Genre: Sci-fi, Adventure, Action, Fantasy, Comedy
Directed by James Gunn
Produced by Kevin Feige
Written by James Gunn
Based on Marvel Comics
Starring: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Will Poulter, Sean Gunn, Chukwudi Iwuji, Linda Cardellini & Nathan Fillion.
Cinematography: Henry Braham
Edited by Fred Raskin, Greg D’Auria
Music by John Murphy
Production companies: Marvel Studios
Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
The plot: Still reeling from the loss of Gamora, Peter Quill must rally his team to defend the universe and protect one of their own. If the mission is not completely successful, it could possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.
I am so excited for this new guardians film.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 was Amazing.
Pros: It was surprising how this 3rd film manged to blend comedy, action, drama, Love and Care went in to make this so well balanced. I did feel for the danger to the guardians throughout the film. I liked the handful of character depth for Rocket Raccoon this time around. A lot of creature’s designs do look cool. The high evolutionary was a vicious villain for this final guardians film and The film does its job giving a heartfelt farewell to these characters & having the groundwork set for the newest team of Guardians in the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe(MCU).
Cons: I wish certain plot lines were explored a bit more. Adam Warlock was a let down and the post credit scene could’ve been better.
The Casts:
- Chris Pratt as Peter Quill / Star-Lord:
The half-human, half-Celestial leader of the Guardians of the Galaxy who was abducted from Earth as a child and raised by a group of alien thieves and smugglers called the Ravagers. In the film, Quill is in a “state of depression” following the appearance of a variant of his dead lover Gamora, who does not share the same affection for Quill as her older version had for him, which in turn affects his leadership of the Guardians. - Zoe Saldaña as Gamora:
An orphan who seeks redemption for her past crimes, and was adopted and trained by Thanos to be his personal assassin. - Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer:
A member of the Guardians and a highly skilled warrior whose family was slaughtered by Ronan the Accuser, under the instructions of Thanos. - Karen Gillan as Nebula:
A member of the Guardians, a former Avenger, and Gamora’s adoptive sister who, similarly to her, was trained by their adoptive father Thanos to be his personal assassin. - Pom Klementieff as Mantis: A member of the Guardians with empathic powers, and Quill’s half-sister.
- Vin Diesel as Groot: A member of the Guardians who is a tree-like humanoid and the accomplice of Rocket. Given his increased, more buff size, he is referred to as “Swole Groot”.
- Bradley Cooper as Rocket:
A member of the Guardians and a former Avenger who is a genetically engineered raccoon-based bounty hunter and a master of weapons and military tactics. Gunn said that the film tells Rocket’s story, including his background and “where he’s going”, along with how that ties into the other Guardians and the end of this iteration of the team. The film completes a character arc that was established in Guardians of the Galaxy and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), and continued in Infinity War and Endgame. Sean Gunn once again provided on set motion capture for the character, while also voicing young Rocket. Cooper also voiced adolescent Rocket while Noah Raskin voiced baby Rocket. - Sean Gunn as Kraglin Obfonteri: A member of the Guardians and Yondu Udonta‘s former second-in-command in the Ravagers.
- Chukwudi Iwuji as The High Evolutionary:
A scientist from Counter-Earth specializing in creating hybrid creatures and Rocket’s creator, seeking to forcibly enhance all living beings into a “special race”.[20][21][4] Iwuji described the character as “narcissistic, sociopathic, but very charming”, adding that there was “something very Shakespearean about him, there’s something very emotionally dark about him, and he’s a lot of fun on top of all that”. - Will Poulter as Adam Warlock:
A powerful artificial being created by the Sovereign to destroy the Guardians. Given Warlock is newly born from the Sovereign’s cocoon, he is “basically a baby” that “does not understand life very well”. - Elizabeth Debicki as Ayesha: The golden High Priestess and the leader of the Sovereign people. In that role, she had Adam Warlock created to destroy the Guardians.
- Maria Bakalova as Cosmo the Spacedog:
A member of the Guardians who is a sapient dog that developed psionic abilities after being sent into space by the Soviet Union. - Sylvester Stallone as Stakar Ogord: A high-ranking Ravager.
I highly recommend watching this film to everyone who saw the first two films.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident film reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe