Half in the Bag Episode 125: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

While Mr. Plinkett rehearses for an important "on air" audition, Mike and Jay discuss Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, the latest Marvel film from Marvel.

[@Kurogane72]

You can tell Mike liked the movie because he can remember the names of the characters.

[@c.j.awesome1937]

just like yandu also mike seems to have gone soft and its like poetry it rhymes

[@tko4051]

Mike is so off in this review. "I don't even remember the ending to the last film, probably because Gunn was told what to do" Oh you mean where a main character died instead of a secondary villain character? But CGI heavy destruction-porn fight that resembled The Matrix Revolutions is better?

[@tko4051]

No shit, Sherlock Holmes, he DIED and came back. He still died you comatose excuse for a human.

[@TheHonorableRyu]

Yeah, I didn't think that Groot was truly dead after his sacrifice either. Groot's also basically an accessory/expendable character to the friendship theme in the first film, whereas Yondu in this one undergoes a more drastic and meaningful change.

[@karpopper]

he would have called quill chris prat otherwise.

[@TheRcanmeananything]

Jay had to remind Mike to talk about Star Trek. What the fuck is happening.

[@Kolumaic]

I thought he was going to go with Star Trek 5 The Final Frontier(aka The Search for God)

[@Marinealver]

OMG Spock is Gay, what a progressive thought provoking statement that will save the world. Make another Star Trek series but Spock is Gay with Sulu!

[@plbenton]

It broke new ground.

[@heikkiremes5661]

Picasso & Michelangelo interrupted by people in suits is the funniest thing ever.

[@ArunaUtd]

Funny thing is for Michelangelo that actually did happen, the church didn't want the people in the paintings of the Sistine Chapel to be naked.

[@mr.dalerobinson]

Robin there’s a theory that his biggest troll against the church that screwed him over was that God & his Angels actually represents a brain, suggesting that He exists within the mind of man. The theory originated from some neuroscientists who saw the similarities and noted that Michelangelo studied the human body by cutting up cadavers.

[@awsomeDualshock]

Mike remembered the characters' names, Mike forgot to talk about Star Trek, Jay was the first to bring up Star Trek... This movie has ruined Red Letter Media harder than Double Down ruined Rich Evans' brain.

[@benbotka8010]

I love how genuine Mike seems in this video. After the Nerd Crew saga it's nice to see him not drowning in bitter sarcasm

[@thedarksiderebel]

The only thing better than seeing Mike rip a film apart is seeing Mike being genuinely impressed and excited, and talking about a film he loves

[@kordlesskure]

Believe it or not Mike actually likes films when he isn't watching dumpster fire tier films.

[@whodatninja439]

Film is Mike's passion, well mostly Star Trek

[@steamedrice97]

Because Gardens of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is LIKE A MOVIE!

[@electricdevil2422]

Kris.Kringle - You have seen the story a million times before. It's a VERY common and simple story - the false idol arc, the "broken pedestal" trope. You've seen it in both animated and live-action movies. A character meets his hero, and finds out his hero is not who he hoped he would be. A more prominent example would be Luke Skywalker, who has his father built up by Obi-Wan as this great Jedi who was cut down in the prime of his life, only to find out his father is, well, you know the rest of that. As they say, nothing is truly original, it's what you do with it that is important. And I think GotG2 is just fine.

[@ctk777]

Bautista was awesome. Funny lines aside, the scene with him reminiscing about his daughter with Mantis got me bad. His face nearly serene while she felt his overwhelming sadness. Just beautiful.

[@mountaindewslave]

I'm surprised RLM didn't bring him up, he was the MVP of the film in my eyes, him calling Mantis (who's adorable) ugly over and over was hilarious. I supposed maybe it's obvious that he's great in this so not needed to be mentioned though. I agree though, he probably had the most heartfelt moment for me when he was going down memory lane next to Mantis

[@ElRook]

Derek Woods he establishes the theme, too, with how you can trust people who are ugly. Yondu might not be a space god or David Hasselhoff, really, but in the end he's the one that loved Quill. Also a nice touch that all during the movie Groot is kicking Drax, but at the funeral he wants to be held by Drax (who out of the team has been a father).

[@MrCaseySasaki]

That part took me out of the film... because I got so wrapped up wiping tears on me sleeve while trying not to look like a little bitch. Great character interaction with this movie. Something movies like Suicide Squad needed more of.

[@TheColliQ]

That 21 Gun-esque spaceship salute at the end broke me dude honestly

[@robertcramb8903]

ctk777 yes great scene and I'm glad we got one like that from Drax

[@SSj5Bob]

I know I'm like two years late on this but the fact that there was no courting thing between Quill and Ego fit pretty well in my opinion. Ego is ultimately a raging sociopath and he just can't muster the ability to give a shit about normal people. The facade slips for a moment, and this is revealed, but it's not like he's revelling in how evil he is, he feels justified and he explains himself as if he's perfectly reasonable. He was expecting Quill to understand, because he doesn't understand people as well as he thinks he does, because he's a monstrous, charismatic sociopath. Quill reacts immediately, there's no hesitation, there's no internal contemplation because Quill isn't an introspective character. It's part of what makes him the big damn hero and it's what sets him apart from a lot of other characters. I thought the subversion of expectation there was great, the way he just shoots Ego without a second though, because it sets Peter's character very firmly in stone. This is something that becomes very relevant in Infinity War, when Peter's lack of forethought and self control ends up causing shit to go so badly. Or something. I dunno. Nobody's going to read this, but everyone else is throwing their bottled messages out into the sea, why not join in.

[@matthayward7889]

Tardyclock nicely put

[@micahsilverstein]

Tardyclock Eloquently put. I’d never thought of Quill’s emotion being tied between the movies like that. Cheers!

[@Justin_Leone]

Good analysis

[@edfarage570]

Its never late to give opinions and yours hit the spot

[@josiahbahuaud2294]

You are dead on. It fits the characters.

[@franciscoac9090]

"Im surprised you haven't mentioned Star Trek yet.." Savage AF Jay

[@GhostOfBilly]

Jay could say that at 00:01 of every review and it would be equally valid.

[@AesirAesthetics]

Wait, wasn't that Ego' plan? Going around the galaxy planting gardens?

[@purplefood1]

So it was the Guardians of the Galaxy versus Gardens of the Galaxy

[@WatchdogGoon]

I was just about to comment this haha

[@nameynamename3758]

AesirAesthetics 👏

[@zandyzain6241]

Gardeners Of The Galaxy

[@yrwestillhere]

James Gunn watches RLM and steals their ideas *CONFIRMED*

[@rogerpuzzitiello5175]

Welcome to the Redlettermedia comment section, a place so devoid of creativity that saying it's unoriginal has now become unoriginal.

[@RyanHall42]

I hate those people the most of all

[@TheKnightBlade4]

Roger Puzzitiello they may have gone too far in a few places

[@superhamzah85]

This comment appears in nearly every video. It's like poetry, it rhymes...

[@SeanBarkerNegaScott128]

It is not breaking new ground.

[@shaggnar2014]

I said the thing they said, you said the thing that other guy said

[@Jaxxdude]

Seeing Mike and Jay enjoy a good comic book movie makes my soul happy.

[@mathiyanz]

Disney Shill Aren't you paid to like this comic book movie?

[@swans184]

I love how the Sovereign race's only connection to the story is they're pissed that Rocket stole their batteries and are trying to save face; it's so hilariously petty.

[@wilsterwonkels7384]

Especially now since Volume 3 came out and the entire movie happens because of Rocket pissing off the Sovereign at the start of this one.

[@Will-hi6qk]

"A movie about going throughout the galaxy planting gardens...." Surprisingly accurate prediction there

[@carlsiouxfalls]

Right? I've been watching older Half in the Bag episodes the last few weeks and watched the GotG one only a few days ago and saw the garden joke there after seeing it in a commercial and was like "whoa."

[@Abraxas948]

18:40 - Jay making a Star Trek reference before Mike? Have I been transported to an alternate dimension or are these doppelgängers masquerading as two hack-frauds?

[@myself2noone]

If you ever find a way back to your universe where none of that is happening take me with you.

[@Abraxas948]

agentbacardi Dogs and cats living together- mass hysteria!

[@AnonymousJerkbag]

The whole reason they cut suicide squad the way they did with all the pop songs was to ape off of Guardians when focus groups said it was too dark. It's basically what Mike said about Deadpool where the execs see something and don't understand what made it good, so they make some horrible abomination.

[@roetheboat1]

I remember when the first trailer for Suicide Squad came out and had that decently creepy song "I Started A Joke". It worked in that. THEN you had Deadpool, which was a huge success, and the next trailer that came out for Suicide Squad had "Bohemian Rhapsody". It was at that moment I realized that Suicide Squad was going to be a huge failure. What I've noticed is that if a trailer has a popular song that does not actually relate to what is happening in the movie, then chances are the movie is going to suck. "Bohemian Rhapsody" didn't have anything that matched with Suicide Squad. "The Chain" actually has a really big connection with GotG 2. "Come Together" has a minimal connection with Justice League, but if you listen to the song it's actually about some crazy coked out homeless guy dancing. The message is: Stay true to your vision for the movie. Don't try to mix in what you think is popular for the price of having a good story.

[@SNSWoTClan]

One of the main differences with the music in GotG movies and other movies is that in GotG the majority of the the songs are Diegetic, meaning that the music has a on-screen source and the characters can hear it. That adds a lot to the use of songs in a movie.

[@ok5916]

I fuckin hate it when there’s sampled songs in movies that don’t fit in. It just ruins the immersion for me

[@roetheboat1]

Another important difference is that Gunn does an incredible job at making sure the songs he uses actually add layers to the scene. Normally, you wouldn't think that "The Chain" by Fleetwood Mac would work well in the final action scene where the embodiment of an entire planet and his immature son are duking it out. But it does. Because of how well Starlord's character had been established, the song enhanced the scene instead of just acting as something catchy. Suicide Squad is probably an excellent counter-example. You can't just throw in popular music and expect it to work. It has to actually match, or else you just come off looking cheap. The instant I saw that second trailer for Suicide Squad where they had "Bohemian Rhapsody", I knew the movie was going to suck. The trailer company did a great job in syncing up the music to the images, but it was overall a failure because the song they used didn't really have anything to do with the characters.

[@TheDragonSmasher]

The Runaway Script thank you!

[@dalemediagroup7203]

Each movie as a song that encapsulates the theme. Guardians 1 is Ooh Child and Guardians 2 is The Chain.

[@fulldisclosureiamamonster2786]

And this is one of the many reasons Suicide Squad is so inept.

[@beestplayer4444]

My favorite Expanded-linked-cinematic-connected-franchise universe is the RLM-verse. The Rich Evans fan service scenes are spectacular and the vistas are immaculate. I'm still disappointed though that we have not received a spin-off explaining how Jay got his beard or a film explaining why Mike always mentions Star Trek. Even though 75% of the films are filler solo films that fill the gap between RLMs' Nerd Crew films the verse is still 11/10.

[@zbh9268]

Hollywood could learn some things from the RLM cinematic universe. At least their content is funny, fresh, relevant, unpredictable and most of all totally one of a kind. Let's see Hollywood's shit-o-matic universes do that.

[@johnsmith-mv8hq]

+Mirgon It's a good job they did get the Plinket rights. IIRC there was a recent subreddit about how Amy Pascal wanted to cast Amy Schumer as Mrs Pinkett. I'm glad that Sony finally saw sense and rejected that plan.

[@admiralpiett7611]

I belive the way Jay got his beard was explained in the Tales from Outer Aids comic #15 that Jay got his beard from Rich's scalp. If you look very closely you can see that Rich has less and less hair every video while Jay get's a thicker beard every video. I don't think this in canon, though.

[@scorcher59]

SO MANY VISTAS

[@johnsmith-mv8hq]

I guess it's like Star Trek Discovery - so many Spock types all thanks to interlocking timelines. RLM in Kelvin or Prime!

[@TheBuckoJohnson]

Peter Quill- "This is... well get ready for an eight hundred foot statue of Pac-Man with Skeletor and Heather Locklear.... I'm gonna make some weird shit."

[@Watershake99]

And eventually he formed a giant Pac-Man, so I guess even Pac-Man had a character ark...

[@key099able]

Which is still light years ahead whatever Pixel is

[@issaccoltman6249]

LiftedMonster seven hundred, not eight hundred

[@TheBuckoJohnson]

I meant to say a thousand, but eight feels pretty good... Vincent Price- "Can you dig it!?"🎤

[@TAluclaire]

On the point about Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel ceiling fresco, he actually did take shit from religious authorities who thought he used too much nudity in his work and that it was unbecoming of art for the Vatican. He also didn't paint the entire ceiling of the Sistine Chapel by himself, artists would typically have assistants and apprentices help them on large projects. The most iconic part with God and Adam doing the finger-touching was all Michelangelo, though. But yeah, in Renaissance Italy there definitely was art that was created by committees of overbearing patrons harassing groups of no-name artists they could control, but that art typically isn't the stuff we remember. Feel free to make comparisons to the modern film industry.

[@RoadieNYC]

"You want'a replace god witha giant coke can?!"

[@jotade2098]

Or a Campbell´s soup one?

[@VivaZeus]

GUYS GUYS GUYS This time JAY brings up Star Trek

[@Kris_A]

Yeah... and hey, Mike had a soft heart... do you think they gone done a brain swap? FOr reals.

[@pancakes1271]

IT BROKE NEW GROUND!!!!!!!!!!!

[@zeppegrl]

Veeerrrry cool.

[@stupidcrapyolo2699]

I loved how they had a big build up to the fight scene at the beginning and completely ignored it to show Groot dancing instead

[@BaldorfBaldorf]

That sounds retarded.

[@StuartM62]

It kind of was.

[@MarriottPlayer]

Nah, it was great.

[@Britishwolf89]

It's done really well, the camera follows Groot dancing but you can see the chaos in the background. Plenty of other action scenes in the movie if that's all you care about.

[@Exogenesys]

The action was completely blurred behind groot... It was so damn annoying; you could tell that they were going to shove groot down your throat just by setting up that premise.

[@somedude2748]

That ending was borderline experimental

[@SamuelLJacksonsFish]

It sounds like a snippet of a Godspeed You Black Emperor song.

[@steamedrice97]

P I Z Z A B A G E L S

[@Audey]

The car is on fire, and there's no driver at the wheel And the sewers are all muddied with a thousand lonely suicides

[@beatnikyoufail]

Dead flag blues is excellent; I got a chance to see Godspeed once live. Overall it was a pretty great experience.

[@tite93]

Envy you

[@jonawhite17]

5:55 **Spoilers** * * * * * James Gunn didn't just steal that one joke -- that's the plot of the whole damn movie.

[@SolarArmadillo]

Holy shit...

[@jmack4309]

Wow it actually is...damn

[@letsplaydan2471]

Gilbert M comic has nothing to do with the movie

[@bw-xv2rz]

@@letsplaydan2471 except it is... it is a comic book movie after all

[@92brunod]

@@bw-xv2rz the plot of the movie is totally different to the comics. Hell, the current Guardians comics are more based on the movies than viceversa

[@jackdiamond5340]

Star Wars Episode 27 The Rise Of ROTOR, starting Cameron Mitchell, Daisy Ridley, BB-8, and a CGI Robert Ginty. Directed by Mike Stoklasa. Produced by Jay Beauman and Jack Packard. Music by Shoji Tabuchi. Coming 2041

[@gwh3013]

Stunt choreographer - Len Kabasinski. Executive Producer - Neil Breen

[@cameronbreeze6918]

No Rich Evans, meh, guess star wars really is dead.

[@requiem4ameme2]

Rich Evans' name is being kept out of press material so that people won't find out he's really the Old Lady in the Walls. It's going to be the shocking "I am your father" moment of the ninth trilogy.

[@ryankent2151]

But who will play Red Herring?

[@jackdiamond5340]

Wow donald trump watches RLM in the white house oval office.

[@trtx84]

What's great is Past Jay joked he'd love to watch a movie about gardeners going about the universe planting gardens. That was kinda Ego's evil scheme, right? Plant all these seeds of his across the galaxy... Dude they stole your joke AND your premise.

[@josiahbahuaud2294]

Thanos also wanted his garden. lol

[@MiniMackeroni]

@@josiahbahuaud2294 It's like poetry, it rhymes.

[@antonantolick5688]

"I don't even wanna see infinity war, who cares about Thanos?" LOL

[@krusnik94]

WTF is mike smiling unironically? Damn he must of really liked this movie

[@stridernfs1]

krusnik94 It’s must have, not must of

[@OpenMawProductions]

Your mom.

[@subarusumeragikun]

krusnik94 Must of not given a fuck.

[@paveesfox375]

@@stridernfs1 what is vernacular for 100 bob?

[@charlesslaton5924]

Holy $%#@, Mike actually remembered a side character's name! I guess he really did like the movie. Cool.

[@samuelterry6354]

*Very cool.

[@daiselol]

seriously, the fact that he actually remembered shit from the movie was the biggest thing that sold me on seeing this movie as well

[@KTK44]

Rocky Racoon?

[@icecreamalacarte]

ADAM WARLOCK - I was thoroughly excited - thoroughly.

[@AlejoRdhd]

Me, personally, i loved this video. Those jokes, that critique, those vistas.

[@ThatOneVaultDweller]

oooooo i love those vistas

[@asendimchev1996]

They did actually praise at least one vista.

[@CScott-wh5yk]

I never watch movies, but I watch every RLM video - I just realized how weird that is.

[@adamscherrer9639]

Weird, but very relatable...

[@thewordywarlock7159]

But like, Michealangelo DID have a whole bunch of people breathing down his neck trying to make changes. Thats why there's so many easter eggs where he makes fun of the clergy.

[@FatalLordAce]

Sylvester Stallone and the reaver captains are all the original roster of the guardians

[@user-qo6dh2ot4h]

Whatever

[@mynameisjoaneunice]

I remember watching Guardians of the Galaxy. Then, a friend happened to have an older printed Marvel-pedia. I looked up GotG and found that none of the characters were in the movie. The GotG we have is like a reboot version.

[@FatalLordAce]

Joan Eunice there have been a bunch of different iterations of the team including the ones in the movie they are the most popular not the original

[@mynameisjoaneunice]

I know this now. I though, prefer now to go into all media with as little knowledge as possible. This makes the experience better almost every single time. No hype, no expectations, no comparison, no anger on adaptation. If I already know about the source material, I try to throw it all out and let things be themselves. It has worked well. My point is just that no matter what, we take Redlettermedia's sentiment to heart. I don't give a shit about any of this... is it a good movie?!? I love GotG because, it is indeed a very good film. I have no clue if it has anything to do with the comics, nor do I care. In that reguard, this franchise has more room to grow than Spiderman, Superman, Star Wars or anything else like that. It isn't necessarily a prisoner of the source.

[@TheGuy735]

Bunuchy Yeah but then he got thrown out because he stole the kids for Ego. Also the prototype arrow thing was a reference to Yondu's original design because he had a big ass mohawk

[@joshuariser8605]

As someone with crippling father issues, I actually found Guardians of the Galaxy 2 better than the first one.

[@AlitaMovieUpdates]

I don't have crippling father issues because I was raised by my grandparents but this movie definitely resonated with me as well! Much better than the first one, in my opinion. The first was fun but the stuff with his mom didn't pay off until this second movie.

[@joshuariser8605]

It's kinda hard to hate someone I never met. Stop projecting and call your father. Tell him you love him. **EDIT**: This was a response to someone throwing a tantrum because I liked GotG2. I can't see his post anymore so either he blocked me or he/somebody deleted his comment.

[@TheOmegawop]

haha me too man. My dad is a total egomaniac who basically never gave a penny to my mom after he left. Ego really was a solid villain.

[@devofauzanrahman6788]

I really like the character-driven story they were trying to approach, which given more depth and development for each of them. I found it really refreshing how personal it is rather than making it the same basic plot just like the first one but bigger in terms of stakes and action

[@horizon92lee]

Joshua Riser I feel ya, this movie is great for boys raised by a dad who was a twat

[@Devilock79]

"...maybe a giant Coke can." Liked, shared, subscribed. So glad I found this channel.

[@wiseye61]

The pope went to annoy Michelangelo while painting the Sistine Chapel's ceiling.

[@bloodravenzx4438]

Azitock that is an understatement.. Michaelangelos last judgement was changed. A lot of annoyances but michaelangelo was reaaallly old.

[@floydstephman]

and when he went to make the back mural a bunch of artist came in the night to paint over all the penis's with leaves. Corporate oversight and critique has been ruining great works since the dawn of corporate oversite.

[@clapattack7235]

Didn't Michelangelo paint the Pope at the time in the Sistine Chapel work? He mocked him by making him fat, shitting his pants, or something.

[@Saddison01]

3 Idiotas is part of the MCU

[@allluckyseven]

Wasn't that Batman V. Superman's alternative title?

[@deeta000]

allluckyseven Bazinga

[@incanticle6662]

5:57 That's essentially the plot of GOTG:V2. Ego just goes around planting gardens throughout the galaxy. He goes around planting his seed and a part of himself.

[@willsteven700]

Suicide Squad is a bad version of Guardians of the Galaxy.

[@TheMagicfan77]

Hot Take Alert

[@atinity6749]

I don't think suicide squad is a bad version of any movie. I don't even think it's a bad version of a movie. It's something dull and horrible, floating around independently from any concept known to man. It's not shit, or even bad version of shit, it's something else entirely. Besides shit has a purpose and can be enjoyable. Suicide squad is something truly so bad, you cannot describe it even if you tried. I haven't yet heard or read single thing said about suicide squad that even closely captures the utter awfulness, boredom and cringe that is suicide squad.

[@GhostOfBilly]

Nikki Sotku Suicide Squad is walking through a hot topic to the tune of "let me take a selfie" being drowned out by 17 year olds all around the store on their phones yelling at their moms for not picking them up on time. There you go

[@atinity6749]

Michael Marple wow that's actually very accurate! Thank you! :D

[@GhostOfBilly]

Nikki Sotku You're very welcome

[@theseaelf]

Some of the most fun I've had watching a movie in a long time, and I didn't have to "turn my brain off" to do it. So much fun to get a chance to critique good elements in a movie that make it work. Glad to hear you guys like it as well!

[@gman2252]

"You want to replace God with a Giant Coke can?" This is one of the deepest quotes on rlm.

[@35475100]

It's been two minutes since this was uploaded, but me personally, I love this review.

[@justjim8243]

I DON"T WANT TO UPDATE MY CHANNEL very cool

[@beep-beep]

Very exciting.

[@KodiakCaptures]

Very cool.

[@robertcramb8903]

I enjoyed so many things about this movie but I think what I liked the most was its uniqueness. All the worlds and sets were so damn cool bright and interesting. They didn't have to rely on past images or locales like so many movies do (looking at you new Star Wars). I mean shit they crash Peters ship 40 minutes in.

[@ferghalicious1480]

There’s something Banksy-esque about the thought of replacing Michaelangelo’s God with a Coke can.

[@pkmovies92]

Mike is just jealous Disney didn't get him for Palpatine voice acting. ;P

[@KodiakCaptures]

Do it.

[@teddielolnada]

pkmovies92 I AM THE SENATE

[@RunningPenguinFilms]

14:25 Mikes Pablo Picasso imitation is the best

[@alexanderschmidt960]

Sylvester Stallone’s character was a part of the original guardians. Marvel was trying to go back to the comics.

[@VagabondJ]

Hey, wasn't Jay going to marry Mr. Plinkett or something?

[@Adagamante]

*[Plot Hole]*

[@ReillyQuizzle]

Maybe they'd pay attention to story continuity if they weren't such hack frauds.

[@aarontempleman5457]

Please dont ever change. This might very well be the only channel that has ever gotten a real guttural laugh out of me, and i thank you for that

[@Messier75]

How can they talk about this film for over 25 minutes and not mention Drax? Dave Bautista put in the funniest performance I've seen in a movie in years

[@TrempBoy2]

I was worried they'd rely too much on Baby Groot for the humour. Drax absolutely killed it though.

[@Swarm509]

By the end of the first movie he seems to open up (laughing as they crash into the big bad's spaceship and asking to "go again") so this seems like a natural extension of that. Who knows, maybe on his planet is a super open and funny guy!

[@TheHonorableRyu]

Yeah, I thought this one was funnier, in large part due to Drax.

[@JohnJones-gl1jl]

You wanna know how you can tell when a performance is funny? When you heard the joke already in the trailer, get to the scene when you know it's coming up, anticipate it, and then belly laugh in the theater nonetheless. (I'm talking about the "You must be so embarrassed!" line.

[@ChocolateGiddy-Up]

I think Drax might have just been a little too blunt and obvious for their dry, low key sensibilities.

[@jokerz7936]

Rewatching and ironically Jay's one complaint of dropping the Nebula plot became a lynch pin for Infinity War. That's the thing about the MCU you think a story thread is unneeded and than bam important.

[@henrydouberly3950]

I watched Guardians 2 and enjoyed it very much. Only problem with it was the fact that they changed the mood very quickly a bit too many times. Other than that it was great

[@MikeysLegend]

This is the most relateable review I've seen so far. I thought I was the only one who loved Volume 2 more than 1. This has beeny fave review so far. Thank you RLM. You guys are awesome

[@DANCERcow]

Nope you aren't alone. I liked number that much better than the first film.

[@ceasaraugustus1758]

Same, #2 was better

[@masonthewarriorful]

I clapped because I know STAR LORD👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@justsomerandomguyonline2784]

I KNOW WHAT THAT IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Vladdie777]

I liked the sister stuff too, imagining what the blue one went through really grew them as characters too and the actress who plays her made me feel for her plight.

[@cr8iveamboy775]

The action/humour of Vol 1 vs. Character/backstory of Vol 2. Reminds me of the debate/comparsion of Kill Bill Vol 1 & 2

[@richardwilliston8083]

Jack Burton! It's all in the reflexes!

[@LyleVSXyle]

"Have you paid your dues, Jack? Yessir, the cheque's in the mail!"

[@SamMurphyTheHorrorViewer]

Why isn't Susan kissing Plinkett yet?????????????

[@SamMurphyTheHorrorViewer]

That's why i'm subscribed

[@myself2noone]

GAS MASK COBRA Well it would ruin the ratings like Cheers.

[@TheREALBOJACK]

Watching this after seeing how awesome Infinity War was, _and_ how well they reviewed it, 23:59 was pretty funny.

[@COLINHILLSWIMS]

Watching this after watching endgame is even funnier! Not taking away from the review or how good GoTG 2 was, its just that Marvel really pulled off bringing GoTG into the Avengers so well.

[@liaspooked4980]

yes man, after Jay said that about Thanos, I laughed out loud and said "Oh Jay..."

[@guyr3618]

After watching the way Endgame mishandled Gamora & Thanos, I definitely agree with Jay and Mike here. Thanos ended up being such a lame one-note monster, and the Russos just threw Gamora's entire character-development into the garbage.

[@liaspooked4980]

@@guyr3618 I haven't watched Endgame , because tbh I don't really care much about marvel movies, they just aren't really my type. About thanos being a one dimensional character or not, I can't really give my opinion on that. However, I think no one can deny that he had a massive effect on the marvel cinematic universe, and was, in the context of the movies, an extremely powerful and fearsome enemy. I think it's both interesting and funny how Jay (as well as most people) underestimated Thanos, asking how such a weird looking purple guy could ever pose a threat. It's fun to look back from now, in a world where both infinity war and endgame already came out, at how expectations were different before the movies were released.

[@adampoll4977]

I really agree, I don't want see Gunn's characters re-interpreted by other directors and writers - as stand-alone movies the Guardians are just the best fun-yet-deep cinematic experiences.

[@NoTodoEsArte1]

I've been literally stuck to the computer waiting for you guys to upload something since like 6 days in a row

[@ScumSookar]

NoTodoEsArte Fucking loser.

[@Anonmoose99]

more like part 2 of the movie "Audition"

[@NoTodoEsArte1]

Jyuim Suien I watch RedLetterMedia, what did you expect

[@Morning-Sheep]

this was one of their funniest reviews imo. The coke can fucking slayed me

[@timy.4818]

I loved when Nebula bit into that corn and spit it out and said, "It's not ripe." LOL !

[@Redharvest10]

I love the 2nd movie way more than the first

[@gplechuckiii]

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 needed more Howard the Duck.

[@psychologicalboss]

"I'm an old man, i dont want to be miserable" - Mike Stoklasa, 2017

[@TheBitBlock]

Wait I thought Susan was getting married to Mr. Plinkett? Did I miss an episode?..

[@boogerballsmcgezak]

14:25 my favorite rant about Pablo Picasso and Michelangelo

[@DushananTM]

27:50 nice dab, Jay

[@InvaderArishomoto]

I CLAPPED!!

[@user-qo6dh2ot4h]

Rich Evans has the Clap

[@zbh9268]

IT BROKE NEW GROUND!

[@justsomerandomguyonline2784]

i clapped because i know guardians of the galaxy!!!

[@pdlagasse]

I GOT THE REFERENCE AND I CLAPPED

[@TheLastBabyMan]

I APPLAUDED IT FOR BEING DIFFERENT!

[@unlimitededge2689]

I just watched this film last night, and one thing I noticed was how Marvel seems to be moving more towards the surreal. And I'm loving it. Like Doctor Strange had many strange moments (especially the sequence when he was being launched through dimensions), and like RedLetter mentioned Thor: Ragnorok. It's almost like they're pulling from the 60's comic books, and it's making the films so much more colorful and... strange, and it's just great. I have high hopes for the next couple of years of marvel.

[@TheTGOAC]

I hope you're doing well these days, just remember the good times.

[@Vladdie777]

"I'm an old man, I don't care. I just don't want to be miserable and bored." HAHA that's so true! me too, it's not our fault DC tends to release duds.

[@ethanseattle8290]

Finally somebody gets this movie... People are always asking for something fresh and different and then when they get it with this movie, they start shitting on it

[@redbigun]

Ethan Kuehm Fresh and different doesn't always mean it's good.

[@genboi4862]

Red Big'un That is correct but I felt that this movie did it really well

[@htimsnedaj4839]

It confuses me that half of the people ragging on this movie are saying that it was too much of the same, but the other half are saying that it was too different from the first.

[@ethanseattle8290]

Sam ytdjtdmhndf my b you're right. Fuck character development. Fuck fleshing out the universe. Fuck having a good time. You're 100% right I only have this OPINION on the movie because I wanna feel special. Thanks for helping me see that.

[@ethanseattle8290]

Sam ytdjtdmhndf I value your opinion and respectfully disagree. I don't care enough about this to continue this squabble further. Peace.

[@TheMemoman]

This movie has so many different relationship and personality themes that it's bound to resonate with you on some level. It's pretty genius writing. Also every performance and the script are very clever and intentioned (apparently that's not a word. I hope you get he gist of it.). Add a Hollywood budget and a sci-fi theme. It's gold! James Gunn should be in charge of every wacky franchise. James' N' Gunn's Pirates of The Caribbean. I have this sort of expectation from Taika Waititi's Thor Ragnarok. Jay Baumann had this with James Gunn, he knew him when he was doing cheap masterpieces and now he gets budgetary freedom to keep doing what he wants. Taika Waititi is my James Gunn. That's why I have actively avoided every single bit of info on Thor Ragnarok. I want to come in fresh to it. As I did with this one. I think Thor could rise to be a Guardians level of franchise with Taika Waititi in creative control. He can get nuts.

[@rjs6854]

TheMemoman brilliant writing? Nah. Funny? That's arguable, I only chuckled at like two scenes in the film but it wasn't borderline hilarious. I still had fun with it though and it feels like this movie has more personality than most superhero films nowadays

[@TheLeoSanchez2]

I've seen this review like 6 times and I always laugh at the Ark joke.

[@shinyelvenqueen]

I love you guys. So much. Praise to the Czech heritage you have in you DNA Mr Stoklasa. You come from a fine stock of comedic people who take and poke fun at a dystopian view of the world and add a little humour with darker tones. I salute you sir. Nazdraví!

[@saewonyi]

Very cool. Very cool.

[@glutenfreeWMD]

Very cruel. Very cruel.

[@LoserQuestShow]

I love how both Jay and Mike really did not care about seeing Infinity War and could not care less about Thanos. I felt exactly the same way and it turned out to be a great film where Thanos was the best damn part. Also the Guardians scenes in Infinity War were as good as these movies. Probably because James Gunn helped write them....I'm so happy he'll be back for Guardians 3!

[@99oildrops]

Saw this yesterday. This is my new favorite Marvel movie.

[@jacobringenwald]

I actually like that Peter Quill isn't seduced as much by Ego's proposition because it's a subversion of that type of plot that's fits with his character.

[@calimerohnir3311]

every time someone mentions amy schumer a kitten dies

[@dholmestar]

You guys are some damn wizards. "Gardens of the Galaxy" where they go around planting gardens. Guess what happens in the first scene of Gardens Vol. 2?

[@HConstantine]

Michelangelo used assistants on the Sistine Chapel, a perfectly regular practice during the Renaissance.

[@trevorrandom]

Always fun to look back at these guys... ☺

[@Ron_Zone]

Does Mr. Plinkitt ever get to watch his Night Court tape? If he did his own review of the series, I would watch that.

[@1080TJ]

James Gunn isn't the first solo writer/director in the MCU. That would be Joss Whedon.

[@FrancoisDressler]

Zak Penn made large contributions

[@emmittmorgans8076]

Yeah, but he was only given a "story by" credit for 'The Avengers', so I'm guessing the fact that Nicole Perlman was given a "co-written by" credit means that she made much larger contributions to the original 'Guardians' script. We all know the corporate overlords co-butchered the 'Age of Ultron' script... not that it was likely to be much better.

[@VakieF1]

The credit doesn't mean Perlman made larger contributions, it means she wrote the first script for the film and per WGA rules has to be credited for it even if Gunn didn't use one word of her script in the shooting script he himself wrote. (Which is what happened, by all accounts.)

[@ghostapostle7225]

Sensitive Joss Whedon?

[@tinal.5585]

Perlman just wrote the first script which obviously wasn't good and needed a re-write so I'm really happy Gunn came in and punched things up. She also wrote a script for Captain Marvel which is getting retooled so she's obviously not a good writer.

[@breakerofbad]

the only movie review channel i bother watching after having seen the movie

[@MichaelEvans-jn3yx]

“It’s so boring I feel like I’m watching Blade Runner.” I love when RLM shits on Blade Runner.

[@kueller917]

I swear RLM gets more controversy from their fans when they like something rather than hate.

[@TheTGOAC]

When you cultivate an audience of self hating snobs incapable of liking anything, particularly themselves, that's the kind of reaction you can expect.

[@JentleSticks]

15:30 man Jay really had a good laugh then, makes me happy

[@alexanderscott6332]

It's nice to see you A-holes happy for once! Good stuff as always.

[@BlackSalamander439]

6:10 "He's struggling to make it in Hollywood" oof That did not age well

[@stephengrigg5988]

how so? he got accused of being a pedophile over old tweets(kinda ridiculously) was fired by Disney.. and immediately picked up by DC to do the next suicide squad. he's such a wanted writer/director that political correctness could hardly slow him down.

[@stephengrigg5988]

ok.. your comment basically restated the factual parts of my comment with the addition of your own conspiracy theories and biases.. not sure why you directed that towards me. cool comment I guess.

[@CharlieBrown20XD6]

@Bob Smith lol you read Salon so you have something to be angry about.

[@sluzbowysamsung7297]

@@stephengrigg5988 So maybe Suicide Squad will be good this time. :D But i doubt. WB+DC is like a pathological marriage pumping out weird kids.

[@80sMoviesRule1]

Woj Tek hahaha he’s doing 3😎

[@LEGOMotionStudios]

IM MARY POPPINS YALL!!

[@vtrip_]

"It's so boring I thought I was watching Blade Runner." Lol!

[@ghouldishanimal]

I like to imagine that Mr. Plinkett went to see The Last Picture Show and then just assumed that movies were over so he never went back

[@papamoosey1595]

*"Oh, I knocked em dead. I'm gonna get the part."* Hell yeah you are, Mr. Plinkett. Hell yeah

[@mattomoros]

Shit, were you exposed to the awfulness of '3 Idiotas'? On behalf of all mexicans, I'm so sorry.

[@ricksanchez6370]

Hugo Patino-Cano I've never seen a Tyler Perry movie. On a scale of 1 to 10, how bad are they?

[@NoTodoEsArte1]

I was planning to study and you upload a new video. I'm now obligated to see the whole fucking thing

[@carsonh2060]

What an awesome review. That ending was legendary. Thank you for making this work of art.

[@wo0topia]

This was officially my favourite video of yours. Thank you for this enjoyment. I am going to watch many more.