Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

Best Thor yet! Hilarious, great story, visually stunning, and epic characters, portrayed by an epic cast. They added new people to the mix and easily merged them into the chemistry. It really helped that they unleashed this casts ability to be funny as hell and it was magical. You could tell they were having a great time, but each sense of humor fit so naturally into the other. At times there was a Guardians of the Galaxy feel to the color scheme/atmosphere which made sense. It’s a rogue planet with totally rogue happenings which aligns exactly with who the Guardians are, therefore completely appropriate and so fun.

Characters:
Thor (Chris Hemsworth) – the frat king with a conscious
Loki (Tom Hiddleston) – the conniving and deep deep deep down caring brother
Bruce/Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) – the confused, but lovable giant
Heimdall (Idris Elba) – the wise protector
Hela (Cate Blanchett) – the angry bada$$ sister
Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson) – the awesome, epic warrior that takes crap from no one
Korg (Taika Waititi) – the rockin’ director who played a passice funny character and was an audience favorite
Grandmaster (Jeff Goldblum) – the greedy entertainer

Basically we topped off a beautiful, dysfunctional, unrelated by blood, family which is what the Avengers (and Roman folklore) is all about.

Summary: 
“Thor is imprisoned on the planet Sakaar, and must race against time to return to Asgard and stop Ragnarök, the destruction of his world, at the hands of the powerful and ruthless villain Hela.” – IMDB Summary

Overall, so much fun and so engaging at the exact same time with an epic visual appeal right from the start. There was pain, there was humor, there was character growth, there was suspense, and there was unity between it all. Go watch it. You know you want to.  Just watch it. Go. Now.

TRAILER

8.5/10

Currently on Netflix!

Stan Lee Cameo:
Lee appears as a servant to the Grandmaster on Sakaar who cuts Thor’s hair. Beforehand, he asks Thor to be still as “My hands aren’t as steady as they used to be”

After Credits (2):
Middle – Loki visits Thor in his quarters and asks if going to Earth is a good idea as a large spaceship appears in front of theirs
End – The Grandmaster attempts to placate the citizens of Sakaar by declaring the revolution a draw

Check Out:
Captain America: The First Avenger, Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor, The Avengers, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Doctor Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Avengers: Infinity War, Captain Marvel, Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: Far From Home