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Thor 3: Ragnarok Review Thread
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Based on a comic book.
harriet the spy
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broncobuster
Banned
To play devil's advocate, Scott Weinberg was kinda complaining about it earlier.
https://twitter.com/scottEweinberg/status/921051578555097090 said:
But he's framing it as a Disney/Marvel thing, which isn't isolated to them. And regardless, the idea that 7.7 at 100% RT is unusual yet again misunderstanding how Rotten Tomatoes works.
ken_matthews
Member
I am actually disappointed that this appears to be a poorly written story with lots of laughs. I am all for comedy, but I was hoping the tone of this movie would have a serious dramatic plot and be more in line with some of the more recent Marvel movies like Dr Strange and Civil War. I also really thought Guardians of the Galaxy II was fairly bad.
demosthenes
Member
So excited for this.
Have you seen ANY of the trailers for this? The entire marketing has oozed 80s buddy movie vibes. You're not going to get a serious dramatic plot out of that, that's what Infinity War is far.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
How was anyone expecting a heavy, serious movie after they hired Taika?
DriftingSpirit
Member
MugiwaraCole
Member
That's entirely your fault. This movie was never marketed as being that.
Prophet Steve
Member
Even when many responses here are disappointed with the direction I am very happy to hear it is pretty much a comedy.
The Team Thor short clips were amazing and I thought the trailers made it seem too much like the other Marvel movies at times.
The Team Thor short clips were amazing and I thought the trailers made it seem too much like the other Marvel movies at times.
ken_matthews
Member
That's totally fair.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
shira
Member
That's pretty good.
-ImaginaryInsider
Member
Thank you for this.
*Omega-Level Hype Engaged*
I knew Mothersbaugh would deliver on the soundtrack, he was very very enthusiastic about working with Taika, Mark also mentioned he was going back through earlier Devo archives to get the right synths and the right feel.
Supposedly Taika plays a mean theremin app.
SolidChamp
Banned
Adhere to formula. Pack it with humor and witty banter. Add loads of CG infused action. Make sure the loveable characters have some semblance of an arc.
Yep, thats a Marvel movie. Critics always lap this shit up.
Itll be a fun diversion that my mind will erase from the data banks within a couple of hours.
Comic book movies are so played out. Thank god for Logan this year.
Yep, thats a Marvel movie. Critics always lap this shit up.
Itll be a fun diversion that my mind will erase from the data banks within a couple of hours.
Comic book movies are so played out. Thank god for Logan this year.
Night Angel
Member
Several reviews have felt that it has broken formula actually. This is what the Verge said:
"It all comes together to create a film thats simply a joy to watch, with a personality thats wholly its own. Thats no small feat, particularly given how saturated we are with superhero movies. And it is also worth noting that the quirks of Thor: Ragnarok may not be for everyone. There are no sacred cows in Waititis movie, and fans who prefer their superheroes straight-faced and without meta-commentary might chafe at its irreverence. But the willingness to play with genre tropes is one of the most exciting things about Thor: Ragnarok. Marvel felt comfortable letting Waititi bring his sensibilities to bear on the material, even if it might go a step too far for some viewers. Thats the kind of creative flexibility that has always seemed difficult for the studio to embrace. But with filmmakers like Waititi, Gunn, and Black Panther director Ryan Coogler all making their marks on the universe, perhaps were entering a phase where Marvel is embracing its directors individualistic voices instead of trying to beat them down."
Yes. It's just as overrated.
Critics don't know shit, Ima right?
BobTheFork
Member
These review validate everything I thought about this movie before knowing anything about it. The real winner here is me.
Logan is a good movie. But what that poster is doing is shitposting and then adding the Logan bit to try and give his bs some sort of authority. As if because someone likes what is considered one of the better comic book based movies then that gives extra weight to their opinion. Its not even subtle.
Logan is fantastic but lacks a truly great villain like Dark Knight had.
Also, wow at that rotten tomatoes consensus, good stuff.
Yeah fuck everyone who likes good movies
Am I doing it right?
And like The Dark Knight, Logan will not be able to be reproduced.
Bill R Boggess
Member
Glad I'm able to appreciate that we live in a world where we can have both Logan and Thor 3 come out in the same year and both be awesome for entirely different reasons.
I just hope the humor in this one is better than the "humor" in Thor: The Dark World, which wasn't funny at all yet permeated that film incessantly.
(Well, to be fair, Loki doing Cap was hilarious)
I just hope the humor in this one is better than the "humor" in Thor: The Dark World, which wasn't funny at all yet permeated that film incessantly.
(Well, to be fair, Loki doing Cap was hilarious)
Frostinferno
Member
Some people want all their CBMs to be dramas.
TheSadRanger
Banned
Dat title change.... WE DID IT GAF!!
CelestialWolfZX
Member
I'm sorta bummed that there's a poll and Thor 2: The Dark World isn't an option. Of all the places, shouldn't this one have it?
Watching this next saturday (Thanks UK!) hopefully it's gonna be great.
Watching this next saturday (Thanks UK!) hopefully it's gonna be great.
ken_matthews
Member
I really liked Logan, but not everything needs to be dark and gritty. But that ending was terrible.
Winter Soldier is easily my favorite MCU movie and I wished more of the movies would take a similar approach. Civil War and Dr Strange were also really good with solid stories that took the drama seriously and mixed in a bit of light comedy. Homecoming was fairly good in this respect also (same with the first two Avenger movies). But I'll keep an open mind when I see Thor. But the comparison to Gardians 2 has me worried because that's really the only MCU movie that I really did not like so far.
I like this. And I really liked the clip with Thor and Hulk talking about being like a raging fire. That was good also.
EDIT: Just realized I am no longer a junior, only took about three years!
With the director of it's caliber behind it there was no way that would happen!
Logan was a solid western buoyed by 17 years of attachment to a character. It was a nice swan song for Jackman but I don't think it should be dictating the direction of comic book movies. There's enough rooms for dark westerns and space adventures.
The director Taika Waititi is legit good.
LEGIT
I do wonder how do studios pick directors:
"Man, who should we choose to direct the sequel to our weakest super hero movie yet and save the franchise"
"Oh i know, that dude that made the funny vampire movie"
Just like Iron Man 3.
hydragonwarrior
Member
No poll is complete without The Dark World.
Right, because directors are always perfectly consistent.
I always feel really embarrassed for people when they try to pretend they push their feelings on others.
I certainly remember Guardians 2 very well! I remember Ant-Man very well and that was WAAAY back in 2015.
So no one should ever show excitement for a movie because of a director's previous work?