Let’s be honest,
the Thor films have sort of been the weak link of the Marvel
Cinematic Universe. So obviously they took a cue from the wild
success of “Guardians of the Galaxy” and injected a wonderful
sense of fun, humor, and retro-coolness into the surprisingly
enjoyable third Thor outing. Gone is the fish-out-of-water story that
was the basis for the first “Thor” film and so is the convoluted
“Portal”-like plot device of “Thor: The Dark World” and we
finally get a wild comedic action-adventure that is completely
amusing and funny from beginning to end. Hot off the silly
horror-comedy “What We Do in the Shadows,” director Taika Waititi
goes full retro-vibe in “Thor: Ragnarok” which is a welcome
change of pace for a series that always took itself a little too
seriously; even 17 movies (!) deep into the MCU, the film is fresh,
funny, looks cool, and the always charming Chris Hemsworth again
proves his comedic ability is impeccable.
The last time we saw
Thor (Hemsworth) at the conclusion of “Avengers: Age of Ultron”
he was leaving Earth in search of Infinity Stones. At the beginning
of “Thor: Ragnarok” he’s been captured by a gigantic, fiery
demon creature. In a perfectly wonderful opening, Thor escapes his
clutches while spouting snappy dialogue provided by screenwriters
Eric Pearson, Craig Kyle, and Christopher Yost and learns of a
prophecy of destruction known as Ragnarok. He returns to his home of
Asgard to find a Shakespearean play version of his life unfolding
live in front a captivated audience that consists of his father Odin
(Anthony Hopkins). Of course it’s really his evil adopted brother
Loki (Tom Hiddleston) in disguise. With the help of another Avenger
Thor and Loki locate their dying father who tells them about their
even more evil sister Hela (Cate Blanchett) who will basically take
over Asgard once Odin passes. She does lookin’ like a wicked,
futuristic Victoria’s Secret model stag complete with pointy antlers and
everything. She destroys Thor’s hammer and he’s whisked away
to a colorful foreign planet where he’s imprisoned and forced into
a deadly gladiatorial death match with… you know who. Oh and
there's Jeff Goldblum at his most Jeff Goldblumy.
Oh boy, does anyone
really care about the plots of this films? After sixteen of them we
just want to see fun action and “Thor: Ragnarok” certainly
delivers. The film is a visual treat thanks to Waititi’s flamboyant
direction and the humor has thankfully been dialed up. There are some
truly inspired bits here that are too good to spoil. Blanchett always
makes a fantastic villain, but of course we knew that already. The
film’s synth-heavy score by Mark Mothersbaugh completely works with
the film’s colorful imagery as do some of the interesting song
choices. It’s like an 80s cartoon come gloriously to campy life.
At this point are
reviews even matter when it comes to the MCU? You know what you're
getting into when you see one of these things. Marvel and Disney have
proven that these movies are of high quality. Sure they don't always
take many risks but they are unabashedly fun. Some are better than
others. “Thor: Ragnarok” is definitely in the top tier. Even 17
movies in the film proves that the MCU still has plenty of fun tricks
up its sleeves. Here's to 17 more! GRADE: A-
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