Thor: Ragnarok
Eventually, I’m going to skip a Marvel film’s theatrical release. And that day feels closer than ever.
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Eventually, I’m going to skip a Marvel film’s theatrical release. And that day feels closer than ever.
Rating: Hoopla Factor: Continue reading Thor: Ragnarok
This show will make your neighbours think you’re listening to dubstep, such are the bass drops that explode through your subwoofer.
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Theron looks great smoking cigarettes under neon light – but style counts for nothing when you care not a jot for your protagonists, or when their story is so palpably dull.
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This film is constructed with incredible precision, and the direction is on point too. It’s just such a shame it’s wrapped up in such a banal story.
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The funny thing is, I would have liked this movie just fine without all the Marvel crossover stuff that the fans have been dreaming of for the better part of a decade.
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Unlike Edge of Tomorrow, which masterfully handled the smarmier side of the trademark Cruise persona, here he’s just a dick.
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If you only see one superhero movie this year, make it this one.
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The secret-society-hiding-in-plain-sight aspect intensifies with this sequel. There are so many assassins standing on street corners that it’s a wonder there’s anyone left to kill.
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The pacing is decent, and the characters feel consistent in a way that those of Prometheus never did. The main issue is how predictable it becomes.
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The complete lack of threat is really what kills this film for me. People dangle off the end of spaceships that are crashing through forests, or fall several stories to the ground with nary a bruise.
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