If that plot sounds confusing, don’t worry. The story beats are far less important to your enjoyment of this movie than the undeniable laughter of one hysterical set-piece after another. Indeed, the film feels more like a series of comedic vignettes than any cohesive narrative - forcing responsible critics to dock points - but it doesn’t matter much because it’s so consistently hilarious from start to finish. Caught between his all-powerful biological father and his blue-skinned bandit of a father-figure Yondu (Michael Rooker), Quill faces a tough dilemma: Will he choose the power and glory of his heritage or his rag-tag team of fun-loving friends? Oh yeah, he’s also Quill’s long-lost dad, urging his son to take his rightful place as a Star-Lord. Turns out, they’ve crash landed into the territory of an aptly-named alien god Ego (Kurt Russell), who is a “living planet” planting his DNA throughout the universe. Furious, Sovereign ships pursue the Guardians of the Galaxy, who escape through a wormhole to the forest planet Berhart. In exchange, she hands over Gamora’s estranged sister Nebula (Karen Gillan), who was caught trying to steal these batteries, only to find that Rocket has secretly stolen the batteries himself. This time, the team is hired by High Priestess Ayesha (Elizabeth Debicki), the leader of a golden alien race known as The Sovereign, to protect special batteries that keep the aliens alive. Star Lord (Chris Pratt), the green-skinned assassin Gamora (Zoe Saldana), the hulkish meathead Drax the Destroyer (Dave Bautista), the trigger-happy raccoon Rocket (Bradley Cooper) and the tree with a limited vocabulary Groot (Vin Diesel), this time as Baby Groot, the most adorable thing to cross a movie screen in a long, long time. The gang’s all here: the wise-cracking Peter Quill a.k.a. 2” - and ladies and gentlemen, you’re in for a real treat. 2” - named after the soundtrack’s “Awesome Mixtape Vol. Now, writer/director James Gunn returns for “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. Somehow, the scrappy underdog “Guardians of the Galaxy” broke through the crowd to become the highest-grossing of them all and the clear fan favorite, thanks to a rag-tag team of fresh superheroes, a killer mixtape soundtrack of throwback tunes and a self-deprecating style of side-splitting banter.
WASHINGTON - It was a crowded year for Marvel superheroes in 2014, with “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” (a stellar sequel), “X-Men: Days of Future Past” (an excellent flick) and “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” (highly disappointing). Business & Finance Click to expand menu.ĭecem| WTOP's Jason Fraley reviews 'Guardians of the Galaxy 2' ( Jason Fraley).
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