Full-blast, rocket fueled sequel; And yes Baby Groot is a hoot.

Rating: 8/10 (13 May 2017)

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, VOL. 2 (2017) *** Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista (voices of Vin Diesel and Bradley Cooper), Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementief, Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell (Cameos: Ving Rhames, Michelle Yeoh, David Haseselhoff, (Voice of Seth Green) ) Full-blast, rocket fueled sequel to the Marvel Comics cult hit reuniting the defenders of the cosmos with captain Peter Quill (Pratt) reunited with his interplanetary (literally) father (Russell, who else?) and discovering his friends lives are at stake in an interstellar combat for a life-source they need to protect. Director James Gunn (who also wrote the script) continues to pummel the viewer with eye-popping '70s progressive rock album imagery (waycool but a tad on the overload) with an equally impressive soundtrack of said era's jukebox pop nuggets underscoring the chicanery at hand. And yes Baby Groot is a hoot.