Awesome Mix Vol. 1: Collaborative Guardians of the Galaxy Review

Chace on the track: There’s something about a really good trailer. Whether you are already anticipating a movie for a long time & it finally gives you that first peek, or had no iota of knowledge concerning the flick but it drew you in scene by abbreviated scene in its modest 2 minutes- a trailer can go a LONG way in priming the masses to putting their cash behind your feature. Enter Guardians Of The Galaxy. Full disclosure: had very little previous info or interest in the title comic-wise even though it was Marvel & I’m fiercely loyal to the #squad. But as I’m settling into my super-comfy Laz-Y-Boy seat at the local AMC for the excellence that was to be Captain America: The Winter Soldier, squad drops this teaser that in a little over 2 minutes presented a cast that intrigued, scenes that had me legit LOL’ing, & a song choice that sealed the deal. Needless to say- release date was plugged into Google calendar & plans were made.

Fast forward to August 2nd 2014, me & fellow BNP rogue Whitney Syphax-Walker are absorbing all this action-laced hilarity & nodding in agreement that, once again, Team Marvel got it right. First off, a little background: Guardians (movie) is centered around a rag-tag crew of loner mercs who through serendipity find each other, decide “Hey man it’s pretty awesome of have like-minded bad-asses to troll the galaxy with, let’s do this all the time eh”, & ultimately tow the anti-hero line between noble heroism & the beginni…