"So is it better than the first one?"

Rating: 8/10 (28 April 2017)

The title says it all. I question I got immediately via text from my dear friend. Now to answer that question, kids, let me begin at beginning.
The GOTG vol. 2 is one hell of a ride with crazy and mostly BEAU-TI-FUL visuals which are really eye-popping in 3D. The screen is constantly filled with beautiful colours and well made CGI that will make you question: "wait... are the visuals better than Dr. strange?? "
The important chemistry between our dear guardians is heavily present and I love it. The little baby groot gets his own mini show in the beginning(not telling in what way or form), but that brings me to the humor; Forced, in small portions.. Sometimes the humor doesn't click for me and feels a little it on the nose, but for the most part you will live with LOADS of laughter in your memories. Drax along with MANTIS? steals the show in terms of humour..
"Then why do people feel the need to be caution about their excitement of their films as reviewers like "jeremy jahns" have said us to be in a way?" Well... The only thing that sticks out as sore thumb(in this almost great film) is the story... not the story perse, but the story structure. We are used to the whole act 1; buildup, act 2: explanation of evaluation of the conflict and act 3: resolution. They change that up a bit, which makes the first two acts feel like the story is lacking. It's not bad by all means, but people expected a dense story like the first one and this just doesn't give that.
Having said that, the actors were great, the chemistry was there, yondu & drax(and mantis) stole the show for me, the action was great.. i cannot wait for the next installment and i will see it again tomorrow because it's a damn good movie.
So the answer that darn question in the title: No, because when the first one is great in trilogy, it's hard to make a better one.. you can only hope it matches that level and for me it almost got there.
8 out of 10 guys. Go see it. Don't listen to JEREMY this time.
p.s.: most disappointing thing in the whole movie was that there is NO tie-in to avengers infinity war or thor rag...