Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 - Unsurprisingly Amazing (Review)

[@abbie.mp4]

adding the little moments where you could see how much nebula cared for rocket because they were the only two guardians left during the blip was such a nice touch

[@andrear4445]

YES oh when rocket woke up and she heard he was okay and just broke down. dude

[@logicaloverdrive8197]

@@andrear4445 And the way she was the first to ask, "Where's Rocket?" at the end, when he stayed behind.

[@yiklongtay6029]

They probably also connected through their shared pain of being modified by others

[@jewelaloo7831]

i hate to be that person, but the Blip is the thing that brought everyone back (AKA Hulk's snap), what you're thinking of is The Snap.

[@chrys9256]

@@jewelaloo7831 I hate to be that person as well, but according to Wikipedia "The Blip" refers to the entire event from The Snap to everyone returning. There's also references in post Endgame movies and TV shows about people who were "blipped." As far as I remember the term "snapped" isn't really used in the movies and TV shows themselves. When you think about it most people in the MCU probably don't know that Thanos snapped his fingers to make that happen so they wouldn't use that term.

[@stanacc6999]

I love that scene where Rocket, who has always hated being called a raccoon, frees all those baby raccoons and reads their species description. In that moment, we can see that he really didn't know all along what he was and thought the name was just an insult. When the High Evolutionary calls him by his experiment serial number but he finally embraces his true identity as Rocket RACCOON, that was the most powerful moment in the film for me

[@internetuser5104]

HONESTLY i loved that part

[@gyrozeppeli8303]

Although it's funny it's still my favourite line in the film lol

[@neltins5308]

Yup lol he even uses it as his last name humbly accepting he was wrong the entire time. Rocket Racoon

[@serimus]

“Name’s Rocket. Rocket Raccoon.”

[@Khaled-oti]

@@serimusbond. James bond

[@tastymedicine3073]

Rocket's cry of anguish after the High Evolutionary killed Lylla was goddamn shattering. Then you see HE mocking rocket's cries. So fucking perfect.

[@seandamenacee4767]

Then rocket claws his face off immediately after

[@somerandolad]

​@@seandamenacee4767 Appropriate response.

[@cloudshines812]

@@seandamenacee4767 Complete with his friends crying for Rocket to stop and tell him she’s gone… only to be shot and killed by backup. *Truly the darkest and saddest scene in the ENTIRE MCU*

[@sheepmareep8921]

@@cloudshines812 i bawled on that scene god

[@blockstacker5614]

If anyone deserves to hang by their entrails, it's that bastard.

[@PlantagenetRose]

The baby raccoons killed me. The way they wander over to him and the way he starts picking them up and trying to carry them all (I’m getting teary just thinking about it) that moment was so well done, gentle, quiet. He finally calls himself Rocket Raccoon, beautiful.

[@nonpolar786]

Made me cry it was such a good scene

[@localfriendlycloud7720]

that scene was sooo tense for me, the door is completely open and high evolutionary could just come at any time

[@nitrosix3206]

​@@localfriendlycloud7720 same, will probably give a different feeling on rewatch but that scene was beyond tense to me

[@matthewl5434]

@@localfriendlycloud7720 When the High Evolutionary did appear in that scene I was properly jumpscared, even though it felt somewhat obvious it was going to happen

[@jakemaddia3373]

Tht scene killed me 😭🥺❤️

[@patrickchapman9881]

The fact that Peter goes from being angry at the HE and his people but still saying "we're not killing anyone" to just straight up "kill em all" after actually meeting him was awesome

[@MrRobertGillan]

Never even put the two together! Damn lol.

[@yeedog6145]

Quill's mind: "I'm sure no one could possibly be worse than my dad." 1 minute later Quill's mind: "There is not even half a redeeming quality in one of these Hellraiser rejects."

[@jarrettwhitlow8700]

This is one thing I’ve always loved about the Guardians. They’re goofy, but do something unforgivable to one of them, and the rest are gonna blow your face off lol.

[@CrusadiaIX]

"Oh you're into genocide? That makes a lot easier."

[@alexandersean4708]

@@yeedog6145 You wanna know the best part? I can actually hear Peter saying that. That actually sounds like something he’d say.

[@vsf_dave811]

When Drax was told he was never meant to be a destroyer, but to be a dad…. My heart bro

[@kurtiousmaximus7130]

Same here

[@logicaloverdrive8197]

That shit fucking hurt, man. And his goodbye to Mantis too.

[@FranciscoPetrucioJunior]

Cut to him throwing the ball at that little girl, lol

[@randompromises1038]

​@@FranciscoPetrucioJuniortbf my dad would do the exact same

[@sethdaniel1115]

People love dialogue that sounds written by a 4th grader

[@jacobwithey6398]

Pratt's performance in this reminded me of why he's been cast in everything. He's an amazing actor. Him screaming in denial of losing Rocket in front of Gamora knowing he couldn't lose another loved one had me bawling

[@HadirUntukAnda]

i read in some tweets that Pratt is like a blank slate that producer and director can fill that with whatever they want and Pratt will always delivers

[@delusion5867]

​@@HadirUntukAnda Pratt is a generic actor but that's not a bad thing, adaptability is an essential part of acting.

[@tunafish5462]

yeah, he is great. idk why he gets so much hate.

[@irkenpony17]

​@tunafish5462 the brief summary term is that people hate him for accepting Jesus in his life (Being Christian). Long parts are: He had gone to a church once that was part of something abti-lgbtq+, which btw, he doesn't support that hatred at all, but because of association, people called him a homophobe and even wanted producers and directors to make Thor gay for Peter after endgame. Another incident is something about not being part of some event with the other MCU cast in something regarding Joe Biden. So, political biases thrown there I guess. People even hated him for his baby being born and him adoring the newborn on social media. Saying he is picking favorites or so. There maybe other factors, like he has dark/stupid sense of humor which I personally like but some may not.

[@abowlofrice1245]

Im so glad someone acknowledges how raw that scream was. I am sucker for moments like that in these movies and that's one of the best ones I've heard since Henry Cavill in MoS

[@JD-iu6rv]

I love that unapologetically evil villains are making a comeback in movies. High Evolutionary was a villain you wanted to see defeated

[@sinload]

@Not RickRoll 🅥 dam Bots are making fun of themselves respond if your making fun of bot's or you are one

[@orangeinkius7257]

I kinda wished he was roasted by the characters more, like Rocket pointing out that he's so obsessed with him because despite the Evolutionary's god complex Rocket's the only successful thing he ever created

[@roguewave5187]

fr, its so odd seeing people complain he was "flat" in terms of character depth. MCU has tried and failed MUTLIPLE times to make an empathetic villain since Infinity War-- sometimes its nice to just watch an irredeemable p.o.s get what's coming to him. Plus trying to flesh him out would no doubt inflate the movie runtime-- and even then, not many people will wanna empathize w/ an animal abuser lmao

[@rjcorreia3788]

We only have are dark lord and savior Big Jack Horner to thanks for this return

[@poe_slaw]

He was a villain I wanted to see get shot dead by the heroes, only thing I would change about the movie

[@TheRoomforImprovement]

“This is worse than what Thanos did to me.” When Nebula of all people says that, it really puts things into perspective.

[@erenahmed]

She didn't need to say that though. It would've been better if she convade that with her emotions instead

[@PresbianTier]

​@@erenahmed how could she have expressed that emotionally?

[@erenahmed]

@@PresbianTier Have you cried before?

[@irkenpony17]

​@erenahmed if it was just crying, it could have just been interpreted as "it's painful to watch a friend if mine go through this" or "it's the same as what happened to me." It could also say "it's worse than what happened to me." But some people would probably just not get that right away unless told to their face. People nowadays want things told to them instead of interpretation, since it either won't make sense or you just end up arguing with someone.

[@mackielunkey2205]

Nebula: Hey, I got off pretty easy.

[@astralaurora4165]

Seeing Nebulas reaction to Rocket being okay got me. Their so similar in their backstories and personalities, seeing how close they got during and after endgame was very wholesome.

[@KingVegeta009]

Especially when they all saw what was REALLY done to him as a baby... "This is worse than what Thanos did to me"

[@sentientmustache8360]

@@KingVegeta009 dude was lobotomized while he was still conscious, which is really disturbing for a marvel movie

[@siberiasian]

the only time we ever saw her cry that got me man

[@SonicGamerGirl2006]

Dude, you're gonna make me cry. I cried alongside Nebula when she learned that Rocket is okay. MY FREAKING GOSH that scene was so powerful... 😢😢😭😭😭😭

[@thunderphoenix440]

Gotta realize Rocket lost all his friends twice. The Blip had to have really messed him up considering how hard him, Groot, and Thor worked to try and stop it.

[@doelroarpa3489]

Great attention to detail in endgame is when thanos' opens fire on the heroes, rocket throws himself onto Groot, even though he's tiny and it won't do much but he tries anyway to protect his regained family

[@ClarifyEht]

It makes it even more special when you see Nebula’s reaction to him surviving, they’ve been through so much together 😢

[@doelroarpa3489]

@@ClarifyEht plus he calls her nebs

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

@@ClarifyEht for some reason, i ship those 2. I know is a werd thing, but after everything they went through, i can see them being the ones with the closest relationship. either as friends or as a romantic couple

[@AstroTheNeonAstronaut]

**thinks about it** 3 times he has lost people/someone who mattered to him, it was the experiment group first, then groot, then the blip

[@crispycelery]

I love how groot saying "i love you" isn't him speaking English, it's us finally being able to understand him

[@ArnLPs]

Oh man, that's a wonderful way to interpret that. I didn't even think of that!

[@deyraflores99]

@@ArnLPs i just read one of the comments above that it was confirmed by james gunn which makes it extra special for me 🥲

[@neltins5308]

Yeah, now the audience can finally understand Groot, in the very end of the guardians of the galaxy its like we're apart of the team

[@professornova1236]

We did get a subtle foreshadowing in the first film where groot says "We are groot"

[@user-yj7cu5sk2w]

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[@D3D3D]

This movie is proof that I'm not tired of superhero movies, I'm tired of MEDIOCRE superhero movies.

[@carlotta4th]

Just like Andor made me realize 'oh wait, I forgot star wars can be good! I've gotten so used to 'okay' being the best they had to offer."

[@sunsetvine6923]

@@carlotta4th same. nowadayas, we are used to mediocre stuff to the point we lower our standard just to call said mediocre stuff as okay or alright. When in fact, they are just genuinely bad stuff.

[@nerdgeekman]

@@carlotta4th Star Wars, despite Disney releasing stuff every other month, has been more accessible than the MCU recently. The MCU always keeps setting up other movies and shows which I’m sick and tired of. Star Wars however, despite some stuff being ok or awful doesn’t do that. If you were to watch Andor or Mandalorian on its own, you wouldn’t be lost at all.

[@dimitrescu182]

​@@nerdgeekman not sure about Mandalorian, season 2's ending was pretty much undone by Book of Boba Fett. And I heard they're planning a crossover movie to serve as the finale for Mandalorian, Ahsoka, and a few other shows.

[@garthriley-v7t]

Preachin straight facts

[@1234JohnstoneStudios]

The fact that James Gunn was still able to create a great MCU movie despite working for DC and having beef with Disney just goes to show how good of a filmmaker he is

[@Yougotcaged102]

Honestly, this movie was the ultimate middle finger to Disney. "See how good I can do for a company I hate, now imagine what I can do as your direct competitor"

[@vedji1857]

He didn’t do it for them. He did it for rocket. He loves that character more than anything.

[@wyverewings1790]

Rocket’s line of “everyone has dead people” in the first movie really hits different with his backstory being revealed…

[@reptiliannoizezz.413]

As well as him breaking down over Groot I's death

[@CouchSpud91]

EVERYTHING about Rocket in all his previous appearances hit different after that backstory.

[@KFP_Fanboy]

i was legit so happy when he said “the name’s rocket, rocket raccoon”

[@haydenfisher1387]

I honestly thought he was going to drop an F-Bomb but yeah it was great

[@jaybee27D]

easily top 5 MCU scenes right there.

[@badmoose01]

@@haydenfisher1387 you can only have one per movie to keep the PG-13 rating.

[@ohnobro1424]

That line got spoiled for me but I was still so glad to see it. Rocket has come so far since the first movie and I loved seeing him finally come to terms with himself.

[@BigBrosFilms]

It was such a badass and earned moment that he finally came to terms with his real identity

[@peytonibarra8992]

Rocket unironically having the darkest and most powerful back story of all the Marvel cast is 'chef's kiss'

[@JimboMarsh]

You forgot about Howard the Duck.

[@rhinuu045]

@@JimboMarsh silly creature

[@ohnobro1424]

He was the most tragic character and so many people didn’t even know it

[@CubedWatermelon-uy6ok]

He was always my favourite and an entire movie essentially dedicated to him was amazing

[@SuperRamos619]

​@@ohnobro1424ya because he refused to talk about it.

[@anamericanseoul1391]

When Drax started dancing.... I bawled. He has always been my favorite character and I was so happy to see him finally embrace his true self.

[@Jef-Robison-Man]

Here is a clip explaining why lampshading becomes more invalid and frustrating the longer it is used in modern culture: KZbin.com/fUck_0fF

[@MammalianCreature]

Out of context, this sounds hilarious

[@buckethead60]

@@MammalianCreature yeah if you haven't seen the guardian movies before that's gonna sound like one of those "when morbius said its morbin time i cried" jokes

[@efoxkitsune9493]

Drax has always been my least favourite character, but the moment he started dancing was the moment I lost it and started bawling. What an amazing ending to his arc... What an amazing movie aaa

[@clam6254]

honestly, that final scene with nebula cheering triumphantly got me really emotional. a character with so little victories and so little chances to express it, almost brought to her knees with joy. fuck man

[@strigoi_guhlqueen8355]

What hit me emotionally the most was nebula starting to cry after she learned that Rocket was still alive. Seeing one of my favorite charachters being granted such emotional vulnerability was moving.

[@2goober4u]

*caracaters

[@humanoidshrek5524]

@@2goober4utry again

[@2goober4u]

@@humanoidshrek5524 *charatars

[@humanoidshrek5524]

@@2goober4u u almost got it

[@2goober4u]

@@humanoidshrek5524 *character

[@solezeta1314]

When I saw this in theaters, I was literally like "Hold up! Am I watching this right? No unnecessary jokes ruining the emotional moments? Still keeping a certain lightheartedness? Still having a banger soundtrack? An irredeemable villain with no tragic past? An actually good MCU movie after the majority of Phase 4? This is heaven!"

[@MrRobertGillan]

Well yeah.. it’s James Gunn man

[@lauren1260]

The gore,animal abuse, and medical trauma kept it from being lighthearted for me personally

[@JimBobJoeB0b]

High Evolutionary really didn’t have any backstory. Which is fine, for this movie, but it’d be nice to see how he got from “small child who could be a good man one day” to “one of the most wretched demigods on the face of the universe”

[@solezeta1314]

@@JimBobJoeB0b I actually liked that they didn't do that. It feels so refreshing to see a villain who's an ass just to be an ass after years of movies trying (and sometimes miserably failing) to give us villains with redemption arcs. After Puss in Boots 2, I'm honestly glad unapologetically evil villains who you just wanna see get defeated are making a comeback in movies.

[@SuperGoose42]

You say that, but Peter's conversation with Gamora is cut short because he was "open mic" and the rest of the crew could hear him This movie annoyed me

[@jacksonbrickmedia939]

I cried right after rocket woke up and mantis said “we love you rocket we’re glad you’re ok”

[@ohnobro1424]

And then he said “Well that makes you the idiots then.” I felt so bad. 😭

[@tolord1800]

Nebula was crying so much after hearing rocket was alive that mantis had to speak for her. Tears were shed

[@yumeyumedi]

same its such a simple but powerful dialogue

[@MrRobertGillan]

@@tolord1800 ​​⁠​⁠ Seeing how much Nebula cared for Rocket really hit me. Her and Rocket were the only ones who weren’t blipped and they were both experimented on and tortured by their sadistic “fathers”. So they have a lot in common in that aspect.

[@nezaniatoimya]

It's hysterical how Adam is both a pivotal part of the plot and practically non-existant at the same time

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

Yeah. the events of the film all start with him, but also he gets basically ignored. Heck, he is arguably rocket's karma for stealing the batteries in VOL 2. sure those batteries helped defeated ego but also brought them trouble.

[@Mothlord03]

Hopefully he'll be used in the future more to make up for it

[@HadirUntukAnda]

its really good because the team focus is to help rocket not to defeat adam

[@zuresei]

the only thing I would have changed is adding a fight between Adam and the High Evolutionary. man earned his 1:1, and it sucks that he never got payback. along with Rocket, Adam was one of my favourite characters from the comics, and even though he's been portrayed as wildly different in GotG 3 I'm loving this new direction for him. I agree with Mothman: I hope future movies give him his chance to shine.

[@cameronjosephvideos5942]

@@zuresei Honestly, the fact that he didn't fight the High Evolutionary worked for me, because I kept expecting him to as his redemption and when he didn't I forgot he even existed. So when Star Lord was dying in the vacuum and nobody seemed able to save him and I had completely forgotten Adam was a thing, I was like, holy fuck are they actually doing this! I had a real moment where I thought he might seriously be a goner.

[@rosilinathedragon4382]

The entire Dog Days are Over sequence had me proper crying in cinemas. Just really hit me in the feels, seeing everyone in the team starting to move on with their life, healing

[@Rachel-xu7jj]

SAME I hadn’t cried at all until that point

[@Hydrolion1998]

While me I had the biggest smile on my face happy seeing these amazing characters getting the send off/conclusion they deserve. A great song choice for a great scene.

[@falcon8105]

​@@Hydrolion1998 I did too but man, I wished I cried to that scene or to this movie in general

[@krisjohnston971]

The second that song started my eyes started burning. Unreal choice.

[@lightningstrikecat]

I was SOBBING sobbing but was surprised i cried at the end instead of the sad sad moments yk

[@jiovek]

seeing rocket cry after Lylla dying genuinely made me cry. you could feel the raw and pure emotion radiating from his crying. heart shattering

[@slugintub2836]

Me too

[@cloudshifter]

I find it even more heart wrenching Lylas voice when she gets out of the cell. The voice of the actor for her is as if Lyla is about to cry tears of happiness. Naturally, just like Bane said from Nolans batman trilogy "You know why this place is a hell hole? Every rotten man here see the light and want to climb up to freedom, so easy, so simple and like shipwrecked men they turn to saltwater from the uncontrollable thirst. Many have died trying." At the peak of hope is where one finds true despair. Negativety means nothing without positivity which is why see Rocket having numberous pleasant experiences with his original test subject friends only for the rug under him to be pulled and delve once more into the harsh, negative, reality.

[@Gabriel-sd1oh]

every single rocket flashback got me teary eyed but in that scene, the scream was so jarring I was just expecting for things to get worse, like if I was the next one to get shot or something

[@randompromises1038]

​@@Gabriel-sd1ohI knew smth was gonna happen to his friends because it made sense but man it still killed me in the end and every flashback had me like 'God this is gonna suck when they die' and it sure did

[@cannabishornliu6119]

Rocket's full name drop reached the same level of satisfaction as the first "I am Iron Man."

[@nlawler12]

Really? Maybe you were baked.

[@2goober4u]

​@@nlawler12 you are not groot

[@_tovi]

It's actually amazing how the final scene with "Dog days are over" managed to perfectly encapsulate what the Guardians stand for and close their chapter. Had me smiling like a dumb-ass and on the edge of tears at the same time.

[@ayman6694]

even florence welch herself cried😢

[@namesarefortheweak]

It was also great how rocket playing 2000s music instead of 1990s music showed that the guardians had entered a new era in their lives.

[@tim..indeed]

Altho it seems for the Guardians Of The Galaxy team the dog days are only beginning if you know what I mean.

[@WiloPolis03]

I used to hate that song (only because I heard it way too much) but it was used so well that I absolutely loved it here

[@zuresei]

@@namesarefortheweak that killed me man. such a strong ending. augh!! i'm still geeking out over it

[@KacyRaider]

The scene where Rocket almost dies and talks with Lyla made me bawl my eyes out. Telling Rocket it was always his story resonated a lot as a kid with parents who ripped me down

[@neltins5308]

Yup, Rocket having parents that never cared about his passions, dreams, life desires, offered no emotional support or approval & acceptance only narcissistic rage when they realize the kid isn't what they intended/expected or isn't happy being fully controlled by them and wants independence. Finding friends and loved ones that genuinely love you, give you what your parents never did is very heartwarming.

[@cloudshines812]

This movie… and THIS particular scene finally did it. After 15 years of the MCU… I actually full on cried in my seat.

[@idiocy2.014]

I’m so glad I wasn’t the only one. I just saw it today and while Rocket’s backstory overall had my heart so broken seeing him get embraced by his friends in a spiritual afterlife where they’re together and happy was enough to have me sobbing. It was very touching and the fact that she told him his story wasn’t over and that they’ll be waiting for him patiently just had me so emotional.

[@ridergilwin1494]

Fuck, if I hadn’t been in a theater with a shit ton of other people, I’d have probably cried at this scene. Just thinking about him saying “I let you down. It’s my fault.” That fucking *killed* me.

[@mackielunkey2205]

I know a lot of people talk about how good Bradley Cooper was in that scene, but I wish more people praised Linda Cardellini’s performance as Lylla, too. It sounded ethereal, and I haven’t heard her voice like this before, she really nailed it.

[@shadowspector3611]

Literally just got out of the near-empty theater. This is the only marvel movie I cried at besides Endgame. Rocket is now my second-favorite MCU character.

[@elizabethk007]

Who is the first favorite?

[@michaelstrong5383]

Rocket has always been one of my favorite MCU characters ever since the first Guardians film.

[@adampkalb]

You need to tell your people why they should still go to the theater to watch Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3, and not avoid it just because they disliked Love and Thunder and Quantumania before it. We can still save the film's box office by telling other people why they would enjoy it more than other Marvel films they disliked for the past one year before it.

[@gwell2118]

@@adampkalb Oh I wouldn't be worried. Everyone I think is being a little bit over-pessimistic. I am very confident this film will have legs.

[@crinklyonion1410]

@@adampkalb To be honest, there is reason to not watch this movie. It wasn’t just Thor and Doctor Strange, almost all the movies since Endgame have been incredibly disappointing, and it really turned me away from even my favorite series.

[@LucyLighthearted]

I personally love how clear the goal was at any given moment. There was never a dull moment because we as the audience could always feel the urgency.

[@utopiaa_1775]

this is one of the first movies in a good while where my heart was in my mouth throughout, the ticking time bomb of rocket’s condition makes the race to save him so much more gruelling. and then even after he’s saved the tension doesn’t disappear bc the high evolutionary is still alive and kicking

[@cloudshifter]

It's a damsel in distress plot, the damsel being rocket but the problems usually arise such as the "damsel" becoming a passive character and not emotionally varied, they become a mcguffin and nothing more. The good thing is that they managed to turn this negatives upside down and made Rocket an active character through his clear goal in the flashbacks of being led to believe he will leave for the new world after his work is over and he is emotionally carried since he experience a variety of emotions, fear, pain, happiness, love, grief, anguish and hatred.

[@SeseOB2003]

I’ll admit, I was a bit worried that rocket was critically injured at the beginning of the film since it could make his presence feel insignificant since he couldn’t interact with the others. However, this worry was short-lived as the flashbacks to his past were a great substitute, and made his return in the present more satisfying. Overall I loved this film, it had a great conclusion the Guardian films.

[@honzasenbauer612]

The thing is, we have seen this a million times already. Injuring a character and other have to save him is pretty common. But that's only because it works wonders when it's done right. But since it's often reinforced(in a good and non-invasive way) in the movie, that Rocket is the driving force behind all of their actions, and this is arguably Rocket's movie, but at the same time everyone is the lead imo. Even Drax and Mantis have kind of an arc, or at least they are integral, while still being fun. I honestly teared up at the end, because the movie never stopped building up the tension and never stopped, that the end just made sense. People started dancing, and it wasn't forced like most movies I saw, but just cathartic, something that lasts.

[@_pan-tastic_28]

One thing that really stuck out for me in this movie is how brutal and dark it is compared to the majority of the MCU. We see a bunch of body-horror-like contortions with Nebula being beat up and snapping back together all horror movie esque, we see people get legitimately hurt and have to heal, and the action was amazing and pulled ZERO punches, especially when it came to people or mutant abominations straight up dying horribly. The horrifying concepts and scenes of genetic engineering and genocide reminded me a lot of All Tomorrows (which, by the way, is a fantastic, disturbing book). Overall, a stellar movie that really pushed the boundaries of the modern PG-13 label. I want more movies like this in the future.

[@Oscar_Lasco]

Is it so different? We already had Nebula torture scenes, we already had genocides (Gamora's people, the Asgardians exterminated by Hella and Thanos and many more). Is it because there's more torture porn this time?

[@andytrevino4077]

​@@Oscar_Lasco There's a certain level of nastiness Gunn adds to these projects that really do make this different.

[@zuresei]

@@Oscar_Lasco Gunn's really good at showing people the gruesomeness of death in a way that the rest of the MCU shies away from. Though it still indulges in this weird balance of "violence is cool" and "vengeance is wrong" that really left me confused.

[@16caldwellj95]

@@Oscar_Lasco 'we've already had genocides' is silly, given both of the things you're citing were off-screen - the movie is obviously more brutal because we see more graphic things, there's no reason to pretend that the rest of the MCU has shown things of the same caliber (HE's face been mangled, Mantis' broken forearm and so on)

[@GreenCorgiQueen]

The moment when quill kills the dude who stole the kill switch by dropping him and then drowning him was genuinely disturbing to watch lol

[@rubenquiros4859]

After seeing what he did with Guardians, I’m sure James Gunn is about to give us a definitive take on Superman. I’m so hyped for that!

[@i.d.9754]

And he'll even include KRYPTO THE SUPER DOG!

[@hassassinator8858]

Seriously. I've read a bunch of great Superman comics recently, and the lack of a good adaptation in all these years is bizarre.

[@KumaoftheForest]

That’s IF DC let’s him do this best, DC isn’t very good at live action films

[@DavidDumbedDown]

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[@DavidDumbedDown]

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[@rhetiq9989]

This movie really pushed every member of the core Guardians team to their peak form, like I can't think of a single one that didn't stand out. Every one of them had something to show off both character and action wise. You don't see that happening in many ensemble flicks and I highly appreciate this movie for being able to do so

[@nocnocnocnoc]

😊

[@AngusKhaw]

and even Craglin got a moment.

[@logicaloverdrive8197]

@@AngusKhaw Craglin and Cosmo holding down the home fort put the biggest smile on my face

[@logicaloverdrive8197]

@theglassespro4557 It's so cool that even Yondu gets a moment.

[@nuclearpancake3683]

They did mantis justice tbh

[@richardgunton9564]

James Gunn making his last MCU film arguably the best in the whole franchise before leaving them and taking charge of their biggest competitors is one of the greatest middle fingers I’ve ever seen.

[@KKOOLSKOOL]

Literally one of the greatest movies I’ve ever seen no joke no exaggeration it was tuggin on my chest the whole movie

[@rickyronny4019]

He has my utmost respect ✊🏾

[@swag858]

Gunn has spoken in the past about the abuse he was faced with as a child. He's also said that Rocket is a reflection of himself. I think the most realistic outcome would be that Rocket's backstory is a reflection of his own childhood and the abuse he faced with the High Evolutionary being an allegory for those who exploit religion for their own gain and to have control over others, as made evident in his line "There is no God! It's why I stepped in!" would also be weird as hell for Gunn to compare being bullied by a studio to animal mutilation

[@catrocastre8215]

What abuse?

[@mackielunkey2205]

I do think the movie itself was ok (I had more bones to pick the more I thought about it), but parts where Rocket rips HE’s face off to try and kill him and inadvertently causing Teefs and Floor to die and THEN refuse to kill him once he had the chance with the Guardians again really stuck out to me. Gunn is trying to send the message through Rocket that in order to leave his longing behind, his pain from being abused by the HE, he has to focus on doing things to help the friends that he has now. He has to be the hand that guides the hands. Why focus on pathetic people like the HE when there’s so much more you’re capable of doing with your life? Sometimes, we can get so hung up on the dumbest shit that we fail to look at the good stuff we have now and can do. After Rocket faces his past, he’s calmer, patient, and happier as he becomes the new captain of the GOTG, compared to his past self where he’s far more short-tempered. I loved the parts where they explore the changing of the old guard through Rocket’s perspective, and liked the exploration the of new Guardians (like Adam, Kraglin, and Cosmo). They were easily the best parts of the movie as they focus a lot more time on having the characters self-reflect on their attitudes and learn more about other characters compared to everything else in the story.

[@vedji1857]

Finding religious faith again after suffering religious abuse is very strong. That’s why rocket and vol 3 has a lot of religious allegories in it.

[@annabunovsky5628]

I sobbed uncontrollably in this movie. It’s fascinating how the film series that (arguably) was viewed as the goofy, more lighthearted side of the MCU actually ended up being (in my opinion) the darkest, most emotionally charged story within the MCU. And, like, dark in a way that really serves the themes it’s exploring, not just needlessly edgy.

[@mousefire777]

I have a hard time crying in public, but goddamn this movie had some moments. Like, the first one was when Lylla blotted Rocket’s wound and just said “everything’s okay” or whatever, just killed me.

[@JoKeR-hh8rg]

and that moment makes her death even more soul crushing

[@honzasenbauer612]

It's actually pretty common for the more comedic and goofy projects to be full of excellent work, by the actors, director, camera crew, vfx artist, choreographers, stunt doubles, writers, all of them did an excellent job, and you can see that they love what they were doing. There was maybe one moment I thought was a fucking cliche and I can't even remember that one scene, just by the amount of perfection this movie was

[@DevinEMILE]

ike not even main story beats got me in the feels. Like StarLord at the end when he Spoilers: goes back to his grandad who told him to leave. And he was so happy to see him. Poor old man probably spent his whole life resenting himself and regretting that decision.

[@averagecartoonfan3519]

Personally my favorite trilogy in the MCU, the characters and worlds are amazing.

[@voltron77]

True

[@nicholasho1595]

The MCU Spiderman trilogy comes close. All three are also consistently great.

[@christiananddanyell]

Captain America trilogy is my favorite one but I understand why Guardians is cool too

[@owensweeney1113]

Absolutely agree bro

[@shinyy8918]

@@nicholasho1595 the first one is ok, the second one is great and imo the third one is terrible.

[@mitchellbambam5926]

I have never wanted to physically harm a movies villain in my life. In the most painful ways. Well done James Gunn. Well done indeed.

[@TheSuicune7]

Gunn created a great villain by making one so hatable. It was truly refreshing, and the squad laying the smackdown was one of the most satisfying moments of film

[@Jesse-xg8rk]

Just as well, because what they do to him would be pretty brutal for a less horrible villain. Even if it ended a little strangely.

[@wolfhaley3865]

word.

[@ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45]

If I had a nickel for every time a Disney-owned property released in 2023 had an evil scientist engaging in eugenics, torture, and human experimentation, I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it's happened twice. (I'm probably the only person on this planet who's drawn parallels between the High Evolutionary and Dr. Hemlock from Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 2.)

[@juliiju0484]

You know it's a good movie when people in the comments are actually saying their favorite moments from the movie, and not something like "It's Guardian of the Galaxying time"

[@blendyboi5023]

The best part of the movie was when the guardians said "its guarding time" and guarded all over the place

[@ElRobaTacosUwU]

​@@blendyboi5023 Local man repeats joke for the 900th time 6 kids laughed, 4 adults cringed and one californian died

[@bababooey5402]

​@@ElRobaTacosUwU Except 1. I'm an adult and I think it's still funny, like a running gag, and 2. If we let the Morbin' Time meme die, Sony will be allowed to forget that trainwreck of a movie, and we can't have that.

[@Door227]

@@bababooey5402but if we stop saying it then the moment where Sony refrences it in a future film will be even more embarrassing since the memes already dead

[@bababooey5402]

@@Door227 Fuck, you raise a fair point edit: wait, no, i think you misread my thing. i want the meme to continue so that Sony can never live it down. It will haunt them until the end of time.

[@redmii69]

During the end, I thought to myself "Is this a dance party ending?" And then I realized "Yes, and it's a great one!"

[@papillon-dm8et]

its a dance party ending that is utterly *DESERVED*

[@trickster80]

It's the dance party ending that makes the most sense considering the entire series started with a guy dancing

[@MasonOfLife]

I haven’t seen a dance party ending in 15-20 years so I reckon it’s not a tired trope anymore

[@efoxkitsune9493]

One thing I haven't seen mentioned yet - How fcking GOOD was the final song choice?! Dog Days Are Over?! I just about lost it. It has the perfect drop as well. Just flawless for that scene. It was so hard to overcome the urge to spring up and start dancing right there in the theatre, it was so infectious. That entire scene was just PERFECT.

[@mirandalovesfood]

No sleep til Brooklyn was a great song choose as well.

[@efoxkitsune9493]

@@mirandalovesfood Yeah! As always, the soundtrack was great.

[@zuresei]

@@mirandalovesfood the only problem i had with the "no sleep 'til brooklyn" scene was because I wanted the huge sychnronised beatdown to be on the High Evolutionary, not his goons. i wanted to see them smash that guy into a fucking pulp, honestly. Rocket's a better man than I.

[@buddingblossoms]

i literally said "no way!!" out loud in the theater when the first second of the song started playing i was PUMPED

[@rg-wormwood]

AND it's modern compared to every other song used in the franchise! real good representation of the guardians moving on from their pasts if thats what the movie crew intended!

[@the1andonlySM]

SPOILERS The part that hit me the hardest was at the end when Groot said, "I love you guys." And it wasn't that he just suddenly learned English either, James Gunn CONFIRMED that we can now understand him because of all the time we spent with him

[@MarsheIIo]

im glad he wasn't actually speaking english idk why but it felt off

[@boxtupos7718]

​@@MarsheIIo Prior to that scene we see Gamora being surprised that she was able to understand Groot. The cast not being surprised shows that he was just talking like how he usually does; But now we're part of the family and can now also understand Groot.

[@devanarayans5131]

@@boxtupos7718 exactly.. such a simple concept.. but lot of people thought of ut as froot saying engrish

[@Hydrolion1998]

I was wondering why how we could understand him at the end there, but knowing this just makes my heart _feel_ and love the scene so much more. Thank you for sharing.

[@nvh119]

Would be great if some theatres randomly play a version where Groot just say I am Groot

[@anthonyrosa5299]

I also like the fact it’s disconnected from the multiverse stuff and it has a clear focus on the characters we love

[@raydhen8840]

This is what Quantumania should've been, no Kang (or at least made him like Thanos in GOTG 1), just focus on the Ant-Family and their relationships

[@bananaman6324]

@@raydhen8840 i didnt even give that movie a chance solely because of the disrespect of not adding a 3rd luis monologue

[@Real_Genji]

How is it disconnected. Gamora's entire character is based on the multiverse stuff

[@mawinstallation6626]

@@Real_Genji She's only connected in the factor that she's a variant. That's it. The movie has no ties to the overarching "Multiverse has been set loose / Kang is approaching" plot

[@heathersmith4042]

marvel hasn't done a single interesting thing with the multiverse since spiderman and i wish they would just drop it. they clearly don't understand how to do it in a way that isn't super confusing and unnecessary and yet keep cramming it down our throats, taking up hours of content when i just want GOOD movies like gotg3. marvel succeeded because they put so much love into the characters, not because big boom explodey cgi universe time travel woobly wooble. but they seem so determined to become nothing more than that.

[@quipo2029]

When rocket saw his friends, the animals, in their heaven thing I just started crying, not just like teary eyed as well, tears were rolling down my cheeks and I don't think I have ever cryed so much while watching a movie before; throughout the entire movie I had tears at just how sad Rocket's story was.

[@dogswifty7800]

I was kinda disappointed that when Rocket saw them in the afterlife they still had their cybernetic prosthesis, but I guess it works because thats how Rocket knew them

[@CouchSpud91]

@@dogswifty7800 Yeah, I think they only appeared that way due to Rocket's history with them. Willing to bet in the actual afterlife they got (as Love&Thunker, Moon Knight, and Black Panther all confirm there are legitimately multiple afterlife planes of existence in the MCU) they are no longer burdoned by the prosthetics.

[@Ned-nw6ge]

I didn't expect Rocket's backstory to be this dark. The scene where his friends die right in front of him and he just breaks was very hard to watch, and Nebula saying that what the High Evolutionary did to Rocket was worse than what Thanos did to her also hit me. But the scene where he had a NDE and met his friends in the afterlife, man... Overall great acting and great lines. From "I'M NOT LETTING HIM GO!" to "A purpose for what? We were made for nothing, just stupid experiments to be thrown away!".

[@justaguywhowatchesyoutube5588]

What’s a NDE?

[@vuurniacsquarewave5091]

@@justaguywhowatchesyoutube5588 Near Death Experience I assume

[@HUMAN-fq5ff]

"There are the hands that made us. And there are the hands that guide their hands."

[@adamgonzalez9650]

Bro the high evouloutionaries most unhinged moment was my favorite , the fact that he goes crazy after a creation he views less than dirt or his attention solves a problem he cant, almost immediately and without much effort was INCREDIBLE rockets pov in the beginning of the scene was amazing

[@craigmoon2121]

It was so cool that they showed his massive ego/god complex in that way. Like he absolutely COULD NOT STAND the fact that his "less-than-dirt" creation solved something he couldn't.

[@testingphaze4853]

My man's really malding towards a raccoon and hr pulled it off perfectly

[@trickster80]

And also the fact that he makes such a big deal about controlling gravity, but in the scene where he fights rocket, rocket just presses a button on his shoes that completely counters the effects of his gravity manipulation

[@cloudshifter]

​@@trickster80Can't really do anything if he is wearing boots that defy any gravitational pull.

[@heknowswherefranceis4838]

I have never cried so hard at a Marvel movie. Guardians is undoubtedly the best trilogy, and I am so happy that I got to see all of them in theaters. I completely agree with feeling like this movie is the last Marvel movie I'll actively wait for it to come out.

[@katsisvi8097]

right? like infinity war/endgame didn’t really strike cords with me since the character death just wasn’t that impactful. but holy shit watching those silly little cgi animals broke me

[@moonoftheblood]

I legit cried like over 7 times in the cinema. Such a refreshing, delightful, heartfelt movie, such a nice break from the insane "shared universe" pressure going around, not just in the MCU, but in movies in general. And a refreshing villain as well! No twists, no reedeems, no tragic past, just a damn evil asshole who we love to hate. I knew James Gunn wouldn't disappoint. [Spoiler alert for the replies for y'all btw]

[@memorymotions]

I probably died inside the most when he was scooping up little baby raccoons and realized that he couldn’t carry all the animals. 😭

[@speedude0164]

Rocket's backstory was super compelling, and the wait for the tragedy I knew was coming was quite painful. Once that final flashback wrapped up, I was genuinely rooting for Rocket to get back up and blast the High Evolutionary into oblivion. If you're gonna make your villain a one-dimensional asshole with zero redeeming qualities, this is how you do it.

[@xaviercamacho9907]

The scene where all his animal friends died is so heart breaking to me, and when he almost died and saw them was putting a big smile on my face

[@neltins5308]

That was the saddest, most heartfelt darkest child pg 13 film I've watched... ever.

[@ravnji]

The villain in this one was so insanly good. His lines, his performance and his arc was incredible. A simple line as “THERE IS NO GOD. THAT’S WHERE I STEPPED IN!”, sent shivers down my spine. Personally, the High Evolutionary was probably THE scariest villain in the entire MCU, as he had no second thought about killing an entire civilisation several times. Just seeing how he becomes more and more psychotic and insane towards the end of the film really sells it for me. The transformation from trying to get rocket because of his brain, further perfecting his creations, to trying to kill every part of him in the end, of which was fueled by pure hatred and jealusy was for me a bit saddening as he gives up everything he has just to get his revenge. Seeing his downfall from greatness was truly one of the best parts of the film for me, as he had so many similar characteristics to other brutal leaders in history. Truly on of the best villains for me personally.

[@baccpaine4072]

This movie legitimately changed me. The quote that mantis has drax tell star lord has stuck with me. “Life is like a pond. And you have spent all your life jumping from woman to woman as if they were lily pads when instead maybe you should learn how to swim.” As someone who has spent all their lives getting into relationships out of fear of being alone and feeling my feelings by myself this quote has helped me realize that I need to cope in much healthier ways.

[@CobaltGOAT]

I dont think Batch 89 was on screen for more than 5 min but its incredible how they managed to get the audience attached to CGI animals and then absolutely rip our hearts out Rocket acknowledging hes a raccoon felt satisfying Chukwudi Iwuji also gave a stellar performance. Absolutely unhinged

[@alejandromomota6934]

@Меаtсаnуоn 🅥 lmao wtf

[@thegoathead7538]

@TheGlassesPro Floor is my precious baby and I would die for her.

[@diccchocolate416]

​@@thegoathead7538 I think she beat you to that buddy

[@samt3412]

I might be an emotionless husk, but I felt next to nothing during those flashbacks. For one thing, the death flag was so obvious that I was sitting there the entire time like "okay, can we get to the part where the otter dies?" Also, I couldn't get emotionally attached to them at all because they're CGI cyborg animals, not real people or animated cyborg animals. And on top of that, the weird kiss scene had me cringing in my seat.

[@Bl0SS0MDR4WZ]

@Меаtсаnуоn 🅥 Huh

[@dorkychica10]

Conmecting the high revolutionary to the Disney company is honestly such an interesting take. I've never thought of that before

[@sirshotty7689]

It’s definitely an interesting allegory, I’d be absolutely hysterical if it was intentional.

[@AttakusZakus]

Now let’s make this connection so known to the average audience that it makes Disney sweat. Not the company, I mean the disembodied head of Walt Disney being kept alive with the leeched creativity of the fading human imagination.

[@surferred9765]

The reason why we’re able to hear groot say I love you guys is because we spent so much time with groot and like the other guardians and stuff we’re able to understand him

[@inazuma3gou]

We made the same transition that Gamora did in the movie.

[@rickyronny4019]

Yup 😂

[@connor.chan.jazzman]

As someone who has dealt with awful chronic health issues and have had to face the fear of death constantly, the scene where Rocket reunited with his friends in the afterlife absolutely broke me, specifically when Lyla told him it isn't his time to go yet. Even during the movie, I was in fear of something bad happening me, as my health conditions were flaring up. That line brought me back to reality and strangely comforted me. Whatever happens, its up to fate whether its my time to go or not.

[@shoguncato84]

I hope you're doing well and that your day is great

[@ShatteredMask-y8f]

I hope you will be fine ❤ just try to spend your every moment of life

[@KrSolarRay]

Another interesting thing I noticed is Gamora understood what Groot was saying, which meant she was truly a part of the group, and at the end we, as the audience, can nderstand what Groot says, which is a pretty sweet thank you to the audience and also a reflection of how far we’ve come with these characters.

[@a_ninja2376]

The fact that rocket had a nickname for nebula and no one else did made me smile ear to ear

[@angelduh6941]

Wait, what was the nickname?

[@a_ninja2376]

@@angelduh6941 nebs

[@sergiosandoval7955]

Around the time the first guardians movie came out we had just gotten a chiwawa, we liked the movie so much we named her nebula. For other reasons as well that fit so perfectly, tragic to. She's bald for some unknown reason, she has dark eyes just like nebula and around 2019 she got run over bad, it's a miracle she survived. She had to get a metal plate on her femur and pelvis ( we call it her cybernetic enhancements) any way we always called her nebs. This trilogy feels like it was written and made just for me.

[@pineapplepearjuice6717]

​@@sergiosandoval7955 Awwwwwww, thats so sweet it made my day! Consider me a fan of Nebs!

[@hansolo3154]

I think the most emotional part of the entire movie was how Peter reunited with his Grandfather. What a way to end a character arc

[@tripp8961]

except for the text saying "the legendary star-lord will be back" but we choose to ignore that for now and just enjoy him with his grandfather

[@valentins.905]

​@@tripp8961 yeah what was that about? Are they planning a series with him?

[@SpaceDragon14]

Yeah it was a real good scene, thought i wasn't going to cry after crying so much before that part but did anyway lol

[@boxtupos7718]

​@@valentins.905 Secret Invasion, they have a guy well versed in alien shennanigans

[@matti.8465]

I don't think Starlord is getting his own movie or anything, but since he lives on Earth now he's bound to get involved whenever the next Avengers thing happens. It wouldn't cheapen his arc if he's just helping out on earth

[@Kira1Lawliet]

I desperately want to believe that this is a potential sign of the MCU rebounding after the last couple years of weak stuff. Part of me believes it's just James Gunn being the exception and single-handedly holding up the last good movie of the MCU, but I want to believe there can be more after this movie and that all the push-backs on release dates are a sign that they're getting more serious about taking the time to make their upcoming projects good.

[@peepperson444]

So do I, but unfortunately I don’t think it’s gonna be the case. The GOTG films have always kinda been the black sheep of the MCU quality-wise; they seem to have a certain level of depth to their stories and characters that very few other Marvel products manage to attain. I’d kinda describe the GOTG movies as being the “least marvel” of all marvel movies, if that makes any sense, yknow? I really hope they’ll turn things around but even if they do I genuinely don’t believe they can ever attain the same level of quality or general vibe that Gunn’s capable of bringing to their table.

[@ohnobro1424]

I’d say yes and no. James Gunn is kind of an exception but it also seems like a lot of Marvel’s recent problems are being rectified lately. We just have to get through The Marvels first.

[@Kira1Lawliet]

@@ohnobro1424 I still have hope. I won't give up on the MCU as quickly as everyone else has. I grew up with the MCU (I was 12 years old when Iron Man came out), and throughout their whole run people have been doubting them. But I'll never forget the feeling of seeing Infinity War and Endgame for the first time-they accomplished something that no other studio in history has ever done, and I refuse to believe that they can't course correct to give us something like that again. I think there's HUGE potential for the multiverse saga, and for Kang as a villain. Sure, things have gotten rough lately with Disney+ and Disney bearing down too hard on their writers and VFX workers, and yeah, the work has suffered, and yeah, the whole stuff with Jonathan Majors right now isn't looking good. But I won't give up on it yet. If there's one thing I've learned in these last 15 years, it's that the moments when it looks like Marvel is about to fall off a cliff are the LAST times you should be rooting against them, because they always find a way to swerve back around and iron out their flaws and try something new. I believe there is a world where we can have both an amazing Phase 5 and 6 culminating in an even more ambitious crossover event than Endgame/IW, AND ALSO a new and improved DC universe that actually does those characters justice (no pun intended).

[@samcochran8203]

@@Kira1Lawliet At this rate, they've been in a slowly growing, yet each time more than before, rut, for like 3 years, they've never been poised to fall off a cliff like this before, and never for this long, the people who were running marvel back when it was about to fall off a cliff those times before are not the people running it now, sometimes it seems like the people running it now are ignorantly, or feigning innocence while purposefully, shoving it closer to the edge, so long as they get the glory of being the ones that get to do so and having everyone paying attention to them being the one to do it But you still may be right, cause the ongoing writers strike(which isn't like the last one, the last one was just about good writers getting good pay, this one is about whether mediocre writers/activists deserve fair pay, writers in general deserve fair pay, and maybe if they were paid better they'd writer better, but there is something to be said for doing your best work for a story people love even if you're not being paid better rather than just shitting out bad product after bad product), the on going writers strike will either cause 1 of 4 things, 1: we'll either get the bad writers leaving with the good ones staying, the ones who have passion despite the unfair pay, and the writing in marvel projects will become good again. 2: we'll get the bad writers writing better because now they're being paid better and marvel projects will become good again. Or 3: things will stay the same because bad writers will continue to write garbage, or 4: the good writers will either leave as well due to the bad pay and leave, or the good writers will stay and write worse and worse, or the good writers will stay and write better in spite of the bad pay and having so many co workers dip, but even then it might not save the mcu

[@ohnobro1424]

@@Kira1Lawliet yeah agreed

[@AnimatedCriticStudios]

Fun Fact: The person who spearheaded James Gunn's firing was Alan Horn. Just last year, he left Disney to work at Warner Bros Discovery. Funny enough, around the same time, James Gunn was hired as the co-CEO to DC, which is now under Warner Bros Discovery, meaning they're both in the same company again. 😂

[@dog7426]

Damn Alan Horn really did just outplay himself.

[@sawyerrauvola5248]

I almost cried when Rocket was dying and Peter wasn't going to let him go. That part hit me hard.

[@andrewfortmusic]

Oh man I did cry. For some reason, really close friendships move me more than anything else in a movie, and gosh did that scene hit hard.

[@nickgaschler5828]

i absolutely love the High Evolutionary. just a wretched monster with a God complex. They tie in the God complex so incredibly well too with some amazing religious imagery and sound. The Gregorian Chant whenever he is on screen and the overall scenery of his ship feeling very Latin Gothic contributes to this feeling that what our heroes are facing is not simply just a villain, they are facing the creator himself and must defeat him. absolutely masterful job by James Gunn writing and creating that tone. Not to mention the spoof on the Creation of Adam with Adam and Starlord was a little cherry on top so amazing

[@zarabee2880]

Agreed! When he lost it at his people turning on him & exploded his power, then that aria plays over a blank screen and the foreboding is just….creeping *chefs kiss*

[@Duong-zv3pf]

@@zarabee2880 "THERE IS NO GOD, THAT WHY I HAD TO STEP IN" Instantly win his spot in the best villain hall of fame

[@KWBR1123]

@@Duong-zv3pf Is he right next to the Puss in Boots villains or is there someone else inbetween

[@hunterolaughlin]

This, Frankenstein and Jurassic Park definitely do a good job showing the consequences of what would happen if men ever tried to emulate the role of God.

[@IcyDiamond]

I loved this movie, once again proves why James Gunn is such a great writer/director, this is everything Thor: Love & Thunder wanted to be and more!

[@somerandolad]

I don't think Love and Thunder was trying to be anything.

[@spencercarroll6363]

I've always described Thor: Love and Thunder as a poor man's Guardians of the Galaxy due to how it tries to be both goofy and have heart to it but fails at doing so.

[@michaelstrong5383]

Love and Thunder made me question what the point was to pair Thor up with the Guardians of the Galaxy. There was so much potential to their dynamic, and yet the film wasted it completely.

[@T_Dude]

I definitely think it was possible, considering how Taika handled Ragnarok.

[@GrumpyLoco6]

I honestly think L&T is overhated. It's certainly not the best MCU film by any means and there are plenty of valid criticisms about it, but I think it has some good stuff in it (Jane's cancer plot for example). It's better than Black Widow anyways.

[@priultimus]

7:35 calling it “live drax reaction” just retroactively made it so fucking funny to me that it cut in that way

[@Mister-Red]

I still laugh about it

[@SeventeenGhost]

Also retroactively, every time Drax is on scene, is now a Live Drax Reaction.

[@alexh1701]

The High Evolutionary’s actor was also phenomenal as he could quickly and easily establish this new villain. The scenes with little Rocket and the Evolutinary were really good and the deaths of his friends made me tear up.

[@kylestillwell7031]

It adds such real stakes when the villain’s plan isn't “end reality” so there's a real chance he could actually succeed to some extent

[@thecoolguy7324]

I was 13 when I saw the first one. Rocket was my favorite at the time because “funny talking raccoon”. Now I’m 21, and Rocket is my favorite because of the heart and development he went through

[@ohnobro1424]

Lol same

[@HadirUntukAnda]

fuuuuck you made me feels so old

[@orbitchjulia]

SAAAAAME and i enjoyed so much as my parents introduced me to some awesome mix 1 & 2 songs when i was a child. i will cherish the guardians forever.

[@Hydrolion1998]

Sameeeee (tho I was 15 when the 1st came out)

[@vinimations003]

When Rocket was about to accept his death but Lylla just stopped him and said "but not now", this is the part where a tear fell from my eye in the speed of light and since that i cried the rest of the movie.

[@Dino_Boy.01]

I watched it yesterday and damn was it emotional and it actually made me feel *Something* after phase 4 MCU

[@hihowareyou424]

one detail I absolutely loved in the movie itself is when they were in their spacesuits, and gamora was in a blue spacesuit and nebula was in a green spacesuit. it shows how close they have become as sisters after they were competing with each other for so long while being raised by Thanos. it shows how they've both changed for the better and how they see each other genuinely as sisters instead of someone to compete with. it's really beautiful

[@coltonk.3086]

All I could think of in that scene was AMOGUS

[@raffmahon]

It sorta shows how they swapped personalities a bit, nebula is more like how gamora was in vol 1 and 2 whereas gamora is like how nebula was before she joined the guardians

[@hihowareyou424]

@@raffmahon omg yes I didn't think of it that way!

[@bababooey5402]

​@@coltonk.3086 I first made that joke, but thankfully I moved past it.

[@bababooey5402]

​@@hihowareyou424 Also, I think it's partially a coincidence. Nebula probably picked green out of sisterly bond, but Gamora here probably didn't pick blue because of Nebula. Remember, this is still 2014 Gamora; other than present Nebula helping her out of Thanos' reign by bringing her to fight him in the present, Gamora probably has no more real sisterly respect for her (until the end of this film, at least.)

[@bryanegelhoffsanimationtec257]

This movie made me cry 3-4 separate times when I saw it. The scenes, ( *spoilers* ): The death of Lylla, Teeth and Floor. Rocket nearly crossing over to the other side. Peter and his grandpa reuniting. Groot saying, "I love you guys."

[@dillongeorge5866]

Guardians 3 shows how amazing Bradley Cooper’s acting is, every flashback scene with Rocket he put in his absolute best to show the pain this poor raccoon went through 👏👏

[@mzuzek7582]

To be fair, most of Rocket's flashbacks were voiced by Noah Raskin and Sean Gunn, but it was Bradley Cooper on that particularly harrowing one with the scream

[@diccchocolate416]

​@@mzuzek7582 and that was the best one

[@mzuzek7582]

@@diccchocolate416 Agreed.

[@ohnobro1424]

That scream genuinely hurt my heart. I haven’t even been able to rewatch it since.

[@thedarkknight880]

Just in general, Bradley Cooper is great as Rocket. Its crazy how you look at him in the booth and you're like oh that's Cooper's voice, but then you watch it come out of this animated raccoon and suddenly you don't hear cooper at all, you just hear Rocket

[@natecgames4612]

The best thing about the movie for me is how willing it is to let the characters be the characters they have been. Splitting up the Gaurdians sounds crazy at first, but the more you watch the movie, the more you realize that these aren't the same characters as they were when they met, and they all have separate journeys that the need to go through, some just after end game, others before they even started in the first film. For most of those journeys, they don't really need each other, and it's amazing how the writers stayed true to that and even gave us a tear jerker in Peter finally seeing his grandpa. Overall I loved it.

[@jazisajoke8688]

The music in these movies is always good, but there was something so beautifully cathartic when Rocket puts on “Dog days are over” and they all dance. Literally sent chills down me. I think it’s what really pushed me over the end and got me ugly crying.

[@dog8438]

This and No Way Home are easily my favorite post-Endgame movies. They feel like golden era MCU.

[@taymus13]

Rocket has always been my favorite of the group, and leaving the theater I also realized that rocket is the glue of the team. When he said "I'm done runnin" and started walking, the rest of them didnt even hesitate, they followed him without a second thought. I was so happy that the common "you can come, but not yet" in heaven thing was true, I almost thought they were really going to commit and have rocket die and I felt SO relieved when he came back. I felt exactly the way quill and the others felt. Seeing nebula cry and not being able to respond was by far one of my favorite moments too. I didn't even think about the fact that it had just been her and rocket for 5 years. I really hope rocket is able to see how much he is loved.

[@doubleflores8350]

It was a great movie. A fun end to a fun trilogy with a lot of heart to it. I’m glad I watched it.

[@XParasiteOctoling]

Guardians can join the “All three movies in a trilogy were actually good” club.

[@adampkalb]

I knew James Gunn would not fail us. He knows much better than to do what Jeff Loveness and Peyton Reed did in Quantumania.

[@bigman9094]

​@@XParasiteOctoling a very very small club lol

[@dopeyoda]

Guardians 3 is arguably probably the best movie is the MCU by a long shot. Every character shines especially Nebula, somehow she has become one of my favorite guardians and I never thought I would ever been able to say that. And groots last words of the film sent me chills down my spine in the most euphoric way. Such a great send off, and it also makes me sad that we most likely won’t get anything better than this possibly ever is phase 5 and also 6.

[@Mr.Yeast2]

I probably wouldn't say "in the mcu" but definitely in this phase.

[@spand9043]

​@@Mr.Yeast2I would say since infinity war. I preferred guardians 3 to endgame, but infinity war was mind blowing when it came out

[@mawinstallation6626]

@@Mr.Yeast2 Nah man. In the MCU.

[@2goober4u]

​@@mawinstallation6626 my favorit is secret invasion becuase i am going to kill myself and my infant won

[@topocart4753]

The main thing that was running through my head when I got out of the theater was: "Man, I sure hope Kang just trips on a rock and breaks his neck, ending this non-sensical multiverse saga. Like, all of the Kangs falling in unison." I miss this MCU, the one that puts out great stories and amazing characters and not just feature-length ads for the next movies.

[@craigmoon2121]

Yeah, I really miss when they actually made great stories and characters, and then let the short 1-minute end scenes advertise their future projects, rather than making entire movies into advertisements for future projects.

[@DionnaRene80]

Feature length ads is correct.

[@cthulhuwua5354]

I dunno why but when it got to the quiet part in dog days and it showed peter on earth, I started bawling. I have no clue why, but that moment hit me so hard.

[@Superstrike_11]

Same here. I think seeing the American flags, knowing that he was back on earth, back HOME...that's probably what did it for me.

[@CrazyRiverOtter]

I listen to Florence and the Machine when I want a good cry anyway so FUCK

[@fluffcake]

Seeing Guardians be so starkly different and bursting with color, emotion, and character with a lot of dark moments in it was such a shattering moment for the status quo of mid Superhero movies. I can’t wait for what else follows for James Gunn

[@HarnaiDigital]

James Gunn knew exactly what he was supposed to do and he pulled out on of the most beautiful Finales of MCU Trilogies.

[@plazma938]

My favourite part of the movie was the part where Drax attacked the High Evolutionary while yelling 'THIS IS FOR CANCELLING THE OWL HOUSE!'

[@averagecoasterenjoyer]

No, the best part was when Rocket said "it's rocketing time" and proceeded to rocket all over everyone

[@Pixelusually]

Loved the part where Star Lord said "its a me," and became a master builder

[@ayden_clisham]

⁠You forgot the part where he rode a huge dinosaur

[@galaxieleaf5932]

There's also that cool part where Star Lord dates April Ludgate

[@plazma938]

@@galaxieleaf5932 This movie has gotten extremely out of hand from our perspective

[@future_future]

Gotta say Guardians of the galaxy is the only trilogy I actually love. I had recently watched the third with my family, and I CRIED. Rocket didn't just randomly have a sad backstory, all the other movies kinda lead up to the fact on why and how his life was so horrific, and why he never spoke about it. The songs were amazing, opening with radio head, having the beastie boys, and ending with Florence plus the Machine. I loved this movie :D

[@griffingirl5805]

Something that I adored was in the scene where Rocket see his buddies in the heaven dream, he sees them with their scars and bionic attachments, and I interpreted that as Rocket seeing his friends as being "perfect" the way that they are, which also Contrasts the HE.

[@kasig2013]

I was not expecting this movie to make me cry so much, but I actually sobbed several times. I love these characters and seeing not just the heartbreak they experience, but the love they have for each other hit straight to my heart. The ending actually had me break down sobbing, not because it was sad, but because the characters were so joyously happy and after all of the darkness they suffered through, they really deserved it.

[@Rmcrace2319]

This movie (in my opinion) was a rare, beautiful, and perfect 10/10 masterpiece

[@ellybean7354]

When Nebula told Drax he wasn’t born to be destroyer, but to be a dad. 😭

[@WaterMeLoan64]

Every scene with Lylla, & Teefs, & Floor, & Rocket was Phenomenal.

[@gameyfirebro9645]

We need more of them, whether it be through What If or them being brought back somehow.

[@imotekh6110]

I was genuinely unsettled when their death scenes came by. Floor screaming for them to leave as Rocket is crying really got to me

[@gameyfirebro9645]

Honestly a What If on what would happen if Floor was the only remaining survivor of that whole endeavor would be amazing. Imagine her somehow meeting Groot and eventually somehow meeting the rest of the Guardians. It would be hilarious and amazing. Like the logical explanation could be that a misfire occurs and Rocket is killed as a result.

[@inazuma3gou]

What got to me is Rocket's screaming for them was exactly the same when Quill was screaming for Rocket. Got me wondering if Bradley Cooper and Chris Prat got together to get the same tonal inflection.

[@revenantevil1143]

Nebula is offically one of my favourite MCU characters. I was worried that she was going to die / make the sacrifice / etc., but I'm glad they didn't do the whole heroic death trope. It's beautiful to see her transition out of that cold demeanor, and finally find love within the Guardians (especially Rocket). Seeing her express happiness and joy is one of the most emotional, heartwarming things i've (personally) experienced throughout the MCU. She's never felt loved most of her life...not until Gamora opened up to her in GotG 2. This was finally her movie to transition from the reclusive anti-hero-still having some of that attitude-into a loving, caring sister-figure by the end. I'm so glad this movie had a satisfying conclusion, despite how painfully average/mediocre alot of the MCU has been for the past while.

[@grfrjiglstan]

There were several moments during the climax where I was expecting the film to undercut its dramatic moments with a joke, and they just…didn’t. They decided to keep the tone preserved, and it resulted in a genuinely emotional and heartwarming film. You love to see it.

[@iMAY0]

I wish I could say that Rocket and his backstory "carried the movie" but, honestly, all the characters and their interactions were SO GOOD.

[@njackson6807]

If they really wanted to, they really could have split this into 2 separate movies and dedicated one entirely to Rocket's backstory. I'm very glad they didn't, but it's just a feeling I got along the way

[@gaelatriano5996]

It was just part that carried the movie. Everything was awesome.

[@walturdgameing]

Spoilers for the movie, you have been warned: My new best friends and I have been seeing marvel movies for little over a year now, and the moment Rocket started playing Come and Get Your Love during the credits, that was our biggest reaction for anything marvel, ever. More than a cameo, or a reference to another IP. That just shows how special this franchise is to so many people, and how it can be its own thing and that's good enough.

[@derontanzil6939]

YEEEES. OH I LOVED THAT the guardians started with come and get your love with peter dancing while getting the power stone. and the movie ends with rocket playing that with the rest and then groot just going i love you guys is the most HOLY SHIT WHAT i have ever felt

[@rvmaika5815]

I managed to keep myself from crying the entire movie but that finally made me openly weep in the theater

[@ilikebunns]

I never really cried at a movie until this one. Knowing the abuse and horror that the animals felt made me feel closer to my own, even if it’s fictional. Not even referring to the animals, even people have felt the ways rocket feels all the time.

[@Idontexisthihi001]

I still can’t get Floor’s screams “Rocket Teefs Floor go now” out of my head

[@spookysem2150]

Nebula was so great in this movie which I did not expect. It's also funny that Nebula and Gamora kinda switched places

[@thatpotatoboi6468]

This movie I can say had made me cry more than any other movie has before, I grew up with the guardians of the galaxy movies and watched all of them with my dad and we both cried at least 5 times each

[@spookychords4925]

When "Dog Days Are Over" played and everyone started dancing i was like "wow its really gonna end like an animated film with a dance number? 😅" But after a while I thought it was actually a really good way to send them off since this team is heavily connected to music. Guardians 1 ended with sprout Groot dancing, 2 had baby Groot dancing, it made sense that the character to start this big dance number be Groot. Great Movie and i agree that its the best MCU trilogy.

[@majoraswrath6182]

Yeah, Rocket's backstory had me in shambles.

[@chasehedges6775]

Soooo emotional

[@peaceofpie94]

I think the fact that other recent marvel movies have been aggressively mid worked in this movie’s favors. I went in the theater expecting below average at best and came out unexpectedly loving this movie. Rocket’s backstory genuinely made me emotional and I loved seeing the dynamics between other characters. It also helped that rocket’s easily in my top 3 fave mcu characters lol

[@getmario64]

Not only did James Gunn wanted to complete and just threw every mistake, but he actually did a great job for making a finale trilogy and he accomplished so well for having an anti-Marvel film. I really enjoy this movie and giving a Raccoon's back story was a lot darker so it's more focus of Rocket's movie than GOTG, so I really felt for Rocket's character more like Racacooni in "Everything Everywhere All at Once."

[@catrocastre8215]

And Pratt is Prattatouille 🤣

[@NickAndriadze]

*0:03* The last thing I'd ever expect in the beginning of a Schaffrillas video is being jumpscared by the *YEE* dinosaur. Yet here we are.