Review of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) by 43In2014 — 04 May 2017
The Short Verdict: It is slightly poorer in every aspect compared to the excellent first Guardians of the Galaxy film (GOTG1). See my review.
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Related Media: There is GOTG1 and the comics from a few decades ago.
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What’s it like? Following the events in GOTG1, the Guardians had become sought-after soldiers of fortune. However, on one of these missions, Rocket (the racoon) stole from their client and the team were thus pursued by their client. The team was then saved by a being that is very powerful and has a big secret. >.
The film is slightly poorer in every aspect when compared to the GOTG1.
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Cons:
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1. The first scene has the team perform a task given by their client. The over-the-top action becomes emblematic of the rest of the film. There were lots of flashy actions but nothing really new; funny, but not refreshingly so. The film needs to be shorter and sharper.
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2. It doesn’t make sense that the client mentioned above would require the help of the Guardians considering that they have powerful ships. Many parts of the film do not make sense.
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3. In many scenes, many characters explain their backgrounds with long speeches that were too long (and therefore dull) and too grammatically correct. Considering that they are aliens who would not have spoken English, it really seemed out of place. In other films, aliens are usually portrayed with them giving short comments with slightly poor grammar/syntax.
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4. The long speeches above rather highlighted that Chris Pratt is not a good actor. Sorry. GOTG1 was able to hide this by being quick with the editing and being slap-sticky on the comedic parts, so viewers miss this aspect.
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5. The economics and the organisational structure of the Ravagers (space pirates) are revealed to be rather un-workable. In GOTG1, many Ravagers ships and personnel were lost but they got an Infinity Stone as payment… sort of. In GOTG2, they lost even more ships and at this rate they will lose everything by the third film.
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6. The cameo by a famous actor draws undue attention to his minor character. This was a bad idea.
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7. The songs used here are much less memorable here than in Vol 1.
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8. There are five mid-/post- credit scenes but only two good ones. The director needs to know when to cut down.
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Pros:
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1. The film has many funny parts.
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How would the different age groups rate it?
Children: Excellent.
Teenagers: Excellent.
Young adults: Excellent.
Medium age adults: Good.
Old adults: Average.
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4/5 (No half scores) - Good enough to watch it in the cinema.
This review of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) was written by 43In2014 on 04 May 2017.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 has generally received very positive reviews.
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