Thor: Ragnarok (November 3rd, 2017)

[Sassafras]

You know why I have no problem with how the Warriors 3 were quickly dispatched off to Valhalla and why there wasn’t a ceremony to honor their sacrifices.

Because many of histories greatest warriors going back thousands of years have met the same fate and that continues today.

You name the war or conflict and i’ll show you a respected warrior who was instantaneously killed without ever having the chance of retaliation or being honored in a timely manner.

We complain that we want realism but then when a superior villain instantaneously kills off a few respected warriors just like in a real conflict we complain that it happened too fast and the characters were disrespected.

Guess what...Bad **** happens to good people.

Thor arrived at a world under siege sorry that there was no time for a 2 hour viking funeral for his closest pals.

Welcome to war, death happens rather quickly sometimes.

This is true, but if Taika was going for that effect, IMO thanks to the editing/pacing, IMO it failed. More like "let's get a period on this and move on ASAP". Loved the film but that was kinda abrupt.

 

[jye4ever]

”This could be italian or dinosaur” lol

 

[Darkseed]

Did you really care about Warriors 3? I paid no attention...I was fixed on Kate

 

[jye4ever]

Honestly same here lol

 

[Khev]

Caught this in 3D Liemax tonight. Not a "great" movie by any means but it was very entertaining in parts and I did laugh out loud quite a few times. Some parts and aspects were embarrassingly subpar but Blanchett was awesome, the humor hit more often than it missed and Thor himself was both funny and badass. It felt maybe 20 minutes too long but overall was a fun popcorn flick definitely worth seeing at least once.

A nice palette cleanser between BR 2049 and TLJ.

 

[Star-Crunch]

Was thoroughly pleased. I absolutely loved Korg

 

[Khev]

Was thoroughly pleased. I absolutely loved Korg

Was Korg the little bug guy? If so he was totally one of my favorite characters.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Korg was the rock rebel dude.

 

[Khev]

Oh. I liked the bug guy, lol. Rock guy was pretty amusing too though.

 

[Skywalker(OG)Kush]

I really liked this movie, I thought it may be bad with all the jokes but I was wrong. Couple random thoughts..

The lord of sparkles kicked some serious ass, would have enjoyed more of hulk fighting that huge ****ing dog at the end and maybe a bit less of him talking with Thor. Speaking of fighting, I must admit those fight scenes were fantastic, really was the first time we’ve seen Thor unleashed in any of the movies. The director did a fantastic job showing his badassery; although once he went all thunder and lightning he didn’t really need a team since the other team members didn’t need to do much fighting other than hulk, they were just there to round up the remaining asgardians...

Thor is one tough dude he hardly flinched when Hela sliced out his eye. I was expecting a bigger reaction after seeing him scream like a girl when he first met the grandmaster.. honestly that was the only part I thought was stupid, the director went too far with the comedy there, Thor would never scream like that..but whateva that was the only thing I didn’t like and it was such a small part that I’ll overlook it. I also expected Thor to be a bit more upset at the end, he had just lost his dad, his home and nearly all of his people but I assume the director didn’t want to end it on a somber note, so I guess we are supposed to think he mourned off screen. Really loved him beating ass though, not sure why he even needs the avengers, once he goes full on sparkles he becomes an unstoppable one man army of destruction much like his sibling. Speaking of which, Hela was one sexy badass villain,she was so hot with her hair down. She really chewed up her scenes and just captivated me with her performance. You could tell KB had a lot of fun with the role. I’m still not sure why destroying Asgard was the only way to defeat her or why her powers were connected to it. Can anyone tell me why her powers were tied to Asgard?? Did I miss something??

It was weird seeing Thor without his hammer but as Odin said he isn’t the god of hammers he is the god of thunder, seems like the hammer was actually holding him back.. I wonder if he can fly without the hammer, I know he said he couldn’t but that was before he thundered out. I don’t recall seeing him fly at the end but he didn’t really need too. I’m guessing he can since the powers come from within and not the hammer itself.

Loki just had to take the tesseact which is bad news for Thor and all his people.. I fear Thor has unknowingly led them all to their doom.. which is very sad considering what he sacrificed to save them

 

[Star-Crunch]

Korg was the rock rebel dude.

Oh. I liked the bug guy, lol. Rock guy was pretty amusing too though.

Yes

“We’re going to escape on that spaceship, wanna come?” lol

 

[Wor-Gar]

Thor and Hulk are both made out of indestructible rubber. Not sure how that makes for an "exciting fight scene" to anybody. Since neither can die, who cares how many times they get knocked across the room and smash into metal.

This is symptomatic of the problem you guys all have: since no real drama can be created, the movie defaults to humor, which you guys all fear... but then you enjoy it and see the movie three times, thus justifying even more of the same stuff that you fear. Consequently, you end up with these live-action cartoons.

Most here will end up hating this movie in six months to a year. You'll say its silly and pointless with too many jokes.



Meanwhile, looking forward to the ultimate slapstick extravaganza, Infinity Wars.

 

[Skywalker(OG)Kush]

Thor and Hulk are both made out of indestructible rubber. Not sure how that makes for an "exciting fight scene" to anybody. Since neither can die, who cares how many times they get knocked across the room and smash into metal.

This is symptomatic of the problem you guys all have: since no real drama can be created, the movie defaults to humor, which you guys all fear... but then enjoy and see the movie three times, thus justifying more of the same stuff you fear.

That’s all superhero movies.. do you really expect any of them to die even the destructible ones like batman and tony stark? Hell Rodes, a normal human, fell thousands of feet in a heavy metal suit and lived to tell about it.. come to think of it it’s not just superhero movies... the hero in nearly every action movie almost always lives and survives insurmountable odds.. lethal weapon, die hard, Rambo, nearly every Arnold movie cept t2, etc.. etc..

 

[Khev]

I found myself missing his hammer. That opening fight was very entertaining and I liked the creativity in a lot of his moves like when he dropped the hammer when it was still in the dragon's mouth.

 

[2seater]

I adored Ruffalo in Avengers. He bounced off the other characters very well and all his scenes had some form of development or elaboration on his character. Bruce in AOU, however, was essentially just a soundboard for Tony to bounce ideas off, and he was passive, passive, passive; no backbone in sight or anything to say for himself. Not only was this jarring in comparison to Avengers, but it was uninteresting. In Ragnarok he had virtually no arc whatsoever; he was just taken out of his box for some banter and exposition that establishes almost nothing, then put back, and he might as well have never been in the movie at all, because nothing he did will impact how he views the Hulk, his relationship with the other characters, etc. I don't think that's the fault of Ruffalo; I think that's the fault of Marvel simply not respecting the depth and potential of the character.

Can def agree with this. When he changed back to hulk towards the end, you’d think it would’ve been a great moment to show the weight of his decision given the fact that he may not turn back into banner.


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[Wor-Gar]

the hero in nearly every action movie almost always lives and survives insurmountable odds.. lethal weapon, Rambo, nearly every Arnold movie cept t2, etc.. etc..

Insurmountable odds has nothing to do with insurmountable punches.

Although of course the hero 'never dies' usually, I prefer a more human dimension to my fights than someone being pummeled and slammed repeated into concrete to only just stand and take another charge as if nothing happened. No wonder no one cared when Thor lost his eye.

 

[Skywalker(OG)Kush]

Although of course the hero 'never dies' usually, I prefer a more human dimension to my fights than someone being pummeled and slammed repeated into concrete to only just stand and take another charge as if nothing happened. No wonder no one cared when Thor lost his eye.

See I like the being pummeled and slammed into concrete part that’s what I expect to see in these comic book movies... epic crazy unbelievable actions scenes where they get battered and beaten and they just keep coming until one man is left standing. I do understand what your saying dude I really do but I personally don’t care about that sort of thing in this genre of movies. They established Thor can be hurt, that he can be striped of his powers, that he will ultimately die as Odin did, or that he can be killed like his sister was. That is enough stakes for me with these superhero movies. I never go in thinking the hero is going to die or take a serious pounding and be bloodied and completely broken like Rocky balboa. For me the real stakes come into play when they are doing their jobs by trying to save people, taking out the villain before they can do too much damage, self sacrifice and the internal conflict of giving up the things they want the most because of their obligation to humanity. Balancing personal lives with their superhero persona and protecting their loved ones who don’t have powers from their enemies ..this doesn’t mean I don’t want them to be hurt or challenged but I expect those huge fights.. For every other genre I completely agree with you though I want to believe the hero is vulnerable, the fights more realistic, and that the stakes are more life and death so to speak..

 

[Khev]

Okay so the big devil guy's name was "Surtur?" Why was he a better match for Hela than Thor? Thor totally made him his ***** in the opening scene but then at the end was all "Hey Loki do you know the only thing that can defeat Hela? That p***y from the beginning of the movie!" It's good that this was a comedy because that just made no damn sense, lol.

 

[Skywalker(OG)Kush]

Okay so the big devil guy's name was "Surtur?" Why was he a better match for Hela than Thor? Thor totally made him his ***** in the opening scene but then at the end was all "Hey Loki do you know the only thing that can defeat Hela? That p***y from the beginning of the movie!" It's good that this was a comedy because that just made no damn sense, lol.

From what I got it was the destruction of Asgard that stripped her of her powers and ultimately killed her in that explosion.. why she couldn’t beat him before he destroyed Asgard, and the destruction itself weakened her is beyond me. It did seem as though he became stronger and bigger as he destroyed asgard, like it made him more powerful (he seemed smaller when Thor fought him in his lair). but That was my question on the last page... why Asgard had to be destroyed in order for them to destroy Hela? They implied her powers were tied to Asgard but I never understood why or how Thor came to this conclusion..you’d think Odin would have known this and told Thor in more direct terms..

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Okay so the big devil guy's name was "Surtur?" Why was he a better match for Hela than Thor? Thor totally made him his ***** in the opening scene but then at the end was all "Hey Loki do you know the only thing that can defeat Hela? That p***y from the beginning of the movie!" It's good that this was a comedy because that just made no damn sense, lol.

He was empowered by the eternal flame, thus fulfilling the prophesy that he would destroy Asgard once he was united with the flame, which is what Odin tried to prevent.