So, some early reviews are in and all are stating this is not only one of the best movies this summer, but quite possibly the best Marvel movie to date. I figured all of those end credits scenes were adding up to something and from what I’ve read (and heard from someone who was at a screening), fans will be knocked off their feet a few times and then some.

One thing I figured that would work from the start with these films was having different directors with different styles working on different franchises similar to how different writers and artists work on the different comics. While there’s a certain uniformity to elements of the look and continuity across each of the films since the first Iron Man, it’s been fun to watch most of these movies and see how a particular director’s vision works within the (Disney) Marvel Universe.

James Gunn seemed like the oddest choice to direct GotG at first, but his own offbeat sense of humor and musical tastes have spilled over into the film and works well to the point where he’s probably going to be the go-to guy for the next film with this team…

That said, I;d actually love to see what he could do with Spider-Man or the impossible to film as he is in the comics Deadpool. That’s a character Disney probably wishes didn’t exist because he’s pretty unfiltered and annoying to the nth degree to some folks, while the kids love him to death because of his proclivities and penchant for not so sane behavior under any and all circumstances.

Right now, my ONLY issue with the film is whether or not I’ll throw money at the regular or IMAX version of it. I don’t like overpaying for my entertainment and I can live without the deluxe format and that hefty ticket price. I’ve budgeted in seeing this at least once in a theater before the rush to home video gets this into stores (by, oh… let’s say January or February), but I know a few folks who plan to see this a few times because they want to be online battling it out with other fans on message boards about every scene or hidden meaning that may or may not be there in the first place.

Me, I tend to avoid those discussions unless they’re in person and with people who tend to NOT get overly loud when discussing the pros and cons of a well-made summer blockbuster that’s going to be packing them in for what seems a nice and successful run.