# Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Seen it Thread (no spoilers in OP) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [May 6, 2023, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-seen-it-thread-no-spoilers-in-op/983651 "2023-05-06T02:44:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-seen-it-thread-no-spoilers-in-op/983651/21 "2023-05-10T13:53:04Z")
Love it. Best Marvel film since _Endgame_ (not that I didn’t like the last Spidey flick, but it had a bit too much fanservice to love wholeheartedly). One question, though: what happened to Quill’s jet boots and helmet? He really could have used them at certain points of the film ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-seen-it-thread-no-spoilers-in-op/983651/22 "2023-05-10T13:57:07Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > One question, though: what happened to Quill’s jet boots and helmet? He really could have used them at certain points of the film James Gunn actually specifically addressed this, he said he left the helmet in knowhere when they ran off to save Rocket and the rocket boots had long since been replaced by better jetpacks made by Rocket. Which apparently he also didn’t bring. Basically “they left in a hurry”. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-seen-it-thread-no-spoilers-in-op/983651/23 "2023-05-10T16:33:45Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > Basically “they left in a hurry”. Plot-induced forgetfulness. You can’t have that dramatic heel-face turn if there’s not a life to save. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-seen-it-thread-no-spoilers-in-op/983651/24 "2023-05-10T16:39:19Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > I hope we see more adventures with Drax Well, Dave Bautista wanted off the GotG treadmill, so this feels unlikely. > **[Dave Bautista Says He’ll Never Return to Drax Just to Collect a Marvel...](https://variety.com/2023/film/news/dave-bautista-rejects-marvel-paycheck-return-drax-guardians-1235509679/)** > > Dave Bautista is leaving Marvel after "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" and not even a big paycheck will convince him to return. Maybe animation work. But no more live-action Drax (without recasting, anyway). ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-seen-it-thread-no-spoilers-in-op/983651/25 "2023-05-10T18:44:09Z")
FWIW, Quill’s Helmet was destroyed in GotG 2. The fact that he had it back in Infinity War was actually the goof (but there was time for him to get/make a new one so a minor goof). Something funny that was pointed out to me was that clearly the Powers that Be in the MCU really wanted Thor to be part of the GotG but both James Gunn and Taika Waititi couldn’t undo that fast enough. ---
**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-seen-it-thread-no-spoilers-in-op/983651/26 "2023-05-12T12:11:59Z")
ME: “Was this rated R, and I didn’t notice?” ---
**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-seen-it-thread-no-spoilers-in-op/983651/27 "2023-05-12T12:35:20Z")
Story-beat wise, this had a lot in common with Picard. Fake-outs…a bit too long…very satisfying. ---
**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-seen-it-thread-no-spoilers-in-op/983651/28 "2023-05-12T15:51:53Z")
I most liked Nebula’s story arc through all three GOTG movies and two Avengers movies. You wouldn’t expect someone who started out a remorseless killer in GOTG 1 would end up laughing and dancing at the end of GOTG 3 ---
**Author:** ![icon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2023, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-seen-it-thread-no-spoilers-in-op/983651/29 "2023-05-13T11:09:30Z")
Like others have mentioned, more than one time tears threatened to leave my eyes while watching the movie. I liked that every member of the Guardians was given a moment to shine in their own way. It is not easy to do with an ensemble cast, but somehow they pulled it off in this film. Overall, I could tell at the end that it had been a long movie, because there was a lot of story crammed in, but there was no point where I felt like it dragged. One thing they kept in all three that I liked was the slow motion team walk that was not at all heroic. In the first movie it had Nebula yawning and in this one they are carrying a passed out Quill, which was a nice callback. There was a lot to enjoy and a lot to see without resorting to a necessarily big CGI fight at the end. I enjoyed it and will likely watch it again. `//i\\` ---
**Author:** ![TwoCarrotSnowman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twocarrotsnowman/32/15879_2.png) [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-seen-it-thread-no-spoilers-in-op/983651/30 "2023-05-22T07:08:18Z")
I saw it yesterday. Some random thoughts: > [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > I was also quite surprised at how _gory_ a bunch of scenes were! Especially two near the end caused several reactions of “Oh my God!” from my audience. I assume one of them was the face reveal at the end… what was the other? > [@jadielyn](#): > > the only real fridge thought I’ve had so far would be the final fate of the High Evolutionary. > I respected that Rocket didn’t off him at the end, but are we to assume that (as was said to Warlock earlier) “everyone deserves a second chance” and he was carried safely off the exploding ship? That would be more consistent than “We won’t shoot you in the face but we _will_ leave you to die”. Did I miss a background shot of him being carried onto Knowhere? I assumed he died in the big explosion at the end. As Batman once noted, there’s a difference between killing someone and not saving them. I was struck by how quickly Rocket went from being at death’s door to leaping around doing action moves. Those medpacks must be really good. In general, I really liked it. It was quite dusty in the cinema though… my eyes were watering a bit… ---
**Author:** ![TwoCarrotSnowman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twocarrotsnowman/32/15879_2.png) [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-seen-it-thread-no-spoilers-in-op/983651/31 "2023-05-22T07:09:51Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > It’s even referenced in the second post credit scene. Oh. We left after the scene with the new Guardians line-up squaring up to stop the stampede. What did I miss? ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-seen-it-thread-no-spoilers-in-op/983651/32 "2023-05-22T08:56:38Z")
Quill having breakfast with gramps, whining about lawn mowing. ---
**Author:** ![TwoCarrotSnowman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twocarrotsnowman/32/15879_2.png) [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-seen-it-thread-no-spoilers-in-op/983651/33 "2023-05-22T09:23:15Z")
Thanks @squeegee. Sounds like I didn’t miss too much. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-seen-it-thread-no-spoilers-in-op/983651/34 "2023-05-22T11:57:22Z")
Also it faded to “the legendary Starlord will return” ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-seen-it-thread-no-spoilers-in-op/983651/35 "2023-05-22T13:45:04Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > Difference between Marvel Universe and DC Universe > MU emotional climax: We cry over 3 CGI characters we have never seen before this movie. Some of us cried multiple times. > DCU emotional climax: “Martha! Why d’ja have to say, Martha!” This also goes along with the oldie: DCU: The world isn’t ready for a Wonder Woman movie. MCU: Here’s a talking raccoon. There’s a surprising amount of depth to these characters. They do a great job making us like them and care about them. Except for Groot, I don’t really feel they got a deep emotional Groot going, which I can accept from a CGI plant that only says 3 words. Yes, I know he expands his vocabulary a bit, but it still doesn’t allow for depth. I like Groot and all, but his character doesn’t feel developed. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-seen-it-thread-no-spoilers-in-op/983651/36 "2023-05-22T14:13:20Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > Except for Groot, I don’t really feel they got a deep emotional Groot going, which I can accept from a CGI plant that only says 3 words. I feel we absolutely got this in the first movie. New Groot was just a cutesy sidekick in the second movie and is now obviously just a guy in a suit that looks like he belongs in Doctor Who and was clearly made that way so he can hang out at the Disney parks. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-seen-it-thread-no-spoilers-in-op/983651/37 "2023-05-22T14:34:30Z")
Yeah, I’m not a fan of Swole Groot. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-seen-it-thread-no-spoilers-in-op/983651/38 "2023-05-22T16:08:54Z")
> [@TwoCarrotSnowman](#): > > I assume one of them was the face reveal at the end… what was the other? When Quill is floating through space and his face swells and starts to break apart. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-seen-it-thread-no-spoilers-in-op/983651/39 "2023-05-22T17:03:08Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > When Quill is floating through space and his face swells and starts to break apart. Yeah that felt completely unnecessary. I honestly thought we might lose Quill when he was just dying, but as soon as he started expanding I knew they weren’t going to kill him that gruesomely. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-seen-it-thread-no-spoilers-in-op/983651/40 "2023-05-22T17:52:06Z")
So when Groot said, “I love you guys” was it that he said something new or the audience was now somehow able to understand him the way that some of the characters can? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-seen-it-thread-no-spoilers-in-op/983651.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-seen-it-thread-no-spoilers-in-op/983651.md?page=3)