The Guardians of the Galaxy haven’t exactly been lying around since the release of ‘Vol. 2” back in 2017, with the space gang caught up in Avengers business while spending some time with Thor and his personal issues. “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” looks to return the team to full screen power with a new sequel, but something is a little off with their latest adventure. Writer/director James Gunn made a positive impression with his buoyant vision for the first two chapters of the series, but his instincts for merriment and space opera are dulled for “Vol. 3,” which emerges as an angrier, noisier, and sadder turn for the MCU, with Gunn straining for emotional manipulation as he makes his usual mess of things in the comic book realm. Joyfulness that was present before is mostly gone here (along with more decisive editing), keeping the viewing experience only intermittently appealing. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com