Picking up where the first left of, the Guardians of the Galaxy are still living up to their title. But when Star-Lord’s father appears and tries to reconnect with him, the ideals of friendship and family are put on the line, and the team must band together again to face a bigger threat than they’ve ever seen. Aside from some misplaced humor, this addition to the Cinematic Universe works very well. A lot of the movies around this era of the franchise do tend to have humor issues, and this one is no different. Whereas the first one balanced the humor and emotion very well, with one not butting in where it doesn’t belong, the line begins to blur in this one. Jokes come during scenes that probably shouldn’t have them, and/or they just go on too long. The punchline was established already but they dwell on it too much. But outside of that, this movie has way too much going for it for me to be that mad over the humor. The emotion still feels human, and has a great, steady sense of nuance to it that director Gunn has proven he’s capable of handling. This time around, as well, the villain is handled a lot better. I won’t get into the details on that, as I don’t want to give much away, but it feels more personal, and has more weight to it this time around. Overall, it’s almost on the same level as the first, if not just a few notches down, but is still a high recommend at the end of the day.