PlatinumRead Just so...so bad

Skunkyrate Gripping story with well-crafted characters

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Brennan Camacho Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

morrison-dylan-fan With the birthday of a friends son coming up,I decided that I would get him some Comic-Book presents. Picking up Harley Quinn's Greatest Hits and the stylish Logan: Wolverine graphic novels,I found in the local comic-book shop issues of Guardians of the Galaxy. Planning to get Spider-Man: Homecoming,I decided that to complete the package,to join the Guardians for a second time.View on the film:Returning in a greatly expanded role, Karen Gillan gives a wonderful performance as Nebula,whose fights with sibling rival Gamora (played by a very good Zoe Saldana) is fought with snappy exchanges by Gillan that nicely balance the action thrills. Bouncing off Dave Bautista's lively performance as Drax and Bradley Cooper's wise-cracking Rocket,Chris Pratt tones down the comedic edge Peter Quill showed in the first for a warm sincerity, that impressively gives a human cost to the grand special effects across the screen,as Pratt and Michael Rooker bring a tenderness to the loose father/son relationship between Quill & Yondu.Guarding the galaxy again with cinematographer Henry Braham,writer/director James Gunn sets the rocket off with bursts of dazzling primary colour,with every inch of the screen being covered in bright,pulpy yellow,blues and greens. Landing the action scenes in the middle of a playful,Sci-Fi family drama,Gunn gets lost in space with a stylised sense of scale,where the action scenes, (even the traditional blue floating thing in the sky Comic-Book final) are given a real crunch thanks to Gunn placing each set-piece from the weaving camera following Groot and Rocket's part in standing tall with their family,and continuing to guard the galaxy.

bbhuffstetler I am not sure why this one is regarded as the lesser of the two. It seems to me that while it is perhaps slightly less funny, the rest of the film takes what made its predecessor great and betters it. The needle drops are more effective, the villain more intriguing, and the emotional arc more poignant. A great comic book movie.

kshaharudin Slow in lots of places (pacing) eg. On planet ego. Weak humor. Some real obvious or dumb jokes. VFX obvious in places. Grout at the beginning. Script not very good. All over the place. First half not very good. Forced Exposition. Feels like they're just telling us what we we need to know without smart discreet exposition. Music for the sake of music. Big words from dumb people? (Add to script problem).Second half was only a mild improvement. No real villian. Trying to hard to be cool. Fancy credits. Dancing characters. I am Groot replacing crew. Multiple post credit scenes. Just overall not funny. Dumb Stan Lee cameos.

gamergcfan The first movie was great. It was exciting, packed with funny jokes, and very emotionally resonant. The plot was also good without being flaky. However, this seriously falters when compared to the first movie. It lacks the oomph the first movie had due to its dragging pace and lack of good characters to make you feel for what happened. The jokes feel forced here rather than funny. It also lacks the emotional resonance with poor, forced melodrama (and the characters, again). Finally, the plot is uninteresting and doesn't make a lot of sense. As always, good visuals, but there should be no reason for this movie to be rated a 7.7 when it is far inferior from the first movie.