It's not good for adults. It isn't even good escapism for kids. Because what I watched as a kid, I can still watch it today without feeling bored nor embarrassed. It was really done with care and love.
But this. Is it even called a movie??
GotG's "humour" is so forced, so phony and flat, just as the characters who just seem to avoid any real criticism because they're all of sizes and colours. The pace, oh my, is absolutely disastrously rushed; all settings, places and styles get so way too saturated in varying styles and flavours they prevent the spectators to settle once to digest the torrent of CGI and travelings they get served with. They don't even feel coherent or original either, and feel like a miserable excuse to cram as many different locations as possible to make the budget legit. The diversity of it all is so massive that it acts as a deterrent to any possible appreciation.
You don't even know when you're supposed to take this movie seriously enough to give a s*** abou the characters or even the people of that gay planet that I begged to see torched so much it was unbearable. Was like watching one of those craptastic Dreamworks movies, but live action.
The plot is darned rushed and incredibly stupid. The action isn't even exciting in the slightest and milks every possible asinine clichés used in the last two decades and can't even put a clever spin on any of them.
Oh, the end skirmish really takes the crown of complete pseudo dramatic, sloppy and ultimately messy action, all wrapped with a thick layer of pure, totally nonsensical narration.
How can even one care about the vilains, or even the main bad guy? He's just as forgetable as desperately moronic. Special kudos to the legions of retards on both sides who design ships and combat systems by the way.
Really.
How can people take that kind of abysmal turdish subproduction and ask for more? It's insane!
What's even more irritating is reading fans' reactions to somewhat negative reviews.
Case in point: http://www.moviehabit.com/review.php?story=gua_ha14
louis bouchelle: I'm not sure you have a heart or just know how to relax and have a good time. Stop what your doing and just breathe. Take a deep breath...everything is going to be okay. -You probably didn't like star wars either. October 20, 2014
How can that even pass as a counter argument? It's just mocking of the reviewer because he disagrees, painting him as both jaded and over emotional?? And yet must lack a heart because he might not have enjoyed the stuff he watched...
Nothing short of a textbook character assassination there.
Dashie: I'm not entirely sure what your argument here is...if there is one? Essentially the only criticism you give is that its 'junk' and that its typical. The rest of the review you are reciting plot points, very unprofessional for a movie critic really. November 20, 2014
It's not like there's much to say. The plot is precisely and absolutely terrible.
Tom: No, this isn't Citizen Kane, but it isn't trying to be either. Ebert used to rate movies on how effective they were at doing what they were meant to do. This movie was marketed well and everybody who went to see it knew what they were getting into; most liked it because they got what they wanted. Sorry you didn't want to see it, but had to for your job. November 25, 2014
No one asked for this to rival Citizen Kane, douchebag. But perhaps be at least better than Lost in Space. Damn, when I think of that older movie now, it seems absolutely stellar in comparison.
timmz: junk? seriously? maybe the movie might be your genre but junk? the movie was action packed with alot of space fighting. it was also hilarious, i dont know about you, but alot of people loved the movie and you shouldnt be calling it junk like that November 26, 2014
A fantastic plunge into the sheeple mindset, right there...
Lotsa people luvd it so stfu, that's basically all this is about. Rule of the mob.
DCrosby: I agree with the reviewer. I'm halfway through the movie and wondering if I should continue or just remove it from my hard drive. I like special effects though, and this film has some. Plot and character be damned, just gimme some eye candy. Recommended for those who watch the Superbowl for the commercials. November 27, 2014
Emphasis mine.