best Asgardians of the Galaxy movie ever

Rating: 8/10 (6 November 2017)

Thanks to this movie I noticed fantasy films are limited by Earth. Everything about Earth has to be "realistic" and muddied, and Thor's first movies were no exception. Now that Thor left the Earth behind the movie finally has freedom to paint everything in screaming bright neon and pastel colors, which is how I love fantasy. I'm tired of muddied and dirty in fantasy, and Thor:Ragnarok and Guardians of the Galaxy don't have it.
But that's not the only similarity with GotG. Th:R is basically a buddy movie about a bunch of misfits forming a heroic team too. And the quips and slapstick are all over the place like in GotG. Even the Hulk gets a go at it.
Speaking of whom, all the known characters show great growth, starting with the obvious: Hulk now talks (and behaves) like a 4 year old kid. He's able to socialize (and have great chemistry) with the rest of the cast. Thor also shows that he's been catching up to his adoptive brother's cunning and sleight-of-hand traits, a change that started in Thor:The Dark World. And Loki does more nice things for others, as shown in that sequel as well. If you heard the director Waititi saying that he's breaking up with the other movies and creating his own thing, rest assured: it all feels like a natural evolution and closure, not a hard reset.
So why I don't give this film a bigger rating? First of all, because there's a particular outdoor scene where the 3D pictures misaligned and hurt my eyes. Not sure who's at fault for that, but that scene was an obvious rushed product and I could tell. Second because, just like with GotG, there isn't a single part that sticks in my mind after coming out of the theater: all i can remember are the psychedelic colors. I can't evoke a piece of dialogue that moved me or an important part of the plot that impressed me: it all amounted to quips and interruption of sad moments by more quips.
I don't feel that I "had to disconnect my brain to enjoy it" though. I just feel blown away by the visuals, which are a far more stronger point than the plot. The plot itself isn't bad: it's just unremarkable, merely functional like the white frames in a comic page. The film feels like a dizzying roller-coaster ride in which you're thrown images and actions in front and the pathos and motives are just blurs to the sides of your seat.
SO! If you're a sad sob that hates roller-coaster rides and can't appreciate bright colors and screamed "waah where's the realism waah waah" after GotG Vol.1 and 2, I don't recommend this movie for you. And don't read any comics as well, you won't like them. As a matter of fact, who forcing you to watch Marvel? Beautiful images and witticisms are on par for the course.