I just got back, and my first thought are that it was above all, fun. More than once I was edge-of-my-seat holy-crap excited, which I usually don't get at movies. I absolutely loved the Mark Mothersbaugh (!) score, and the use of music. A few plot points were under-earned, but that's a minor quibble. I like the places they took the characters, and the world-building was exquisite; there were also a lot of jokes, scenes, characters, and happenings beyond what you saw in the trailers. I put it about on par with Guardians of the Galaxy in both quality and feel, so if you liked that I think you'll really like this. [Reply]
Originally Posted by ChiefGator:
Yeah, it has been compared to Guardians of the Galaxy, but most people are saying it is really a good/fun movie and really pretty funny, but yeah.. probably a bit cornball.
I don't mind.. a little cornball and taking itself lighter is better than the other Thor movies. And it might have the best adversary we have had in some time in Hela.
I keep hearing that but Hela destroying Asgard doesn’t sound light and fun. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Aries Walker:
I just got back, and my first thought are that it was above all, fun. More than once I was edge-of-my-seat holy-crap excited, which I usually don't get at movies. I absolutely loved the Mark Mothersbaugh (!) score, and the use of music. A few plot points were under-earned, but that's a minor quibble. I like the places they took the characters, and the world-building was exquisite; there were also a lot of jokes, scenes, characters, and happenings beyond what you saw in the trailers. I put it about on par with Guardians of the Galaxy in both quality and feel, so if you liked that I think you'll really like this.
I've got a 7 year old that loved the GotG movies. This ok for them? [Reply]
Originally Posted by Pestilence:
I've got a 7 year old that loved the GotG movies. This ok for them?
I should think so, mostly. It's got some S-words and a "son of a bitch" that your child may repeat, heavy drinking, and butt and poop humor, none of which is worse than GotG. The big problem will be the nightmare images - a good number of people get impaled, someone gets melted, there's the giant wolf, stuff like that, and Surtur and his dragon and his army of fire giants could be straight-up nightmare fuel.
But! It has the same kind of lighthearted banter humor, there's lots of color and action, and you could very well end up buying some starships and action figures by Christmas. Seven-year-old me would have loved it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Pestilence:
I've got a 7 year old that loved the GotG movies. This ok for them?
As with all things like this, you gotta check it out yourself to see if it's OK for your kids. I would say probably yes, but there were a few adult moments that might be a bit much for a year old. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Pestilence:
I've got a 7 year old that loved the GotG movies. This ok for them?
I took my 3 (12, 11, & 10). There's maybe 1 or 2 times in the movie that are a bit adult - the only one I can think of is a quick mention of an orgy or something like that. Overall, it's like any other Marvel Movie. [Reply]
Oh it's happening. It's the closest they'll ever get to showing Thanos's obsession with Mistress Death.
I'd love to see more of Marvel's Cosmic Characters - Galactus (even though they don't have the rights to him or the Surfer), his heralds, Annihilus, the Celestials....all the way up to the Living Tribunal. It'll never happen, though. So we get to see Thanos and Hela hook up. (And can we talk about Cate Blanchett in that leather all goth'd up? Holy Christ.) [Reply]