Review of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) by Lanceeyy — 19 May 2017

I'll just say it right now: it's not better than the first movie. I don't know if it's just me, but I think that the traditional, "Marvel Movie Formula" containing a mix of humor, action, drama, and predictable story lines is getting way out of hand.

Let me show you what I mean. In this movie, it had WAAAAAY too much humor. To the point where I felt like it belonged to an SNL skit. A parody. I don't know about you, but I like my superhero movies to be a little bit on the serious side, maybe even borderline dark.

I like my superhero movies to be ironically believable, if translated into the real world. But that's just me. That's one of my bases for judging this movie. The soundtrack is great, but I really do think that the first had the better one.

That's the trouble with sequels, it's difficult to surpass the hype of the first (if it was a good movie). The acting is great, although I still do think that Dave Bautista's character is a little too overacted, and a little stiff, to be honest.

I don't know if that's how Drax really is or maybe it's just the acting; but even if it's the former, it's still a little too off for me. Cinematography wise, it's good. It's a Marvel film so expect a ton of amazing visuals and CGI.

Overall, I gave this movie a 7/10 because the movie is good! And anyone who watches this movie will probably tell you it's great! But it's just that the jokes were a little too often this time. I don't like that.

And that's the major reason why I'm giving this a 7. Other than that, it's a solid Marvel film that's maybe on the list of the ones that are not too memorable.