For those who found the second Thor movie too dark this is the perfect antidote. There are some serious intense moments, but also a ton of comedy when Thor is trapped on a foreign planet and forced to be a gladiator for a incredibly annoying (but funny) ruler. The film fires on both cylinders.
It’s also special because given that Universal, which still has the rights to any standalone Hulk movie, won’t partner up with Disney owner Marvel the way Sony has in giving the MCU Spider-Man movies, this is the closest we’ll get to Hulk having his own movie with Mark Ruffalo playing the part. He features very prominently as the two guys missing from Captain America: Civil War make the most out of getting to do a supernatural buddy cop movie instead.
My beloved Natalie Portman is definitely missed (and only written off with a throwaway line) , as are Kat Dennings and Stellan Skarsgard from previous installments. However, it’s fitting. Thor’s last appearance in the MCU will likely be the movie coming out this week, and there was even a joke in his appearance last year about all the people closest to him being gone. That would mean this is his last standalone movie and it does the job well. The whole trilogy of Thor movies complemented each other beautifully.
Of course I’m biased because I love the Thor character (even dressed up as him at my fellow comic book geek Thomas’s sister’s birthday party one year). This movie went over well with everyone though – the most popular installment in the Thor trilogy. It earned an $854 million gross more than 4.5 times its budget and a 92% Tomatometer rating!
Game: Two Oscar winners (Cate Blanchett, Anthony Hopkins), three nominees (Mark Ruffalo, Benedict Cumberbatch briefly, Matt Damon in a cameo)
Up next: One hero steps down, a new steps up.
Bottom line: You’ll laugh through your tears.
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