Girls of Geek Blu Ray Review: Guardians of the Galaxy

Written by John Edward Betancourt

While going to the theater to watch a movie that you've been counting down the days to watch with your friends and family is a wonderful experience unto itself, there is something to be said about the wait to get that movie home and into your collection when it comes to home video. 

It's equally as unique an experience to swing by the store to pick up a copy the day of release and rush home to get it into your home theater and recreate the wonder of seeing it on the silver screen, and that's exactly what happens with the new blu ray release of Guardians of the Galaxy. 

It's a disc I've been dying to get into my collection and it was completely and utterly worth the wait, and it is a release that delivers through and through. First and foremost, the film looks as gorgeous as it did in theaters, with flawless colors and crisp visuals and the rocking soundtrack that we all fell in love with is all part of a lovely, clean and rich DTS experience. 

But of course, I think we have all come to expect that from our high definition releases, so the big question is, how are those special features? The answer is awesome. Obviously there are a handful of deleted scenes, but the best part of the extras this go round are the gag reel and the fascinating featurettes that take us deep into the filmmaking process.  Yes, one learns an incredible amount of how this universe was brought to life with some lovely insight from Director James Gunn and it is a fascinating process to learn how they brought Guardians to the big screen.  

But all of the special features aside, this is a disc you need to add to your collection as soon as possible. It's a wonderful release, and one you'll be watching over and over and why not? After all Guardians of the Galaxy is one of the most unique films I've ever seen and the fact that the joy and fun we experienced in theaters is perfectly recreated at home speaks to the power of this motion picture. 

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