Three years ago, the earthling Peter Quill A.K.A. Star Lord (Chris Pratt) acquired a mysterious orb that put his life in danger. Hunted by the villain Ronan the Accuser, Quill assembled a team of intergalactic misfits who teamed up to stop Ronan and save the galaxy in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. Quill was accompanied by Gamora (Zoe Saldana) a green ophan from an alien world raised to be an assassin; a physical brute named Drax the Destroyer (Dave Bautista); Groot (Vin Diesel) who is basically a giant walking tree with limited communication skills; and Rocket (Bradley Cooper) a racoon bounty hunter / mercenary.
In addition to an all-star cast, wonderful animation, and a fun movie based on a not-as-popularly known Marvel comic, Guardians of the Galaxy's popularity was aided in no small part to Peter Quill's awesome mix tape featuring songs like Hooked on a Feeling, Spirit in the Sky, Moonage Daydream, I Want You Back, Come and Get Your Love and Ain't No Mountain High Enough, to name a few. The team is back to save the universe once again, but with a few differences we can expect based on the preview:
First, Groot is back. Though the giant tree perished in Volume 1, Rocket replanted a piece of his friend that has produced the adorable offspring, Baby Groot for Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2. Second, though not clear from the preview, we will apparently be finding out the mysteries of Star-Lord's past. Third, it appears the Guardians must appear and defend themselves in front of a Galactic Council that, of course, questions the need or value for such a group citing jealousy and fear as traits the galaxy doesn't need. Fourth, we know it will be up to the Guardians to once again save the Galaxy. And finally, we know we can expect another epic soundtrack to accompany this movie.
Other than that, we don't learn too much from the preview. We can tell the action and animation is at least on par with Volume 1. The humorous one-liners will be flowing plentifully. We know all our favorite characters are back and some new ones will be introduced. But, we don't get too much of a plot reveal from the preview. So, most of the star prediction will have to be based on Volume 1. It was fun, original, enjoyable and very well done and I have no reason to suspect Volume 2 will be anything less. I'm giving Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2 a 3.5 star prediction: worth the money in the theatres, something I'd watch again, and a contender for my home collection. So, am I right? We shall see.
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