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21. "Too much Taika, but this is the best Thor story yet. "
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First: This shit was way too quippy.

They undercut *every* serious, heartfelt moment with a joke.

That's a serious mistake that does undermine the movie. It kills certain scenes.

Taika needs a filter. Dial that shit back a bit.

My other gripe is, there weren't enough dramatic moments to flesh that out. I was good with the bit with the kids- especially at the end- but I'd rather have seen more of Gor's backstory than watching him rip the head off a space snake, though it was fucking hilarious.

But Thor quietly ascends to more of an Odin level God here, and I'm with it.

I *loved* the way he unwittingly put the incantation on Mjolnir to protect Jane. IMO, that was the perfect setup for this. Again- that's Odin level shit.

Then, he deliberately does the same for a whole army of kids. LOVED it.

And this wasn't just him getting his ass handed to him until a miracle saved him- all though it did reach that point with Jane's return. But he was a credible threat to Gor until Gor got the upper hand.

The Zeus shit was great, but again, played a little too heavy to the jokes. And again, Thor showed his ass (pun intended!) with the Thunderbolt. I like that they kept him strong.

The relationship shit with the hammers was funny, just, again, overplayed.

Taika is perfect for the tone and direction of the franchise. But Feige needs to weigh in a bit more and reign in some of the excess.

But I don't get the criticism that this is weightless- same with Strange, really.

Thor gets closure on the love of his life.
She got to go to Valhalla.
He's leveled up quite a bit and has an impetus to take his role as a God much more seriously.
He's a fucking DAD now, keeping a promise to his dying enemy.
Astrid! He was a pleasant surprise.

I wish Sif would have been part of the team, so I didn't like that.

Give her some tick.

He's out in the cosmos, protecting other civilizations besides Earth.

  

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Thor: Love and Thunder (Takia Watiti, 2022) [View all] , bwood, Mon Apr-18-22 09:16 AM
 
Subject Author Message Date ID
I dunno…literally everything looks CG except the actors
Apr 18th 2022
1
Did you not watch the last movie?
Apr 19th 2022
2
Looks like another winner
Apr 22nd 2022
3
New trailer
May 24th 2022
4
Christian Bale looks PHENOMENAL
May 24th 2022
5
I'm renting a theatre for this one too!!
May 24th 2022
6
It's great.
Jun 29th 2022
7
Good to hear. How do you think it fares for the summer movie season?
Jun 30th 2022
8
Fuck no it's not better than TG: M.
Jun 30th 2022
9
Maverick is on another planet from this.
Jul 09th 2022
15
Glad to hear they handled Gorr well
Jun 30th 2022
10
Lol I just came out of OKretirement to check for your review
Jun 30th 2022
11
it was ok, I wasn't aware that this one was geared more towards kids...
Jul 08th 2022
12
Thought it was great. Bale was brilliant in it
Jul 08th 2022
13
It’s fine. Wish these movies had any weight whatsoever.
Jul 09th 2022
14
RE: It’s fine. Wish these movies had any weight whatsoever.
Jul 17th 2022
19
      I think Gunn does a good job at striking a balance.
Jul 17th 2022
20
           I know I'm on an island alone here...
Jul 17th 2022
22
Praise the almighty Bao.
Jul 09th 2022
16
It’s lesser Ragnarok, and that’s fine
Jul 10th 2022
17
Bale was amazing. Marvel's formula is getting boring and stale.
Jul 11th 2022
18
it was fun and enjoyable ***spoilers***
Jul 18th 2022
23
The necro sword was gone and he was dying
Jul 18th 2022
24
      you got a couple points
Jul 18th 2022
25
           I think it's fairly strong, and consistent with his motives
Sep 28th 2022
36
This movie is for first graders , what the hell?
Sep 08th 2022
26
Same thing happened with Wonder Woman 1984
Sep 08th 2022
27
Here's hoping Wakanda Forever can salvage Phase 4
Sep 08th 2022
28
Not for me.
Sep 12th 2022
29
kind of a Marvel B movie. I enjoyed it
Sep 12th 2022
30
Just watched this weekend and.....*sigh*
Sep 12th 2022
31
i think fans limit themselves by needing "forward"
Oct 13th 2022
37
Like She-Hulk, if you give up on seriousness, it's more enjoyable.
Sep 28th 2022
32
This feels like the weight of having SO much content that's part of
Sep 28th 2022
33
Did other problems cease to exist because WWII did?
Sep 28th 2022
35
Because the Infinity Gaunlet and a wish are different things
Sep 28th 2022
34
this is a serious question...
Oct 13th 2022
38

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