Thor: Ragnarok
Published 2018-02-23
No hammer. No problem.
Film info
- Director
- Year / Run time 2017 · 2hr 11m
- Series Marvel Cinematic Universe (17 of 36)
- Genres Adventure, Comedy, Action, Science Fiction, Fantasy
- Cast
Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe without his mighty hammer 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 an all-powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela. But first he must survive a deadly gladiatorial contest that pits him against his former ally and fellow Avenger – the Incredible Hulk!
Live Blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 0:47 | Marvel stuff genuinely fills me with dread now. I'm not going to remember it all! |
| 2:51 | Good funny start though. Have faith Christine. |
| 6:46 | "Behold... my stuff." |
| 10:27 | Play within a film is kinda awesome. |
| 24:09 | Oh my god, she broke the hammer. This is not good. |
| 28:44 | They are like sand people. |
| 29:14 | Girl falling off a ramp! Ha! |
| 30:32 | She is kick-and-then-some-ass. |
| 40:51 | Sparkles! |
| 48:10 | "Have I said enough or would you like me to go back further than the last two days?" |
| 49:40 | I am totally in love with the rock dude, and therefore worried about his welfare. |
| 51:30 | Stan Lee has gone so rogue! |
| 52:47 | Short hair Thor is what I'm talking about. |
| 1:01:58 | IDRIS! So many hearts. |
| 1:12:53 | "But me, I choose to run towards my problems..." |
| 1:13:03 | "...because that's what heroes do." |
| 1:13:05 | I swear Thor didn't used to be this funny. |
| 1:28:57 | Poor Bruce, his is potentially the worst of the superpowers. |
| 1:39:07 | I would only do damage to myself wearing Hela's headdress. |
| 1:52:05 | "I'm not doing 'get help'." |
Thoughts
I did go into this film with a real sense of misgiving, I just didn't want to watch. That's what Marvel has done to me, the far-reaching universe has overwhelmed. Having said that, I should have had some faith, because this current phase we're in (third?) has been pretty good. Ant-Man was funny, Deadpool hilarious, Guardians of the Galaxy a real treat. So I should have had more faith.
And having seen the film, I really had nothing to worry about. It's funny from start to finish, with great characters fleshed out even more than they have been previously. It took us longer than the two hours to get through it all, as we kept having to pause and go back and rewatch the funny.
There's a real light-hearted feeling about this one, despite the fact that Hela is potentially causing as much death and destruction as she can. It's quite nice that there's no great threat to Earth for a change, and it's fun to have a new bunch of characters to make their own Guardians-like gang. And I have so much love for Valkyrie and Korg.
Really good times.
Rating: 5 / 5
Revisited - May 2021
I love the change in the feeling of Thor films - freed from the constraints of Earth and trying to keep a relationship alive with a human, Thor takes flight. The start of this film made me dislike Dr Strange a little bit, but once he was out the way things got better.
I felt quite detached from the Hela storyline, she was evil and obviously the destruction of Asgard is hugely important for what comes next. But Hela was over-the-top and her antler headgear offputting, particularly when compared with all the brilliance of Thor and Hulk/Bruce, Valkyrie and The Grandmaster. I could have done with more of that and less of the other, but still, better to be left wanting more than hating what you see.
And Korg. So much love for darling Korg.
Rating: 5 / 5
