We've already seen the first set of reviews for James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and most of them agree that the sequel is highly entertaining, but not quite as good as the original was. Still, as opposed to the DC Extended Universe movies, the critics seemed to have a much better time watching the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe installment.
At the recent Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 press junket, Chris Pratt, who portrays Guardians of the Galaxy leader Star-Lord, recently shared his opinion about Warner Brothers' live-action DC superhero franchise – specifically David Ayer's Suicide Squad - with io9:
I really like all the Warner Brothers movies. I think they're really cool, and I'm not a real tough critic on those movies. But one of the flaws might have been they were introducing too many characters in Suicide Squad. They spent 10 minutes telling us why should we care about these characters, rather than creating trilogies for each character and convincing us to care about the characters.
The actor then draws a comparison between character development in Suicide Squad and in the MCU. He believes that the franchise is so strong because Marvel Studios "grew it really slowly":
They didn't create The Avengers first. They did Iron Man. And they tested it to make sure it worked. Then they did [Iron Man II] and [Iron Man III], then they did Cap, and then they did Thor. And they created a thirst for these characters, and that's when they put them in The Avengers.
In addition to his work in the MCU, Pratt is also involved in the reinvigorated Jurassic Park franchise and The Lego Movie franchise. In regard to Lady Luck’s influence on Marvel's success, he said:
It's really fucking hard to do. And it's kind of a miracle that anyone's got it right. You know? So. I think it comes down to Kevin [Feige], his filmmakers, and ultimately, me, playing Star-Lord.
