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Top 5 Reasons Why GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY is My New Favorite Marvel Movie! ~ #GuardiansOfTheGalaxyEvent

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GotGReviewCouple weeks back while I was out in Los Angeles, I had the privilege to attend a screening of Marvel’s latest film GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY! Now I understand that Guardians is exploring a whole new wing of the Marvel Universe. However, if you’ve been a fan of Marvel’s Avengers series, this film is still one you definitely want to see! Best part? The movie is out TODAY! As a matter of fact, I’ll be seeing the film again this weekend with my friends. If you have a moment, be sure to check out my interviews with the stars of the film: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Vin Diesel, Dave Bautista, and director James Gunn.

GUARDIAN’s is an action-packed, epic space adventure! The film follows brash adventurer Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) as he finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by the villainous Ronan (Lee Pace), who plans to destroy the universe along with Thanos (Josh Brolin). To avoid Ronan, Peter finds himself in alliance with quite a group of characters, that include the weapon-crazy raccoon Rocket (Bradley Cooper), a tree-like humanoid who serves as Rocket’s bodyguard named Groot (Vin Diesel), the deadly and enigmatic assassin Gamora (Zoe Saldana), and the revenge-thirsty Drax the Destroyer (Dave Bautista). Once Peter learns the true power of the orb and what it can destroy, it’s up to him and his new-found friends to save the galaxy!

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Now let me just start off with that The Avengers has been my favorite Marvel movie up until I saw GUARDIANS. Yes, I’m going to go ahead and declare that GUARDIANS is my favorite Marvel movie to date! And here’s why…

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Chatting Groot with Vin Diesel: The Man Behind My Favorite Marvel Tree ~ #GuardiansOfTheGalaxyEvent

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Chatting Groot with Vin Diesel: The Man Behind My Favorite Marvel Tree ~ #GuardiansOfTheGalaxyEventWhen I first showed my son the trailer for GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, he immediately pointed out that his favorite character was the “Tree Man”, or known to the rest of the world as Groot. At first I thought this was odd at first since my son had seen the cartoon, and was more of a fan of Star Lord. In fact he has never mentioned anything about Groot before. I guess there was just something about Marvel’s latest rendition of this tree that my son loved.

Now fast forward to last week when I ventured out to sunny California for Marvel’s GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY press junket. I was super excited to see that we would be interviewing Vin Diesel, who voices Groot.

Let me just say that this man has a presence for sure! When he walked into the conference room, I guess he could definitely feel our energy. He had the biggest grin on his face as we cheered when he entered the room. He actually stopped and said “Wow look at this wonderful reception! You didn’t have to make me feel that good. I need to walk in again. You are incredible!” Vin did comment about how he’s excited for this tour since he gets to have fun and be goofy! He doesn’t have to worry about playing the tough action guy role. He can just be his silly fun loving self.

Chatting Groot with Vin Diesel: The Man Behind My Favorite Marvel Tree ~ #GuardiansOfTheGalaxyEventOriginal Photo: JustEnza.com & MeetKristy.com. Edits by me.

So naturally the interview was off to a great start! Vin was all about having a good time and an enjoyable conversation with us bloggers. Many of us wore GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY themed shirts to this press junket. It wasn’t long before Vin noticed a fellow blogger wearing a Groot shirt. His face just lit up! I think from his reception into the room he could tell many of us were fans of the movie. Soon it was the interviewee who turned into the interviewer when he asked the room what we loved about Groot. I know I replied with “He’s adorable!” while I heard others mention how sweet and kind he is, as well as how loyal and how he is a good friend to others.

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