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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

2017 Directed by James Gunn

Obviously.

The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill's true parentage.

Chris Pratt Zoe Saldana Dave Bautista Vin Diesel Bradley Cooper Michael Rooker Karen Gillan Pom Klementieff Elizabeth Debicki Chris Sullivan Sean Gunn Sylvester Stallone Kurt Russell Wyatt Oleff Aaron Schwartz Laura Haddock Gregg Henry Seth Green Molly C. Quinn Evan Jones Jimmy Urine Stephen Blackehart Steve Agee Joe Fria Terence Rosemore Tommy Flanagan Richard Christy Michael Rosenbaum Ving Rhames Show All…

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Review by SilentDawn ★★★★½ 41

87

Setting: Marvel Board Meeting

Kevin: "And then I said, we already put in 3 end-credits scenes, how about 2 more?!?"

*eruptive laughter*

Marvel Exec #2: "You're such a card, Kevin."

Kevin: "These movies don't make themselves!"

Marvel Exec #3: "Well I mean they kinda do. That's why we installed that conveyer belt in northern Idaho and everything."

Kevin: "You got me there!"

*Meeting Room door opens*

Kevin: "Well look who it is, our crazy director intern, come in James."

Marvel Exec #4: "Excuse me, Kevin, but who is this?"

Kevin: "This, ladies and gentlemen, was the director on Guardians of the Galaxy, a movie which we allowed to be somewhat creative and it payed off! I bought my sixth…
Review by davidehrlich ★★★½ 81

the first one was bad.

this one is very, very good.

even the fucking bradley cooper raccoon is tolerable. a Marvel movie with actual emotion and shot compositions that don't look like they were determined by a computer (even if everything *in* them was)!

i don't make the rules, people. down is the new up.
Review by matt lynch ★★★½ 6

Did you like the first one? This is funnier, weirder, way more visually idiosyncratic, doesn't end with a poorly-edited fistfight or ship smashing into a city, and has generous helpings of Kurt Russell and Fleetwood Mac.
Review by Katie ★★★★ 8

drax's laugh is gonna save the world
Review by xavier ★★★★ 3

Tag yourself. I am baby groot blasting and dancing to Electric Light Orchestra's Mr. Blue Sky and not giving a single fuck.
Review by Arielrocks5 ★★★★½ 26

Fuck....

Wasn't expecting this to be as much of an emotionally draining experience as "Colossal" but here we are.

After a bit of a rough patch in my personal life in the last two weeks, this was exactly what I needed; a good old fashioned piece of Sci-Fi Adventure, with an incredible soundtrack, great characters (both old and new), and plenty of hilarious moments.

If Gunn was aiming for "Star Wars"/80s Sci-Fi with his previous installment, then he's retroactively taken a step backwards into "Star Trek"/70s Sci-Fi with his sequel. From the lush colors, set designs, and even plot structure, all feels more in line with "The Wrath of Kahn" than "The Empire Strikes Back". Which is more than welcomed…

Recent reviews

Review by LetterBodnard ★★★★★

I honestly just really enjoy space people arguing. It's one of my favorite genres.
Review by Mike Willis ★★★½

Tries to repeat the loved parts of Vol. 1 but feels much more forced. Soundtrack is not on the same level and the comedy is mostly repeats of the first film. Visually it is unique and the characters carry the film.
Review by northernpickle ★★★½

Meh. It was a fun time. Lacked a little of the soul of the first, but well worth a watch.
Review by song4caden ★★★★

MARGINALLY👏BETTER👏THAN👏THE👏FIRST👏
Review by Alexander ★★

It has its moments, but this movie was way more about the flash than it was about the substance.

And Baby Groot is a great marketing tool, though he was fairly lacking as the comedy relief
Review by Kristy ★★★½

Best character by far was Groot... My kids loved the movie. I wouldn't have watched this if I didn't have children.
Review by PotterGalaxy ★★★★★

I realize I'm probably going to get some hate for this, but yeah GotGVol2 is my fav MCU movie. The more I watch it, the more I love it. While the 1st one focused mainly on Star-Lord and the team coming together, this 2nd one delved deeper into each character giving them all story lines that were all woven together by a general theme. The character depth in this film is astounding, the action scenes, acting, music, and editing are all great. Ego was great (not the best villain, but in my top 5). And the special effects... Man, this is the most visually gorgeous movie I've ever seen, hands down the best of the MCU. Even the songs themselves…
Review by mattception ★★★★

Love the actors in this. An all round funny and enjoyable film.
Review by Brenna

Never split the party!