They hedge fatigue by cannily introducing new characters and conflicts. Yondu’s fate is a surprise, even though Marvel has made such manipulations a key component of their formula. The latter, an ornery sort in need of a new coat of blue paint, abducted young Peter from Earth in the first film and leads a band of grungy, vaguely inept space pirates called Ravagers. Nebula, she of the metallic, hairless head and permanent, aggrieved scowl, has her reasons and it’s a credit to screenwriter Gunn (taking sole ownership) that he gifts the film’s biggest character arcs to minor players like Nebula and Yondu (Michael Rooker). Since daddy issues don’t satisfy the female demo, there’s something for the ladies: The green-skinned Gamora ( Zoe Saldana) seems perpetually pissed this time, mostly because her sister Nebula (Karen Gillan) is still trying to kill her. Rocket Raccoon (voiced by Bradley Cooper). His entrance is accompanied by the 1972 Looking Glass hit “Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl),” which is to say, we like him already. He is first seen as a younger, bell-bottom-clad young man, which is the 66-year-old Russell de-aged by computer. His name is Ego, which, as it happens, tells you all you need to know about him. Russell plays the man who may or may not be the father of Peter Quill/Star-Lord (Chris Pratt – as charming, rakish, and approachable as ever). It’s a niche that even makes room for national nerd treasure Kurt Russell, who starred in three of the great genre films of the ’80s: Escape from New York, The Thing, and Big Trouble in Little China, all from director John Carpenter.
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‘Nerd treasure’ Kurt Russellīut why complain about a film compelled to stuff an exhaustive amount of visual gags, one-liners, and Fleetwood Mac tunes into 138 generally enjoyable minutes? The Guardians of the Galaxy franchise has found its little, expletive-inflected corner of the Marvel universe and it frolics there, shooting down its enemies and shooting off its mouth. 2 and we’re left with five characters whose squabbling is starting to sound forced and a climax that manages to be even longer, louder, and more confusing than the climax of the previous installment.
So many, in fact, that much of our enjoyment of the Guardians of the Galaxy films depends on our reaction to the songs and the other bits of nostalgia.Ī solid Cheers reference is an easy shortcut to the heart of any Gen X’er. He especially knows a good ’70s pop tune when he hears it. He’s in his mid-40s, the perfect age to appreciate the value of a David Hasselhoff cameo or a fleeting close-up of a Mattel Electronics Football handheld game. The Hangover 2 Trailer & Chris Evans Captain Americaīlame it on director James Gunn, the cheeky bastard behind both films. The Guardians of the Galaxy films, though, have something the other Marvel films don’t: An organizing comedic principle both cheap and effective – i.e., pop culture references from the ’70s and ’80s.
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It’s the weight of obligation, the filmmakers’ responsibility to give you exactly what you loved about the first one, plus even more noise, more phaser blasts, and more bickering. Indeed, it’s not only excitement that’s pinning you to your seat. That burden can be felt in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. ‘Pressure to not be bad’Īt Marvel Studios, one can imagine, the pressure to be good isn’t as intense as the pressure to not be bad, lest the House of Ideas start resembling a house of cards. How Marvel has managed to generate undiminished excitement over the course of 14 previous films in such a short amount of time ( Iron Man was only nine years ago, yet seems like forever) is something that will be studied by future generations of the entertainment intelligentsia, or possibly sociologists studying the effects of mass hysteria. 2, is guaranteed to be another worldwide hit. Now its sequel, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.
This time, it’s Guardians of the Galaxy, a second-tier Marvel property whose refreshingly saucy first film, released in 2014, earned $773 million worldwide. Punishment for non-compliance is harsh your Facebook feed will be clogged with posts about a topic to which you are indifferent, the modern definition of social pariah. Pull up a chair, gather your friends, and warm up those texting thumbs: The hour is nigh for our biannual ritual of packing ourselves into theaters and watching the ultra-caffeinated exploits of whichever Marvel superheroes we’re obligated to obsess over this time.
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