My Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 review

 My Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 review

Intro: Keep this movie away from animal rights activities; they will have a field day with this. 

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: This movie takes place years after Endgame, and we see how the Guardians are adjusting to everything. They are called back to action when one of their own is in danger, so they have to save him or her. 

This movie will not be joining the list of good third films. One of the problems I have with this movie is that there are times when the characters could have died, but they didn't. There are head-scratching moments in this film. The comedy didn't work for me for the most part. It even made tasteless jokes about low-functioning people. Will Smith needs to slap whoever thought this was funny. The soundtrack was hit or miss. Part of the reason why is because some of the songs don't feel retro, and others were out of place with certain scenes. The movie made a not-so-subtle reference to 2001: A Space Odyssey. This movie could have been better if it had focused on how the snap affected the character, but it didn't do the best job.  

We get Rocket's backstory in this movie. Despite it being predictable, it was dark and sad. ( With that said, Parents, if you're going to take your kids to see this movie, I would exercise caution.) The only complaint I have with it is that Groot wasn't in it. 

Peter Quill/Star-Lord is a mess in this movie. That's understandable considering that he's still grieving over Gamora, and he could lose someone else. Speaking of Gamora, He tries to win this new Gamora over, but he ends up rubbing her the wrong way. That's the problem. He looks stupid for doing that because this is a different Gamora. ( To be fair, Peter didn't sing to her, cook her favorite food, buy her gifts, dance with her, give her a foot massage, etc.) I wouldn't have minded the direction the writer took with this character at the end if there was build-up to it. 

Gamora is ruthless in this movie to the point where she feels like a different character.  

Nebula is a leader in her own right, but has to learn to be less cranky and not blame others. 

Drax and Mantis are a comedy duo in this movie. Besides Drax having one stand-out scene, not much was done with the two. Mantis is manipulative in this movie because she abuses her ability in this movie. What she did towards the end of the movie makes no sense. With that said, it's a shame that Mantis has a brother-and-sister dynamic with Drax and not her actual brother. 

You can add Adam Warlock to the list of characters the MCU did dirty. The movie explains why he is the way he is in the movie, but it does make it less annoying. He should have been written out of the movie; I mean, we waited six years for this. 

The high evolutionary (the main villain) is a typical mad scientist who's cruel, egotistical, and has a God complex. What bugs me about him is that more could have been done with him. He could have been sympathetic if he was noble about his cause. He could have been threatening if he didn't shout what he was saying all the time, and was consistent about how powerful he is. Seriously, his screaming takes away his aura if he had one. The planet counter Earth is a joke.       

Despite my issues with the jokes in this movie, it didn't ruin the serious moments in the film. There is one action scene that stood out in this movie. There are times where the movie pulls on your heartstrings. One of the plants in this movie is made out of organs; it was interesting and disturbing at the same time. 

Overall, this is not the best ending to this trilogy. So far, Phase 5 is 1 and 1. 

Rating = Average