Could not disagree more. It was funny and the music was good but the rest was just mediocre. The entire movie was an extended attempt at character development. I didn't feel any "threat" to the Galaxy until the very end and splitting the Guardians up so much was weird.
I can go into more detail later but I was really disappointed.
I thought this was one of the more effective aspects of the movie, at least for my tastes. It was nice to see each character get their shine individually rather than mostly just Pratt, and I thought the point was kind of to show "this is what happens when the Guardians are apart. They still have individual weaknesses and issues, and sometimes they must overcome these issues on their own." I liked it because usually when movies try to do that, things feel disjointed. I didn't get that from this movie. It felt like it was all appropriate but still consistent with the overall issue, which was "importance of family."
And the individual issues were reconciled in the last 30 minutes and the plot resolution, where they all came together and did their parts.
I also think the movie kind of foreshadowed and poked fun at the idea of "Guardians of the Galaxy" and a lack of "Galaxy in Danger," as the characters kept talking about "guarding the galaxy" right out in the open, even though they were really just running from Rocket's contrived issue.
Also, I got a few good laughs from the first film, but I belly-laughed a couple of times during the new one, and even had tears of laughter at one point.
