Continuing my rewatch, last night was Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 2.
Ehhhhhhhh. I remember really liking it when it came out, but I did not so much this time. Right now I'd put it above Thor 2, but not sure what else.
In some ways, it was like the opposite of the first one for me. For instance.
- The serious moments in the first one fell flat like 90% of the time. But the comedy really worked about 90% of the time.
- In the sequel, the serious moments (as few as we had) worked about 90% of the time, but the comedy fell flat about 90% of the time. "I am famous for my huge turds"? Really Drax?
- The team moments in the first one were the best, but the villain was REALLY lame and weak. In the sequel, the team moments were much more meh, but I really liked Ego up til the end when he went all generic villain on us.
- I disliked much of Gamora in the first one, but she was way better in this one. No real complaints on that end.
So what I liked and didn't like, starting with didn't.
- Humor was really lame much of the time, as I mentioned. Just seemed really out of place. Sometimes it worked, but usually it didn't. I didn't feel this way on the first watch, odd.
- Ending was super lame.
- Drax........god dammit Drax. He has been reduced to, not only, a completely one note character, but failing one at that. He wasn't funny. His character was also a complete idiot the whole movie. I love Dave, but he needs MUCH better material in the 3rd. He doesn't have to be an idiot joke anymore. Dude should be much more intelligent and less silly. His comedy in Infinity War worked much better.
- The gold people were just pointless. I love seeing Ben Browder on the big screen, but give him a better role and get rid of the gold people.
- The god damn exposition from Ego. Horribly done on all levels.
What I liked.
- Rocket and groot were great.
- Yondu kind of stole the movie. The Mary Poppins line still was great and funny. His sacrifice was still touching.
- Loved the Gamora/Nebula stuff. When you watch the two movies back to back (with a few days in between) their stuff doesn't seem so random. Nebula killed it as usual.
- Ego was really great til the end. Kurt Russell being awesome and bringing some much needed charisma to a Marvel bad guy.
- BEN BROWDER!
- Stan Lee cameo
- Mantis. I really liked Mantis. Totally different from the comics, but Pom brought such charm and love to her. When she was being serious with Drax, it was really well done.
- The original Guardians of the Galaxy. Not over done, but well done I'd say. Really liked the nod. Wouldn't mind more of them.
Tuesday is Winter Soldier! Really excited for that. In my top 3.