Finally got around to seeing this at the last chance discount theater. It was fun. Felt different from the other Marvel films from the past decade or so in that I never felt like it was going all "Rah-Rah Yay America/Earth" or moralistic & preachy. I don't think the other films so much suffered for having those either, mind you, just that GotG felt like straight fun without trying to get much deeper. I don't read comics and knew nothing of GotG prior to tonight.
I had no idea who Batista was and spent the entire movie feeling like I should recognize him. The last time I spent a second thinking about wrestling, they were making Saturday morning cartoons with Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant and Junkyard Dog so that's not it. I even looked him up on IMDB and the only thing I would have seen him in was The Scorpion King but that was forever ago and I barely remember it. So I have no clue why Batista looked so familiar.
Rocket didn't annoy me which went against my expectations of seeing a bipedal raccoon in the promotional material. Groot was cool and between this and The Iron Giant, Vin Diesel really has the "act mildly retarded" school of acting down
I thought the movie worked as a fun ride but the amount of settings and characters kept me from getting too invested in any of them. I wasn't lost, I just never spent enough time in one place or with one person to feel and particular attachment. Just as a random gripe, I find it hard to believe that anyone from a space-faring culture would be unfamiliar with the concept of headphones.
All in all, good times. I enjoyed the stinger, Flea was confused since she wasn't around to witness the nadir of Lea Thompson's acting career.