Mike's Review: Thor: The Dark World, I thought was a lot more fun and more entertaining to watch then the first Thor. All of the characters seem to work better together and all the humor and action was equally well done. I found myself laughing quite a bit through out this movie. They did a good job of making the humor work and tied together a lot of the other Marvel Films. I won't go into a huge amount of detail other then to say, if you have liked any of the other countless Marvel Films then you wont be disappointed with one.
Best Scene: I thought there were a lot of good and clever scenes but the one that made me laugh out loud the loudest was when Loki took on the form of Captain America.
Mike's Rating: Must See and DVD worthy.
Bean's Review: Despite not seeing the
first Thor movie or The Avengers and not reading any Thor comics, I found this move to be
very interesting and entertaining. I was able to follow the story and
enjoy the development of the characters. All of the actors did
well. Chris Hemsworth is a
great choice for Thor, as are Anthony Hopkins and Rene Russo, as his parents. The portrayal of Thor by Hemsworth enables the viewer to connect with the character.
The character of Loki, Thor’s
brother, is complex. One wants to dislike him immensely and embrace him
at the same time.
The concept of a “Dark
Elf” was intriguing. Christopher
Eccleston, as the lead Dark Elf, did a nice job of exuding evilness. Although, the movie was
“Dark”, it was also lighthearted and quite funny when it needed to be.
The interaction between Thor and Loki was quite humorous at times.
The other comic relief portrayed by Jane’s
intern, Darcy and Darcy’s intern also worked well within
the plot. Overall, one of the better “comic
book” character movies. Stay until the very end – when the lights come on
in the theater.
Best Scene: when Jane covers Thor’s body
with her own to protect him from the falling spaceship
Bean's Rating: full priced ticket – should be seen on the big screen.
A.C.'s Review: Thor: The Dark World easily hammers its way into
my list of top 5 movies of the year and certainly the best Marvel movie since the Avengers
as Iron Man 3 was a semi misfire.
There is a lot to love about this film that mixes action, comedy and even
tragedy to great effect. Visually its world class with its exotic
locations…some CGI and other Iceland.
As
a Thor fan I was clamoring to see
more of Asgard in the follow up to
the 2011 original and I was not disappointed. Whereas the first film spent the
majority of the film confined to the American southwest this film opens up Asgard in a big way as well as several
visits to the other realms that I am familiar with from the comics. Speaking of
the comics its clear that fans made the film because the stone giant Thor destroys in the opening of the film
is for sure by no coincidence very similar looking to The Stone Men from Saturn
that Thor fought in his very first
issue in 1963.
The
cast is remarkable especially Hemsworth and
Hiddleston as Thor and Loki. They play
very well off each other and Loki is
such a great character that it’s no wonder he is a fan favorite with the movie
going public. The ending ensured he will be back for Thor 3. And you couldn’t possibly find a better Odin than Anthony Hopkins. Kat Dennings is wonderful as the comic relief
character Darcy that it makes me very
sad her talents are being wasted in the trash CBS comedy “Two Broke Girls”.
The
only complaints I have would be not enough screen time for Sif and The Warriors Three
and too much screen time for the character of Dr. Eric Selvig. His antics seemed unnecessary to the film. There
was enough comedy with Darcy and Loki already.
All
and all I couldn’t really ask for a better and more enjoyable film. Unlike say Man Of Steel which was so dour and
simply no fun…this was a fun film to spend a couple hours watching. I look
forward to the return of Thor in Avengers 2 in 2015!
A.C.'s Rating: Worth
full price admission!
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