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| Genre | Action, Spielfilm, Science Fiction |
| Format | Breitbild |
| Beitragsverfasser | Saldana, Zoe, Vicari, Lisa, Gunn, James, Bautista, Dave, Close, Glenn, Pratt, Chris, Reilly, John C. |
| Sprache | Deutsch, Englisch, Italienisch, Türkisch |
| Laufzeit | 2 Stunden und 1 Minute |
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Guardians of the Galaxy [Blu-ray]
Von den Machern von Marvel's The Avengers kommen jetzt die "Guardians of the Galaxy".
Der Pilot und Vagabund Peter Quill (Chris Pratt), auch bekannt als „Star-Lord“, ist immer auf der Suche nach kostbaren Relikten. Bei seinem letzten Beutezug stiehlt er, ohne es zu ahnen, eine mysteriöse Superwaffe, auf die offensichtlich das ganze Universum scharf ist, und macht sich damit nicht nur zum neuen Lieblingsfeind des gewieften Schurken Ronan. Denn wer immer diese Waffe besitzt, ist in der Lage, den gesamten Kosmos zu unterwerfen. Auf seiner wilden Flucht verbündet sich Peter Quill notgedrungen mit einem bunt zusammengewürfelten Haufen Außenseiter. Unter dem Namen "Guardians of the Galaxy" zieht diese spezielle Heldentruppe gemeinsam in den Kampf um das Schicksal des gesamten Universums. Irgendjemand muss den Job ja erledigen.
- "Großartig – ist jetzt schon mein Lieblingsfilm des Jahres." Artur Awanesjan, Filmfutter
- Der Film macht Spaß – das ist eine gute Mischung aus Humor und Action. Norbert Raffelsiefen, Kölner Illustrierte
- Ein Mordsspaß! Marcus Fliegel, Tagesschau 24
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Star-Lord und seine Truppe: Der waffenschwingende Waschbär Rocket Racoon, der Baummensch Groot, die ebenso rätselhafte wie tödliche Gamora und der rachedurstige Drax der Zerstörer. |
Die mysteriöse Superwaffe, die Star-Lord stiehlt um den gesamten Kosmos zu unterwerfen. |
Zoe Saldana als Gamora und Chris Pratt als Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy (2015) |
Der Kampf zum Schutz des Planeten Xandar. |
Produktbeschreibungen
Produktbeschreibung
Der Pilot und intergalaktische Vagabund Peter Quill (Chris Pratt), als „Star-Lord“ bekannt und immer auf der Suche nach kostbaren Relikten, gerät durch einen dummen Zufall zwischen die Fronten eines (welt-)allumfassenden Konfliktes. Bei seinem letzten Beutezug stiehlt er ohne es zu ahnen eine mysteriöse Super-Waffe, auf die offensichtlich das ganze Universum scharf ist, und macht sich damit nicht nur zum neuen Lieblingsfeind des gewieften Schurken Ronan. Denn wer immer diese Waffe besitzt, ist in der Lage, den gesamten Kosmos zu unterwerfen. Auf seiner wilden Flucht verbündet sich Quill notgedrungen mit einem bunt zusammengewürfelten Haufen Außenseiter: dem waffenschwingenden Waschbären Rocket Racoon, dem intelligenten Baummenschen Groot, der ebenso rätselhaften wie tödlichen Gamora (Zoe Saldana) und dem raffinierten Drax the Destroyer (Dave Bautista). Unter dem Namen GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY zieht diese ziemlich spezielle Heldentruppe gemeinsam in den Kampf um das Schicksal des gesamten Universums. Irgendjemand muss den Job ja erledigen!
Bonusmaterial:
Featurettes; Zusätzliche & erweiterte Szenen; Pannen vom Dreh; Audiokommentar;
Amazon.de
Von den Machern von Marvel's THE AVENGERS kommen jetzt die GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY.
Der Pilot und Vagabund Peter Quill (Chris Pratt), auch bekannt als „Star-Lord“, ist immer auf der Suche nach kostbaren Relikten. Bei seinem letzten Beutezug stiehlt er, ohne es zu ahnen, eine mysteriöse Superwaffe, auf die offensichtlich das ganze Universum scharf ist, und macht sich damit nicht nur zum neuen Lieblingsfeind des gewieften Schurken Ronan. Denn wer immer diese Waffe besitzt, ist in der Lage, den gesamten Kosmos zu unterwerfen.
Auf seiner wilden Flucht verbündet sich Quill notgedrungen mit einem bunt zusammengewürfelten Haufen Außenseiter: dem waffenschwingenden Waschbären Rocket Racoon, dem Baummenschen Groot, der ebenso rätselhaften wie tödlichen Gamora (Zoe Saldana) und dem rachedurstigen Drax der Zerstörer.
Unter dem Namen GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY zieht diese spezielle Heldentruppe gemeinsam in den Kampf um das Schicksal des gesamten Universums. Irgendjemand muss den Job ja erledigen!
Auf der Blu-ray befinden sich zusätzliche und erweiterte Szenen, ein Gag Reel, Making-of Featurettes, ein Audiokommentar von Regisseur James Gunn und eine Vorschau auf „Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron“. Im Bonusmaterial der DVD enthalten sind neue und zusätzliche Szenen.
Movieman.de
REVIEW: Mit Guardians of the Galaxy ging Marvel ein Risiko ein, denn wer außer Hardcore-Comic-Fans kannte die Truppe eigentlich wirklich vorher schon. Dennoch hatte man bei Marvel seine guten Gründe, denn einiges aus GotG wird in weiteren Marvel-Filmen eine Rolle spielen, und einiges, was wir bereits in den Vorgängerfilmen und in den zusätzlichen Szenen am Ende gesehen haben oder was angedeutet wurde (Stichworte: Thanos und der Collector, die Infinity Steine), tauchen bei den Guardians wieder auf und bereiten den Weg für Marvels nächste Phase, die Phase 3, vor.Doch das Wagnis, dem Publikum die Guardians vorzustellen und Regisseur und Autor James Gunn (Slither, Super) mit dieser Mammutaufgabe zu betreuen, hat sich auf jeden Fall gelohnt. Das neueste Marvel-Werk hat alles, was ein Sommer-Blockbuster braucht: Gags, Action und coole und liebenswerte Charaktere.Wer bei den ersten Trailern befürchtet hatte, dass einem ein Badass-Waschbär und ein Alien-Baummensch auf die Nerven gehen könnten weit gefehlt. Man will stattdessen sofort zu ihrer Clique gehören, am besten gemeinsam mit allen anderen: Peter Quill, der als Kind von der Erde entführt wurde, nie den Tod seiner Mutter überwunden hat und versucht, das alles mit Späßchen und Großmäuligkeit und lockeren Sprüchen zu kaschieren; Drax, der den Mord an seiner Familie rächen will und jede Redewendung für bare Münze nimmt; Kriegerin Gamora, die mächtig sauer auf ihren Adoptivvater ist; Waschbär Rocket, der seinen Schöpfern einen Besuch abstatten möchte, und Groot, der zwar nur drei Worte (eigentlich sind es am Schluss 5) sprechen kann, aber das Herz der Truppe und Rockets bester Freund ist, der natürlich immer genau weiß, was Groot eigentlich wirklich sagt (so wie Han Solo Chewies Gewinsel auch immer verstanden hat).Wenn man jetzt unbedingt das Haar in der Suppe suchen müsste, könnte man anführen, dass man der Handlung noch ein wenig mehr Salz und Pfeffer hätte gönnen können, da sie schon recht einfach gestrickt ist, und auch die Charaktere sind jetzt nicht unbedingt vielschichtig wie eine Zwiebel - das betrifft auch die Gegenspieler -, aber das Drehbuch will sich in erster Linie eben nicht um eine ausgefeilte Story kümmern, sondern konzentriert sich ganz darauf, eine enge Bindung zwischen Publikum und den fünf Guardians herzustellen und das gelingt zweifelsohne.Mit seinen perfekt besetzten Schauspielern und Sprechern (Groot und Rocket im Original: Vin Diesel und Bradley Cooper), die trotz der zahlreichen Gags tatsächlich auch ihre ganz eigenen, berührenden Moment alleine und miteinander bekommen, so dass kein Zweifel besteht, dass unsere (Anti-) Helden wirklich füreinander alles geben würden, sowie den coolen Hits aus den 70ern und 80ern, die sehr ungewöhnlich, aber auf den Punkt genau ins Geschehen eingefügt wurden, wundert es nicht, dass man sich des Erfolgs bei Marvel bereits so sicher war, dass noch vor dem weltweiten Kinostart eine Fortsetzung für Sommer 2017 angekündigt wurde. Fazit: Guardians of the Galaxy ist knallbuntes, witziges, schnelles, sich nicht allzu ernst nehmendes Action-Popcorn-Spektakel - eine Weltraum-Oper, die auch gar nichts anderes sein will. Ein Film wie ein Trip in einen Freizeitpark mit total durchgeknallten Fahrgeschäften. GotG bietet kurzweilige Unterhaltung von der ersten bis zur letzten Einstellung.
Moviemans Kommentar zur DVD: Optisch eine superbe Disc mit fantastischen Schärfewerten und außergewöhnlicher Stabilität. Im Realfilmsektor fast schon eine Referenzdisc. Kleinste Bildinhalte werden tiefenscharf abgebildet (00.23.30, Bartstoppeln), das Bild bleibt in dunklen Szenen gespenstisch plastisch und das alles in 2,40:1. Die Farben perfekt tariert, Artefakte im Rahmen des Unvermeidbaren. Ebenso hohe Standards erfüllt die akustische Seite der Blu-ray. Das Klangbild ist direktional sehr sicher ausbalanciert und liefert hohe Transparenz in der Ambienz, gepaart mit sehr natürlicher Stimmabbildung. Vor allem in der englischen Tonspur ,die 7.1 statt deutschem 5.1-Ton offeriert, punktet Groot mit Vin Diesels grolliger Stimme. Die durchsichtige Musikabbildung fügt sich nahtlos in den superdynamischen Soundteppich ein und rundet den Edelsound ab. Es gibt einen Regiekommentar von James Gunn, der auch untertitelt werden kann, sowie ein sehr lustiges Gag-Reel (vor allem am Schluss). 20 weitere Minuten lang bekommt man einen Einblick in die Dreharbeiten, die häufig vor dem Greenscreen stattfanden und so nicht einfach zu handeln waren. Die Extraszenen lassen sich ebenfalls mit einem Regiekommentar anschauen. www.movieman.de
Produktinformation
- Seitenverhältnis : 16:9 - 2.40:1
- Alterseinstufung : Freigegeben ab 12 Jahren
- Produktabmessungen : 13,7 x 1,2 x 17,3 cm; 60 Gramm
- Modellnummer : BGY0133604
- Regisseur : Gunn, James
- Medienformat : Breitbild
- Laufzeit : 2 Stunden und 1 Minute
- Erscheinungstermin : 8. Januar 2015
- Darsteller : Pratt, Chris, Saldana, Zoe, Vicari, Lisa, Bautista, Dave, Close, Glenn
- Untertitel: : Deutsch
- Sprache, : Italienisch (DTS 5.1), Englisch (DTS-HD 7.1), Deutsch (DTS-HD 5.1), Türkisch (Dolby Digital 5.1)
- Studio : Walt Disney
- ASIN : B00MWX3IUW
- Herkunftsland : Deutschland
- Anzahl Disks : 1
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 2,527 in DVD & Blu-ray (Siehe Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)
- Nr. 343 in Science Fiction (DVD & Blu-ray)
- Nr. 873 in Action & Abenteuer (DVD & Blu-ray)
- Nr. 1,150 in Blu-ray
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26 Jahre später: Peter (Chris Pratt) ist zum Ravager herangewachsen, ein Plünderer, der unter dem Kommando seines ehemaligen Entführers Yondu Udonta (Michael Rooker) steht, aber sein eigenes Ding durchzieht. Sein einziger Freund ist ein Walkman mit der Musikcassette aus seiner Jugend. Großkotzig tritt er als Star-Lord auf. Moral und Loyalität sind ihm eigentlich fremd, Peter legt alles flach, was nicht bei drei auf den Bäumen ist, insbesondere wenn es ihm nützt und macht dann die Flatter. Er beabsichtigt einen Orb zu klauen und anstatt für Yondu den für eigene Rechnung auf Xandar zu verkloppen.
Yondu setzt darauf ein Kopfgeld in Höhe von 40.000 Units auf ihn aus. Hinter dem Orb ist aber auch der sich selbst als Ankläger bezeichnende Kree Ronan (Lee Pace) her. Der hat mit dem Titanen Thanos (Josh Brolin) einen Deal: beschafft er ihm den Orb, soll Thanos Xandar plätten.
Da das anfangs nicht klappt, setzt Ronan die ihm von Thanos anvertrauten Töchter Nebula (Karen Gillan) und Gamora (Zoe Saldana) an. Es sind nicht wirklich Thanos Töchter sondern ihrerseits entführte, gefolterte und zu Assassinen ausgebildete gefährliche Frauen. Da Nebula oft gegen Gamora verloren hat, hat Thanos sie mit Kybernetik ausgestattet.
Auf Xandar platzt der Deal. Dort treffen sich "Star-Lord" und Gamora erstmals. Beobachtet werden sie von dem Kopfgeldjäger Rocket, einem modifizierten Waschbären, der sprechen und ballern kann sowie dessen Kumpel Groot, einem sprechenden Baum, der aber nur "Ich bin Groot" von sich gibt, was aber alle anderen zu einer zusammenhängenden Sprache verstehen oder zumindest sich vorstellen.
Da die vier in der Öffentlichkeit ein Chaos anrichten, werden sie vom Nova-Corps gecasht und inhaftiert. In der Haft treffen sie schließlich auf Drax (Dave Batista), der alles zu wörtlich nimmt. Die Aussicht auf einem Verkauf am Orb und die Erlangung unermesslichen Reichtums - im Falle Drax ist es Rache - schmiedet die Typen zusammen. Doch so leicht gibt Ronan nicht auf...
Bevor der Film lief, gehe ich davon aus, dass die Gruppe in Deutschland so gut wie unbekannt war. Schlagartig änderte sich das. Die Trümmertruppe gehört zu den beliebtesten Figuren im MCU überhaupt. Und James Gunn, der vor dem dritten Film gechasst und wieder eingestellt wurde, gelingt es einen Haufen von Losern zu - menschlichen - Helden mit Herz und Humor zu machen, bei denen völlig egal ist ob die Figuren animiert sind oder nicht.
Die Handlung des MCU nimmt Fahrt auf. Thanos gelüstet es nach den Infinity-Steinen. Jene, die vor dem Urknall Singularitäten waren, danach zu kleinen festen Steichen gewaltiger Zerstörungskraft gepresst wurden...
Das ist aber wenig überraschend, schließlich wissen die Marvel- und Disney-Studios ja mittlerweile wie man großartige Filme macht, die eine riesige Fanbase und somit auch einen großen Erfolg haben.
Und Erfolg ist ein gutes Stichwort, schließlich hält "Guardians of the Galaxy" inzwischen den Rekord für den besten Kinostart im August und führt somit wenig überraschend die Kinocharts an, was ganz sicher auch bei uns der Fall sein wird. Da ist es wenig überraschend, dass Marvel bereits vor Filmstart einen Nachfolger angekündigt hat und viele schon auf ein Aufeinandertreffen mit den Avengers hoffen, da es dazu schon einige Gerüchte gab.
Da fragt sich der ein oder andere natürlich zurecht, ob das mit den Comicverfilmungen nicht langsam reicht, schließlich hatten wir bereits alleine von Marvel 3 Iron Man Filme, Thor 1 und 2, Captain America 1 und 2, zwei verschiedene Hulk Steifen und natürlich The Avengers, sowie mehrere X-Men Ableger.
Aber ganz ehrlich, wenn die Filme qualitativ so großartig sind wie die letzten Comic-Verfilmungen, dann kann man davon doch gar nicht genug bekommen - und dieser Film ist sogar noch großartiger als die meisten bisherigen Filme, wofür es so viele Gründe gibt.
Der obligatorischste Grund ist das Effektfeuerwerk das hier abgefeuert wird.
Das ist bei einem so großem Filmprojekt aber nichts neues, verdient es aber immer wieder erwähnt zu werden, vor allem wenn einem die Optik wie hier so oft ins Staunen versetzt.
Viele Planeten, die Galaxie, das Weltall, Aliens, die Figuren, die Raumschiffe und natürlich auch die Action sehen einfach nur sensationell aus und sollten unbedingt auf einer großen Leinwand gesehen werden, da sie auf kleinen Bildschirmen viel an Faszination verlieren.
Auch Inhaltlich überzeugt der Film auf ganzer Linie.
Ich hatte die ganze Zeit die Befürchtung, dass es der Film nicht auf die Reihe bringen würde, die 5 neuen Superhelden in nur einem Film ordentlich zu etablieren ohne dass dabei irgendjemand zu kurz kommt, muss nun aber zugeben dass jede Skepsis unangebracht war.
Denn jeder Charakter bekommt mehr als genug Aufmerksamkeit und es gibt kein fünftes Rad am Wagen, da sich alle großartig ergänzen und zusammen für unglaublich viel Spaß sorgen.
Und Spaß wird bei dem Film größer geschrieben als alles andere.
Zwar bekommen wir eine interessante Geschichte in dem gewohnt großartigen Marvel-Universum, welches dank Weltraum spektakulärer aussieht den je und für Fans einige Easter-Eggs beinhaltet, weswegen man nach dem Film unbedingt bis NACH den Credits sitzen bleiben sollte.
Auch eine Menge Action wird geboten, welche mit einigen Raumschiffen und Weltallkämpfen sogar etwas Star Wars-Feeling bringen.
Da sind aber nicht die größten Stärken des Films, genauso wenig ist es auch der unglaublich geniale Soundtrack mit tollen Songs aus den 80ern nicht.
Die größte Stärke ist nämlich der stets vorhandene Humor und die lockere Art des Films. In keinem anderen Marvel- oder Comic-Film wurde so oft und so laut gelacht wie hier
Der Film nimmt sich zu keiner Zeit ernst und haut einen Lacher nach dem anderen raus, wo ich vor allem den sprechenden Baum Groot unglaublich genial fand, obwohl er wahrscheinlich den kleinsten Wortschatz der Galaxie hat musste ich immer wieder lachen.
Aber auch der Rest der Truppe ist verdammt lustig und der ganze Film macht einfach nur Spaß! Spaß! Spaß!
Haben wir es hier also mit einem perfektem Film zu tun?
Nein!
Fast perfekt?
Ja!
Denn es gibt dann doch etwas, was mich etwas enttäuscht hat, nämlich die Fähigkeiten der Helden.
Denkt man an die Helden der letzten Jahre, denkt man an die vielen coolen und besonderen Fähigkeiten die sie haben.
Iron Man mit seinem coolen Anzug voller Technik, Hulk mit seiner Kraft, Thor mit seinem Hammer, Wolverine mit seinen Krallen und alle weiteren Größen der letzten Comic-Verfilmungen - sie alle haben einmalige Fähigkeiten.
In "Guardians of the Galaxy" haben wir einen kleinen Waschbär der spricht, einen Baum, der coole Sachen machen kann (die ich jetzt hier nicht spoilern will) und einen mächtigen Bösewicht.
Die anderen Hauptdarsteller sind einfach nur Söldner beziehungsweise Soldaten und Kämpfer, die zwar gut schießen, prügeln und allgemein gut kämpfen, aber leider nicht mehr können - da bieten ihre Genre-Kollegen viel mehr.
Fazit:
Dieser Film ist ein Traum für Comic-Fans und ein riesiger Spaß für jeden Kinogänger.
Er bietet tolle Effekte, coole Helden, viel Action, eine tolle Story, aber vor allem sehr viel Humor und ist der bisher lustigste Marvel-Film aller Zeiten.
Absolutes Pflichtprogramm für Fans und trotz kleiner Schwächen sogar für Nichtfans mehr als nur sehenswert - reingehen!!!
Wertung: 4 1/2 von 5 Sternen
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From the MARVEL Studios that launched the epic franchise of ‘Iron Man,’ ‘Thor,’ ‘Captain America’ and ‘The Avengers,’ comes a new team – the Guardians of the Galaxy.
The MARVEL Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill steals a mysterious orb and becomes the object of a relentless bounty hunt. To evade his enemies, the ever-persistent Ronan, Peter Quill forges uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits with Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon, Groot, a tree-like humanoid, the deadly and enigmatic Gamora and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Peter Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals misfits for a last desperate stand — with the galaxy's fate in the balance. Featuring amazing new characters and exclusive bonus features, this must-own blockbuster will have you hooked on a feeling . . . of pure adrenaline!
MUSIC TRACK LISTING: “I’m Not in Love” [Performed by 10cc]; “Go All the Way” [Performed by Raspberries]; “Hooked on a Feeling” [Performed by Blue Swede]; “Moonage Daydream” [Performed by David Bowie]; “Cherry Bomb” [Performed by The Runaways]; “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” [Performed by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell]; Come and Get Your Love” [Performed by Redbone]; Mad Scene from “Lucia Di Lammermoor" [Performed by Bergamo Musica Festival Orchestra and Chorus]; “Escape” (The Piña Colada Song)” [Performed by Rupert Holmes]; “Fooled Around and Fell in Love” [Performed by Elvin Bishop]; “O-O-H Child” [Performed by The Five Stairsteps] and “I Want You Back” [Performed by Jackson 5].
Cast: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, John C. Reilly, Glenn Close, Benicio Del Toro, Laura Haddock, Sean Gunn, Peter Serafinowicz, Christopher Fairbank, Krystian Godlewski, Wyatt Oleff, Gregg Henry, Janis Ahern, Solomon Mousley, Lindsay Morton, Robert Firth, Melia Kreiling, Tom Proctor, Nick Holmes, Max Wrottesley, Stan Lee, Nicole Alexandra Shipley, Sharif Atkins, Brendan Fehr, Tomas Arana, Mikaela Hoover, Emmett J Scanlan, Dominic Grant, Spencer Wilding, Alison Lintott, Alexis Rodney, Nathan Fillion (voice), Keeley Forsyth, Frank Gilhooley, Alexis Denisof, Enzo Cilenti, Richard Katz, Enoch Frost, Ronan Summers, Ophelia Lovibond, Laura Ortiz, Marama Corlett, Rosie Jones, Abidemi Sobande, Alex Rose, Ekaterina Zalitko, Emily Redding, Fred (Cosmo the Space Dog), Stephen Blackehart, Jennifer Moylan-Taylor, Bruce Mackinnon, Ralph Ineson, Rob Zombie, Naomi Ryan, John Brotherton, Graham Shiels, James Gunn, Douglas Robson, Rachel Cullen, Isabella Poynton, Imogen Poynton, David Yarovesky, Miriam Lucia, Adrian Allan (uncredited), Freddie Andrews (uncredited), Habib Anibaba (uncredited), Jozef Aoki (uncredited), Helen Banks (uncredited), Tyler Bates (uncredited), Richard Blenkiron Alysson Da Silva (uncredited), Wayne Devlin (uncredited), Simara Dixon (uncredited), Barny DuPlessis (uncredited), Seth Green (Howard the Duck voice) (uncredited), Victoria Gugenheim (uncredited), Lee Edward Jones (uncredited), Jonathan Lipow (Sakaarans voice) (uncredited), Erica Melargo (uncredited), Serhat Metin (uncredited), Nigel Murfitt (uncredited), Louise Port (uncredited), Deborah Rosan (uncredited), Wesley Von Spears (Holographic Dog) (uncredited), Paul Warren (uncredited) and Tatiana Zarubova (uncredited)
Director: James Gunn
Producers: Alan Fine, David J. Grant, Jamie Christopher, Jeremy Latcham, Jonathan Schwartz, Kevin Feige, Louis D'Esposito, Nikolas Korda, Stan Lee and Victoria Alonso
Screenplay: James Gunn (screenplay), Nicole Perlman (screenplay), Andy Lanning (based on the Marvel comic book and Dan Abnett (based on the Marvel comic book)
Composer: Tyler Bates
Cinematography: Ben Davis
Video Resolution: 1080p [Technicolor]
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 [Anamorphic]
Audio: English: 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, English: 2.0 Descriptive Audio, Spanish: 5.1 DTS Digital Surround and Hindi: 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, Portuguêse, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish
Running Time: 120 minutes
Region: All Regions
Number of discs: 2
Studio: MARVEL Studios / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Andrew’s Blu-ray Review: ‘GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY’ [2014] is a stunning awesome action packed film, that is filled with natural and artificial beauty that is a testament to modern filmmaking with seamless practical and equally stunning computer CGI visual effects that blend together to create a dazzling space adventure world. It’s the best MARVEL Studios Blu-ray, it is visually flawless. Every crack in Groot’s bark, each line in Drax’s tattooed body, and every hair on Rocket’s head stand out with perfection, totally blowing away any imitators, because ‘GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY’ pristine transfer will blow it away. MARVEL Studios swaps gloomy superheroes for snappy, Saturday-cartoon fun. And it is a total gem.
‘GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY’ is based on one of Marvel Comics’ lesser known franchises, this is the tale of Peter Quill [Chris Pratt], an earthling abducted as a boy who, a quarter of a century later, is working as a Han Solo-style outlaw-for-hire under the self-ordained nickname “Star-Lord.” When his quest for a mysterious orb attracts the attention of some blue-skinned intergalactic troublemakers, Quill throws in with a team of fellow outsiders including green-skinned warrior princess Gamora [Zoe Saldana], genetically enhanced raccoon Rocket [voiced by Bradley Cooper], comically literal man-mountain Drax [Dave Bautista] and a self-regenerating, semi-sentient walking tree named Groot [Vin Diesel] being his usual muscle man agenda.
Basic scenario is that you have a good vs. evil plot in here somewhere, but it’s rendered largely impenetrable by a profusion of MARVEL-verse asides which will only make sense to those who have followed the mythology across the entire comic and film franchise. No matter of this space opera, the rest of us can just sit back and enjoy the ride, as the film ricochets from one dazzling, frazzling action set-piece to the next, pausing only to charm our socks off with another pithy retort, classic bubble-gum-pop hit or cutely random alien character.
‘GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY’ specialises in total adventure fun, served by the sugar-sprinkled ice-cream-scoop loaded in seeing this odd quintet bluster through space battles and alien brawls that would have defeated anyone smarter and better-equipped. Chris Pratt is a swaggering space adventurer, Peter Quill, and with the group’s self-appointed leader, sets Guardians of the Galaxy’s tone from the start. Abducted from Earth as a boy in 1988 and raised by intergalactic mercenaries, he is a cocky, charismatic outlaw in the Han Solo mould and gets in and out of scrapes by means of bluster and bravado rather than especially quick wits. Peter Quill’s most treasured possessions is a battered, outlandishly out-of-place Walkman and a mixtape that preserves the pop songs of his beloved mother’s youth, hence the presence of such cheesy, engagingly memorable numbers as ‘Hooked on a Feeling’ and ‘The Pina Colada Song’ on the soundtrack.
For reasons that is too complicated and confusing to go into here and believe me it doesn’t really matter, but Peter Quill winds up in a very run down space prison in the company of a bunch of bad-ass and wise-ass: green-skinned alien Gamora [Zoë Saldana] who is no stranger to playing weirdly pigmented extra-terrestrials, and there is tattooed, slow-on-the-uptake hulk Drax the Destroyer [Dave Bautista], and a sarcastic talking raccoon named Rocket [Bradley Cooper] and his sidekick Groot [Vin Diesel], a walking tree whose vocabulary is limited to the three words “I am Groot.”
But with this ragtag bunch of misfit’s oddball crew bands together to retrieve an all-powerful orb and stop it falling into the hands of genocidal bad guy Ronan the Accuser [Lee Pace]. But in the meantime Peter Quill says, “This orb has a real shiny blue suitcase, Ark of the Covenant, Maltese Falcon sort of vibe… what is it?” and where upon Peter Quill gives us the wink that the plot is just a marvellous excuse for fizzing CGI-boosted action and larky, tongue-in-cheek bantering.
Some may find the film’s self-satisfaction attitude a mite grating, but I loved the whole film, as it is one great rollercoaster action packed film from start to finish. Chris Pratt is a very likeable character, but to some people he will be compared his character to Harrison Ford, which of course he is not, however hard he tries and there are some real moments where the sheer brain-melting relentlessness becomes slightly over powering, but again I loved it for its sheer adrenaline action pack adventure film, especially viewing it in the awesome 3D. But overall this is giddy, ridiculous fun filled, witty, wacky and wonderfully generous sugary gift of a space adventure film that was a total blast, but also with the added bonus of a brilliant music soundtrack. MARVEL fans like me, will love it! Finally, I loved at the very end of the credits where it states, “No raccoons or tree creatures were harmed during the making of the film.” Also watch right to the end of the film for a very nice surprise. One thing that slightly confused me is in wanting to know where Peter Quill was able to get extra batteries to keep his Walkman tape machine to be played. Of course when the film comes to an end, I started to feel very sad, as it was such an exciting rollercoaster action packed Sci-Fi film, but of course there was no need to feel sad, as at the end of the film we get informed that a new ‘GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 2’ film is coming out in the very near future and so my fears have now subsided and I will be there ready when I can purchase the 3D Blu-ray disc when it is finally released.
3D Blu-ray Video Quality – With the combination of MARVEL Studios and Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment brings you ‘GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY’ from a far off distant galaxy in a highly detailed and gorgeous 1080p ultimate encoded image and also with an equally impressive original theatrical 2.40:1 aspect ratio. This 3D Blu-ray presentation is Blu-ray high definition at its best. This Blu-ray also brings you a wide pallet of stunning colours and with lots of fantastic bright neon colours on everything from environments to starscapes to crazy alien skin tones and all of these are reproduced really wonderfully. The 3D film mixes a number of brightly lit exterior sequences with tons of shadowy space and interior worlds, rendering a visually engaging world in outer space that is never monotonous. Black levels are spot on too. Special Effects too are very highly detailed, with fully CGI characters that come to life in an almost photographic realistic way. ‘GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY’ is one long ultimate show-stopper on this 3D Blu-ray disc that is totally perfect for the ultimate demonstrating to people who say they hate 3D Blu-ray discs.
3D Blu-ray Audio Quality – Again with this MARVEL Studios and Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment brings you ‘GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY’ in stunning 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio. It also I can assure you that it definitely boasts very engaging ultimate reference quality audio surround experience. Dialogue is wonderfully clear, even in the kore chaotic action sequences in the film. Sound effects are aggressive in a brilliant way, especially with the laser blasts and space ships enveloping your home cinema surround sound environment that is deep and punching, accentuating thrusters and thudding explosions. Finally, for classic rock music fans are going to rejoice at how great and expansive all the music sounds that wrap around the listeners. If like me, you are also an audiophile with a high resolution audio system, you probably haven't heard this classic rock music songs sound this well before. Overall ‘GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY’ is a fantastic 3D Blu-ray audio experience.
Blu-ray Special Features and Extras: As an added bonus, these special features can be viewed in 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio.
Special Features: Featurettes: Here you get to view two separate features that are as follows:
01. Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn [2014] [1080p] [1.78:1] [20:56] This particular feature starts off in a very confusing way, in making think you are about to start a video game, especially as it is titled “GALACTIC ADVENTURER” Featuring James Gunn. But despite this, here you get to view a decent string of behind-the-scenes vignettes that cover world building, makeup, and the Kiln prison sequence, including the sheer size of the set. They are strung together with a series of side-scrolling 8-bit video game segments, during which time Star-Lord [James Gunn] encounters animated avatars into several scenes from the film as he introduces himself to the characters. Contributors include James Gunn [Co-Writer/Director], Richard Roberts [Set Decorator], Chris Pratt [Peter Quill/Star-Lord], David White [Special Make-Up Effects Designer], Zoe Saldana [Gamora], Dave Bautista [Drax], Michael Rooker [Yondu], Charles Wood B.S.C. [Production Designer], Benicio Del Toro [The Collector], Victoria Alonso [Executive Producer], Lee Pace [Ronan] and Vin Diesel [Groot].
02. The Intergalactic Visual Effects for ‘GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY’ [2014] [1080p] [1.78:1] [7:11] Here with this feature we get an extra look behind-the-scenes of actors doing their voices for the characters in the film, plus the other actors talking about their part in the fil, as well as seeing how the CGI effects were done, especially focusing on bringing the digital characters to life, one gets a sense of how much work went on behind-the-scenes. Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel shared their thoughts about their respective characters and the massive amount of work it took to bring those characters alive onscreen, courtesy of the visual effects team. The spot even mentions Oreo, the real raccoon that was used to help the team create Rocket’s movements and behaviour. Contributors included Vin Diesel [Groot], Chris Pratt [Peter Quill/Star-Lord], Victoria Alonso [Executive Producer] and James Gunn [Co-Writer/Director].
Special Feature: Exclusive Look at MARVEL's ‘AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON’ [2014] [1080p] [1.78:1] [2:16] This is a short promotional film looking at behind-the-scenes at the making of the next Avengers adventure film. The film was shot in New York, Italy, South Africa, and South Korea to give the story a much more global epic feel. Screenwriter and director Joss Whedon talks about the new characters coming to the MARVEL cinema universe near you. Not much more here than what we already know, but it is okay and definitely aimed at the MARVEL nerdy fans who will drool over it. Contributors include Kevin Feige p.g.a. [Producer], Joss Whedon [Screenwriter/Director], Jeremy Latcham [Executive Producer] and Elizabeth Olsen [Scarlet Witch].
Special Feature: Deleted and Extended Scenes [2014] [1080p] [1.78:1] [4:22] Here you have a selection of six different scenes, which are as follows: The Kyln will have to Do; Sisterly Love; No, I'm the Stupid One; Fake Laugh and Dancing Guard. These include a wonderful scene between Gamora and Nebula, and a prison guard dancing to Pilot’s 1974 song “Magic.” You have the option of playing all what you view with an audio commentary by James Gunn or without. Scenes work best when you have the audio commentary turned on.
Special Feature: Gag Reel [2014] [1080p] [1.78:1] [3:54] They say you will Experience Cosmic Shenanigans and Celestial Goofs with this so called hilarious Gag Reel, but overall it is just the usual in-joke bloopers they like to think MARVEL fans will be eager to watch. But I have to admit the last but one where the cast do this “Dance Off,” which to me is the funniest blooper scene of the lot I have seen in a very long time.
Audio Commentary with Director James Gunn: Here James Gunn introduces himself while watching ‘GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY.’ James Gunn gets really enthusiastic and engaging at times, and also delivers a very candid, and extensive scene-by-scene rundown of the entire film, delving into the script, style and tone, the process of casting the characters and the subsequent actors' performances, designing and realizing the worlds, technology and aliens on display, striking a balance between action, drama and comedy, integrating practical and computer-generated effects, and more. At the start of the film James talks about when we first introduced to the young Peter Quill and when doing the screenplay he wanted to focus on the SONY Walkman, as he felt it was a pivotal part of the plot of the film, and especially Peter Quill’s great attachment to his Mother, whose character reflects to the music on the mixed tape. When you see Peter Quill 26 year later, landing on the MORAG planet searching for the Orb with using the special hand unit we get a holographic image, and the dog we see is James’s pet dog, which he named it “Doctor Wesley Von Spears” and why this name we never find out. But originally the dog was found roaming the streets of Carson City, California, and was taken in by the local dog shelter there when he was just a few months old. He was later on adopted by James Gunn. “Doctor Wesley Von Spears” is a mixed breed with large parts of Cocker Spaniel and Siberian Husky with a little bit of Greyhound thrown in. James Gunn talks very glowing about the British actor Christopher Fairbank who plays “The Broker” and really praises this actor and says that Christopher was very easy to work with, and felt he put in an amazing performance and wants to use Christopher in future Guardian films. When we see the Guardian group in the tower in the prison trying to escape, well James informs us that this huge set was built in the Pinewood Studio and consisted of 150,000 lbs of steel and after they finished shooting, they melted all the steel down and sold it off to get their money back and praises Charles Wood [Production Designer] who built the set with help from the Production Design Team. One thing I noticed throughout the audio commentary, that James Gunn keeps saying, “this is my favourite moment in the film,” which I do not really think he realises he says it and I surprised the people with his in the viewing room did not point this out. When you get near to the end of the film you see Drax and the Baby Groot, when you see it dancing, that is in fact James Gunn dancing and was captured via computer motion reference CGI and comments that is how he does his sweet dance floor moves and also his unique dance style, so watch out John Travolta, James has got you covered. Anyway, more importantly, James Gunn addresses the more curious choices he made in the making of the film, and fills in a few blanks, and answers questions posed by the fan community, and generally enriches the experience with extra layers of detail and backstory. All in all it is a totally enjoyable, engaging brilliant director’s audio commentary that never ever gets boring. Definitely gets a 5 star rating from me.
Blu-ray and Digital HD Trailer [2014] [1080p] [2.40:1] [1:30] Here you get to view the Original Trailer for ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER.’ This is slightly different from the Original Theatrical Trailer.
Finally, ‘GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY’ in 3D is an absolute blast and comes as a breath of fresh air for this type of Sci-Fi film that blends space opera action with the 1970s and 1980s Americana pop culture, making the whole thing feel fresh and proving once again, MARVEL is not yet done defining the Super Hero Genre. As for this Blu-ray, ‘GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY’ boasts a reference quality 3D presentation that is definitely on the short list as one of the best 3D visual experience ever, as well as the equally high quality 2D Blu-ray disc presentation, plus of course it has the fantastic 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio surround audio experience, and a nice collection of bonus materials, which rounds off this nice little Blu-ray package. But of course if you love 3D then this edition represents the best value in your 3D visual experience ever, which is totally enhanced with an amazing visual experience that is really exciting. But of course if you are not a great fan of 3D, then of course you have the choice of viewing the 2D Blu-ray disc for your visual enjoyment. Very Highly Recommended!
Andrew C. Miller – Your Ultimate No.1 Film Aficionado
Le Cinema Paradiso
United Kingdom
From the MARVEL Studios that launched the epic franchise of ‘Iron Man,’ ‘Thor,’ ‘Captain America’ and ‘The Avengers,’ comes a new team – the Guardians of the Galaxy.
The MARVEL Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill steals a mysterious orb and becomes the object of a relentless bounty hunt. To evade his enemies, the ever-persistent Ronan, Peter Quill forges uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits with Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon, Groot, a tree-like humanoid, the deadly and enigmatic Gamora and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Peter Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals misfits for a last desperate stand — with the galaxy's fate in the balance. Featuring amazing new characters and exclusive bonus features, this must-own blockbuster will have you hooked on a feeling . . . of pure adrenaline!
MUSIC TRACK LISTING: “I’m Not in Love” [Performed by 10cc]; “Go All the Way” [Performed by Raspberries]; “Hooked on a Feeling” [Performed by Blue Swede]; “Moonage Daydream” [Performed by David Bowie]; “Cherry Bomb” [Performed by The Runaways]; “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” [Performed by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell]; Come and Get Your Love” [Performed by Redbone]; Mad Scene from “Lucia Di Lammermoor" [Performed by Bergamo Musica Festival Orchestra and Chorus]; “Escape” (The Piña Colada Song)” [Performed by Rupert Holmes]; “Fooled Around and Fell in Love” [Performed by Elvin Bishop]; “O-O-H Child” [Performed by The Five Stairsteps] and “I Want You Back” [Performed by Jackson 5].
Cast: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, John C. Reilly, Glenn Close, Benicio Del Toro, Laura Haddock, Sean Gunn, Peter Serafinowicz, Christopher Fairbank, Krystian Godlewski, Wyatt Oleff, Gregg Henry, Janis Ahern, Solomon Mousley, Lindsay Morton, Robert Firth, Melia Kreiling, Tom Proctor, Nick Holmes, Max Wrottesley, Stan Lee, Nicole Alexandra Shipley, Sharif Atkins, Brendan Fehr, Tomas Arana, Mikaela Hoover, Emmett J Scanlan, Dominic Grant, Spencer Wilding, Alison Lintott, Alexis Rodney, Nathan Fillion (voice), Keeley Forsyth, Frank Gilhooley, Alexis Denisof, Enzo Cilenti, Richard Katz, Enoch Frost, Ronan Summers, Ophelia Lovibond, Laura Ortiz, Marama Corlett, Rosie Jones, Abidemi Sobande, Alex Rose, Ekaterina Zalitko, Emily Redding, Fred (Cosmo the Space Dog), Stephen Blackehart, Jennifer Moylan-Taylor, Bruce Mackinnon, Ralph Ineson, Rob Zombie, Naomi Ryan, John Brotherton, Graham Shiels, James Gunn, Douglas Robson, Rachel Cullen, Isabella Poynton, Imogen Poynton, David Yarovesky, Miriam Lucia, Adrian Allan (uncredited), Freddie Andrews (uncredited), Habib Anibaba (uncredited), Jozef Aoki (uncredited), Helen Banks (uncredited), Tyler Bates (uncredited), Richard Blenkiron Alysson Da Silva (uncredited), Wayne Devlin (uncredited), Simara Dixon (uncredited), Barny DuPlessis (uncredited), Seth Green (Howard the Duck voice) (uncredited), Victoria Gugenheim (uncredited), Lee Edward Jones (uncredited), Jonathan Lipow (Sakaarans voice) (uncredited), Erica Melargo (uncredited), Serhat Metin (uncredited), Nigel Murfitt (uncredited), Louise Port (uncredited), Deborah Rosan (uncredited), Wesley Von Spears (Holographic Dog) (uncredited), Paul Warren (uncredited) and Tatiana Zarubova (uncredited)
Director: James Gunn
Producers: Alan Fine, David J. Grant, Jamie Christopher, Jeremy Latcham, Jonathan Schwartz, Kevin Feige, Louis D'Esposito, Nikolas Korda, Stan Lee and Victoria Alonso
Screenplay: James Gunn (screenplay), Nicole Perlman (screenplay), Andy Lanning (based on the Marvel comic book and Dan Abnett (based on the Marvel comic book)
Composer: Tyler Bates
Cinematography: Ben Davis
Video Resolution: 1080p [Technicolor]
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 [Anamorphic]
Audio: English: 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, English: 2.0 Descriptive Audio, Spanish: 5.1 DTS Digital Surround and Hindi: 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, Portuguêse, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish
Running Time: 120 minutes
Region: All Regions
Number of discs: 2
Studio: MARVEL Studios / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Andrew’s Blu-ray Review: ‘GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY’ [2014] is a stunning awesome action packed film, that is filled with natural and artificial beauty that is a testament to modern filmmaking with seamless practical and equally stunning computer CGI visual effects that blend together to create a dazzling space adventure world. It’s the best MARVEL Studios Blu-ray, it is visually flawless. Every crack in Groot’s bark, each line in Drax’s tattooed body, and every hair on Rocket’s head stand out with perfection, totally blowing away any imitators, because ‘GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY’ pristine transfer will blow it away. MARVEL Studios swaps gloomy superheroes for snappy, Saturday-cartoon fun. And it is a total gem.
‘GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY’ is based on one of Marvel Comics’ lesser known franchises, this is the tale of Peter Quill [Chris Pratt], an earthling abducted as a boy who, a quarter of a century later, is working as a Han Solo-style outlaw-for-hire under the self-ordained nickname “Star-Lord.” When his quest for a mysterious orb attracts the attention of some blue-skinned intergalactic troublemakers, Quill throws in with a team of fellow outsiders including green-skinned warrior princess Gamora [Zoe Saldana], genetically enhanced raccoon Rocket [voiced by Bradley Cooper], comically literal man-mountain Drax [Dave Bautista] and a self-regenerating, semi-sentient walking tree named Groot [Vin Diesel] being his usual muscle man agenda.
Basic scenario is that you have a good vs. evil plot in here somewhere, but it’s rendered largely impenetrable by a profusion of MARVEL-verse asides which will only make sense to those who have followed the mythology across the entire comic and film franchise. No matter of this space opera, the rest of us can just sit back and enjoy the ride, as the film ricochets from one dazzling, frazzling action set-piece to the next, pausing only to charm our socks off with another pithy retort, classic bubble-gum-pop hit or cutely random alien character.
‘GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY’ specialises in total adventure fun, served by the sugar-sprinkled ice-cream-scoop loaded in seeing this odd quintet bluster through space battles and alien brawls that would have defeated anyone smarter and better-equipped. Chris Pratt is a swaggering space adventurer, Peter Quill, and with the group’s self-appointed leader, sets Guardians of the Galaxy’s tone from the start. Abducted from Earth as a boy in 1988 and raised by intergalactic mercenaries, he is a cocky, charismatic outlaw in the Han Solo mould and gets in and out of scrapes by means of bluster and bravado rather than especially quick wits. Peter Quill’s most treasured possessions is a battered, outlandishly out-of-place Walkman and a mixtape that preserves the pop songs of his beloved mother’s youth, hence the presence of such cheesy, engagingly memorable numbers as ‘Hooked on a Feeling’ and ‘The Pina Colada Song’ on the soundtrack.
For reasons that is too complicated and confusing to go into here and believe me it doesn’t really matter, but Peter Quill winds up in a very run down space prison in the company of a bunch of bad-ass and wise-ass: green-skinned alien Gamora [Zoë Saldana] who is no stranger to playing weirdly pigmented extra-terrestrials, and there is tattooed, slow-on-the-uptake hulk Drax the Destroyer [Dave Bautista], and a sarcastic talking raccoon named Rocket [Bradley Cooper] and his sidekick Groot [Vin Diesel], a walking tree whose vocabulary is limited to the three words “I am Groot.”
But with this ragtag bunch of misfit’s oddball crew bands together to retrieve an all-powerful orb and stop it falling into the hands of genocidal bad guy Ronan the Accuser [Lee Pace]. But in the meantime Peter Quill says, “This orb has a real shiny blue suitcase, Ark of the Covenant, Maltese Falcon sort of vibe… what is it?” and where upon Peter Quill gives us the wink that the plot is just a marvellous excuse for fizzing CGI-boosted action and larky, tongue-in-cheek bantering.
Some may find the film’s self-satisfaction attitude a mite grating, but I loved the whole film, as it is one great rollercoaster action packed film from start to finish. Chris Pratt is a very likeable character, but to some people he will be compared his character to Harrison Ford, which of course he is not, however hard he tries and there are some real moments where the sheer brain-melting relentlessness becomes slightly over powering, but again I loved it for its sheer adrenaline action pack adventure film, especially viewing it in the awesome 3D. But overall this is giddy, ridiculous fun filled, witty, wacky and wonderfully generous sugary gift of a space adventure film that was a total blast, but also with the added bonus of a brilliant music soundtrack. MARVEL fans like me, will love it! Finally, I loved at the very end of the credits where it states, “No raccoons or tree creatures were harmed during the making of the film.” Also watch right to the end of the film for a very nice surprise. One thing that slightly confused me is in wanting to know where Peter Quill was able to get extra batteries to keep his Walkman tape machine to be played. Of course when the film comes to an end, I started to feel very sad, as it was such an exciting rollercoaster action packed Sci-Fi film, but of course there was no need to feel sad, as at the end of the film we get informed that a new ‘GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 2’ film is coming out in the very near future and so my fears have now subsided and I will be there ready when I can purchase the 3D Blu-ray disc when it is finally released.
3D Blu-ray Video Quality – With the combination of MARVEL Studios and Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment brings you ‘GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY’ from a far off distant galaxy in a highly detailed and gorgeous 1080p ultimate encoded image and also with an equally impressive original theatrical 2.40:1 aspect ratio. This 3D Blu-ray presentation is Blu-ray high definition at its best. This Blu-ray also brings you a wide pallet of stunning colours and with lots of fantastic bright neon colours on everything from environments to starscapes to crazy alien skin tones and all of these are reproduced really wonderfully. The 3D film mixes a number of brightly lit exterior sequences with tons of shadowy space and interior worlds, rendering a visually engaging world in outer space that is never monotonous. Black levels are spot on too. Special Effects too are very highly detailed, with fully CGI characters that come to life in an almost photographic realistic way. ‘GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY’ is one long ultimate show-stopper on this 3D Blu-ray disc that is totally perfect for the ultimate demonstrating to people who say they hate 3D Blu-ray discs.
3D Blu-ray Audio Quality – Again with this MARVEL Studios and Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment brings you ‘GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY’ in stunning 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio. It also I can assure you that it definitely boasts very engaging ultimate reference quality audio surround experience. Dialogue is wonderfully clear, even in the kore chaotic action sequences in the film. Sound effects are aggressive in a brilliant way, especially with the laser blasts and space ships enveloping your home cinema surround sound environment that is deep and punching, accentuating thrusters and thudding explosions. Finally, for classic rock music fans are going to rejoice at how great and expansive all the music sounds that wrap around the listeners. If like me, you are also an audiophile with a high resolution audio system, you probably haven't heard this classic rock music songs sound this well before. Overall ‘GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY’ is a fantastic 3D Blu-ray audio experience.
Blu-ray Special Features and Extras: As an added bonus, these special features can be viewed in 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio.
Special Features: Featurettes: Here you get to view two separate features that are as follows:
01. Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn [2014] [1080p] [1.78:1] [20:56] This particular feature starts off in a very confusing way, in making think you are about to start a video game, especially as it is titled “GALACTIC ADVENTURER” Featuring James Gunn. But despite this, here you get to view a decent string of behind-the-scenes vignettes that cover world building, makeup, and the Kiln prison sequence, including the sheer size of the set. They are strung together with a series of side-scrolling 8-bit video game segments, during which time Star-Lord [James Gunn] encounters animated avatars into several scenes from the film as he introduces himself to the characters. Contributors include James Gunn [Co-Writer/Director], Richard Roberts [Set Decorator], Chris Pratt [Peter Quill/Star-Lord], David White [Special Make-Up Effects Designer], Zoe Saldana [Gamora], Dave Bautista [Drax], Michael Rooker [Yondu], Charles Wood B.S.C. [Production Designer], Benicio Del Toro [The Collector], Victoria Alonso [Executive Producer], Lee Pace [Ronan] and Vin Diesel [Groot].
02. The Intergalactic Visual Effects for ‘GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY’ [2014] [1080p] [1.78:1] [7:11] Here with this feature we get an extra look behind-the-scenes of actors doing their voices for the characters in the film, plus the other actors talking about their part in the fil, as well as seeing how the CGI effects were done, especially focusing on bringing the digital characters to life, one gets a sense of how much work went on behind-the-scenes. Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel shared their thoughts about their respective characters and the massive amount of work it took to bring those characters alive onscreen, courtesy of the visual effects team. The spot even mentions Oreo, the real raccoon that was used to help the team create Rocket’s movements and behaviour. Contributors included Vin Diesel [Groot], Chris Pratt [Peter Quill/Star-Lord], Victoria Alonso [Executive Producer] and James Gunn [Co-Writer/Director].
Special Feature: Exclusive Look at MARVEL's ‘AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON’ [2014] [1080p] [1.78:1] [2:16] This is a short promotional film looking at behind-the-scenes at the making of the next Avengers adventure film. The film was shot in New York, Italy, South Africa, and South Korea to give the story a much more global epic feel. Screenwriter and director Joss Whedon talks about the new characters coming to the MARVEL cinema universe near you. Not much more here than what we already know, but it is okay and definitely aimed at the MARVEL nerdy fans who will drool over it. Contributors include Kevin Feige p.g.a. [Producer], Joss Whedon [Screenwriter/Director], Jeremy Latcham [Executive Producer] and Elizabeth Olsen [Scarlet Witch].
Special Feature: Deleted and Extended Scenes [2014] [1080p] [1.78:1] [4:22] Here you have a selection of six different scenes, which are as follows: The Kyln will have to Do; Sisterly Love; No, I'm the Stupid One; Fake Laugh and Dancing Guard. These include a wonderful scene between Gamora and Nebula, and a prison guard dancing to Pilot’s 1974 song “Magic.” You have the option of playing all what you view with an audio commentary by James Gunn or without. Scenes work best when you have the audio commentary turned on.
Special Feature: Gag Reel [2014] [1080p] [1.78:1] [3:54] They say you will Experience Cosmic Shenanigans and Celestial Goofs with this so called hilarious Gag Reel, but overall it is just the usual in-joke bloopers they like to think MARVEL fans will be eager to watch. But I have to admit the last but one where the cast do this “Dance Off,” which to me is the funniest blooper scene of the lot I have seen in a very long time.
Audio Commentary with Director James Gunn: Here James Gunn introduces himself while watching ‘GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY.’ James Gunn gets really enthusiastic and engaging at times, and also delivers a very candid, and extensive scene-by-scene rundown of the entire film, delving into the script, style and tone, the process of casting the characters and the subsequent actors' performances, designing and realizing the worlds, technology and aliens on display, striking a balance between action, drama and comedy, integrating practical and computer-generated effects, and more. At the start of the film James talks about when we first introduced to the young Peter Quill and when doing the screenplay he wanted to focus on the SONY Walkman, as he felt it was a pivotal part of the plot of the film, and especially Peter Quill’s great attachment to his Mother, whose character reflects to the music on the mixed tape. When you see Peter Quill 26 year later, landing on the MORAG planet searching for the Orb with using the special hand unit we get a holographic image, and the dog we see is James’s pet dog, which he named it “Doctor Wesley Von Spears” and why this name we never find out. But originally the dog was found roaming the streets of Carson City, California, and was taken in by the local dog shelter there when he was just a few months old. He was later on adopted by James Gunn. “Doctor Wesley Von Spears” is a mixed breed with large parts of Cocker Spaniel and Siberian Husky with a little bit of Greyhound thrown in. James Gunn talks very glowing about the British actor Christopher Fairbank who plays “The Broker” and really praises this actor and says that Christopher was very easy to work with, and felt he put in an amazing performance and wants to use Christopher in future Guardian films. When we see the Guardian group in the tower in the prison trying to escape, well James informs us that this huge set was built in the Pinewood Studio and consisted of 150,000 lbs of steel and after they finished shooting, they melted all the steel down and sold it off to get their money back and praises Charles Wood [Production Designer] who built the set with help from the Production Design Team. One thing I noticed throughout the audio commentary, that James Gunn keeps saying, “this is my favourite moment in the film,” which I do not really think he realises he says it and I surprised the people with his in the viewing room did not point this out. When you get near to the end of the film you see Drax and the Baby Groot, when you see it dancing, that is in fact James Gunn dancing and was captured via computer motion reference CGI and comments that is how he does his sweet dance floor moves and also his unique dance style, so watch out John Travolta, James has got you covered. Anyway, more importantly, James Gunn addresses the more curious choices he made in the making of the film, and fills in a few blanks, and answers questions posed by the fan community, and generally enriches the experience with extra layers of detail and backstory. All in all it is a totally enjoyable, engaging brilliant director’s audio commentary that never ever gets boring. Definitely gets a 5 star rating from me.
Blu-ray and Digital HD Trailer [2014] [1080p] [2.40:1] [1:30] Here you get to view the Original Trailer for ‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER.’ This is slightly different from the Original Theatrical Trailer.
Finally, ‘GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY’ in 3D is an absolute blast and comes as a breath of fresh air for this type of Sci-Fi film that blends space opera action with the 1970s and 1980s Americana pop culture, making the whole thing feel fresh and proving once again, MARVEL is not yet done defining the Super Hero Genre. As for this Blu-ray, ‘GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY’ boasts a reference quality 3D presentation that is definitely on the short list as one of the best 3D visual experience ever, as well as the equally high quality 2D Blu-ray disc presentation, plus of course it has the fantastic 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio surround audio experience, and a nice collection of bonus materials, which rounds off this nice little Blu-ray package. But of course if you love 3D then this edition represents the best value in your 3D visual experience ever, which is totally enhanced with an amazing visual experience that is really exciting. But of course if you are not a great fan of 3D, then of course you have the choice of viewing the 2D Blu-ray disc for your visual enjoyment. Very Highly Recommended!
Andrew C. Miller – Your Ultimate No.1 Film Aficionado
Le Cinema Paradiso
United Kingdom
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