Review of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) by Matt T — 12 Aug 2017

All in all it's an absolute blast. It may not quite be the first, with less memorable music and a less exciting plot leading to a forgettable villain. And personally I really wish they'd included more references to the rest of the MCU other than just mentioning Thanos and the Infinity Stone from the previous film (but that's just the geek inside me).

But the characters are as delightful as ever and even more engaging (verging on being overstuffed, but not too bad), the action is thrilling and gorgeous to watch and the humour is hilarious - from Bautista's roaring laugh and Groot's antics to Stan Lee's cameo.

This sequel has kept all the aspects that made its predecessor so excellent and they've done it again - another win for Marvel! All I can really say is that, once again, I am Groot.