Baby Groot steals every scene he’s in. Guardians of the Galaxy takes a step back to fill in the story of Chris Pratt’s character, Peter Quill (aka, “Star Lord”). The origin story is impressive, but it weighs down the froth we expect in a Guardians of the Galaxy movie. There’s also some romance, some resolution of a sisterly feud, and a lot of emotional “family” moments. What isn’t here is a lot of the fun of the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie. Elaborate action scenes save Guardians of the Galaxy 2. But James Gunn, the Director and Scriptwriter, jams even more characters onto an already crowded movie screen. The credits announce another Guardians of the Galaxy movie planned for 2020. Let’s hope there’s more fun and less drama in that one. GRADE: B
Thanks George – I never made my second screening attempt either – am now a bit less bothered by that …
Sergio, you’ll enjoy GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 2, but a few things might bother you.
Gotta see this one on the big screen. Maybe next week.
Bill, I thought the 3-D effects were impressive!
I have heard that women like this one more than men.
Patti, there are a lot of women characters in GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 2. And, Chris Pratt takes his shirt off.
Jackie doesn’t want to hear any negatives. We’ll see it in a few weeks, probably. Love Baby Groot!
Jeff, Baby Groot delivers the best performance in GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 2!
I watched again the first movie (thanks to Sergio and others for the idea), which makes the 3rd time I’d seen it. I think the second time I watched it, I must have watched it on tv and missed the first part, and began with Star Lord finding the orb. (didn’t remember the mother’s death scene and brief illusion to his father’s origins)
I agree with Jeff, this is a big screen movie. I”ll catch in this next week, wonder if it’s worth seeing it in 3-D (not all movies are)
Maggie, I thought the 3-D effects in GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 2 were impressive. The movie looks good on the Big Screen!
Where were these guys last November, when we needed them?
Rick, the GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY were in prison for a time before they broke out. That might have been around the time of the Election.
Perfect, George.
I saw it Saturday and agree with your points, George. I liked the first one better but had fun with this one, too.
Scott, and it looks like a third GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY is on its way in a few years.
Even with its flaws, it’s probably still better than most of the other stuff out there.
We’ll be seeing it next Tuesday.
Beth, you’re going to love Baby Groot!