Full Movie Reviews
Rating of
3/4
"One more time with feeling."
Matthew Brady - wrote on 06/07/2023
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3 is an emotional and satisfying swansong for James Gunn and some of the Guardians. It is hard to imagine anyone other than Gunn directing this movie, with the Bullshit firing back in 2018. It would not be the same without him, almost like a void.
Marvel has yet to have a solid track record recently. There are, of course, a few golden nuggets among the pile of shit, but Marvel hasn't been the same after Endgame, and audiences are quickly losing interest. The quality has also dropped, as it felt rushed and unfinished.
While I am still uncertain about the future of the MCU; however, I am 100% certain that James Gunn managed to deliver a solid trilogy about a bunch of misfits whose weirdness and differences only make them stronger together.
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Rating of
3.5/4
Rocket to the Next Level
Chris Kavan - wrote on 05/13/2023
The MCU has been in a bit of a slump since Endgame. This new phase is disjointed at best - some films stand out (Spider-Man: No Way Home, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Shang-Chi for me) while others have been disappointing - including the most recent entry Quantumania. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 once again has the issue of feeling more like a stand-alone than part of this new phase but what James Gunn does have going for it is that this has always been a great series with an excellent ensemble cast and a kick-ass soundrack to boot. In the end, whether or not this is truly the end of the Guardians as we know it - it's one of the strongest films since Endgame and gives our character's a grand send-off.
This volume is mainly focused on Rocket (voiced by Bradley …
