Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

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Pretty Good

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

Ragnarok in Norse legend was a serious business. It was an apocalyptic, end of times affair with mass murder and death at a genocidal level. On the other hand, Ragnarok in Marvel's world is a series of comedy scenes with zero tension, zero stakes and every emotional moment undercut with yet another witty quip. The film looks pretty and the visual effects are good, but apart from that, I'm gonna make SJW's heads explode and say this: Taika Waititi should NOT have been allowed to direct this pointless, plotless mess. He cannot do emotion in any meaningful or substantial way because he's more concerned with turning every single moment into a comedy sketch.In this film, Thor loses damn everything: his father, his friends, and his home. It should be grim; it should be an emotional rollercoaster, but instead it's a film where a powerful God-like character becomes a one-eyed clown. If you're looking for an emotional payoff for the events in this film, you actually have to wait until Avengers: Infinity War. That's not right. That's not how it should be.What's even worse is the complete waste of Mark Ruffalo's talents. You get a twice Oscar nominated actor in a movie and turn him into a useless, pointless character who plays second fiddle to a Valkyrie whose British accent sounds like Liza Minelli playing Kermit the Frog as a North Londoner.I'm not DECU fan, but in retrospect I respect Man of Steel for having quiet moments of introspection like the scene with the whale. The MCU has become solely for people with ADHD, who know nothing about how to craft a film that has substance to support the spectacle.

Your comedy fests laden with one liners and wisecracks keep getting worse and worse and worse. Audiences will awaken and notice. In the meantime, this.was.not.a.Thor.film.not.even.close.

Exploding onto the screen in a kaleidoscope of colour and Electro-Pop, synthetic, funk music, Thor: Ragnarok grabs you by the ponytail and takes you on an adventure that'll leave you wanting more and questioning whether you've just watched an outright comedy rather than an action film with funny moments.Director Taika Waititi and writers Eric Pearson, Craig Kyle and Christopher L. Yost make full use of the cast's excellent comedic talents to create the daftest, silliest and darn right funniest of all the Thor films, indeed even of all the Avenger's films.The Goddess of Death, Hela (a spectacularly sultry Cate Blanchett), is coming to claim the throne of Asgard for herself and to initiate Ragnarok, the end of Asgard's civilisation. Thor (the always brilliant Chris Hemsworth) and some of his pals must stop her.Along the way we crash land into the fighting pits of Sakaar, run by The Grand Master (a deliciously eccentric Jeff Goldblum - was he going to be anything else?!), who sets up Gladiatorial fights for his own amusement. Here, Thor bumps into a friend from work, a forgotten Asgardian and the three team up to return to Asgard to try and prevent Ragnarok from happening.Mark Ruffalo's Hulk is an awful lot more eloquent this time around, and his verbal sparring, not to mention physical, with Hemsworth's Thor is a joy to watch. Ruffalo's Bruce Banner is also a highlight as his bumbling, scientist geek persona attempts to come to terms with his predicament and he somehow manages to keep a straight face whilst delivering lines such as, "We're coming up on the Devil's anus!"Chris Hemsworth is proving himself as an incredibly versatile actor. Appearing in some recent comedies, regardless of how bad the films were - Ghostbusters, I'm talking to you - has helped him to hone this area of his repertoire and his turn is effortless and accomplished.Bum gags, inside jokes, A-list cameos by both Marvel characters and Hollywood actors, even a masturbation joke are all, ahem, finished off with style. But the film's highlight is the director himself, Taika Waititi, lending his voice to the CGI character, Korg. A total scene-stealer, Waititi's dry New Zealand delivery is a masterclass in comic timing.If I'm being picky, Cate Blanchett's character, Hela, is a little too petulant. The squabbling between Thor and Hulk or Thor and Loki (Tom Hiddleston) has been earned and established and therefore tolerable and often funny, but Hela arrives like a spoilt child that's been taken home early from a party for throwing a tantrum. Granted, her tantrum involved genocide and slavery as she got carried away with her powers, but let's try to keep this light.There's also the death of a major character in this film. I only say that so I can write the line; By Thor's hammer, by the sons of Odin he shall be avengered. Clever, I know.Thor: Ragnarok is a delightful hoot and a smile all the way through. Thord times a charm.Oh, and stick around for two extra scenes during the end credits.

Great fun, great rythme, watched it twice. You will definitely have a good time with it. It starts interesting, playing with cliches and from there it takes you from surpise to surprise.