Don't listen to MW....he doesn't like anything.
After an entire month where the box office was down from last year, things picked up in the first weekend of August as Marvel Studios and Walt Disney Pictures released James Gunn’s take on Guardians of the Galaxy, starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Lee Pace, Karen Gillen and the voices of Vin Diesel and Bradley Cooper, which set a new August opening record with an estimated $94 million from 4,080 theaters
So good. Up there with X-men DOFP and Cap 2 for me.
Short answer YES. Different animals all together though. I thought Cap 2 was one of the best thrillers that happened to star super heroes. Guardians was like Super Heroes meets Star Wars with a nice dose of comedy and flawless timing.
Went and watched this last night. Not all that good IMO. One of the weaker marvel movies. Writing was meh, characters were Shallow. story is hugely predictable. The humour was not to my tastes. Action scenes were ok. Effects were good.
This is not even close to being in DOFP's realm of quality.
Well different strokes for different folks but you are in the minority on that one Menace. Everyone I know that has seen Guardians loved it.