![]() The idea that gods such as Zeus no longer care about humanity makes for interesting drama and might have led to something along the lines of the popular video game series God of War, where a madman likewise seeks to destroy the Greek gods for their treachery. ![]() There’s a lack of energy hovering over the entire adventure, which is frustrating because there are a lot of really great ideas Waititi could have explored. Taika Waititi doubles down on the goofiness of Ragnarok, but fails to bring a sense of urgency, heroism or pathos to the proceedings. I enjoyed it but wanted a little more meat to chew on with the assortment of foods offered. I love the bro-triangle between Thor, Mjølnir, and Stormbreaker. I love Christian Bale as Gorr, I love the Jane Foster-as-Thor concept. I love the premise to Love and Thunder - an angry father seeks vengeance against the Gods for the death of his daughter. Plus, we have to mention Patrick Doyle’s luscious score, perhaps the only notable soundtrack the MCU has provided thus far. Really, the best thing about Thor is Tom Hiddleston, whose Loki proves more engaging and interesting than our titular God of Thunder. The pair aren’t helped by a flimsy script that feels more like a “to-do list” rather than an actual storyline, one that bounces from Point A to Point B to Point C so fast that it makes the Rise of Skywalker look like The Conversation by comparison. Plus, the whole thing looks like it was made on a cheap set behind a McDonald’s somewhere in California.Ĭhris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman (while good in their respective roles) lack any notable sense of on-screen chemistry, and their love story fails to deliver the kind of sparks or sexual energy needed to really kick start the franchise. There’s not enough pathos, humor, action, or romance to quench anyone’s appetite. The problem is that the parts never unite to form a satisfying whole. Part Shakespearean tragedy, part fish-out-water rom-com, Thor moves at a brisk pace, while featuring a handful of good-looking stars and a few exciting set pieces. Aside from Iron Man, the other Phase 1 films were mostly meh, and that sentiment extends to Kenneth Branagh’s well-intentioned, though clumsily executed, Thor. It’s easy to forget how underwhelming the early MCU adventures were. This one does reek of studio interference, so maybe there’s a better version of this underwhelming sequel waiting to be discovered. (Though Tom Hiddleston again delivers as Loki, and Natalie Portman is cute as Jane, even if her chemistry with Chris Hemsworth hasn’t improved.) There are ties to the larger MCU universe (mostly due to the Infinity Stone that serves as the film’s MacGuffin), but otherwise, this feels like a pointless, even derivative exercise in forcing a sequel no one really asked for. Honestly, you’d be better off skipping Alan Taylor’s forgettable Thor sequel altogether. Problem is, you gotta slog through the previous hour and a half to get there. The sequence is exciting, playful, funny, and still fairly intense. ![]() Finally, here, Thor 2 delivers the goods as our bodacious God chases Christopher Eccleston’s dark elf Malekith through a series of portals that zip our characters all over the universe. Many label The Dark World as the worst MCU film, and it might very well have been if not for a third act that finally eschews melodrama in favor of crowd-pleasing entertainment. Ranking the Best Thor Films Thor: The Dark World (2013) Since these films do exist, though, and since Love and Thunder just released this past weekend, we felt it was time to take a look at all the Thor movies and determine how we’d rank them overall. So, whenever I start to letting my negative critical brain intrude upon my cinematic viewing experience, I remind myself that there was a time none of this stuff ever existed for better or worse. We live in a time when such things are possible. The dude with the hammer, right? That trading card you used to pair up with Iron Man in order to get Wolverine.Īll these years later and we have four Thor movies, not including his appearances in the various Avengers films. There was a time Thor was just that goofy-looking guy Sara was obsessed with in Adventures in Babysitting. That’s what I have to keep telling myself every time I sit down to watch a new Marvel Cinematic Universe film. There was a time none of this stuff ever existed.
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