss Whedon to direct this film. They have collaborated before and supposedly Gunn from Angel was named after James Gunn.

Jen:  Really? Nice!

Heather: I think what I enjoyed most about this movie was it truly an ensemble... we got to know each of the characters - and of course I'm sure everyone will have their favorite - but each of the characters had a purpose and part in the space opera that made sense.

Peter Quill: I look around and you know what I see? Losers!...

Heather: BTW, that was part of an inspirational speech...

And finally the reason we all want to be a hero like Kevin Bacon...

Gamora:  I'm a warrior, an assassin. I don't dance.

Peter Quill:  Really? Well, on my planet, we have a legend about people like you. It's called Footloose. And in it, a great hero, named Kevin Bacon, teaches an entire city full of people with sticks up their butts that, dancing, well, is the greatest thing there is.

Gamora:  ...Who put the sticks up their butts?