Full Movie Reviews
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0.5/4
I Didn't Laugh
Terry - wrote on 11/07/2023
Thor: Ragnarok is commonly seen among fans as a huge step-up from the last two MCU Thor movies. I disagree. Thor tries to kill Loki after finding out that he's alive. Taika Waititi doesn't even try to make this moment more believable and instead opts to make it more "funny". This is what I absolutely hate about Taika Waititi, is that he doesn't take most of what he works on seriously. Thor talking to Odin is serious, but it doesn't feel as impactful as it should, as with every other "character" moment. The way I see it, is that Taika Waititi can't even keep a consistent rhythm of well paced humor and tension. Amphibia is a great example of balancing serious moments and humorous moments; the comedy makes up a lot of the show, and when something serious happens it doesn't feel out of place …
Rating of
3/4
"Thor: Ragnarok" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 06/14/2019
Hela the Goddess of Death is released from exile and begins a reign of terror on Asgard while Thor remains stranded and helpless on an alien planet, enslaved as part of their gladiatorial games.
The latest instalment in the Thor franchise is a primary colour-saturated, hi-camp space opera that literally looks like a comic strip brought to life. It makes no attempt at po-faced philosophy or clumsy moralising; it's just charming good guys versus irredeemably evil bad guys in an joyously exuberant tongue-in-cheek fantasy/sci-fi mash up that never fails to bring a smile to the face. Although some of the jokes are a little hit and miss, it's laugh out loud funny when it hits the mark, and it does so far more often than not. In its formula of endlessly bickering but hugely likeable heroes …
Rating of
3/4
A Laugh Riot of Epic Proportions
Chris Kavan - wrote on 11/09/2017
The new Thor is a whole lot of fun - in fact, I would wager to say that director Taika Waititi has truly created the first Marvel comedy - as Ragnarok has just as many funny moments as action. But that comedy comes at one big expense - depth, because as much as I did enjoy watching Ragnarok unfold, I couldn't help but feel it was wasting its new talent, especially Cate Blanchett and Karl Urban. Still, if you want a good time, you won't find much better than the new Thor - and it is head and shoulder above either of the previous Thor outings.
After an action-packed opening where Thor battles a massive fire incarnate Surtur (voiced by Clancy Brown) and takes hit crown (one step in preventing his dreams of Ragnarok from coming to fruition), Thor heads back to Asgard to report his …
Rating of
3.5/4
The God of Thunder returns in epic fashion!
Indyfreak - wrote on 11/04/2017
A dazzling and splashy 80s-styled comic book adventure that blows both the previous Thor movies clean out of the water.
Director Taika Waititi is better known for his offbeat comedies and like James Gunn with Guardians of the Galaxy, it's evident in Thor: Ragnarok as well. With colorful special effects, cheeky humor, and quirky side-characters, the movie zips along from one action scene to the next. All the while, it opens the Marvel Cinematic Universe further for future adventures.
Chris Hemsworth is finally free to be more humorous and laidback as the noble Avenger Thor while Tom Hiddleston returns to chew the scenery as his ne'er-do-well brother Loki. Cate Blanchett is a blast as the crazed and psychotic Hela, or as she likes to remind others, the Goddess of Death. Tessa …
