Guardians of the Galaxy 2 - 2

[thistlechaser]

I've not been sleeping well or much lately. I had intended to go to bed early last night, but I spotted Guardians of the Galaxy 2 online, and I had enjoyed it so much in the theater, I decided to just watch the beginning before bed. That ended up not working out at all, and I ended up staying up late to watch the whole thing.

It was no less enjoyable on second viewing -- it might even had been more so. Usually movies don't hold my interest and I pause them endlessly to do other things during them, but this one I watched straight through.

Yondu (the blue guy) was still my favorite part of it. But the whole thing! I loved all the characters, even the minor ones. Sylvester Stallone as the Ravager commander (Starhawk Google tells me, though not named in the movie / Edit: Though I'm seeing the name Stakar for him as well...) was so much fun! Such a commanding, confident character.

I also love how much background there is that never even comes out in the movie. I googled to find out more about Yondu's arrow (the one he controlled with a whistle), and it was like a worlds of information that the movie never touched on! It made me curious about the comic books -- I wonder how different he was in them? If things with him turned out differently?

On one hand, I understand why people consider GotG the fun, lighthearted branch of Marvel movies, but on the other... No Marvel movie has ever made me cry before, and I cried during both my first and second viewing of this. (And I'm not one who cries often, these two movies were the only time I've cried in years.)

It's so sad that GotG will only be a trilogy. There's no release date for the third movie yet, as far as I can find.

Comments

[wow-hazmat.livejournal.com]

I'm subscribed to Comixology Unlimited, and they have the 1990-1995 Guardians of the Galaxy comic that features the original team with Starhawk/Stakar and the previous version of Yondu (who is yes suuuuper different haha).

It's a very bright, wild, kinda cracky series (I'm up to issue 10 or so), which I find enjoyable in a popcorn kind of way.

Have a link

[xxmadsenxx.livejournal.com]

I still need to see both Guardians of the Galaxy movies. Good to know that the second one is good!

[manue7a.livejournal.com]

I've watched this movie twice, too, and found it so much better than the first one (which I watched after I've seen the second)

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

The first and second ones were quite different. I agree with you, I liked this one better.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

They're both good, though I think this one is better. Hope you enjoy them!

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the link! Based on the covers, I'd believe it was fun and cracky.

One day I'll have time to read everything I want. All the books I have waiting, all the comic books I want to try... I just need to retire!

[kelen.livejournal.com]

Omg.. Yondo couldn't be more different. There was a passing effort to do something to make them similar, but it's kind of like claiming hard lemonade has real lemons in it. (It sure doesn't here!) They have the same name and there are pictures of lemons on the label, but no.. not really the same. ;)

If anything, the movies are leaps above in quality to the original comics. I'd really suggest you not read the original from the 80's. It's horrible. The late 90's, 2k versions are better. You might want to start with those. It'll at least be recognizable. The 80's version won't be. And there's no real continuity between the two series that I'm aware of.

The only 80's comic I suggest is the original Rocket Racoon series. They hint at his history in the movies, but nothing more. The comic gives his background. Although I'm not sure the movies even kept that history besides his being engineered.

Just don't expect a ton of continuity between comics and movie.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Just don't expect a ton of continuity between comics and movie.

That seems to be the rule of these movies.

They really didn't give much of Rocket's background (unless it was in the first movie, it's been a long time since I watched that). In this one he mentioned being engineered, and that the scientists didn't care about him, but nothing beyond that. I really should watch the first movie again...

Thanks for the advice!

[kelen.livejournal.com]

They didn't give Rocket's background in the first movie. Unless it's in some director's cut I haven't seen. :)

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Heh I was going to start watching the first movie now, right before bed, and watch just the beginning of it... but that's how I ended up staying up too late the other night! I shall watch it this weekend. :)