Guardians of the galaxy vol. 3

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which marks Guardians series with a touching final movie for the quirkiest team in the MCU. The movie takes place following the events of Avengers: Endgame and the one-off Guardians of the Galaxy Christmas special that aired on Disney+. For those who aren’t caught up, some of the plot points in the final installment might be a little confusing. As a quick refresher, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’s post-credit scene showed the Golden High Priestess of the Sovereign Ayesha devise a plan to destroy the Guardians by creating the man-god, Adam Warlock (Will Poulter). In the third installment, viewers get more insight into the backstory of the team’s foul-mouthed raccoon, Rocket (Bradley Cooper). The movie has received mostly positive reviews so far, with The Associated Press saying that “ Vol. 3 is a messy, overstuffed finale. But you rarely question whether Gunn’s heart is in it” and The Atlantic writing that “ Guardians 3 is a cheerful goodbye to many of the studio’s best heroes…” Some were put off by the film’s premise— Slate called it the “darkest, goriest, and most disturbing Marvel movie, it’s also a contender for the funniest.” Ahead of its release on May 5, here is everything you need to remember about Guardians of the Galaxy. What happened in Avengers: Endgame? Avengers: Endgame saw the group of superheroes attempting to reverse Thano’s snap, which erased half of the earth’s population after he acquired all six Infinity Stones. You migh...

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 offers a rare thing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: a satisfying ending to a trilogy. While the Guardians series will probably continue on in some fashion, writer-director James Gunn ties up this iteration of the team with the same humor and heart as the first two, but this time adds in unexpected darkness in the form of Rocket’s genuinely disturbing origin story. It’s what makes this somewhat busy but mostly lovable threequel such an emotionally rich comic book movie. A lot has happened with the Guardians since Vol. 2 was released in 2017; the original Gamora died, a past version of Gamora survived, and Peter Quill and Mantis learned that they’re brother and sister. Yet Gunn deftly turns that tangled ball of MCU lore threads into a devilishly fun yarn. This film has all the silly dialogue and gags you’d expect but there’s a far more dramatic tone to it, which is a welcome change after the second movie had the characters breathlessly laughing at their own jokes. Play It turns out there was a good reason Rocket never shared much about his past. He was created by a power-mad super-scientist known as the High Evolutionary and was subjected to horrific abuse, and it’s in a series of harrowing flashbacks that we come to a whole new understanding of Rocket, and the ever-excellent Bradley Cooper peels back the layers of this gruff raccoon with a tender performance. The method used to show us the flashbacks isn’t the most original, especially if yo...

W hile much of Marvel’s output has rather blurred together of late into a gaudy onslaught of overplotted multiverse-hopping, the Guardians of the Galaxy movies have, for better or worse, always had a distinctive personality. What elevates Vol 3 (supposedly the final film in the GOTG series) is the way it keeps that personality, nodding to the irreverent swagger that is a crucial component of the Guardians USP while delivering a series of devastating emotional sucker punches along the way. To achieve this, director and co-writer As a young, impossibly cute kit, Rocket (voiced by Bradley Cooper) fell into the hands of the High Evolutionary (Chukwudi Iwuji), a mad scientist with a God complex who believes that a perfect society starts in a macabre animal-testing laboratory. Rocket escaped, but in doing so he was separated from his soulmate, Lylla (Linda Cardellini), a pure-hearted otter with prosthetic metal arms. Now the High Evolutionary wants to recapture his most successful experimental subject, and he sends beautiful, gilt-edged dullard Adam Warlock (Will Poulter, great fun) to reclaim the raccoon. Classic rock needle drops and showy, snaking, single-shot action sequences – both GOTG trademarks – abound in a picture that balances a slightly overstuffed storyline with mischief, humour and the biggest of hearts.

In Marvel Studios "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" our beloved band of misfits are looking a bit different these days. Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them. Show More • Rating: PG-13 (Intense Sequences of Violence|Action|Strong Language|Suggestive/Drug References|Thematic Elements) • Genre: Sci-fi, Adventure, Action, Fantasy, Comedy • Original Language: English • Director: • Producer: • Writer: • Release Date (Theaters): May 5, 2023 wide • Box Office (Gross USA): $335.6M • Runtime: 2h 30m • Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures • Production Co: Marvel Studios • Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos • View the collection:

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