Guardians of the Galaxy Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: General Discussion & Speculation Thread

[squeekness]

Watching it now and it's as good as I hoped it would be.

 

[The Caped Knight]

 

[The Caped Knight]

 

[samsnee]

Finally caught this on Disney+. It was a lot better than I expected after being let down by Vol 2.

It had an actual story to it unlike the second one which seemed mostly exposition filler until the final fight with Ego.

There were still some cringey humor (did we need to see Gamora on the toilet?) but at least it wasn’t as bad as jokes about sensitive nipples or if Ego has genitals.

I really liked we finally got to see both Mantis and Drax show off their power sets. Drax was still too stupid for my tastes. I thought they were going somewhere with Mantis defending him against Nebula but then they just mind wiped him.

Adam Warlock was completely unnecessary. He caused Rocket to get injured to set off the story, and he saved Quill at the end. But beyond that, he didn’t really have a presence beyond a couple of dumb “I’m naive to things” humor that we already get with Drax.

But the dramatic moments got to land without the usual Marvel dumb joke. Rocket’s story was obviously the most heart felt. But I liked that Gamora didn’t just magically fall in love with Peter again. It made her character feel fresh and gave real conflict with Peter.

The ending went on a bit too long. Is Mantis going on a ship somewhere or just exploring Knowhere on her own with her new pets? Peter is just content being an earthbound human after saving the galaxy multiple times?

 

[-Arya-]

Just dropping in to say I really liked this and it is my second favorite MCU movie as of now (some recency bias I acknowledge). These Guardians movies just feel different compared to everything else. Not sure if this franchise should continue to be honest but I’m looking forward to seeing them again at some point (which probably won’t happen until Avengers Secret Wars).

 

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Thor: Why Chris Hemsworth Wasn’t in Guardians of the Galaxy 3

In a recent interview, James Gunn recently explained his decision to omit Thor from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

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James Gunn didn't want Thor in the movie. It was a good decision imo!

 

[AndrewGilkison]

“I said in the script notes: ‘I’m not gonna put him in. I don’t want to have Thor in the Guardians. I don’t want to do a movie with Thor,'” Gunn said. “I don’t understand the character that much. I love watching his movies, and I love Chris Hemsworth as a guy. I don’t understand how to write that character.”

I am going to be honest, as much as I like James Gunn, I find this to be incredibly weak.

1. Hemsworth is talented enough as an actor that he can make anything work.

2. Here is a novel idea... READ A THOR COMIC BOOK if you want to know how to write Thor. There is plenty to read.

 

[Spider-Fan]

I dont know why this is news again. He said this same story years ago, and ultimately GOTG3 was great. So I don't care that several years ago he didn't want to use Thor in the movie

 

[DarkKnight88]

I am going to be honest, as much as I like James Gunn, I find this to be incredibly weak.

1. Hemsworth is talented enough as an actor that he can make anything work.

2. Here is a novel idea... READ A THOR COMIC BOOK if you want to know how to write Thor. There is plenty to read.

Read between the lines. Aka. I don’t want to write for Thor.

 

[Venom 1988]

I am going to be honest, as much as I like James Gunn, I find this to be incredibly weak.

1. Hemsworth is talented enough as an actor that he can make anything work.

2. Here is a novel idea... READ A THOR COMIC BOOK if you want to know how to write Thor. There is plenty to read.

Or maybe he just didn't want Thor in his movie.

 

[AndrewGilkison]

Or maybe he just didn't want Thor in his movie.

I think he could've just said that instead of the i DoN't UnDeRsTaNd ThE ChArAcThEr stuff. I mean, come on.

 

[Spider-Fan]

I think he could've just said that instead of the i DoN't UnDeRsTaNd ThE ChArAcThEr stuff. I mean, come on.

He essentially is saying that. He wrote the script, he was happy with it, and his story wasn't written with the intention of using Thor. He didn't want him in the movie.

Weird hill to die on yo