cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1738775

Hilarious and action-filled!

Finally managed to watch this movie, and the wait was worth it!

The music is impeccable (as usual), and the comedy is on point. The action is great as well, with tons of thrilling sequences with interesting character designs and well choreographed fights. The environments were also fantastic, with disgusting, slimy scenes everywhere, which really drove home the whole idea of “perfecting” the world being a complete sham.

The plot doesn’t leave anything to be desired either. It’s interesting and thrilling. The main villain does a fantastic job of being hateable! I thought it was great acting by Chukwudi Iwuji, really outstanding job.

The only thing I didn’t like too much was the very notable lack of stakes. Well, obviously there were stakes, but I never got the feeling they could actually fail to get the job done. I never thought that they might actually lose, for once. On one hand, that kinda sucks, on the other hand, it’s a comedy-action movie that has great comedy and action. I don’t think the lack of tension is a big deal.

What do you think?

Rating: 4/5

Arr 🏴‍☠️!

  • Che BananaEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    Nothing will take me back to the day I took my son to Cinerama in Seattle to watch the original and be totally blown away.

    There were moments in this where you could check out and go for popcorn, but it was a good movie regardless. (spoilers below)

    I loved the fact you didn’t know (spoilers) if Rocket was going to live or if he was going to die - i usually turn off all avenues of information before going to see a film.

    The bad guys were really despicable, the corporate “organic” headquarters was really good visually, very visceral.

    i liked it, and it was a good transition tonwhat they could put out next…just like the comics

    • gon@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I’ve never read the comics, but I’m considering getting into it after this!!

  • anon6789@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    I am going to miss Dave Bautista as Drax so much. I never watched him as a wrestler, but other wrestlers turned actors have generally not done so well. He was my favorite part of all three movies. He makes be laugh so hard, but he also has such poignant moments, and he tries to look so tough while he is really such a softy. I feel this last movie have him a fitting end, so while I’ll miss him being in future projects, I’m still happy for his character.

    The movie itself was pretty good overall. I think I’m starting to feel Marvel fatigue, and nothing will feel as good as watching the first GotG with no expectations and seeing all that ridiculous work so well. The Rocket backstory was nicely done. Groot had lots of cool transformations. I liked Nebula way more than Gamora in this.

    • gon@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      I love the Drax-Mantis dynamic! Dave Bautista is great, and I thought he was cool in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery too.

      • anon6789@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Yes, he was great in that as well. I really hope he continues to get his roles. I think with his build and comedic timing and decent overall acting ability he could have some very unique parts. Something like the Barry series where he’s dangerous but also a bit goofy.

        All the other GotG actors have pretty stellar careers, and I hope he gets to do the same. At some point I’ll have to check out Knock at the Cabin. Been putting that off because of M. Night, not Bautista.

        • gon@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          Knock at the Cabin also has Rupert Grint, which is another reason I want to watch it as well, just to see how his acting has been since Harry Potter. But that Horror tag is really putting me off… I really struggle with scary movies.

          For what it’s worth, Letterboxd has it at a 2.9, which is pretty mediocre, but one of the top comments is praising Dave!