Normally when we bring you audience reactions from early screenings of highly anticipated movies, we try to bring a balance of positive and negative responses in an attempt to paint an unbiased picture. In the case of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, that proved more difficult than usual since reactions were overwhelmingly positive. Praise flowed for director James Gunn and his successful balance of humor and action in the difficult space opera genre. Oddball characters Groot and Rocket Raccoon (voiced by Vin Diesel and Bradley Cooper respectively) got a fair share of the spotlight, and Dave Bautista's Drax was called "better than Superman" by one viewer. Overall, things are looking very, very good for the Guardians' debut, and for a possible sequel in the years to come.
Also starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Lee Pace, Karen Gillan, Glenn Close, Benicio Del Toro, Michael Rooker, John C. Reilly, and Peter Serafinowicz, Guardians of the Galaxy opens in 3D on August 1st. Hit the jump to take a look at some early reactions to Guardians of the Galaxy.
Here's a sampling of Tweets from early Guardians of the Galaxy screenings:
Oh #GuardiansOfTheGalaxy. You were everything I wanted and more. The most fun I've had watching a movie this year. Gorgeous, just gorgeous.
— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) July 19, 2014
In love w/ #GuardiansOfTheGalaxy. Will be talking about it a lot. So wonderfully entertaining and just beautiful. ALL awards to the VFX team
— Kara Warner (@karawarner) July 19, 2014
Brilliantly conceived and executed. #GuardiansOfTheGalaxy
— Jennings Roth Cornet (@RothCornet) July 19, 2014
Holy CRAP #GuardiansOfTheGalaxy was an absolute blast!!! LOVELOVELOVE! Also, I must have a #Groot! @JamesGunn nailed it!!
— JennaBusch (@JennaBusch) July 20, 2014
Just caught screening of #GuardiansOfTheGalaxy! Superb writing. Solid directing! Truly entertained! Thank you, @JamesGunn!
— Chris Warner (@WarnerInc) July 20, 2014
Got to see an early screening of #GuardiansOfTheGalaxy. Highly recommend. Drax is a better character than Superman.
— Chad Quandt (@QuandtumTheory) July 20, 2014
Screening night at Disney. #GuardiansOfTheGalaxy. So darn #Groot. I mean good. pic.twitter.com/IlFiyVBSYz
— Nikki Novak (@NikkiNovak) July 19, 2014
#GuardiansOfTheGalaxy press screening: Holy crap, you guys, this is EVERYTHING you could ever want in a Marvel movie.
— Alisha Grauso (@AlishaGrausoMP) July 19, 2014
Marvel’s @Guardians is magnificent. Hilarious, touching, action packed, I don’t think I could’ve liked it more. @JamesGunn killed it. Wow.
— Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) July 19, 2014
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY is, even with its Marvell-y flaws, jolly good fun, like John Badham doing STAR WARS. Space opera, with a wink.
— James Rocchi (@jamesrocchi) July 19, 2014
I really liked GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY. The characters work so well together. Gunn nails space opera.
— Devin Faraci (@devincf) July 19, 2014
Weird thing: while GUARDIANS has the most Thanos-wank yet it's the Marvel movie that stands most on its own. It feels whole.
— Devin Faraci (@devincf) July 19, 2014