'GotG Vol. 2': First Reactions from Press Screening

That gives it a pretty good shot at being a very good movie.  As a fan of the first, I wasn't expecting this one to be as good. GOTG is a collection of oddball characters in space with a 1980s soundtrack.  It was a fresh concept. With a movie this great, the sequel could either be a carbon copy of the first (which would be stale) or a new twist which leaves fans asking why they changed what worked so well the first time.  It's a catch-22 any sequel of a wildly popular film faces, and if the filmmakers manage to capture even 75% of the lightning in a bottle again, I'd say it's a success.

I expect volume 2 to be entertaining as hell but not quite as enjoyable an experience as the original, if for no other reason than the newness has worn off.  I can't imagine this creative crew, this cast of characters and this setting producing a 'meh' experience for fans of the source material, particularly because they've already proved they can hit it out of the park.