Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 vs. Baby Driver

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Baby Driver was a ton of fun, but Marvel is tough to beat.

Baby Driver all the way

the guardians sequel was pretty underwhelming, but i really didn't like baby driver

e guardians sequel was pretty damn good. probably better than the first movie but certainly better than baby driver.

the guardians sequel was pretty damn good. probably better than the first movie but certainly better than baby driver.

On second viewing, Vol. 2 isn't as good as I remember (or maybe I just wanted it to be better than it was that much when I went to the cinema), its main problem being that while some of the humour sticks the landing (most of the stuff relating to Drax), a lot of it is way too forced (almost everything relating to Rocket) and just comes off as the Gunns desperately pleading with the audience to "LAUGH DAMNIT! WE'RE FUNNY! LAUGH!!!" which is unnecessary considering that they can already work humour into the script well enough. I still enjoy it plenty, but I'm giving a slight edge to Baby Driver for being a much better stylised, zany action film than Vol. 2 was a zany superhero sequel.

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Volume 2 was a fun sequel but Baby Driver was even more of a surprise.

I gotta go with Vol 2....

Two of the most overrated films of the last few years. What does my chart say...?