Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the destruction of his home-world and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of a powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela.
Thor is a funny guy, yes, but he is not in any way childish. I'm disappointed because I really did enjoy his brand of humor in the other Avengers films.
If you expected too much, then prepare to be disappointed. No epic battles with the valkyries, no Fenrir eating everything that remains, and no Loki bringing death to Asgard.
Despite the many negative reviews surrounding the humor in this film, I was surprised to see that I actually liked it! It's still not that good of a film but once you get into the story, it could be enjoyable.
Thor, the goofball of thunder. Mindless comedy and cheesy lines rather than real character development.
I blame myself for expecting too much from Marvel. They already flopped with the second Thor film and it looks like they're not gonna be redeeming themselves with this one either.
Nothing to offer other than childish humor and not-even-funny jokes. Even the VFX on this movie sucked,
The reason why people don't enjoy this film is because they just expect too much. You can't just have Thor doing the same thing over and over again. Right now he's taken on a different direction of character development but he is still the God of Thunder.
Honestly, I enjoyed it. Not as much as the first Thor film but it still was good popcorn fun.
Still good, family fun. We ain't no die-hard Marvel fans but we still were able to enjoy it and have good laughs all throughout.
They sure did take things too far with this one. One joke after another and at one point I was confused whether I was watching a superhero film or a parody.
I've seen some bad movies before so I know what I'm saying when I say that this is definitely one of them.
I hate how they had to make everything seem funny. Thor is a funny guy but that doesn't mean his film has to be made entirely into a comedy.
I personally think it's a step towards the wrong direction. I hope they don't let Thor end up a goofball.
If my kids love it, then I love it too. I actually like this kind of Thor more as he is much more kid-friendly.
Alright it looks like Thor finally is done with all that stiff, royalty thing and is now free to do his own thing. Sounds good to me!
'Thor: Ragnarok' continues the upward direction of the 'Thor' films.
I had a blast with this. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing the story unfold, the score is terrific, the new and old cast members are great and there's a lot of amusement in there too. It's superb, it's my third favourite MCU film at this stage.
Don't get me wrong, I like the 2011 original but that's turned out to be the weakest of the three. I found 'Thor: The Dark World' to be a fairly major improvement on that, this 2017 is narrowly better than that aforementioned 2013 release. Bring on 'Thor: Love and Thunder'!
Chris Hemsworth is quality in the lead role, I found him super enjoyable in this second sequel. Big fan of his new hairstyle, by the way. This is also the most I liked Tom Hiddleston in an MCU film. Jeff Goldblum, Cate Blanchett and, particularly, Tessa Thompson are fab additions. Shoutout to (director, as well!) Taika Waititi also, he made me laugh a fair few times as Korg.
Great film, oh and I love the nod to a certain 1971 Quaker Oats Company-induced film... nicely done.
OK, this isn't what the advertisements say, at least its not the best Marvel movie (I think that title stills goes to Winter Soldier). That being said, it IS the best Thor movie.
It is certainly an escape from the normal Thor movies. It's an escape from the Asgardcentric feel of Dark World. And, well, the best parts of the first Thor were the parts when he was on Earth.
Here we have more humor in the film, which isn't unique for Thor, but this one has more of an Antman feel, or at least it has the humor we saw in the Thor Spots around Civil War.
It works, the humor plays very well and it's done, well, perfectly. Thor's humor is almost in the vein of a jovial meathead and a very likable one. Plus, Chris Hemsworth has great comedic timing and sensibilities. He knows how to deliver a joke in a believable way without going over-the-top.
It works.
And, of course, Tom Hiddleston works exceptionally well with the lead.
Mark Ruffalo has returned and he has been gone far too long. Far too long. And, really, Hulk is the best character to pit with Thor, both in his green form and as Banner.
I'd go further, but that would lead into spoilers, but it was nice to see a spin on World War Hulk, and it did leave the door wide open for another Thor story...
And if they do continue this saga, it would be wonderful to see it done in the same way.
This was a great break from the previous Thor films, which, especially with Dark World, felt kind of like a chore.
I was dreading this. My favourite Marvel persona was about to be eaten up by the all consuming "Avengers" brand - but wait, no - no sign of "Stark". This is muscle-Marvel. The evil "Hela" (Kate Blanchett) tricks her way through the Bifrost into an unguarded Asgard where she quickly takes control setting in motion the unstoppable "Ragnarök". Only by uniting can the usually squabbling siblings "Thor" (Chris Hemsworth) and "Loki" (Tom Hiddleston) hope to thwart her dastardly plan, and save their people - but the former has been imprisoned on a planet where he must fight, under the gaze of the terribly un-terrifying "Grandmaster" (Jeff Goldblum), to the death on a pretty much daily basis for a baying crowd. That's where he encounters "Hulk" (Mark Ruffalo) and "Valkyrie" (Tessa Thompson), and determined to escape they join forces and... Blanchett (or her voice) is great as the menacing goddess of death; the action scenes continue to have a far more menacing feel to them the elsewhere in the Marvelverse, the stories and characterisations are strong (perhaps not so much with Sir Anthony Hopkins peering longingly off a cliff) and there is loads of action. It also allows some scope for the more peripheral characters from the earlier films to take on bigger parts. Notably Idris Elba's gatekeeper "Heimdall" and there is a good effort from Karl Urban "Skurge" who (reminded me a little of Sting in "Dune" (1984)). The ending, as with the three films in general, still keeps it's roots in Norse mythology and rounds off a most enjoyable tale of sibling rivalry, ambition, deception - and darkly, evil, good fun.
