The Guardians and the Avengers

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Blockbusters Reviewed

Welcome to the 39th edition of My Fortnightly Movie/TV Thoughts!  Last fortnight, I reviewed Thor: The Dark World (2013) and Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014).  This fortnight, I’m reviewing:

  • Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), rated M for science fiction themes and violence
  • Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), rated M for action violence

Those of course are the Australian ratings; in the United States, the ratings are:

  • Guardians of the Galaxy – PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and for some language
  • Age of Ultron – PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action, violence and destruction, and for some suggestive comments

As usual, I’ll give the trailers at the end, along with a clip each.  And as usual, I offer the following disclaimer, just to be safe:

WARNING: POTENTIAL SPOILERS AHEAD.  PROCEED AT OWN RISK.

Guardians of the Galaxy

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