Guardians of The Galaxy Vol 2
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UPDATED: Sunday, July 30, 2017 06:25
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Originally posted by MOOSE:
Does Nathan make an appearance at all?
No. I'm guessing he was cut? Not listed in any of the credits either. I don't even know what the posters were about now...Odd.
You know how there is different types of humor? Slapstick, Uncomfortable, Deadpan...
I think this is the first movie that used "Improbable humor" all the way through. Like they say things that you wouldn't expect them to say, and they can be funny, but mostly the whole thing felt surreal. It was like the whole thing was written by guys that live in the comic book store that are really "out there."
It was also like you are in a line of consciousness dream/slash nightmare. And they tried to shove a lot of awkward emotionalism into the movie, but only one of the feels felt real. And it's a doozy, bring tissues.
There were also a lot of cliché devices that I can't say because it would ruin the movie, but you can see them coming from a mile off.
I don't like this one as much as the first, but I was still happy to get out and watch anything. We give it a B+.
There were also like five extra shorts so stick around if you do go.
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So, saw the movie. Liked it. Certainly follows the first in over all look, theme, etc... good. A solid B.
Where I think it lost me some was the humor. Just too much and over done, imo. Unnecessary. It's like they gathered everyone's ideas and instead of toning down or leaving out some, they just wrote it all in. IDK if it took away from the story, or was actually put in there to help distract FROM the story, which imo was a bit lacking.
Issues / questions I had...
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* The Sovereign. Why did they, super advanced race that they are , need a rag tag band of mercs to defend their precious batteries in the first place ? I'm sorry, but that just made no sense. And if they were so damn valuable, why no alarm when a few go missing ?
Oh, and their remote drones aren't worth jack squat for fire power.
* When Nebula ate the unripened fruit, why say what everyone already knows ? No need to state the obvious. Just make a sour face, and spit it out...
* Ego - What a cool character. But seriously, the guy is a PLANET ! He couldn't defend himself better than that ? Is taking down a millions year old Celestial really that easy to do ? Pretty weak ,imo. I think it would have been best to wound him ( thinking they'd killed him , make the escape, and leaving the door open for his possible return, or simply reference to him still being alive, later on.
* So Peter finds out he's HALF Celestial, and then just figures out in a day or two how to harness the planetary power that literally IS is dad ? Please ! That's even less likely than Rey fighting a fully trained Sith after picking up a light sabre for the first time !
* The Ravagers and the funeral - We're to assume that Peter not only relayed the news of Yondu's passing, but also that by NOT delivering Peter to Ego, Yondu basically saved the universe from being taken over ? And by hearing that news, they believed it, and fully comprehended it, to the point of acknowledging that yes - Yondu was in fact a worthy Ravager after all, and because he FROZE to death, not exactly while in an actual battle, he deserved full burial rights, by everyone else, who clearly dropped what they were doing to just show up and shoot fireworks about ?
Did they also have to make 700 portal jumps ?
I mean, it's one thing for Ego to transmit his planet power to the 1000's of planets, across the Cosmos, instantaneously, but we're to expect the Ravagers to have a communication system that sends and receives across light years, in real time ?
Yondu - Sucked that he went out, but I guess he did show a father's love for Peter. I had heard that one of the Guardians might die, and that it would be Mantis.
I was sure Mantis would leap out and sacrifice herself for the others, so she'd no longer be Ego's pet. Much like Carina offed herself rather than be The Collector's slave girl.
And yeah, the music was pretty darn good.
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I'm just wondering why you are bothering to rationalize out ANYTHING that happened in the movie?? I mean, you could spend LESS time pointing out the logical bits 
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Originally posted by Wishimay:
I'm just wondering why you are bothering to rationalize out ANYTHING that happened in the movie?? I mean, you could spend LESS time pointing out the logical bits
Where's the fun in that?
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I forgot that I did see the scene with Guillermo from the Jimmy Show.
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Oh, and one more thing...
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Clearly, Groot had been walking around for some time. Why did he freeze when Drax looked at him, during the fight scene at the beginning ? Yes, it was a cute reference to when Groot was still in the pot, and hadn't become animated yet. So why do it now ? That made no sense, and wasn't funny.
Seemed more of a reach than anything.
Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... but not everyone must prove they are a citizen
I'm just a red pill guy in a room full of blue pill addicts.
" AU, that was great, LOL!! " - Chrisisall
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Where I think it lost me a few was the diversion. Just excessively and over done, imo. Superfluous. It resembles they accumulated everybody's thoughts and as opposed to conditioning down or forgetting a few, they just composed everything in. IDK in the event that it detracted from the story, or was really placed in there to help divert FROM the story, which imo was somewhat deficient. https://www.theacademicpapers.co.uk/dissertation-proposal-writing-serv
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Oh, and one more thing...Select to view spoiler:
Clearly, Groot had been walking around for some time. Why did he freeze when Drax looked at him, during the fight scene at the beginning ? Yes, it was a cute reference to when Groot was still in the pot, and hadn't become animated yet. So why do it now ? That made no sense, and wasn't funny.
Seemed more of a reach than anything.
Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... but not everyone must prove they are a citizen
I'm just a red pill guy in a room full of blue pill addicts.
" AU, that was great, LOL!! " - Chrisisall
I conjured it was just Baby Groot showing immaturity, in character.
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I thought is was just for the 3-d effects...which we didn't see the 3-d, but there are a lot of those kinds of still shots for effect now a days.
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I did not see 3D either.
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