I thought the fireworks were a bit much. All of them showing up would have been enough. I also would like some clarification on what this ‘code’ is for people who steal, lie and cheat. *lol*
They don’t seem to have one from what I could tell, beyond “don’t hurt kids”. Plus there didn’t seem to be an awful lot of solidarity between them (unless that’s just among Yondu’s crew and the actual captains are supposed to hold a higher standard)
I find these ruthless space pirates very confusing.
There was one big thing I was kinda ‘meh’ on in GOTG2, actually (cut for huuuuge spoilers)
I thought the Ravagers showing up at Yondu’s funeral was a bit overblown, a bit cheap even? He did kill a bunch of them (albeit they were mutineers) and the Sylvester Stallone faction of them didn’t seem the type to go back on exiling someone. It just seemed like overdoing things, I guess, since everything that happened prior to that was emotional enough on its own without Stallone showing up to go “ah yeah guess he turned out a good guy after all”, especially since they themselves seem basically just to be a bunch of amoral bloodthirsty dicks.
(Also, if the Ravagers show up with fireworks after time one of their number dies, they must go through an awful lot of them)
I think it would’ve been more touching with just Peter and the other Guardians there, especially since I really don’t remember there being much indication beforehand that the Ravagers were supposed to be a sort of family unit who had any sort of love or honour among them. (I’m really not even sure Peter and Yondu were/did either, on Peter’s side at least and very reasonably, right up til the end.)
Watch GOTG last night! Good storyline, funny moments, father and son drama, saving the galaxy again. #escodabrushes #guardianofthegalaxy #yondu #rocketraccoon #sketchbook
Do you guys remember Peter’s grandpa from the first film, in the opening scene?
He’s in the second.
On Earth, during the present day, there’s an old man with like, one line. He’s the same man driving away in the car after the thingie starts happening. No one on screen named him.
That’s Gregg Henry, credited as Grandpa Quill. Holy shit. They brought him back just for ten seconds of footage. Nice job, Marvel.
I really hope he shows up as a main character in the next one because man, I always felt so sorry for him
didn’t recollect him being a good father, but I suppose it’s more of a Darth Vader/Luke style redemption story, “I’ve fucked up everything including raising you, but you’re still infinitely more important to me than my own life.”
(Also, reading snippets of an interview with Michael Rooker, he seems to have been playing Yondu in the original a bit different/softer than he actually ended up in the finished product. I’m not sure we were meant to come away thinking he was an abusive father, rather just… an amoral space pirate father. Oh, I don’t know. I’d have to watch the original again.)
