Harry Situation Reviews: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
IIIIIIIIIIIII'M... HOOKED ON A FEELING! OOGA, OOGA, OOGA, CHAKA!
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is the latest sequel in the long line up of Marvel films. The guardians are back in action. Chris Pratt reprises as Star-Lord, Zoe Saldana as Gamora, Dave Bautista as Drax, Bradley Cooper as Rocket, and Vin Diesel as Baby Groot make an epic comeback along with Michael Rooker as Yondu, and Karen Gillan as Nebula. In this adventure, the guardians get into some trouble and are forced to make a crash landing. Upon crashing, it is here where they learn of Peter's heritage through the interaction of his father (played by Kurt Russell). Plenty of action, excitement, laughs, and Groot thrown in one helluva fantastic film.
While not as good as the first one it's still pretty awesome, so let's dive into the positives. First off the cast. Need I say more? If you loved them in the first film, you'll still love them here. Guaranteed!
The comedy I think is much better than the first. My jaw and throat right now are still sore from laughing so hard. There was a moment where I laughed so hard that I fell out of my chair. That's how funny it was. And yes it was the part where Drax was laughing at Star-Lord. Just seeing it onscreen made it better.
The soundtrack, god I love the soundtrack in this film. They picked some great songs for this film. I loved the soundtrack from the first film that I was excited to hear it in this one, and it didn't disappoint. I already bought it on Itunes, and listening to it now.
Another great thing this film touches on is family. For a bunch of misfits they really are one big family, even when there are a few you don't realize it, or are intentionally trying to be douchebags to keep themselves from feeling like they are part of a family. That's where the Guardians have the advantage over the Avengers. Where the Avengers always came off as good friends, the way the Guardians interacted with each other was much like a dysfunctional family and it was great seeing that.
Alright so what brings this movie down from being perfect? Again, it's the villain. Yeah I know I think everyone and their mother have said that there haven't been any good Marvel villains since Loki or Ultron, but that's not actually the case here. I think the main villain they've chosen for this film was perfect, I really liked him. However that doesn't excuse him for being so predictable. You've probably realized already by now which character I'm talking about, so there's no point in going over it. The minute I saw him I whispered to my friend, "He's the bad guy." And his plot, already called it before it happened.
The other problem I had was that they needed to add some other villain to the roster. I'm actually not talking about Nebula in this one. Nebula actually doesn't do anything evil. No, there's some other character slapped on because there needed someone to hunt the Guardians or what not. I don't know I didn't think this character was needed.
Overall I greatly enjoyed watching Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. It's just the summer blockbuster needed to kickstart the new summer. If you loved the first film and love Marvel, then you've already seen it. You don't need my recommendation, just go watch it and stick around after the credits. It's worth it!
Positives: Negatives:
-The guardians -Predictable villain plot
-Comedy -Secondary villain
-Action
-The soundtrack
-Baby Groot
-Theme of family
-Easter eggs & end credits
Final Grade: B+
I better go tag TheTallOne now or else he'll pop. Have you seen it? What were your thoughts? As usual, please be kind, leave a like and a comment below, and if you enjoyed this review check out more here on Prose!
Best Quote:
Peter Quill/Star-Lord: "You look like Mary Poppins."
Yondu: "Is he cool?"
Peter Quill/Star-Lord: "Yes he was."
Youdu: "I'm Mary Poppins y'all!"
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