Thrown into intergalactic prison with talking raccoon Rocket (voiced by Bradley Cooper), sentient tree Groot (voiced by Vin Diesel), driven warrior Drax (Dave Bautista) and green - skinned assassin Gamora (Zoe Saldana), this crazy, mixed - up group finds themselves on the same side of the coin, teaming together to keep Thanos» minion Ronan (Lee Pace) from grabbing the orb and thus starting on the road to Armageddon. (moviefreak.com)
proved anything with the Marvel logo (and Disney's marketing machine behind it, of course) could become a hit, even a science fiction action comedy featuring talking raccoons and trees directed by a guy who got his start at Troma. (alphaprimitive.com)
Where Superman promised «You will believe a man can fly» 40 years ago, the Marvel universe has made talking raccoons and villains that instantly travel across the galaxy seem wholly organic. (edition.cnn.com)