Scorpion Soldier
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Kurt was 95% practical though. Apparently the make up department did such an excellent job that the VFX team barely had to touch it.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 |OT| Anyone can save the galaxy once - SPOILERS!
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Scarecrow
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The movie was actually filmed in 8K, so a 4K release later down the road wouldn't surprise me.
Yup, it was one hell of a tease for
Thor: Ragnarök.
awilliams213
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Saw it last night its such a beautiful movie to watch. I really like them going all in on making the Marvel space movie so bright and colorful. The cast was perfect also really glad they stayed away from Thanos, infinity stones etc.
DeviantBoi
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He still has the "celestial gene" which allowed him to hold an infinity stone and survive.
The only thing he doesn't have is immortality because the "light" was destroyed when Ego was destroyed.
That's how I understood it.
Hispanic! At the Disco
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He also used the light to create so he cannot create things anymore with the light.
DeathoftheEndless
Crashing this plane... with no survivors!
I dug the movie. Its really funny and it has some nice character moments. The story didn't feel entirely cohesive, but part of that is because of the surprise villain reveal towards the end. Ego is a very unique character and Kurt Russell does a great job fleshing him out (heh). I liked the new characters and the expanded roles for Yondu, Nebula, and the director's brother. Not all of the jokes work, but overall its a fun ride. And it has Stan Lee's best cameo.
MugiwaraCole
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Pretty sure being able to hold infinity stones went out the window when the light was destroyed. Hence, "you're mortal; how?!"
They want fan service scenes so bad they convince themselves it'll be a big part of how the villain is beaten?
Think about how dumb it would be for Thanos to get beaten just because Cap got his hands on the hammer. What, Thor, an Asgardian can't do it but Cap can? Not to mention it steps on Thor as a character since one of his big moments in those movies will probably be getting his hammer back.
I like that Marvel tries to capture the spirit of the source material but I also don't want them to be a slave to it.
Do what makes sense for the story you are trying to tell with these characters.
MadLaughter
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Man, Kurt Russell was fuckin great.
After reading about the less than stellar reviews, I was a bit apprehensive about watch GOTG 2, but I gotta say all my fears were unwarranted. This a great film, had lots of funny moments and was unexpectedly emotional at the end. What most impressed me is how it enhanced the original film, in fleshing out the relationships of characters like Star Lord and Yondu and Gamora and Nebula. It's pretty clear that Gunn has the story planned out way in advance, and am very impressed by this.
Enjoyed the movie, thought I was going to hate it after that long winded intro with Baby Groot dancing but after that it recovered. Don't know if I'd put it over the first, I'd have to watch it again but I don't think I would for now. Gonna see it again tomorrow and watch the first again so I'll be able to judge them more fairly.
H.Cornerstone
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I don't think so. The light only gave him powers on Ego.
Hispanic! At the Disco
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I had spoiled myself ahead of time because it had little to no link to the other movies so I didn't care too much. That being said, because of that and me crying super easily in movies, every scene Yondu and Peter shared made me tear up. It always felt like Yondu and Peter said things asking for their approval. Even the lines "You look like Mary Poppins!" "Is he cool?" "Yea, he is." gets me all choked up haha. Or when he's remembering a moment he shared from each person and his was Yondu teaching him how to shoot.
Personally I think Yondu is the most real feeling, and 3 Dimensional character in the MCU, and I'm sad to see him go. Hopefully they can reach that level of character depth again, and hopefully with a villain.
Speaking of villains, Kurt Russel did a really great job in this and also imo, Ego joins Loki as probably the only 2 really well done and interesting, threatening villains in the MCU (well I don't find Loki all that threatening either). I like that Ego felt like a real threat to the entire galaxy, which Ronan didn't feel like for me.
I felt like each side character got an equal part of the spotlight aside from the obvious outliers, but sadly that equal part was all very small compared to Yondu, Peter, and Ego. With this many characters that would be hard to do though and most movies have a hard time spreading out their characters even as much as this.
All in all, not as good as the first, but still pretty good. Some notes were higher than the first, most lower but not much. Music wasn't as good as the first one's but the music was still used well. Cat's in the Cradle should've either played either in a scene with ego or maybe after Yondu died for maximum tears.
Personally I think Yondu is the most real feeling, and 3 Dimensional character in the MCU, and I'm sad to see him go. Hopefully they can reach that level of character depth again, and hopefully with a villain.
Speaking of villains, Kurt Russel did a really great job in this and also imo, Ego joins Loki as probably the only 2 really well done and interesting, threatening villains in the MCU (well I don't find Loki all that threatening either). I like that Ego felt like a real threat to the entire galaxy, which Ronan didn't feel like for me.
I felt like each side character got an equal part of the spotlight aside from the obvious outliers, but sadly that equal part was all very small compared to Yondu, Peter, and Ego. With this many characters that would be hard to do though and most movies have a hard time spreading out their characters even as much as this.
All in all, not as good as the first, but still pretty good. Some notes were higher than the first, most lower but not much. Music wasn't as good as the first one's but the music was still used well. Cat's in the Cradle should've either played either in a scene with ego or maybe after Yondu died for maximum tears.
MadLaughter
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Regarding the celestial genes, I think that Gunn will probably answer that one eventually.
To me, the whole point of all that narratively seemed to be Peter deliberately choosing permanent humanity (his mother's side) over his godhood (his father's side), which represents character development because, it's meaningful that STAR-LORD is willing to give up the badass-itude that had gotten him so far and that would make him awesome as hell.
It'd undermine his whole journey through the two movies if after this he was still mega-special.
To me, the whole point of all that narratively seemed to be Peter deliberately choosing permanent humanity (his mother's side) over his godhood (his father's side), which represents character development because, it's meaningful that STAR-LORD is willing to give up the badass-itude that had gotten him so far and that would make him awesome as hell.
It'd undermine his whole journey through the two movies if after this he was still mega-special.
Manohla Dargis' review in the NYT is spot-on:
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/05/04/movies/guardians-of-the-galaxy-2-review-chris-pratt.html
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/05/04/movies/guardians-of-the-galaxy-2-review-chris-pratt.html
whatsinaname
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Looking back, the weirdness of Ego having various dioramas of himself in his house does hint at what's to come.
Edit: d'oh. His name too I guess...
Edit: d'oh. His name too I guess...
How could you not notice haha
Glass Rebel
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This review couldn't be further off the mark. As deadly serious as any other Marvel property? The scenes between Starlord and Ego falling flat because he doesn't know how to "kink" them up? Naw, son.
Mr. Poolman
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Am I the only one who thinks each Stan Lee appearance on a MCU movie has been him acting as a Watchers agent?
Familienoberhauptvogel
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And it was just as pointless as cap saving 2 dozen people.
Hispanic! At the Disco
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Haha i didn't realize that till now although my wife did point out that they even played the avengers theme
ok.
Shit, really?
Damn, I have to rewatch this movie asap xDAre you being sarcastic? If not, no, you're far from the only person to think this.
Hispanic! At the Disco
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ok.
Shit, really?
Really? Dang we really thought it was.
The beginning of the Guardians theme sounds a lot like the Avengers theme, so that's understandable.
clay_ghost
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They sound really alike. Wonder how they will remix this with the Avenger Theme for infinity war
What are you talking about? The thread is mostly positive. Are you not able to handle dissenting opinions?
I saw Guardians 1 with my girlfriend last weekend for the first time in prep to watch Guardians Vol 2 on a visit to see an old roommate. I think both are incredibly entertaining but after 1 viewing each, 2 was better. I'll be watching both over again.
We saw Guardians 2 last night. It's a visually spectacular movie. I thought the blend of heart and humor and emotion was excellent. I loved the soundtrack and while maybe not as good as the first, The Chain is just a phenomenal song and elevates it.
Guardians 2 had me around its finger from the dancing Groot/beast battle opening. I was laughing so hard at Peter in looking for "something" offscreen during the battle at the end too. Both movies are so much fun.
We saw Guardians 2 last night. It's a visually spectacular movie. I thought the blend of heart and humor and emotion was excellent. I loved the soundtrack and while maybe not as good as the first, The Chain is just a phenomenal song and elevates it.
Guardians 2 had me around its finger from the dancing Groot/beast battle opening. I was laughing so hard at Peter in looking for "something" offscreen during the battle at the end too. Both movies are so much fun.
It's the most colorful. I don't know that that equates to best looking.
I think The First Avenger and The Dark World both looked really nice.
tearsintherain
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Saw this last night, really enjoyed it. Love the humor and colorful galaxy, just loved watching all the alien planets and just wish the variety was maybe a tad bit more, it was still pretty humanoid focused. Drax stole the movie for sure. I think GOTG1 was maybe a tad bit better, while I love Kurt Russell his sub plot I think was the weakest part of this movie. Still, end of the day if you loved GOTG1 (I did) you'll like this one, if you didn't I don't think this will change your mind.
I usually start fidgeting hard at the 90 min mark of a movie, which is why I watch them at home and usually split into two days, but zero problems with this one even though it clocks in over 2 hours. Stayed through all 5 post credit scenes too, loved em.
and yeah, that was one amazing opening scene. fantastic.
My favorite cameo / fanservice was Ben Browder, aka Michael Crichton from Farscape, as the military leader of the gold people.
I usually start fidgeting hard at the 90 min mark of a movie, which is why I watch them at home and usually split into two days, but zero problems with this one even though it clocks in over 2 hours. Stayed through all 5 post credit scenes too, loved em.
and yeah, that was one amazing opening scene. fantastic.
My favorite cameo / fanservice was Ben Browder, aka Michael Crichton from Farscape, as the military leader of the gold people.
Definitely the most colourful, but for my preference I found that due to the nature of the story many of the beautifully sparse environments relied heavily on CGI that didn't really do as much for me.
I'd say both openings represent the respective film accordingly, because Guardians 2, with the excessive Baby Groot, is exactly what the opening is.
Also the best looking Marvel film probably has to be Iron Man for me still.
Perfectly true. I just didn't enjoy the excessive Baby Groot so much, felt a little mascot fan service ish.
The humour was mostly still spot on in the film though.
What I enjoyed about the first movies opening so much more was that it had a nice gloomy slow start. Everyone in the audience is thinking this is the type of movie its going to be and then BAM Chris Pratt is dancing around in an Indiana Jones style lost civilisation ruin kicking baby aliens to the beat of Come and Get Your Love.
It's the first joke of the movie and it wasn't shy or hasty about building it up.
I still don't see how Baby Groot got excessive screentime. He had like 3 scenes for himself, and it was being useful for the team. He's still the least featured character of the team, obviously.
The opening scene was a bit too long, but that's it. I found all of them cool.
I agree it doesn't beat the first one opening, but this is unbeatable
It is so iconic (and unexpected, I already knew they would do something for the opening screen in vol.2)
The opening scene was a bit too long, but that's it. I found all of them cool.
I agree it doesn't beat the first one opening, but this is unbeatable
It is so iconic (and unexpected, I already knew they would do something for the opening screen in vol.2)
It wasn't a major thing for me, it was just a tiny nitpick in an otherwise great and fun movie.
Glass Rebel
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There's like three extended Baby Groot scenes in the entire movie. I wouldn't even count the intro but fine. The second is on the Ravager ship which also serves to set up the Yondu and Rocket relationship and the other, significantly shorter one, is with the bomb. That's it.
In a 140min movie.
"Excessive", brehs.
In a 140min movie.
"Excessive", brehs.
He didn't.