SHORTS REVIEW: I AM GROOT - Season 2

4/5

Groot Expectations. 

5 Episodes. Starring: Vin Diesel. Director: Kirsten Lepore. 

Oh, SNAP! The 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' trilogy may now be playlisting history-with special thanks to director and new DC boss James Gunn- but that doesn't stop us from getting another volume of the Marvel 'I Am Groot' shorts on Disney +. The best branch of Phase Five thus far. The stop-motion 'Sweet Dreams' of dynamic director Kirsten Lepore return with a sweet soundtrack from maestro musician Daniele Luppi. And of course, the Diesel is back in the engine of this ship. As the 'Fast' family of Vin gravitates his growl to his M.C.U. one, once more with high-pitched feeling. Just to think this toy craze beginning character like a Baby Yoda may just be the most formidable franchise for the cereal box car star. 

After five favourite shorts this time last year, Disney adds another basketball starting units worth to give you a top ten for your brief train to midtown. Lost in space, Groot has some great expectations this year as the King of trees stays in his young fir beginnings that turns us all into saps. This Baby features even more Easter Eggs for your coral of characters. Not to mention two classic cameos you'll just have to wait to see (I'm sure you've got five minutes). In the first episode, Groot finds a new friend. A bird that's definitely the word with some paintbrush like poop that could colour your world like the last time you had one too many Skittles. But trust me, you don't want to taste this rainbow. 

Elsewhere, the nose-blind Groot playing video games on his couch with a potato chip beard discovers a schnoz that could make this writer or Pinocchio proud. I'm the kind of guy where if I'm late for work, it's OK, my nose has already been there ten minutes. But just watch what happens to the bark of someone who not only discovers his sense of smell, but the fact that his room bites. And don't touch that pizza! Oh wait, that's the next episode after a sweet snow day for you angels where Groot needs to boost his other senses to get rid of the stench. ICE CREEEEEAM! That'll do it for you. But how do you stop an ice cream truck in zero gravity without it ducking you? Well, this kid has the acorns to show you how you should really use a UFO catcher for all those of you addicted to those Tokyo claw games like a 'Toy Story' alien (can't get those ones either). What if we told you about the Groot finale? Now, that really would be spoiling things. Just watch. Even without the GOTG, the Guardian's GOAT could stretch to his own trilogy. Fingers and roots crossed that that's planted a seed. TIM DAVID HARVEY. 

Further Filming: 'Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3', 'Guardians Of The Galaxy (Shorts)', 'What If...?'.