Guardians of the Galaxy The Official Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Rotten Tomatoes/Critic Reaction Thread

[fancyarcher]

It should definitely clear a billion WW and make more then the first film domestically imo. Its going to open big. So any real legs should carry it there. And I don't think critics will effect it much at all because at this point there is little to no chance this isn't at least fresh. Considering the early reviews, I think certified fresh should probably happen.

I don't think it's making a billion. But making over 900m wouldn't be too shabby.

 

[TheVileOne]

If it just makes barely more than BvS I will be happy.

 

[Webfoot Hero]

Based on the reviews so far, it seems the biggest flaws/mistakes Gunn made this time around was splitting the team up and not utilizing their natural chemistry together more often, going a bit too heavy on certain jokes, focusing a little too much on Quill's father (which seems to have taken much of Quill's energy and edge away), and not having much of an A-story while overdoing it on the B-stories.

 

[-JKR-]

I don't know what you would nitpick about Civil War, but as much as I love Doctor Strange, there is 15 mins of a movie missing there.

I know, because I didn't like it very much. Very disappointing experience, since I loved The Winter Soldier (but I wasn't surprised, there was something about the Civil War trailers that felt off to me, and the movie confirmed my thoughts).

And ironically, except for Iron Man and Guardians of the Galaxy, my favorite Marvel Studios movies are below 90% on RottenTomatoes: Iron Man 3, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Avengers: Age of Ultron and Ant-Man.

 

[Loki882]

Oh I could critique the entire climax of CW all on it own (there's other stuff to) and how much it relies on plot convenience and unexplained things.

From what I've heard, the use (or lack thereof) of Elizabeth Debicki might end up being one of my personal biggest issues with the film.

 

[BaelaTargaryen]

TOMATOMETER

85%
Average Rating: 7.1/10
Reviews Counted: 60
Fresh: 51
Rotten: 9

 

[samsnee]

So sounds like we are getting an Age of Ultron situation.

 

[jmc]

7.1 average is a bit generous to me.

 

[fancyarcher]

7.1 average is a bit generous to me.

That's cause its the average of a bunch of different critic opinions not yours. Plus there are several critics on RT, who publish reviews that don't even have number grades anyway, so the number itself can sometimes seem misleading.

 

[JeetKuneDo]

This is not perception, this is reality. This would be like saying, "well Star Wars did pretty well, but the sequel doesn't have to do so and so" .

I think you are going to be wrong with this prediction. Breakout hits normally decrease with the sequel. Vol 2 will probably increase overseas but decrease domestically. That doesn't sound like enough to go from 770 million to a billion to me.

Just don't forget to own up to your mistake if it doesn't make it.

But shouldn't ESB have made more money? It was even a much better movie. I mean it was "set up" to make more money, seeing as it was the sequel to the highest grossing film of that era and had to have all the hype in the world.

Beauty and the Beast is a remake of an incredibly beloved film.

Fate of the Furious is the latest sequel in a franchise that has been growing in popularity with each installment.

I think Vol. 2 should could certaibly cross the billion dollar mark but if it doesn't...Well using the word failure would seem a little extreme to me.

Exactly. The movies that make much more than expected normally decrease with the sequel. That's just how it works. And it's happened with movies that fans consider to be better too. (ESB, Spider-Man 2, Superman 2) It's usually movies that make a decent gross but get a following after they leave theaters that increase with the sequel.

 

[TheVileOne]

Iron Man 2 made less than Iron Man domestically.

 

[fancyarcher]

Iron Man 2 made less than Iron Man domestically.

It opened with more though, it just was seen as a big downgrade from the first at the time.

 

[Iceman]

So sounds like we are getting an Age of Ultron situation.

Might end with AoU type RT numbers yeah. I think I'll be more tolerant to this though being a comedy first superhero film.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

7.1 average is a bit generous to me.

It just came out.

That's not the final rating.

 

[Drizzle]

So sounds like we are getting an Age of Ultron situation.

We're at 85% with 60 reviews. I seem to remember Age of Ultron falling into the high 70's-lower 80's much earlier than that.

 

[-JKR-]

Oh I could critique the entire climax of CW all on it own (there's other stuff to) and how much it relies on plot convenience and unexplained things.

From what I've heard, the use (or lack thereof) of Elizabeth Debicki might end up being one of my personal biggest issues with the film.

It all makes sense once you see the movie.

Anyway, I really liked the movie. Don't go in expecting a Guardians of the Galaxy redux. It actually hits very different notes compared to the first one. It's another (and quite different) story featuring the characters we've learned to love in the original.

Overall it's also less of a 'sci-fi comedy' and more of a sci-fi epic/space opera with fun/funny characters.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

I think this will settle in the mid 70's.

Ant-Man and Deadpool had more favorable reviews and ended up with 80-85%.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

It all makes sense once you see the movie.

Anyway, I really liked the movie. Don't go in expecting a Guardians of the Galaxy redux. It actually hits very different notes compared to the first one. It's another (and quite different) story featuring the characters we've learned to love in the original.

Overall it's also less of a 'sci-fi comedy' and more of a sci-fi epic/space opera with fun/funny characters.

Honestly this all sounds great to me. I would have been happy with more of the same from the first movie to be honest, as I loved it so much. But I am liking that it isn't the same and does some things differently.

The only thing I don't like the sound of so far is splitting the characters and Drax just being there for jokes and little else. Will see how I feel when I see the movie though.

 

[InCali]

I think this will settle in the mid 70's.

Ant-Man and Deadpool had more favorable reviews and ended up with 80-85%.

I have a feeling it will be higher than that. Remember that RT is just the %age of critics. DS, for example, had about the same rating out of 10, but a high %age of critics gave it a pass while not giving the movie itself a particularly high rating. It seems to be hanging pretty stubbornly in the mid-80s. I expect it will maybe go down some, but I'm thinking it settles in the low/mid 80s.

 

[InCali]

If it just makes barely more than BvS I will be happy.

Now now.....it's not a competition.

I think you are going to be wrong with this prediction. Breakout hits normally decrease with the sequel. Vol 2 will probably increase overseas but decrease domestically. That doesn't sound like enough to go from 770 million to a billion to me.

Just don't forget to own up to your mistake if it doesn't make it.


Exactly. The movies that make much more than expected normally decrease with the sequel. That's just how it works. And it's happened with movies that fans consider to be better too. (ESB, Spider-Man 2, Superman 2) It's usually movies that make a decent gross but get a following after they leave theaters that increase with the sequel.

If the opening estimates are correct, I don't think there's much doubt that it will probably beat the DOM numbers of the first. People are saying 150-160M OW. That range gets it to the final numbers of the first movie pretty easily.

We shall see.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I think you are going to be wrong with this prediction. Breakout hits normally decrease with the sequel. Vol 2 will probably increase overseas but decrease domestically. That doesn't sound like enough to go from 770 million to a billion to me.

Just don't forget to own up to your mistake if it doesn't make it.

What mistake? Did you even read what I wrote?

You all are crazy if you are thinking under 800m in 2017 is some astronomical amount. Disney had 5 billion dollar movies in the last 12 months. This movie has the billion dollar Marvel date. The last 4 Marvel movies to open on this date, (Avengers, Iron Man 3, AoU and Civil War) all did a billion. If GotG V2 doesn't make it, that is on the movie.

 

[metaphysician]

Tis' the truth. It's an embarrassment of riches. I'm just waiting for the inevitable day when an MCU film is negatively received by critics just to bask in the meltdowns that happen around here.

Meltdowns from Marvel fans, or from other parties? t:

( I would say the reaction to Iron Fist suggests that the Marvel fans would be relatively well behaved. . . )

 

[Loki882]

It all makes sense once you see the movie.

Anyway, I really liked the movie. Don't go in expecting a Guardians of the Galaxy redux. It actually hits very different notes compared to the first one. It's another (and quite different) story featuring the characters we've learned to love in the original.

Overall it's also less of a 'sci-fi comedy' and more of a sci-fi epic/space opera with fun/funny characters.

Doesn't matter. That just means that they deliberately wrote the story that way, which is even worse.

 

[JtheDreamer]

What mistake? Did you even read what I wrote?

You all are crazy if you are thinking under 800m in 2017 is some astronomical amount. Disney had 5 billion dollar movies in the last 12 months. This movie has the billion dollar Marvel date. The last 4 Marvel movies to open on this date, (Avengers, Iron Man 3, AoU and Civil War) all did a billion. If GotG V2 doesn't make it, that is on the movie.

It amazes me that anyone would try to refute that.

 

[Silver Surfer]

Marvel expects this to hit a billion, they won't be happy if its critical response stops it from achieving that.