Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2: Pruned Edition

Aside from a few issues of having a joke payoff without it, really, having been setup, this was an excellent edit. I would recommend this over the theatrical cut any time.

It's been a few weeks since I watched this but I just wanted to say it's a fantastic edit.
I found Mantis and Drax to be somewhat annoying in the theatrical cut, especially Drax in contrast to how his character was in the first film. rb has cut alot of the jokes that didn't work. I'll drop a point for the lack of Stan - or was he there? if so I apologise in advance.

This is pretty much the film we should have gotten although I wish there was a way to remove pac-man, alas it wouldn't be possible in way that makes the fight jarring and I can't hold that against rb.

Give yourself a pat on the back because this edit fits perfectly into the continuity of volume 1 and Infinity wars.

My experience with the theatrical cut of GotG:V2 was excruciating. There were so many "wrong" moments, unbearably awkward, or just out of character. I remember especially disliking Drax because his character was so horribly treated.
rb's fanedit saved this film for me. It trimmed nearly all of the cringe-worthy scenes, and did it seamlessly. Well done. It is the definitive copy for me, at least until rb releases a "Chopped Edition"... :)
In short: Highly recommended.

I’m pretty new to this review thing, so yeah. I have to say, at first I thought the jokes I loved were going to be mostly cut. But after I watched this brilliant edit, I realised that was not true. rb has successfully streamlined the movie, cut the most obnoxious overused jokes, but leaves some of the best in. Unfortunately, I let one star off the enjoyment tab as a few of my favourite jokes/things were cut, but it wasn’t much gone, and rb substitutes that with many improvements to the GotG2.

And seriously, rb has done a really amazing job. Much of my problems with his movie are the overused jokes which gave me an “uh…” feeling. The emotional and beautiful moments now feel amazing and no longer get crushed with jokes. Overall, this pruned edition is stellar and definitely replaces my copy. Great job, rb!

A clear improvement on the original.

GOTG2 felt too long and was full of "the jokes worked well in part 1, let's cram as many as we can into the sequel." The Pruned Edition removes the lamer jokes and tightens the pacing, making the remaining ones stronger. In the process it reduces the runtime enough that the film no longer feels overly long.

The editing is flawless. The stereo mix is adequate, though high-bitrate surround would have been nice (as rb already acknowledged in the forum).

In short: this is the version to watch!