He died, came back to life; we don't know who his father is; he's skilled with wood; he can (assuming based on his material properties) walk on water; one of his good friend's name is Peter.

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He died, came back to life; we don't know who his father is; he's skilled with wood; he can (assuming based on his material properties) walk on water; one of his good friend's name is Peter.

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you may be on to something. did Peter ever deny him 3 times in the first movie before his death?

Greater love hath no I am Groot than this, that a I am Groot lay down his life for We are Groot.

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I don't know is this has been discussed already, but why did ego need Peter? All their power came from the same source. Adding another person wouldn't yield any more power.

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maybe there is only so much light that can be pumped by one god (little "g") at a time. like filling a swimming pool up with a garden hose. there's unlimited water, but the conduit is too small. Peter gives him another conduit.

Finally saw it, but didn't read the last 10 pages so I'm sure this has already all been said in one form or another.

Really liked it. I think it was just as good as the first.

Drax was the strongest performer for comedy. Great job.

Love that the used the 2nd movie to give the audience what they wanted after the first one and hit the high notes (opening credits with dancing groot off the heels of closing credits in vol. 1, etc)

Thought they handled the father/dad stuff great.

And the way they tied together a story line from episode 1 and they closed it basically allows them to hit the reset button for vol 3 and do whatever they want.

Very impressed with this franchise considering I basically don't see any other marvel movies outside of Logan and a random avengers here and there.

I seriously love James Gunn...

Full post: https://www.facebook.com/jgunn/posts/10154221233461157

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I work because I like telling stories. I work because I love the relationships I have with my collaborators. And I do it because I like connecting with people, and the easiest way I know how to do that is through filmmaking. I do it so that some kid in Thailand, or England, or Colombia, or Brazil, or Japan, or Russia, or anywhere, can hear the frequency of his or her own heart bouncing back off the Guardians.

They're a group of heartbroken misfits whose lives have been bereft of tenderness and connection and who have a nearly impossible time trusting themselves or others. But they're learning, one step at a time.

They are me. They are you. We are Groot.

And no matter how much world leaders are telling you we aren't in this together, we are. You are not alone.

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What kind of jaded, miserable ******* doesn't like Baby Groot?

Not only that, but Groot's childlike presence in the group only reinforces the message of family in the film. Having someone physically vulnerable (not just emotionally) for the team to care for was vital.

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Perhaps it's too much to ask for Guardians 2, which basically just needs to ferry you from one big Marvel installment to the next, to aspire to something more than comfort.

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?? This movie was pretty much a standalone film

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The guy pretty much missed every point in the movie, and the main things that make GotG so much fun, all the 70's and 80's music and stuff.

Sounds almost to me like one of those "gotta find something to complain about because I'm a 'critic' so I must criticize" types.

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Not only that, but Groot's childlike presence in the group only reinforces the message of family in the film. Having someone physically vulnerable (not just emotionally) for the team to care for was vital.

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That scene in the big fight with Ego where he's trapped in the tunnel as it collapses on him and squashes him just killed me. Like tears in my eyes killed me.

Austin man suing his date for texting during Guardians Vol 2

http://www.statesman.com/news/local/this-crazy-austin-man-sues-date-for-texting-during-movie/NVZRQcXkONqKuTtSTtX1JK/

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Brandon Vezmar, 37, of Austin filed the claim Thursday against his date. He is asking for $17.31, which was the price of the movie ticket to a 3D showing of "Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2," he told the American-Statesman Tuesday.

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"It was kind of a first date from hell," he said. About 15 minutes after the movie began, Vezmar said, his date started texting on her phone. "This is like one of my biggest pet peeves."
In the petition, Vezmar said the woman "activated her phone at least 10-20 times in 15 minutes to read and send text messages."
Vezmar said he asked her to stop but she refused. He said he told her that maybe she could go outside to text. She left the theater and never came back, Vezmar said.

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She also left in her car, which they had driven to the theater, leaving Vezmar without a ride, he said.

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Update: Alamo Drafthouse CEO Tim League has offered a $17.31 gift certificate to settle the lawsuit an Austin man filed against his date for texting during a movie.

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You heartless *******!! Do you not have kids??? Or a dog?!?!?

I thought baby Groot was well done. The dancing to Mr. Bluesky in the beginning just made me feel happy. I felt the most emotional about baby Groot in the very end when he went to Dax - it was very melancholy bittersweet because I felt like Dax was thinking of his daughter when she was a baby (and I know that that is really reading into it, but the emotions (and tears) were running strong at that point).

Thought it was awesome. I was entertained throughout and enjoyed it more than the first. I didn't find the first one as great as most, but volume two was really awesome, I'll definitely be seeing it again soon.

Lmao at Rocket making fun of Taserface

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Microsoft not pleased with free zune product placement.

http://www.nme.com/news/film/microsoft-objected-zune-joke-guardians-galaxy-vol-2-2073187

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However, he also pointed out that Microsoft's music device has a pivotal role in the film because it creates a bonding moment between Peter Grill and Baby Groot.

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Shoot MS should pay Marvel for the free ad. That product was a pretty large failure over the years.

i'm surprised that they didn't go with the sony discman. they jumped straight from cassette to digital. Quill's gonna be pissed when he realizes that the Zune has DRM protections on it

me too... miss my disc man on a stick so I could play it through the cassette deck in the car and not skip the cd

Really was a beautiful movie...on the inside

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i'm surprised that they didn't go with the sony discman. they jumped straight from cassette to digital. Quill's gonna be pissed when he realizes that the Zune has DRM protections on it

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Luckily in his case there's no pressing need to share his music with friends.

I haven't seen either movie yet but based on the feedback on here, Rocket showing up to save those dumbasses from getting space-owned would have improved the Alien movie substantially.