Maybe it's the depression/anxiety/general hopelessness for the future, but I feel like I don't get "legitimately" excited for much these days unfortunately.
But after the Guardians 3 trailer dropped the other day, I actually feel a little...hyped? Like I'm actually looking forward to it more than the typical amount? Even tho it's still 5 months away? And I plan to see the midnight premiere if possible?
I really like the Guardians of the Galaxy, they're among my favorite movies/characters in the MCU, and by the time it comes out it'll have been 6 years since we got their last proper outing (Probably would've gotten it 2-3 years earlier if Disney didn't waste time firing James Gunn for a few months, but I digress). I feel like even people who generally don't like Marvel will often go "Oh, but I like Guardians tho".
Apparently it's not only going to be the final movie for "this iteration" of the team, but also possibly Gunn's last movie for the MCU as a whole, since DC were smart and sniped him when he was fired.
So with that in mind and watching the trailer, it was bittersweet, since it looks to be a dare-I-say pretty dramatic and even epic (Yep, using that word unironically) conclusion to the series. Lookin' like some people are even gonna die n stuff, which makes me sad since like I said I really like basically all of that cast of characters.
It could also be in part that the series has kind of a sentimental value to me, since I remember seeing the first one in theaters back in 2014 with friends I unfortunately am no longer in touch with, so that's a happy memory of them that I have and associate with the first movie. So it kinda almost feels like the end of a small chapter in my life now that it's ending.
But yeah, lookin' forward to it! I think it'll be a nice little emotional rollercoaster for me, for multiple reasons.
They (finally) gave them the uniforms from the excellent Lanning / Abnett run which pretty much sold me regardless of what the story holds. The first film got everything right, thanks to great writing from Nicole Perlman who took her inspiration from those Abnett books and not, thank fuck, from the Bendis reboot. The second falls flat because Gunn thought he could do it all himself.
Cosmic Marvel was always superior Marvel - unfettered by the numbing fuckery of yet more Captain America, Iron Man etc. Here's hoping they bring us a proper Nova film because if people liked Guardians they will lose their fucking lids over Nova.
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Farscape was amazing but it's also ancient now. :chomsky-yes-honey:
This is all personal taste, but I liked the second one better. Its got some problems (Mantis' entire character) but I felt like everyone had more to do since they weren't having to be introduced.