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This is the worst movie I have ever seen. It drags on for much too long and has characters that are so dull and plain that I can not remember any of their names even though I just saw this movie earlier today. The movie also has a habit of trying to tackle heavy subjects such as cancer, murder, strokes, and child abuse; but doing so with such sloppiness that it comes of as darkly funny rather than sad. Another odd thing the movie had was its Christian undertones. For most of the movie it wasn't too obvious but near the end it just got weirdly blatant. Seriously, don't see this movie.

This movie was great. Going into it, I was worried that it would be a bit too silly with the talking raccoon and all. But I was pleasantly surprised when I saw that this movie has good acting, great characters, and some very funny moments. The story takes a bit of time to take off, but despite this, the movie never gets boring. And to top it all off, the movie has an amazing 70's soundtrack that somehow fits into the sci-fi adventure perfectly. And for everyone worried that this is a generic action movie: it isn't. In fact, the movie does an excellent job of staying away from nearly every action cliche. To sum it up; Guardians of the Galaxy is what every summer blockbuster should try to be.

I went into this movie with pretty low expectations. Because of this, I was quite surprised by the first twenty minutes. The directing was great and the story was very intense and interesting. Unfortunately, once the movie got to the whole "brain expansion" thing it quickly become silly, cliched, and tiresome. The movie makes several bad attempts at humanizing the main character while simultaneously showing her commit horrible acts of violence. Because of this, it is hard to ever feel any real emotions for the main character and the movie never really spends much time trying to make you feel for any other characters. Near the end, the movie turns into a CGI mess and ends with a predictable whimper. It's not the worst movie to come out this year, but it probably isn't worth your time.