Good entertaining movie but not for kids

Rating: 8/10 (3 May 2017)

Great fun filled movie, fantastic special effects, a good follow on from the first. Kurt Russell as Ego was genius casting as he has that slightly arrogant, self satisfied look that was perfect for Ego. Baby Groot was brilliant and the glimpse of teen Groot in the post credits was so spot on accurate for those "whatever" years I laughed out loud. I thought each character was developed nicely and it certainly makes you want to see more of all of them. My only gripe was the excessive killing. The scene of the whistle arrow massacre on board ship just trivialised death to a comedic level, not necessary and not nice. Are we meant to laugh as hundreds are killed and then cry as one individual dies? This certainly makes it entirely unsuitable for viewers less than middle teens. I admit to a tear at the funeral scene, whether in reaction to hearing Father and Son or the character's death or a mix I'm not sure but it was a scene of loss and love well done. However the overall sense of fun and humour was great - the Hoff's brief appearance; the effect of excessive clicks in space travel; the hitch of the rolled out carpet for the Sovereign queen; Rocket's leaping bodies; the Blob like appearance of Ego's takeover (remember that crazy Steve McQueen's movie from the 50s) - and so many more moments had me in stitches. Whatever you do don't miss this on the big screen. A heads up - if you're like me and had no idea who the talkative old guy was or who he was talking to, or who the other seemingly significant characters with Sylvester Stallone were, you can always Google it - try easter eggs gotg2.