Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Spoiler Review

[@SeanChandlerTalksAbout]

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[@nicholasjoseph8297]

I agree with your Kang theory. I think Star Lords next film could be Eternals 2 cause of his connections to ego he could be involved with helping them.

[@nicholasjoseph8297]

High Evolutionary is top 10 MCU villains material.

[@Coolgamer..]

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 is a pretty good movie. I like the team dynamic and Rocket's story was soild.

[@MrMgkman13]

Rocket seeing his friends again in heaven genuinely had me tearing up. That’s one of the greatest Marvel scenes ever. His decision of “I’m done running.” was the icing on the cake.

[@jordansweet8054]

That got me hard.

[@BlobGorillaTag]

I cried so many times, I literally cried when Rocket found out he was a racoon.

[@jordansweet8054]

@@BlobGorillaTag I could hardly breathe. It was so powerful.

[@jimmyburresss7767]

The most heart breaking and gut wrenching sentence I’ve hear in a mcu movie was in this movie. It was when rocket was in what I assume heaven/afterlife and his friends are there and they say we are all flying now the sky is pretty something like that and rocket just goes “can I join now ?” And lylla at first goes “yes”. But then says “but not now, you don’t realize but the story has been all you” James Gunn really pulled the heartstrings and I literally almost teared up

[@scruffd0g193]

I did tear up, all the flashback scenes with the children animals broke me.

[@_the_rizzler]

That's a meta line and in a beautiful way

[@adamkramer9080]

You missed the "my beloved raccoon" line which was the kicker for me

[@jackmarshall3255]

Even star lord freaking out had me like he was about to lose another member of his family.

[@patrickgarrett1439]

I was in tears with Rocket nearly going to heaven. Shows how much these characters mean to me.

[@axelprus924]

Yeah I thought he was going to die, but he had to come back and get his revenge!

[@tomdevinney7280]

I was a mess when Star lord shouted “I’m not letting him go!”

[@scruffd0g193]

Seeing rocket on his death bed was heavy and seeing Lyla and rockets Fred’s get killed broke me.

[@Eli43199]

i started to cry whenever Lylla told him it wasn't his time yet.

[@dankrhythm9344]

Same

[@fakehappyfilms]

Two things real quick. The scene where Rocket is about to enter the afterlife really got me. It was emotional and hurt me to my core. Rocket has always been my favorite Guardian. Another thing I realized was that nobody died. That's more surprising to me than any character death would've been. I like that they all lived, they just went their own ways. Loved the movie. 9/10

[@Smile-hk7vd]

Love every single characters in this movie. Nebula and Mantis especially got a lot of development. Nebula becomes the mother of the team where Gamora used to be. Mantis not even the insecure and shy woman that we saw previously, she's now brave enough to stand up to people (especially when Nebula was insulting her and Drax being the liability of the team)

[@Barrie96]

No Sleep Till Brooklyn hallway fight scene was one of the coolest scenes. Might be my top 5 best fight scenes in the MCU

[@catrocastre8215]

I loved when Groot and Quill fight too! Thought that finally Quill got to shine a bit in the fight arena.

[@everythingweather]

Man. I almost cried when they really tried to make us think Rocket died and we got the heaven sequence and then I almost cried again when Yondu popped up for 5 seconds to motivate Kraglin. I’m honestly so torn whether I want to show this film to my gf because of all the animal cruelty. Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 was so satisfying for me and easily make the GOTG trilogy my favorite in the MCU.

[@WillowGraceMoffat]

When I tell you “We’ve been flying together” actually had me SOBBING ugh those poor babies

[@xxmaskedupjayxx3006]

Just saw it and all I can say is I was very teary eyed man 😢 , James Gunn a freakin magician.

[@milohoppus6598]

While I've been pretty burnt out on superhero movies in the last few years and drifted towards indie and prestige films, I can't deny the impact the original Guardians films had on me growing up. I saw Vol. 3 last night and it reminded me what it felt like to truly enjoy and lose myself in a Marvel movie, hitting me with a level of emotional depth and maturity I would expect from a different genre and target demographic. While I felt slightly underwhelmed leaving the theater, it hit me when i started crying driving home, thinking about all the memories and how much the film provided a carthisis for how much I've changed. This trilogy will always have a special place in my heart and depending on how it sits this could be my favorite MCU movie period. While it definitely wasn't perfect, it provided the satisfying high note to end on; and after this, I think I'm finally ready to say goodbye to the MCU, because it'll never be as good as this.

[@NinthShinigami]

Same bro. Well, maybe minus the underwhelmed part but I mostly agreed 👍

[@milohoppus6598]

I kinda meant that I didn't completely get the movie right when it finished, but as I processed it I was able to fully understand and appreciate it.

[@NinthShinigami]

@@milohoppus6598 ah oke 👍

[@austincarlson9270]

I want to be done with the MCU so I won't disappoint myself in the future, but I have some glimmering hope that Fiege can get his shit together and create a functional Marvel universe in the future.

[@mr.awesome111]

@@austincarlson9270 Yeah. I was thinking the same thing

[@Goggles36195]

I loved this film 9/10 definitely my third favourite MCU film. Teared up when Rocket almost died probably shows how much I care for his character. Loved his backstory felt that present day Rocket felt a bit bland compared to his other appearances that’s my only complaint of the movie though. The rest of the guardians were all great and as good as usual. Mantis has definitely grown on me with this and Guradians Holiday special. Loved how he managed to end of everyone’s character arcs without killing anyone off. The villain was purely evil which I loved. Can’t wait to rewatch this!

[@cooperwolfe5478]

I completely agree. I think the High Evolutionary is easily the best villain inside of the 3 GotG films and managed to arguably have the best ending of any MCU film. If you don’t mind me asking what are your top 2 MCU films.

[@Goggles36195]

1. Is Avengers Endgame and 2. Is Infinity War

[@cooperwolfe5478]

@@Goggles36195 Yeah those are great MCU films. Personally my favorite is Civil War and in all honesty I’d have to put Vol 3 at number 2.

[@detectivejimmymcnulty1676]

Can't recall if you touched on it but that one shot hallway fight scene might have been the best Marvel action scene since The Winter Soldier. A few nitpicks aside, it was so refreshing to be sitting in a theater with a good audience and watching a great marvel film. Brought me back to the phase 2&3 glory days of Marvel. Can't wait to see what Gunn does with DC IP.

[@louischiappani5422]

Wow he didn’t mention Yondu showing up that was cool

[@kingofentertainment7052]

I was SOOO shocked nobody died!!!

[@mawaboutcars671]

Watched it last night, my goodness it was just gut-wrenching. The most emotional MCU movie thus far, a perfect ending to a trilogy. Not even remotely irritated that none of the guardians died, it was a really REALLY good movie, you don’t even need to be massively invested in the MCU to cry watching this. Adam Warlock, to me, was done perfectly. My issue with most of the recent MCU entries are that they try and shoehorn an extra new character in there that doesn’t feel overly natural. Having Adam be in the movie, while posing a real threat in some instances, but also not always showing up or stealing time away from the other characters. Overall, top 5 MCU movies, perfect trilogy ending, fighting back tears multiple times. So happy this was a brilliant film.

[@kaburnicas]

I absolutely loved the phantasmagorical design of floor but that probably has some connection to me being an absolute horror fanatic

[@bizzybrown8372]

High Evolutionary was obsessed with the fact his creation surpassed him and also had the capacity of creative thought . It’s poetic with accents of moral theology . I actually liked the evil step mother of it all regarding his performance.

[@geeky531]

I cried like a baby when rockets friends were Murdererd

[@subramanyasvinayaka824]

The action scene that follows after Rocket said "I'm done runnin", is what got me pumped up and jumpin like crazy.❤

[@OllieSach]

I’m glad these longer reviews do well for you… it’s become a ritual after big marvel movie for me to come and watch them to recap the plot!

[@Rmcrace2319]

Been waiting to hear your spoiler thoughts!!!

[@hayleyhellbound9513]

I wasn’t confused about Stallone at all, and thought he was there for the Spy Kids 3 era viewers hahahah.

[@smartmoneyace2957]

bro groot is OP. And starlord really showed how smart he was in this one

[@scruffd0g193]

Groot was his most powerful this movie, dude was a beast.

[@trainmap]

Couple thoughts and 1 suggestion for everyone (in general): 1) (my suggestion and most important for Marvel movies) = Try to skip the trailers. Try your best not to watch any of them and to avoid social media talk about these movies. The reason is, while some do trailers well, Marvel does an awful job with them. I do NOT want to enter a movie feeling like I've already seen it, and I don't want things to be placed in a trailer, but it's out of context because they need to avoid spoiling everything. I stopped watching all Marvel trailers after Eternals, and have enjoyed most of the movies since, mostly because I didn't know what to expect. Especially No Way Home, I had NO IDEA Garfield and McGuire were going to be in the movie as I didn't have social media or trailers spoil that for me, so I got to experience that live and it is an experience I will remember for the rest of my life. Try it if you can, because let's be real, most of ya'll, like me, are going to see the movie anyway, we're too invested at this point. 2) Every Marvel movie can't be Endgame. Many of these recent films have been dissected negatively, but we're in a transition where they're trying to find the next destination while finishing off arcs for the original franchises (clearly). Give Marvel time, they'll get it up and going again. 3) ROOT ROOT ROOT for James Gunn! The more successful he is in the DCU, the better quality films we will get in the MCU, because NOTHING kicks your a$$ in gear quite like competition does. Dunn did a masterful job here, and if he did this with all the red tape Marvel puts up on their movies, IMAGINE what he's going to be able to do at the DCU when he's the one running the show. I am super pumped for what is to come in the DCU now, and it will force Marvel to step their game up

[@vavarietyamari7342]

I was fine with what they did for Adam warlock especially because will poultry does a good job with the screen time he’s given, as well as it makes sense why he’s like that because of how goofy the sovereign are as a whole😅. I get why someone wouldn’t like him that much though

[@BenJanzen]

This was a really great discussion. I enjoyed your breakdown, and you highlighted a lot of the reasons why this film worked so well for me. Keep it up

[@RobertMere]

Felt weird to watch an MCU movie that lived up to the hype haha

[@skylightstudios3250]

literally i’m not used to feeling emotions w marvel anymore lol

[@loganklein5031]

@@skylightstudios3250 quit watching then please

[@loganklein5031]

wakanda forever, no way home, all the avengers movies, etc. all lived up to the hype and more

[@skylightstudios3250]

@@loganklein5031 bruh i’m praising vol 3 no need to be bitter marvel hasn’t been the same but this movie was special

[@RobertMere]

@@loganklein5031 I mean since no way home. Thor 4 was not very good, ant man 3 was very disappointing, MoM was great imo but still disappointing and Wakanda forever was very emotional and great but still kinda disappointing imo.

[@mckeoncrawford9262]

I loved how weird it got. The creatures designs were so great!

[@colebaker___]

I love that this movie doesn’t apologize for death or disturbing material. We watched our guardians kill people with their bear hands and they sat in those moments. We saw that rocket tore a man’s face to shreds and the movie let us literally see it happen and see the aftermath. The MCU is at its best when it lets its audience sit with their emotions and take things serious

[@howveyouben]

The most distracting part of the post credit scene for me was that the newspaper was The St. Charles Post. I was actually born and raised in St Charles, MO, and that newspaper doesn’t exist. The St. Louis Post Dispatch covers that whole region. I understand why they did it (if it was SLPS, it would lead most people to think it’s in St Louis), but that distracted me 😅

[@JohnDoe-gd4yx]

Adam warlock felt a lot like Prince charming from Shrek in this movie or is that just me lol

[@pixelizedpear]

I haven't watched the full video yet, but I had a few issues with the movie that ultimately effected my thoughts leaving the theater: Is it just me, or was a lot of the dialogue (Mostly Peter's dialogue) really bad and cheesy? From Drax saying "pick on someone your own size" to Adam Warlock, or the countless times Peter would say "We have to save our friend" with a straight face. I also feel like Nebula became super angry at times out of no where, mostly at Mantis. Peter's dialogue genuinely made my friend and I laugh out loud at how bad it was. I do want to applaud him for his delivery on the line "More than you'd know." when talking to Gamora after she said "I bet it was fun" or something like that in the end when they were going their separate ways. His delivery on that line hit like a truck, even harder than when he was about to die a few minutes before this scene lol. (I didn't get the lines exactly right because I simply don't remember the lines exactly, but it was a good moment) I also hate the direction action scenes are going in modern superhero movies (I seriously hate the new camera angle they use for flying characters when it shows them from the front. The Batman started this, and it was also in Black Adam, and now they used it here for Adam Warlock. I think it just looks way too goofy). The action in this movie, mostly the beginning Adam Warlock fight, was so close-up and fast paced with camera cuts every 1-2 seconds that I could hardly tell what was going on. It's like they're trying too hard to show the impact of each hit in a fight but it severely ruins the experience as the viewer (In my opinion). I think making hits look and feel more powerful and realistic, but the constant cuts were so bad in this fight in particular. I think Drax was a highlight in this movie. His development and especially Nebula's comment in the end about him not being a destroyer, but a father, was really emotional. And seeing him dance with the kids in the end was such a nice moment. The High Evolutionary was also a really good villain. Also, people seem to have a problem with Adam Warlock's screentime, and after seeing the movie he got a lot more than I expected him to after hearing those complaints. I also don't really feel negative towards how he was portrayed as they did explain that the High Evolutionary extracted him from his cocoon prematurely. Overall, there were a lot of really strong moments in this movie, and I want to see it a second time to maybe get past the nitpicks I had, but the dialogue threw me out of the emotional immersion constantly. I was overall underwhelmed leaving the theater

[@rayh.8222]

I think we didn’t need Adam Warlock but I’m also fine with how Gunn handled him. He’s a weird comic character and he’s overpowered.

[@joshmariscal6431]

Ohhhh SNAP!! You blew my mind with that theory in the end!!

[@tylerjones4247]

The Guardians movies don’t feel like Marvel movies to me in a good way. James Gunn really nailed this trilogy especially Vol 3

[@austincarlson9270]

Althpugh i agree with you on Vol. 2, this movie raised my ranking up from a 5 to a 6 on that one because this was so good.

[@Abe_spytime]

this dude is a humble marvel nerd... respect

[@vinnyg1715]

I think the post credit scene was a call back to earlier where they were talking about how humans die at 50 lol

[@Mr.Marvelous.Media.]

That oner of the hallway/corridor fight is a top 3 MCU fight scene

[@georgeserrano1805]

Listened to this on my drive back home from college I can finally comment lol My thoughts: First off the scenes for rockets backstory were unbelievable. I have not cried in a long time (let alone for a movie) and those scenes made me cry multiple times on end. When I saw the other animals and their blatant mutilation it just left a bad taste in my mouth that I could not get out. It was absolutely horrific and heartbreaking As for the other aspects, thought what they did with adam warlock could’ve been better fs and star lord definitely took a step back as the lead, which I’m fine with and this is the guardians of the galaxy movie where they all feel like equals and the whole thing isn’t j about Quinn. Thought what they did w Gamoras character was clever and def subverted my expectations in a good way and for what it’s worth, the emotional beats paid off better than any MCU movie yet imo even if the plot had some glaring holes.

[@tylerharaf5901]

I think the movie was absolutely fantastic. The high evolutionary’s obsession was great and it was interesting the way his ego was his ultimate demise

[@coolwill101]

This movie was fantastic. The thing that stops it from becoming a top 5 MCU movie for me is the trailers. The trailers reveal way way too much, so the stakes really disappear when you think “Oh this shot hasn’t popped up in the movie yet, so I know so-and-so isn’t going to die!” As the movie progresses, by about halfway through you can have a pretty good picture on how the rest of the movie is going to play out by just going off the trailers. Trailers should be restricted to the first half of the movie at the most, so the stakes can’t be ruined by teases. Really held this one back for me but still the best from Marvel in quite some time..

[@nathandoran9037]

Gunn has said he doesn’t mind what the russos did with Gamora because he was planning on killing her off in Guardians 2 anyway, he was clearly trying to work it in somehow

[@CYKenny02]

I know I’m set for the night when my man drops an hour and a half vid 😂

[@TheEagle247]

Agreed that this is the darkest MCU movie. Flashbacks were definitely unsettling, unpleasant, just sickening and sad It’s done great, great storytelling but not fun to watch lol

[@deshunsmith7828]

I had to say it, but once when no sleep till Brooklyn came on by the beastie boys, I had to bang my head with my fist in the air. With a hell yeah to it . Love it.

[@REELITINREACTIONS]

That Kang Variant part wtf

[@Valihir]

He's definitely gonna be in the avengers films I think It'd be cool to see him in the marvels Have carol Danvers be the kree girl that attacked star lord when he was mentioning the girls he's dated

[@ganemcarlmcintyrereviews5403]

Pretty much on the same page with this one. Particularly agree that this somehow improves the second one and at the same time makes it a little more frustrating. 😂 overall great trilogy, and good review.

[@jackwolff5428]

My prediction is that star lord, captain marvel, dr strange are gonna be our main galactic fighters in next avengers, spider man Bucky and Sam are gonna be our earth fighters for avengers

[@tristanculbreth]

You should rename the counter earth section of you review to the “nitpicking section”

[@lejlamangic-rp5gh]

I was crying starlord almost got killed

[@jeff_leppard97]

I actually think the High Evolutionary is in the higher tiers of MCU villains imo

[@NavarinoDC]

The trailers were infuriating. Scenes from every part of the film were included! It took away some of my enjoyment of this great film.

[@omegathan]

Am I the only one that felt really underwhelmed leaving the theater? So many plot holes & conveniences, and touching moments ruined by stupid jokes. Makes me sad to say but this will be my last MCU movie I see in theaters.

[@hunterberry1508]

I think the Stallone things may just be you/your generation. I don't really know many people from the 18-28 range that it impacts. For instance, me and my four friends saw it Thursday. We've all seen all the Rocky movies and Creed movies, as well as many of his other films, since we're just big movie people, but it doesn't have much impact on us. He was cool to see, but, for instance, we were happier to see Nathan Fillion as opposed to Stallone. So cool to see, but no impact on our experience or thinking whatsoever.

[@missugh1890]

I think captain America the winter soldier and Captain America civil war is the two best dark films in the MCU And will always be the best three films trilogy ever made in the MCU Because we all still could watch it today but the other MCU characters trilogy some people can’t not watch

[@joewatts9132]

The beginning you explain with rocket AND the music seems like...x2, meaning over saturation, redundancy. And the fact that it's a radio head song and one of their most popular, yes as reviewers we aren't all that consistent (that is, it sounds like your complaint against super Mario bros). I remember a reviewer having issues w/the sopranos in later seasons w/the music cues and that made it iffy for me ever since, here it sounds unnecessary

[@joewatts9132]

Maybe they did it because they were worried the present day cgi didn't represent his mood correctly or enough...

[@BlackSheepEntertainment9009]

Qm I the only one that think Sean sounds like rocket? I swear to God at points I'm hearing rockets voice.

[@chrisszostek6700]

Low key like the aspect where everything happened out of no where like males in more realistic imo cause life really unpredictable and can be harsh

[@Tra5h_boat6368]

16:15 literally 😂

[@secularbelt]

How about: don’t keep track of who director’ spouses are or their close friends. I had no idea his wife was in it until you pointed it out. Guess what? As a result I wasn’t taken out of the scene.

[@AT-vc3kz]

You must not have seen The Suicide Squad or paid attention.

[@audraschmelzer1987]

Yeah, I really don't get the obsession over the people cast in the movie. I had heard the complaints before watching the movie, but it didn't take me out of it at all. I don't understand why it's such a big deal that it would take you out of the movie.

[@secularbelt]

@@AT-vc3kz I did not see it. How does seeing it identify his wife?

[@AT-vc3kz]

@@secularbelt She was in that movie, as the token administrative computer woman in that one too.

[@secularbelt]

@@AT-vc3kz okay, but how does that tell you it’s his wife?

[@alexpatton7049]

At around the 40 minute mark you start talking about my least favorite thing about this movie...the High Evolutionary...literally brings this film down a "*"...so If the first Guardians was a four or five star movie. This movie is a three star film for me. It is a huge flaw. "Shrieking" is a great word for him. I found nothing about this character enjoyable. There is a better version of this character played by Kurtwood Smith on the series Star Trek Voyager...there is a way to play this character with tragic pathos...where he actually feels bad for having to keep starting his experiments over. Maybe Thanos actually played the Pathos angle a bit too. High Evolutionary was a character I kept wanting them to cut away from and go back to the likeable characters.

[@rileytrey3]

Just such a nice pleasant movie

[@aidanwhite8268]

When Rocket screamed at the moment Lyla died, I felt the pain and sorrow he had.

[@blackbearish]

i love Lylla and Rocket so much. ever since the telltale games flashback, ouch. i've listened to the spoilers, the trailers, the non spoilers, and i'm still going to listen to the movie when it comes to disney plus with, hopefully audio description. I'm blind, so AD is very important. Spoilers that go in sequence with the movie are a next best thing to AD, as you can sort of follow along with the movie if there's no AD on the movie itself. Oh so now they're here, and you hear the dialogue, and then you follow along with a spoiler and you know that this scene is when a thing happens. descriptive spoilers are great for this very reason, as sometimes Audio description is not provided on released movies, Zootropolis is one such, though it was provided by the BBC in my country, though not on disney plus in my country. the provision of AD is patchy at best.

[@ivettesmile]

Thank you, this scene stood out so much to me too. I lost someone some time ago and Rocket’s reaction to Lyla passing was so so real. Triggering but beautiful in a weird way… Life would be meaningless if we didn’t love.

[@liamphibia]

Yeah, that was the very moment all our hearts broke.💔

[@aidanwhite8268]

I couldn’t imagine how much Rocket has gone through until this movie came out.

[@HarCoolReviews]

I’m so happy none of the guardians died in this film. They ended everything off perfectly with every character. James Gunn perfectly settled his characters down, but also left room for more without it feeling like it’s forced. I loved this movie so very much. It meant so much to me. The emotions, the comedy, the heart - everything worked. It’s currently my second favourite MCU project, only behind Infinity War.

[@scruffd0g193]

Same, they set this up. Oh man rocket and drax are gonna die, every second of the movie I thought rocket or drax were gonna die. Nice to see Star Lord continue his story.

[@ninjanibba4259]

That's the problem with these movies now, playing it safe with no one dying and teasing it so much I absolutely HATE that and it drops the quality when the movie SAYS no one is safe, yet they stay safe in the most high stakes situations.....it's bad

[@Luke_SkywaIker]

@@ninjanibba4259 characters don’t need to die for a story to have an impact. I could just as easily say it’d be lazy, forced and predictable if Gunn killed off Drax or Rocket.

[@user-jt1js5mr3f]

@@ninjanibba4259 yondu, gamora, Tony, Natasha…all dead. Stakes were real, but not everything has to end in death. It doesn’t cheapen the ending. I felt the tension the whole way.

[@ninjanibba4259]

@@Luke_SkywaIker it wasn't forced, Drax should've died, the movie teased everyone dying at some point and kept faking out, that's one of the laziest form of writing 101

[@CalamityJay]

When Rocket cried when Lylla was killed, it was heartbreaking to see and hear. I think this is Bradley Cooper’s best performance in the MCU, and I believe, in my opinion, that his voice performance is Oscar worthy.

[@papas-tater-tots]

I agree, some sociopath in my theatre was laughing when the high evolutionary was mocking him crying

[@scruffd0g193]

That part broke me

[@austincarlson9270]

I think he would get an Annie nom. I think he actually will too.

[@_the_rizzler]

​@@papas-tater-tots My friend was laughing quietly. He still loved it though and though it was really sad. Just a reaction that happened

[@juuliejan2990]

Fyi, Young Rocket was voiced by Sean Gunn (James Gunn's brother, who also plays Kraglin and does the mo-cap for Rocket)

[@MrMgkman13]

I would argue that the High Evolutionary is shrieking and losing his shit so much because he’s not used to being challenged. Nobody is able to lay a finger on him except for Rocket and the Guardians at the end. We saw what Rocket did to his face. When confronted with going up against the only person who ever wounded him, and when his plans start to fail for the first time he starts to unravel as all egotists do.

[@metallicnole4514]

I thought he worked as a despicable villain that you awaited his downfall. He didn't need to be anything more

[@ultimateslinger9857]

Wait that was Rocket that did that to his face?!

[@user-jt1js5mr3f]

@@ultimateslinger9857 did you not see the entire scene where rocket tore his face apart after he shot Lila? How could you miss that?

[@ultimateslinger9857]

@@user-jt1js5mr3f well yeah, of course I saw that. I just didn’t know the damage was that high

[@liamphibia]

Huh, nice observation.

[@NinthShinigami]

Just came out of it. It was a much needed “reward” after my math final. This movie had me bawling man, but it was really really great! I wish the MCU could be constantly this. For the Guardians (as we know them) final outing, and for the foreseeable future, my last MCU film, I was immensely satisfied. My one gripe is Adam tho. I think he could’ve been done better. Other than that, I’d gladly give this movie a 9/10, and it’s definitely the best MCU movie since No Way Home 👍

[@NinthShinigami]

@@brucecrawford_17 I dunno if Deadpool 3 looks bad then this will be. I hope not, but until then it does look like this will be my last MCU movie. Everyone I cared about in this franchise has had their journey complete or story finished. Maybe there’s still more like with Spider-Man and the Guardians, but I’m fine with where they left each franchise. And Shang Chi to me will just be that random spin off that happened after Endgame, and this movie and the last two Spidey movies are epilogues. I can’t find my self to care for any of the new characters or progressing arcs (imo they did Wanda dirty, Hulk too, I don’t wanna keep seeing the destruction of those characters). So yea unless Deadpool 3 looks good this is my last MCU film 👍

[@NinthShinigami]

@@brucecrawford_17 Blade is sounding like a production disaster so far. Besides the Snipes one is amazing, so I can always just stick with that. Fantastic Four… even in the comics they were never really my thing. Much less the movies. We don’t even know where that movies going yet, and atp I can’t blindly hype myself up for Marvel. I still remember a time when I was hyped for Multiverse of Madness and Love and Thunder. Yikes. Like I said, I really can’t see myself caring. And if I don’t care, I don’t watch 🤷‍♂️

[@NinthShinigami]

@@brucecrawford_17 nope. If Tobey and Andrew show up I’ll just search up the cameos. Now if I hear She Hulk, Ms Marvel, Captain Marvel, Cassie, Strange, Wanda, and all the several other heroes sticking around getting genuinely interesting, worthwhile, entertaining arcs and conflicts, maybe, as that’s the gold of the Avengers movies. These characters coming together with their internal conflicts and personal journeys to fight one big external threat that is the central story that’s been built up to that point. But looking at Marvel’s current track record from my opinion… yea… I 110% doubt that’s gonna happen or feel earned in these next Avengers movies. Oh and imo they’re doing a very poor job of setting up Kang.

[@thebrickaniac]

Star Lord repeatedly saying “face off” during the movie and then the high evolutionary’s face actually getting ripped off reminded me a lot of the Breaking Bad season 4 finale

[@Jacobmovietalk]

I was thinking of the John woo action film. Awesome movie

[@JayL3wis]

@@Jacobmovietalk I love that movie

[@Itsastoryteller]

His face looked like a distorted version of red skull 😂

[@jacoblangguth5125]

To me my favorite moment of the film was when nebula confronted Gamora and Gamora said something about her being more important because she’s family, and nebula tells her that rocket is family too. Seeing nebula grow to become part of the family has been really awesome.

[@justintendo4302]

Nebula has had a great character arc over the films and I also love her chemistry she has with the characters too

[@mubzytv]

I think Nebulas being close to Rocket makes a lot of sense. They both survived the blip

[@cobymclaughlin3453]

I was absolutely sobbing with the whole “Rocket goes to heaven and sees his friends and then gets a second chance” scene, absolutely beautiful stuff

[@samw9946]

I think the reason Adam Warlock does what he does in the third act is because he’s confused after his mother dies. At the beginning they say he was prematurely removed from his cocoon

[@monkehotdogs2227]

I hope he grows to the OP Adam we know in Secret Wars, will just have to wait to see

[@ChocolateThaiE]

@@monkehotdogs2227 he will. People just want stuff the way they want it RIGHT NOW.

[@tejaspaleti88]

I thought an especially gut-wrenching scene was after Lylla died, Rocket's other friends tried to get him to leave with them now, but Rocket was too devastated and he attacked the High Evolutionary's men, which resulted in the deaths of Rocket's other friends. Also Rocket's scream when Lylla died is just one of the best MCU acting moments, period.

[@fakehappyfilms]

I like the little distinction in Star-Lord’s character. When they’re getting the info on Rocket, he’s all about not killing anybody. But when he’s on the ropes inside of High Evolutionary’s base, he tells Groot TWICE to “Kill everyone!” I love that piece of subtle character design

[@limppickle4306]

Or how he commits to killing the dude who looks like Gluttony from FMA (idk remember his name). I thought he was just faking him out, until they hit the ground and I saw his dead body.

[@crashingcoyote]

the Drax and mantis relationship can be explained in one quote. "you and your partners relationship doesn't have to make sense to anyone besides you an your partner" just replace the word partner with friendship and thats drag and mantis's relationship.

[@jamespope7669]

Partner and friend are two different things.

[@_the_rizzler]

​@@jamespope7669 That's why this person said replace "partner" with "friendship"

[@syntheticreality549]

@@jamespope7669 are you doing okay in your life? Your in this. Moment section seeking conflict.

[@crashingcoyote]

@@_the_rizzler lol right ?

[@anthonyrodriguez4905]

The love between Rocket and Lylla is the sweetest and saddest thing I've seen in a long time. Their reunion and kiss was so satisfying and that they'll meet again

[@scruffd0g193]

I lost it when the animals died.

[@jamespope7669]

@@scruffd0g193 CGI animals lol

[@_the_rizzler]

​@@jamespope7669 Yes?

[@syntheticreality549]

@@jamespope7669 bait

[@NinthShinigami]

@@syntheticreality549 hey man I had tried to reply to the one you sent. Long story short, the commenter of that comment had replied to me and we were having a respectful discussion until the guy just up and decided his point was proven and deleted his replies. It seemed unnecessary so I asked him why he did it on his comment. Then he went and deleted that comment 💀 guy was so passionate on proving Guardians wouldn’t be my last MCU film lol I can’t with the MCU fans anymore 🤣 but it wasn’t you just wanted to clear that up you’re chill 👍

[@sourceow8795]

I was actually so surprised that none of the guardians died and I still cried so many tears.

[@dannyalas3577]

I was in tears in that scene where Starlord was dying 😭😭 haven’t cried that much in a movie in YEARS!!!

[@scruffd0g193]

I lost it, though oh my god star lord is about die for real.

[@andrewrock35]

It looked cool though

[@thefoxcritic1]

No way that actually tricked you💀

[@tylerjones4247]

Star lord’s whole life flashed before my eyes when I thought he was gonna die. My heart dropped hard

[@joshweisman]

That part was hard to watch. I’m so glad in the end it says “ The Legendary Star-Lord Will Return”

[@felixsantos9672]

Shawn hit on a point I've pondered too. Most MCU films either give us a sympathetic or compelling villian. The High Evolutionary was neither - he was a bad bad man who you wanted to see lose and suffer while doing it. It was like a MCU Dolores Umbridge.

[@awildbagel6723]

1:13:33 The name of the painting they're referencing here is called "The Creation of Adam". So it totally fits with this being the moment Adam becomes a Guardian!

[@owensanfordstuff]

Pretty much every sad rocket moments, I teared up. When he was practically screaming over Lyla's death, it was gut wrenching

[@jordanburden7018]

Imma be honest here. I thought in the last scene where Quill looks like he’s gonna die in space, I thought Gamora was gonna go out there and save him with his head piece like he did to her in the first Guardians movie. I thought that’d be a nice way of Gamora accepting of this new family that she isn’t familiar with but they still love her. Also, where was Quill’s headgear and jets boots(idk what to call them) from the first two Guardians movies, IW, and Endgame? Kinda coincidental that he doesn’t have them for this movie so it would make sense for the final scene to look as if he’s gonna die.

[@JevinLevin]

regarding the headgear, it got destroyed near the end of volume two and i think what happened is that the russo brothers included it in the avengers movies not realising or caring but gunn wanted to keep it destroyed for this third movie, so he somewhat retconned it back into being destroyed. thats just speculation though

[@pp55317]

In the Comics, Adam Warlock saves Star-Lord's life and eventually becomes a Guardian. This has to be in the film adaptation, and James Gunn did it😊

[@JevinLevin]

@@jordanburden7018 oh interesting, thanks for letting me know!

[@Henry-fn1zw]

They rlly tricked us into thinking like half of them were gonna die😂 James Gunn is so good with characters, everybody gets a moment to shine in this one. Rocket's backstory is absolutely devastating and that hallway fight scene was beautifully shot. Once again, the soundtrack slaps per usual🔥 DC is in rlly good hands

[@rockerdude725973]

When Gunn asked Stallone to voice King Shark, he didn’t think he would do it but Stallone replied “Anything for you, brother” So yeah, I would guess they’re already good friends.

[@Joe-nh8eq]

Just got done rewatching Guardians 1 after seeing GoTG 3. I remember the first time I saw GoTG, I loved it so much, I snuck in to watch it again. There weren't any seats open, so I just stood in the back. That's how freaking amazing I thought it was. I really forgot just how good that stretch of movies was. I mean we're talking The Avengers, Winter Soldier, and GoTG all within 2 years of each other. It's kind of sad how even the "good" marvel movies today don't live up to phase 2.

[@katherinelarson1475]

I almost lost it when Rocket sees his friends in the afterlife. The line that got to me was 'can I come' and 'Yes, but not yet! You still have a purpose!!' SOOOO good and potent with emotion!!

[@tanmanstudios]

I personally think seeing the full story all together makes the other two films even better. I know you aren’t the biggest fan of Guardians 2, but I hope you’re able to see a lot of the plot points set up in that film finally completed. It feels like the story came full circle and I love that. What a ride!

[@MichaelTomsyck]

This was my third most anticipated of 2023, and it’s currently my third favorite movie of the year. This was a truly great conclusion to these characters that have meant so much to me. It’s a movie that has all of James Gunn’s humor and mean streak, but it also has everything that made me love these characters in the first place by celebrating them for who they are. It’s a very dark film, but it’s also very uplifting by the time you get to the end of the film. There were a couple of elements that were a bit clunky, but they didn’t bother me all that much. I’m seeing the movie again tomorrow, and I’m hoping I love it just as much as I did when I saw it yesterday. I’m pretty sure this is where I’m going to leave the MCU. Not on a frustrating note or an underwhelming conclusion. I’m leaving it on when I was reminded why I loved this franchise in the first place.

[@NinthShinigami]

It was my 8th most anticipated and it’s currently my 4th favorite. I think on rewatched it might even make it to number 3 👍 (ofc that means rewatching John Wick, Mario, and Suzume and seeing how I feel about them on rewatch lol). Glad to see you liked it man!

[@IISimpleII]

Let me guess, your #1 is Grand Turismo?

[@MichaelTomsyck]

@@IISimpleII Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 is my #1 and Dune: Part Two is my #2

[@IISimpleII]

@@MichaelTomsyck I was just joking about grand tursimo but I’m surprised your #1 isn’t Indiana Jones lol

[@rayh.8222]

What’s your 1st and 2nd favorite? I’m sure Indy is your most anticipated movie of the year.

[@stephenjenkins3995]

Idk if it was the same for anyone else, but one of the places I was crying the hardest was when the whole team just dogs the crap out of the High Evolutionary. Just like a "you don't get to mess with our family"

[@tobycook9383]

Absolutely. Especially cos i was already crying from the bit before with rocket saving the babies. And then saying rocket raccoon and then the beat down. So cathartic

[@skylightstudios3250]

yess the final moment where everyone attacks him and gamora stabs him was so satisfying

[@julianortiz5712]

I feel like 3 important things you missed which I felt were incredibly powerful were 1) Kraglin seeing the image of his friend and mentor right after honoring his legacy, 2) Rocket with the new Guardians team playing the original song from all the way back to Guardians 1, "Come and Get Your Love", which is how all of this started and how it also ends, and 3) Groot's final words of the movie, where it's set up from the very first movie, he cannot say anything other than "I Am Groot", which is why the "We Are Groot" works so well at the end of Guardians 1, but the fact he actually speaks at the end of this one makes it so amazing, because after all this time, he only says one thing in english and it's how much he loves his family. Powerful stuff

[@austincarlson9270]

Yeah, I'm not sure if you were implying this, but I'm pretty sure we could hear "I love you guys" because we have spent so much time with groot, so now we can understand him like the rest of the Guardians can.

[@SneaksBL]

Yeah think you missed the mark on groot. He didn’t speak our language, it was more because we as the audience have spent so much time with the character that at the end as a payoff we were able to understand him. They hinted that with Gamora understanding him by the end of the movie and as you saw when Groot said that no one flinched.

[@austincarlson9270]

@@SneaksBL exactly

[@julianortiz5712]

@@austincarlson9270 I did not think about it that way, but that makes more sense. I interpreted it as an expanded version of "We Are Groot", where just for a little bit, he speaks in our language just to show how much he cares about his family. Thanks for clarifying! Still, it's a big moment that I felt Sean missed

[@BananaHammocks]

Man I enjoyed this one. James Gunn knows how to nail characters. A more menacing and compelling villain than Kang in way less time!

[@Its_Records]

There were so many moments in this movie where I had goosebumps and I felt moved. This movie gave the guardians a perfect and quite happy ending, and I appreciate that so much. Despite the happy ending, I still left the theater feeling sad because this is the last guardians film. This movie was so frickin good, and I’m here the next morning thinking about it which is not something that has happened in a while for MCU movies. I want to feel this more. This is what the MCU is. I loved this movie.🙌💯 (Thanks Sean for letting your comment section be the place where I talk about movies)

[@papas-tater-tots]

I’ve always thought rocket was such an underrated character and I really hope this movie makes him more of a fan favourite.

[@scruffd0g193]

He’s not underrated anymore he is an MCU Legend now.

[@blackbearish]

@@scruffd0g193 you will love rocket all the more after this. interesting, now i remember it, I thought and commented on a trailler video that they'd do an afterlife scene with Lyla, and I was right. i said though it would be a final fight scene with Lyla teaming up with a badly injored Rocket, then helping him with one last burst of energy to win the day with the other guardians then Rocket dies and Lyla then is his guide across the bridge. It didn't happen quite that wayin the actual movie , but wow how they did it.

[@SneaksBL]

I really loved this movie. Loved that the tone FINALLY felt balanced. The humor was there but when it was time to get serious they never ruined it with a dumb joke. This is really what we’ve been wanting and they delivered. A fantastic trilogy to easily some of the best characters in the entire MCU run. Also loved not only Rockets arc but even Peter’s with him realizing that his Gamora is gone and making peace with it, I’m glad marvel didn’t force that relationship with the New Gamora

[@lunchbox7337ify]

I'd love to see a Ravagers TV show with Stallone and Zoe Saldana leading the way, and Stallone himself is a big enough draw to make it easily the most watched Marvel show on Disney Plus. Unfortunately it's the longest of long shots that'll happen. But I love the rag tag stuff and those guys fit the definition perfectly.

[@tomdevinney7280]

Honestly I don’t want it if James Gunn isn’t involved and with him running DC he likely wouldn’t be

[@hasanthedumb5340]

Either that or a show following the new guardians team would be a lot of fun

[@notTroddn]

He's not though I would never watch a show about the Ravagers unless it was actually quality. I'm not gonna watch something just because of a big name actor.

[@lunchbox7337ify]

​​@@notTroddn I mean alot of people watched friggin Tulsa King just because Stallone was the lead. Seriously the man has an all time great commanding screen presence, you might not watch a Ravagers show just for that but you're just one person in a world filled with Stallone fanatics. Not to mention the built in fan base of the MCU.

[@lunchbox7337ify]

​@@hasanthedumb5340 that'll most certainly be saved for a film but I'd love to see a show. More time to develop characters who really need it.

[@scruffd0g193]

An emotional farewell, I was on the edge of my seat the entire movie. This movie will make you cry, it will make you laugh, it will make you cry some more. It’s been an honor.

[@StefanskiSZN]

I broke down at every single flashback, and the scene of Rocket going to heaven ended me

[@scruffd0g193]

Same and oh my goodness when Lyla got shot, that was the saddest moment of the entire MCU.

[@ianchaille997]

The fact the original Guardians went their separate ways to find themselves personally was a very satisfying conclusion without needing to kill any of them off. I felt like if any of the OG guardians died, with all the other dark themes going on, it would've been too far in cruelty. I'm glad they got a happy ending while still closing out their journey as a team.

[@Acromion11]

But 2 of the OG Guardians did die