I decided to treat myself this Memorial weekend with a traditional summer blockbuster movie. I chose to see Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 in theaters for several reasons. I enjoyed the first movie, I enjoyed the classic rock soundtrack, I enjoyed the comical characters, yet mostly because it's all my baseball co-workers talk about. Also the special effects are top-notch, cutting-edge quality which is best to be experienced in theater. So considering all this, it was the perfect movie to catch in theaters and it did not disappoint.
The story is yet another Marvel Comic series, which I agree has gotten quite old, yet it's a bit different since it's rather a Sci-Fi then a usual superhero film. Unlike the Avengers series, the Guardians of the Galaxy are more of a stand-alone story in a completely different universe. They are lead by the rebellious human Star-Lord (played by Chris Pratt), the stubborn Gamora (played by Zoe Saldana), the comical brute Drax the Destroyer (played by Dave Bautista), the technical savvy Rocket Raccoon (voiced by Bradley Cooper), and the walking tree Groot (voiced by Vin Diesel).
The Premise
This sequel continues shortly after the first film in which the Guardians have now assembled. Star-Lord is the commander of their ship while Groot is still in his baby plant-form of which we saw at the end of the first movie. The group is still a band of greedy misfits, always arguing with one another while they do dangerous jobs for money. This makes for an unusually funny dynamic which you don't often see in superhero action films.
The Guardians accept a job from a snobbish race known as the Sovereign to defeat an alien monster. Upon completing their task, Rocket insults the race by stealing valuable batteries from them. This infuriates the Sovereign into taking action against the Guardians. During their escape, the Guardians are saved by a mysterious celestial being known as Ego, who happens to be Star-Lord's father (played by Kurt Russell). Star-Lord, Drax, and Gamora take refuge in Ego's magical planet where Star Lord learns of his past identity. Meanwhile Rocket, Nebula (Gamora's sister), and baby Groot stay back to work on their ship.
On the magical planet it is later revealed that Ego is actually a self-absorbed being who wants to dominate the entire universe. Rocket teams up with Yondo (Star-Lord's adopted father played by Michael Rooker) to rescue Star-Lord and the others. To further complicate matters the Sovereigns lead a full drone assault on the planet, still bitter about the batteries. Star-Lord is able to discover his half-god powers to fight Ego, while the rest are able to escape. He is however eventually saved by his adopted father who sacrifices himself while Ego and his planet are destroyed.
The movie was quite a visual sensation, well worthy of the 10$ to be seen in theater. It was also extremely funny, and I fond the constant verbal jabs among the Guardians to be great stuff. Almost every line Drax says is a ridiculously stupid jar-headed comment which makes for great comedy. The music in the film is also quite enjoyable, 70s classic rock, just like the first film. I'd say this series has become one of my new favorite Sci-Fi series, after Star Wars of course.
The story is yet another Marvel Comic series, which I agree has gotten quite old, yet it's a bit different since it's rather a Sci-Fi then a usual superhero film. Unlike the Avengers series, the Guardians of the Galaxy are more of a stand-alone story in a completely different universe. They are lead by the rebellious human Star-Lord (played by Chris Pratt), the stubborn Gamora (played by Zoe Saldana), the comical brute Drax the Destroyer (played by Dave Bautista), the technical savvy Rocket Raccoon (voiced by Bradley Cooper), and the walking tree Groot (voiced by Vin Diesel).
The Premise
The Guardians accept a job from a snobbish race known as the Sovereign to defeat an alien monster. Upon completing their task, Rocket insults the race by stealing valuable batteries from them. This infuriates the Sovereign into taking action against the Guardians. During their escape, the Guardians are saved by a mysterious celestial being known as Ego, who happens to be Star-Lord's father (played by Kurt Russell). Star-Lord, Drax, and Gamora take refuge in Ego's magical planet where Star Lord learns of his past identity. Meanwhile Rocket, Nebula (Gamora's sister), and baby Groot stay back to work on their ship.
On the magical planet it is later revealed that Ego is actually a self-absorbed being who wants to dominate the entire universe. Rocket teams up with Yondo (Star-Lord's adopted father played by Michael Rooker) to rescue Star-Lord and the others. To further complicate matters the Sovereigns lead a full drone assault on the planet, still bitter about the batteries. Star-Lord is able to discover his half-god powers to fight Ego, while the rest are able to escape. He is however eventually saved by his adopted father who sacrifices himself while Ego and his planet are destroyed.
The movie was quite a visual sensation, well worthy of the 10$ to be seen in theater. It was also extremely funny, and I fond the constant verbal jabs among the Guardians to be great stuff. Almost every line Drax says is a ridiculously stupid jar-headed comment which makes for great comedy. The music in the film is also quite enjoyable, 70s classic rock, just like the first film. I'd say this series has become one of my new favorite Sci-Fi series, after Star Wars of course.
