The Guardians returned last week to marvelous number when it
became Marvel Studio’s 15th film to become the number one opening
movie of the week. This was the film to kick off the summer with the return of
the galaxy’s favorite band of knuckle heads who went off on another beautiful
adventure. The scenes involving planets were beautiful and vibrant, while the
story was filled with repetitive comedy throughout a moderate storyline. I
wouldn’t say that this film was better than its predecessor, but it was just as
good. Worth the price for primetime, but not the price for an Imax ticket.
The Guardians of the
Galaxy is a sci-fi franchise of Marvel Comics that’s based around certain
characters such as Peter Quill or Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), Gamora (Zoe Saldana),
Drax (Dave Batista), Rocket (Bradley Cooper), and Groot (Vin Diesel). Once
misfits, assassins, thieves and warriors; now heroes for hire that go around to
protect the galaxy after word spreads of their heroic deeds. This sequel takes
off after the events of the first film which is some time after when Groot is
now a baby, Drax has more words in his vocabulary, and Star-Lord has become the
solid leader he’s meant to be. After coming to the aid of a certain planet, the
gang is thrown into the void after the arrival of a celestial being (Kurt
Russell), who claims to be Peter’s father.
It was revealed in the last film that Peter was only have human
and the other half is a powerful mystery since he was able to withstand the power
of an infinity stone. For those that don’t follow, it’s a stone that could kill
you with a touch because it’s overwhelming with power. You need a special glove
to contain the power and manipulate it to your benefit. Peter and others decide
to humor this claim and leave with this being to investigate while others stay
behind due to rising tensions within the group. The subplot in this film is
centered around Peter’s former mentor Yondu (Michael Rooker). His performance
was spot on with providing a mixture of depression, anger and search for redemption
after receiving devastating news.
Michael Rooker, in my opinion, is the unsung hero in this
film that provides a surprising twist in the film that will leave the audience
crying. Kurt Russell plays an excellent villain, even though I thought some of
his dialogue could’ve been altered. The story was virtually obvious because you
can tell most of the time what’s going to happen. While the action was solid
and the comedy keeps people laughing, it started to almost disrupt the
seriousness of certain situations. In the main fight, something happens that
makes you laugh, but makes you ask in the back of your mind, “Why?”
Guardians of the
Galaxy Vol.2 is filled with action and comedy that makes this a family
friendly film that’s expected from Marvel Studios. The retro soundtrack is
filled with new oldies from the golden age of music and baby Groot steals the
show in many scenes. There are five surprises throughout the credits, but only
one of them seems relevant and the others were put in for comedic purposes. I
have to give this film an 8 out of 10 because of the minor tweaks involving the
overuse of comedy and obvious storyline. This film has set the standard for
this year’s summer movie line-up, so let’s hope Wonder Woman meets that bar or surpasses.
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