Kiddie Sized Trailer Review – Guardians of the Galaxy

So, here we have the second trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy which comes with so much scrutiny as Marvel tries to unveil of its obscure comic titles.  When I say obscure, I mean obscure for the regular Joe and Jane out there.  In the comic world, I am sure that are many fans who are saying “how do you not know about this. They are awesome”.  And, indeed they might be, but honestly, the majority of the people out there have no idea who this group is.  Maybe that will be the strength in rolling out this group into the film world as opposed to a more well known name at this point.  If audiences can be entertained, even mildly, with this obscure group, then the comic to film sky is the limit.  Then again, as John C. Reily’s character states towards the end of this trailer version, “This might not be the best idea”.  I really do enjoy Marvel’s marketing tactic of playing the underdog card in every aspect of promoting this film which I am sure there will be plenty of those undertones in the movie.  From the marketing standpoint, they are consistent for the audience members.  Under-promise and over-deliver seems to be the mantra with this film.  OK. OK. Enough box-offce talk.  This trailer.  Didn’t show too much more.  Again, certain effects were probably not completed when the first trailer premiered 3 months ago, so honestly, all this second trailer is doing is just expanding with effects from the first trailer.  I wasn’t shown anything “new” that is making me jump out of my seat.  I did enjoy the music selection of Spirit in the Sky, but then they replayed the “I’m hooked on a feeling”.  I personally wasn’t a fan of that rerun.  Anyway, the film still looks interesting to me, but I’m not as excited now as it just seems to be melding into any old weird space sci-fi film experience.  Frankly, I am not even sure if this is a Marvel film, and maybe that’s a good thing for those folks in case this thing doesn’t live up to the hype.

Verdict: Kids are asleep. Watching it on VOD.