Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2 (2017)
Rated PG-13
Starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Kurt Russell, Michael Rooker, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff,
Written and Directed by James Gunn
The Story:
The Guardians of the Galaxy are back! In the months that have passed, the group of travelers have started to become a family, or at least that's what you would assume from all the bickering. However with the arrival of Peter's (Pratt) dad, Ego (Russell), everyone is about to learn the secret behind their family heritage. That's assuming the Guardians live long enough to find out, as a bounty is put on their heads that sends Yondu (Rooker) and the Ravagers looking for them.
There, hopefully that doesn't give anything away that you haven't already gleaned from the trailers.
Here's the bottom line:
Did you like the first Guardians of the Galaxy?
Then you're probably going to like this one.
Is it better?
Probably not.
Sequels rarely are.
The first one was simply...wow...they're doing this...they're doing that....
It was this generation's Star Wars.
So now we've seen all the wows, as we've been introduced to Marvel Studios space side.
That said, this is a worthy successor to the franchise, and doesn't have any significant drop off in quality. Like I said, we now know all the characters, so there is a lot less exposition this go round in bringing the team together.
This becomes catching up with old friends who have settled in to be family.
Even if they haven't figured out they are family yet.
The laughs flow freely.
Baby Groot is adorable.
Drax continues to steal every scene he is in.
The soundtrack fits perfectly.
And you might even have an occasion or two to need tissues.
:)
Your mileage may vary.
Final Grade: A
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