Yeah, I kind of agree. I know the Walkman was a sentimental piece from his childhood with his mom, but it sounded super out of place making a joke right there.
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 |OT| Anyone can save the galaxy once - SPOILERS!
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Yeah, I kind of agree. I know the Walkman was a sentimental piece from his childhood with his mom, but it sounded super out of place making a joke right there.
Pyccko
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Saw it yesterday, loved it. Really glad Nebula took the face turn.
Only complaint is Drax barely fought at all, seemed to be dedicated mainly to comic relief. But hey he was still great, so oh well whatever. Gamora also def took up the slack on that.
Bracing for the inevitable death against Thanos.
You got to remember though that the Walkman was a gift from his mother, and so was the vol 2 tape.
Edit: I'm fucking stupid and misread your post hahaha. Terrible night at work
. I do agree it was a little out of place.peanutbutterlatte
Member
Nah fuck that, the Walkman moment hurt me more than his mother dying.
Like you absolute bastard Ego. That's his THING.
Dunno anything about him but he won't be in the movie since he is being made as the next evolutionary step for those golden people and by the time we see him, Infinity Wars 2 will have already happened.
Monochromaticx
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I wish crew didn't "fight" egos tentacles but instead fought against human duplicates of ego. That would have giving us more action from all the members of the gotg
clay_ghost
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Then it's basically Avengers 1 and 2 end game again.
Caught this tonight at the Paccar Imax in Seattle. Holy shit it was soo good! I didn't think I would like it more that the first, but I did. I loved all of the various touching moments between the characters throughout and it was gorgeous from an aesthetic standpoint.
Dat opening...
Dat opening...
autumnleaf
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Ego should have created evil counterparts of the Guardians so we got a repeat of that Justice League episode and the Justice Lords.
BronsonLee
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I mean they were awful things to say but it's well established at this point that Drax is a massive dumbass
Aizo
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Agreed. I thought those lines were funny, though.
I don't think it's supposed to be funny because the viewer thinks, "Oh wow, it's so funny to tell a woman she's disgusting!" I think it's supposed to be funny because it's over the top, and his culture is so unrelatably different. She's obviously cute, and Drax has a very strange sense of values for his romantic partners from what he describes.
In the first movie, when he calls Gamora a whore, I found that to be stupid, mysoginistic, and not funny. Telling Mantis, who I adored, that she was disgusting, was funny due to how off it is. Sounds like he likes larger women, so that's one of the major turnoffs for him. Hey, at least he's not reinforcing harmful female body image stereotypes.
BronsonLee
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Yeah the green whore thing was really stupid. It was better in this one because he was obviously wrong.
I did die at Drax just leading poor Mantis into a trap by saying it was ok to pet Rocket
Like you see the wheels turning in that doofus's head when she asks
I did die at Drax just leading poor Mantis into a trap by saying it was ok to pet Rocket
Like you see the wheels turning in that doofus's head when she asks
AnotherDayAnotherDollar
Banned
It's the same concept. His culture is different.
Aizo
Banned
Ehhh. I wouldn't go that far. The joke is being written by someone for Western consumption.
Saying someone is disgusting is not inherently misogynistic. Saying someone's a whore...
No, in the comics he was created by earth scientists to be the perfect human being.
gutter_trash
Banned
I hate Adam Warlock.
he ruined Infity Gauntlet by talking too much thorugh out that series
he ruined Infity Gauntlet by talking too much thorugh out that series
Aizo
Banned
Ruined? I didn't feel that way at all. Did you hate Infinity Gauntlet?
Anyway, considering how different all these characters are, you might be happily surprised.
gutter_trash
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Infitiy Gauntlet was overhyped and came out average
1) the lack of creativity on how some heroes were killed off
2) the odd choice of the surviving heroes in the last issues
3) Adam Warlcok bla bla bla, bla bla bla wouldn't shut up
GuitarAtomik
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To be fair, the walkman meant a lot to him because of its connection to his mother.
demosthenes
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Going again tonight for my second viewing.
Just to sate my own curiosity, did you read IG when it came out?
gutter_trash
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A year or two after
I know, but the way he delivered the line definitely made it feel like they were going for a comedic timing type deal
The Jazz Cabbage Master
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That mutiny scene was fuckin rough. Kinda disturbing actually. It made me long for Taser Face and his shit heel buds to die lol
Also, what is the name of the character who helps free Yondu and Co after realizing that a mutiny wasn't what he wanted to happen? I love his character. When he gets overwhelmed during the Ravager funeral scene, yelled and pounded his chest I cried. He loved his captain. Yondu 😢
Thanks!
Also, what is the name of the character who helps free Yondu and Co after realizing that a mutiny wasn't what he wanted to happen? I love his character. When he gets overwhelmed during the Ravager funeral scene, yelled and pounded his chest I cried. He loved his captain. Yondu 😢
Thanks!
Kraglin
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He wasn't alone.
Even if the most melodic song was being played, she would not even tap her foot. That is when I knew.
The Jazz Cabbage Master
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As much as I love the movie, one thing I have to note is that while I found the humor, drama, and action to be great, the intervals between humor/drama/action would sometimes be way too short. It's hard to describe, but it's as if there wasn't enough time between tonal shifts for my emotions to ride the waves. Really my only criticism lol
AnotherDayAnotherDollar
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I can say a guy is a whore, but I digress. The jokes you didn't mind from Vol 2 were also written by someone for Western consumption, but others saw it differently. I understand why you think it's misogynistic, and I also understand why others think the ones from Vol 2 are misogynistic as well, I just don't agree with it.
Didn't care for this at all. All of the characters were just treated like jokes, and none of them are original or funny ones. The occasional times they tried to go for depth it was extremely shallow and forced. The action was not that interesting, and the story was so rushed that it felt inconsequential.
No.
I saw nothing misogynistic about the relationship between Manyis and Drax, but the green whore line in vol 1 was definitely off.
As for your first sentence...puh-lease.
AnotherDayAnotherDollar
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Well some people obviously saw Mantis-Drax relationship as misogynistic, as brought up by Aizo.
Regarding your second sentence, agree to disagree....puh-lease.
How about no. All things are not equal.
I hate it when sexism is being discussed and someone does the, "but men too" nonsense. It's stupid and ignorant.
The Walkman comment essentially is Quill's version of John Wick losing his dog. Like you kill his mum and then kill his last physical connection to her?
Ego got off light
AnotherDayAnotherDollar
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Glad we agree to disagree.
Mr. Poolman
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Somehow this movie just made "Come a Little Bit Closer" by Jay and the Americans the most badass song of the year.
Zeyphersan
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Earthanoid
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I just saw it an enjoyed it, although I think the first one was better. I thought the pacing was off though, the first half of the movie was too unfocused with all the crap happening and everyone scattered. And that was with me knowing who Ego is.
I think part of the reason the first movie worked well was that the plot is pretty simple: Starlord has the magic ball and everyone wants it or him since he has it. All the offbeat humor and random comments worked because the overall direction was focused. In this one you get five minute gags about Drax/Groot/Rocket being idiots which makes the plot lose focus.
Still, it was fun and I'd watch it again.
I think part of the reason the first movie worked well was that the plot is pretty simple: Starlord has the magic ball and everyone wants it or him since he has it. All the offbeat humor and random comments worked because the overall direction was focused. In this one you get five minute gags about Drax/Groot/Rocket being idiots which makes the plot lose focus.
Still, it was fun and I'd watch it again.
Aizo
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Definitely agree with this. It's not the same.
What did he mean by this?
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Front half was rough, but the back half was great besides the forced uncreative superhero fight.
Teen Groot better stick around for Infinity War.
Teen Groot better stick around for Infinity War.
Somebody gonna die playing that game.
SomewhatGroovy
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The jokes are funny when the deliverer is the butt of the joke and not the recipient, as is the case here. Everytime Drax said anything inappropriate, the laughs were at his expense, not Mantis'.
demosthenes
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Just got back from my 2nd viewing and even though I really liked it the first time I liked it even more the 2nd time. Watching for specific things from characters b/c I knew what was coming and I definitely appreciated the music a lot mroe the 2nd time.
Metalingus5150
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Marvel got another hit! Great movie!
Zeyphersan
Banned
I agree, I liked it even more the second time. I thought the second act didn't drag on nearly as much as the first time viewing
Damn I really really wish Yondu didn't die. I wanted him to stick around and kick ass in Infinity War. I liked the idea of the GotG family just getting bigger each movie
And that somebody is me
MugiwaraCole
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That, uhh wasn't a joke. It was actually for his Walkman.
A lot of people really seem to miss that Peter's a dork. Hell, a lot of humor in Guardians is less attempts at humor on the character's parts than people seem to realize.