Guardians of the Galaxy — the next entry in the “Marvel Cinematic Universe” that comprises the Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America films, as well as the team-up movie The Avengers (not to mention its much-anticipated sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron, coming next year) — looks utterly ridiculous… and that’s a good thing.

Seriously, summertime movies are supposed to be fun, something a lot of film-makers (and film-goers, too) seem to have forgotten in recent years. Guardians looks like exactly the antidote I’ve been craving for all that Grim ‘n’ Gritty stuff…