Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2

Brief_Lives

He posted at 04.10... Do the math..

pjohnson

Brief_Lives wrote: »

He posted at 04.10... Do the math..

He didnt get the riode because of the dancing tree?

johnny_ultimate

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razorblunt

I liked it, not as much as the original, but then again the first one came along when I was completely fatigued with the marvel movies and I assumed I wouldn't like it.

The humour was a bit off though, alot missed the mark, case in point the "i just meant a pretty necklace" or "we need to discuss your swearing".

Those Stan Lee cameos were awful.

Avatar MIA

The Stan Lee cameos were awful. Can't remember a good one, ever.

constitutionus

ah the one in deadpool was class.

Avatar MIA

constitutionus wrote: »

ah the one in deadpool was class.

The one in the recent trailer?

SL's part was poor. Good trailer though.

constitutionus

no the movie.

where he was a dj in a stripper bar.

Unearthly

Thought the plot was nonsense but because there was so many funny moments i really enjoyed it. Lovely ending to

flazio

Avatar MIA wrote: »

The Stan Lee cameos were awful. Can't remember a good one, ever.

What about the ones in the Netflix series?

Avatar MIA

flazio wrote: »

What about the ones in the Netflix series?

Okay, retracted :pac:

Bacchus

I really enjoyed this though I've a few mixed feeling about a few things...

The plot... ok, I really enjoyed the compact, simple, standalone nature of it while also weaving in a sense of being part of a huge galaxy with weird and wonderful places and aliens. On the other hand, I was kinda waiting for the main threat to the GotG to reveal itself as the Sovereign crowd were a bit lame and before I knew it it was Ego. I'm simultaneously impressed by how they turned Ego from 'long-lost-daddy' to the villain but also slightly underwhelmed. I just can't put my finger on it. I suppose I should praise Marvel/Gunn for doing something a bit different and actually creating a good villain. I think it's probably the Sovereign that got in my way of fully enjoying it. They were a distraction, a slapstick arcade playing baddie with no bite.

I like how they split the team up too. The scene with Rocket taking out the Ravagers was brilliant and his journey with Yondu was well played out. The Gamora/Nebula story was also given a nice amount of screen time. Only Drax seemed to get shafted and he had little to do really. Aside from getting the laughs the only stand out moment from him was that scene with Mantis when he was talking about his daughter.

Speaking of laughs, while GotG 2 didn't reach the mark of GotG in all aspects, it nailed the humour. Alright, it missed a couple of marks and maybe overused Drax a tad but I haven't laughed so much in the cinema in a long time. Right from the opening dance/fight all the way to "on the inside", I was stitches. Baby Groot and Drax stole the show on that front. Baby Groot repeatedly trying to bring back the fin was just perfect.

What else to say? It's a beautiful movie, it just looks stunning. Great music again that just added to the fun ride that is GotG. It's a great character movie too (for Marvel) and was able to add gravity and emotion to a lot of scenes. "You killed my mother" could have been another "Nooooooooo" or "Why did you say that name" but it's just so well set up and Pratt nailed it that just really lands and adds weight to the fight that follows.

All round, another hit from Marvel. Maybe not quite in my top 5 from the MCU but really enjoyable.

Brief_Lives

You know what lads... Between thievery and genius, Stan Lee created the most amazing universe we can imagine..
No one I know really cares about his cameos, we are just happy he's there..

Zip it Stan Lee, rocks..

Himself and Luke Skywalker have free passes..

Nervous Wreck

I actively dread the Stan Lee cameos.

pixelburp

Bacchus wrote: »

What else to say? It's a beautiful movie, it just looks stunning. Great music again that just added to the fun ride that is GotG. It's a great character movie too (for Marvel) and was able to add gravity and emotion to a lot of scenes. "You killed my mother" could have been another "Nooooooooo" or "Why did you say that name" but it's just so well set up and Pratt nailed it that just really lands and adds weight to the fight that follows.

This is definitely something worth repeating & emphasising; it really had a wonderfully colourful and vibrant palette. Everything popped with colour, and there were even a few interesting & creative compositions that set Guardians apart from anything else within the MCU. Whether it was the lush gold of the Sovereign, the kaleidoscopic belches of the slug monster in the opening scene, or even the

funeral scene, with all the Ravager fireworks lighting up the sky

, every scene and frame simply burst with vibrancy; it was great. Honestly, the idea that the Guardians may join the overall MCU in Infinity War disappoints me a little - they work perfectly well in their own space (chortle) & just seem too bright and colourful for the drab mixes of the Russo Brothers.

RocketRaccoon

It has taken me a few days to get through this topic but I just have to say....some people take a movie like this far too seriously. It is a beautiful movie, as in it looks spectacular. The story was good, the comedy was spot on and there wasn't a single second I was bored or looked away from the screen, it really was the perfect cinema movie in my mind.

razorblunt

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

It has taken me a few days to get through this topic but I just have to say....some people take a movie like this far too seriously. It is a beautiful movie, as in it looks spectacular. The story was good, the comedy was spot on and there wasn't a single second I was bored or looked away from the screen, it really was the perfect cinema movie in my mind.

Quiet down you triangle faced monkey.

I agree with most of what you are saying, but not with the comedy, it wasn't as easy free flowing as the first, bits of it felt forced, missed its mark and the audience in the theatre I saw it in reacted accordingly.

razorblunt

Brief_Lives wrote: »

You know what lads... Between thievery and genius, Stan Lee created the most amazing universe we can imagine..
No one I know really cares about his cameos, we are just happy he's there..

Zip it Stan Lee, rocks..

Himself and Luke Skywalker have free passes..

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

I actively dread the Stan Lee cameos.

In fairness, in the past I didn't have any issue with him popping up as the mail man or the blind man being saved by Spiderman in the Tobey Maguire movies but they've grown to annoy me more and more.

It's up there with the Wilhelm Scream on my movie trivial annoyances list!

RocketRaccoon

razorblunt wrote: »

Quiet down you triangle faced monkey.

I agree with most of what you are saying, but not with the comedy, it wasn't as easy free flowing as the first, bits of it felt forced, missed its mark and the audience in the theatre I saw it in reacted accordingly.

They were slightly over-reliant on Drax providing the comedy relief but that worked for me. Maybe it is because I am a wrestling fan so seeing Batista in that role will always make me laugh.

razorblunt

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

They were slightly over-reliant on Drax providing the comedy relief but that worked for me. Maybe it is because I am a wrestling fan so seeing Batista in that role will always make me laugh.

He is very very good it has to be said. My issue with the flat comedy was more actually with other characters, I think I mentioned 2 examples earlier (the comment after Nebula's story with the reward money), that's the kind of stuff I felt forced. Also the "we're going to need to talk about your swearing".
In both examples they a) weren't that funny, b) missed their mark and c) IMO took away from more serious moments that went before it.

eviltimeban

Have seen it twice now and it was as enjoyable, if not more so, the second time around. I also felt a lot more emotion at the end, especially when

Father To Son by Cat Stevens was playing during the funeral

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I did notice (on first viewing) a few things different from the trailers - the scene where Drax asks "do you need a hug?" and gives him one anyway wasn't in the movie, and the scene where Rocket shoots a hole in a wall then looks through it was different in the final movie.

Any others I was missing?

Bacchus

eviltimeban wrote: »

Have seen it twice now and it was as enjoyable, if not more so, the second time around. I also felt a lot more emotion at the end, especially when

Father To Son by Cat Stevens was playing during the funeral

.

I did notice (on first viewing) a few things different from the trailers - the scene where Drax asks "do you need a hug?" and gives him one anyway wasn't in the movie, and the scene where Rocket shoots a hole in a wall then looks through it was different in the final movie.

Any others I was missing?

Nebula saying "Gardens of the Galaxy" and Drax and Quill's conversation about the odds stacked against them and Drax saying "we need better odds".

DrumSteve

Quite enjoyed this.

Easily the most colourful film I've ever seen, looked great.

constitutionus

back from seeing it the second time now and kinda regret i didnt go see it in 3D to check out that version.

it hold up to a second viewing OK in my opinion , if anything it seemed MORE emotional than the first viewing.

had me welling up in several places.

came away wishing Hasbro would give Gunn the transformers franchise TBH. At the very LEAST he understands "heart".

david75

The soundtrack was an important part of the first one.

Was it not overused here though? It's constant.

Felt it should have been only playing when starlord was involved.

Loses its power if its playing all the time as it is in this one.

david75

Optimalprimerib wrote: »

You are so much more intelligent than the rest of us, that is what sickens me the most.

You didn't have to read his rants on the force awakens and rogue one.

It was like a hitler rally of hate but all about the most tiniest minutiae imaginable.

JP Liz V1

Over $500 million at the global box office

Nervous Wreck

Just saw it again. Much preferred it 2nd time around.

A Neurotic

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

Just saw it again. Much preferred it 2nd time around.

+1, really enjoyed it the first time but really felt it was something special the second. I did have a few beers before the second viewing though.

Beric Dondarrion

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

Just saw it again. Much preferred it 2nd time around.

Same here, saw it for the second time yesterday and enjoyed it more on the repeat viewing. Still think that it's over long and drags a bit in parts but it was entertaining and doesn't take itself too seriously.

I thought the soundtrack was great too, not as good as Vol 1's but it had it's moments. Loved the Jay & The Americans track that was used when

Rocket and Yondu are working their way through the Ravagers

.

Don't really get all the hate coming from some of the posts on this thread though. It's a comic book movie but not a typical comic book movie which, in the congested release calendar that we've seen since the first Iron Man movie came out, slows the fatigue a bit. Just my opinion though.