Tales of a Trash Panda

Rating: 8/10 (25 April 2017)

Well, that was quite fortunate. I went to the cinema planning on seeing another movie, but I had missed the earlier session and the later one was about an hour and a half away. However, it turned out that they were showing previews of Guardians of the Galaxy, so instead I decided to go and see that, and they weren't even charging a premium. Well, to put it straight, it was hilarious, and while I thought a part of the previews was a spoiler, it turned out it wasn't because the movie is basically all about how Peter Quinn finally meets up with his father.
Honestly, I really don't want to give any more of the plot away than this, and while I can easily put a spoiler tag up (which I basically do for every movie review I do anyway), I still don't necessarily feel like saying anymore anyway. As for a film, well, it is the next chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, so you can pretty much expect to get what you generally get from these films, including the ubiquitous Stan Lee cameo. However, one thing you probably should be aware of is that there are actually five cuts scenes after the end of the movie, so make sure you hang around until the end.
As for the film, well, I'll have to admit that it came across to me as your classic science-fiction film with your typical Marvel Superheroes slant to it (though considering that it is based on a Marvel Comic, then that is not surprising). The other thing is that they seem to be bringing actors in from here, there, and everywhere for this films, because not only does Kurt Russel appear as Peter Quinn's dad, but we also have an appearance by the Stalone, who I honestly thought had long been left on the Hollywood junkheap. Well, it seems as if I was wrong.
In a way it does answer a number of questions from the previous movie, including who Peter Quinn's dad happens to be, though if you have read the comics you might already have a reasonably good idea (though I suspect that they have changed it from the comics so as not to spoil the movie too much – however not being an expert I personally can't say for sure). On the other hand it also happens to be a lot more light hearted than the previous movie. In fact, it left not only me but the entire audience in stitches. In the end, I have to admit that the term Trash Panda now has a completely different meaning.