"Hard as it is to believe, within the memory of those still living, Marvel was not always the movie establishment's billion-dollar behemoth but a scrappy, iconoclastic comic book gadfly. So one of the most pleasant surprises of the altogether pleasant and surprising Guardians of the Galaxy is that it takes us back to Marvel's roots and the subversive satisfactions those early days provided. … Blessed with a loose, anarchic B-picture soul that encourages you to enjoy yourself even when you're not quite sure what's going on, the scruffy Guardians is irreverent in a way that can bring the first Star Wars to mind … This Five Against the House ragtag bunch of misfits, rascals and rebels, a kind of garage band of the universe, form an alliance of the dispossessed that makes up in attitude what it lacks in status."

"Just came from the premiere of Guardians Of The Galaxy. With all the hype I expected to be a bit disappointed. It just couldn't be as good as everyone was predicting. And they were wrong. It's even better than everyone said. It just might be Marvel's best movie yet."

"Director James Gunn has confirmed fan suspicions that Marvel hero Adam Warlock makes a cameo (in cocoon form) in Marvel's latest offering Guardians of the Galaxy. … Adam Warlock is a character created to be the perfect human at a scientific installation called The Beehive. … We know that Marvel are working towards a film which will bring everyone together as Thanos (Josh Brolin) threatens existence itself once he acquires the Infinity Stones and places them in the Infinity Gauntlet. … This is believed to be Marvel's plan for Avengers 3, which is still some years off. When it does happen it will be an adaptation of Marvel's The Infinity Gauntlet comic, in which Adam Warlock plays a pivotal role. His cocoon was first spotted in the credits scene of Thor: The Dark World, which saw characters from that film visit The Collector's base aboard the space station Knowhere. During the course of Gunn's movie, the Guardians encounter The Collector and bring to him an orb which he reveals to be an Infinity Stone. While explaining their origins, The Collector's red-skinned assistant touches the stone, levelling the entire room and destroying most of what is inside. … The film's post-credits scene shows The Collector sitting among his ruins … In the background of this scene we see that the cocoon is broken, meaning Adam Warlock has escaped and is now walking around Marvel's cinematic universe — most likely to show up Gunn's 2017 Guardians sequel."

"Guardians of the Galaxy’s box office exploits have been highly touted, but the film has also cracked into the music realm in a big way. According to Billboard, the film’s soundtrack, titled Awesome Mix Vol. 1, is the first soundtrack to claim the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts without featuring a single new, previously unreleased track. Awesome Mix Vol. 1 consists of classic ‘60s and ‘70s pop tunes, including cuts from the Jackson 5 and the Runaways. The soundtrack plays a central role in the film’s plot as well, with the collection of tunes constituting a mix given to main character Peter Quill by his late mother."

"Gamora is a green-skinned assassin known throughout the universe as a fearless warrior and the foster child of big bad Thanos. Sci-fi veteran Zoe Saldana steps into the character's boots for the film and says she learned more about the character from her 11-year-old comic-reading nephew than anyone else. “He goes, 'Who do you think Gamora is?'” Saldana recalled. "And I said, 'She’s a warrior.' He goes, 'Yeah, but not only is she a warrior, she’s an assassin and she’s very lethal but what saves her is the same thing that can doom her. She has a sense of righteousness. She’s a very righteous individual… and that was coming from like an 11-year-old boy and I was just like that’s it. That's gonna be like the overall like mojo of Gamora is her sense of always wanting to do the right thing, which is why she compels, she’s trying to ask the Guardians not to sell their souls for money, because if it means that a lot of people will lose their lives then it’s not really worth it, because she’s sort of like the one that kind of starts going in that direction and then everybody else kind of follows too, which is what I like the most about this movie is that we’re all starting like inmates."

"He had a hard time as a kid, and now he goes around space, making out with hot alien girls and just being a rogue and a bit of a jerk, and through teaming up with these guys, finds a higher purpose for himself."

"Merritt Wever - Gina"

"Jake Paltrow - Johno"

"Dave Franco - Rich"

"Mark Duplass - Eric Beller"

"Juno Temple - Muriel"

"Brie Larson - Sara"

"Chris Messina - Phillip Greenberg, Roger's brother"

"Jennifer Jason Leigh - Beth"

"Rhys Ifans - Ivan Schrank"

"Greta Gerwig - Florence Marr"

"Ben Stiller - Roger Greenberg"

"Hurt people hurt people."

"You like me so much more than you think you do."

"It's the harder, more painful decision to stay free but that's what adulthood is."

"All the men out here dress like children and the kids dress like superheroes."

"Dear Starbucks, in your attempt to manufacture culture out of fast food coffee you've been surprisingly successful for the most part. The part that isn't covered by 'the most part' sucks."

"The thing about you kids is that you're all kind of insensitive. I'm glad I grew up when I did 'cause your parents were too perfect at parenting- all that baby Mozart and Dan Zanes songs; you're just so sincere and interested in things! There's a confidence in you guys that's horrifying. You're all ADD and carpal tunnel. You wouldn't know agoraphobia if it bit you in the ass, and it makes you mean. You say things to someone like me who's older and smarter with this light air... I'm freaked out by you kids. I hope I die before I end up meeting one of you in a job interview."

"[to The Kid] You are the husband they never had! You are that dreamboat guy that never came along!"

"Fact is, the law says you cannot touch! [smiles] But I think I see a lotta lawbreakers up in this house tonight..."

"How pregnant did you get that girl's mouth last night?"

"Tim Diffee - One Nut Steve"

"Michael Roark - Ryan"

"Betsy Brandt - Banker"

"Wendi McLendon-Covey - Tara"

"Riley Keough - Nora"

"Mircea Monroe - Ken's wife"

"Gabriel Iglesias - Tobias"

"Kevin Nash - Tarzan"

"Adam Rodríguez - Tito"

"Matthew McConaughey - Dallas"

"Joe Manganiello - Big Dick Richie"

"Olivia Munn - Joanna"

"Matt Bomer - Ken"

"Cody Horn - Brooke"

"Alex Pettyfer - Adam "The Kid""

"Channing Tatum - Michael "Magic Mike" Lane"

"LET MAGIC MIKE KEEP YOU WARM THIS WINTER"

"CHANNING TATUM is MIKE"

"THEY ALWAYS AIM TO TEASE"

"WORK ALL DAY. WORK IT ALL NIGHT."

"Will you welcome to the stage, the one, the only... Magic Mike!"

"You mean people are pissed off because he tried to turn everyone in New York City into giant lizards?"

"[to Peter from trailer] You're gonna wanna see this. Oscorp had you under serveillence. [smirking] My father, he spent more time watching you than me!"

"Spider-Man, bet you never saw this coming?"