"Thor: Ragnarok" is, if nothing else, the most Antipodean Marvel universe movie ever made, with Australians and New Zealanders playing pivotal roles in what was a much better, more coherent and more interesting film than Thor: The Dark World. Throw in a New Zealand in the director's chair, and there's definitely plenty of ANZAC flavour.
That director, Taika Waititi, brings out the best in a cast littered with big names - Chris Hemsworth, Cate Blanchett, Sir Anthony Hopkins and Jeff Goldblum - and definitely pulls the franchise back from the brink.
A good story, a script with lots of funny moments and characters, helped, too. Hemsworth is so good in the titular role. Sad we didn't see Natalie Portman. Cate Blanchett was good in a limited role. Ditto, Karl Urban.
Great entertainment.
That director, Taika Waititi, brings out the best in a cast littered with big names - Chris Hemsworth, Cate Blanchett, Sir Anthony Hopkins and Jeff Goldblum - and definitely pulls the franchise back from the brink.
A good story, a script with lots of funny moments and characters, helped, too. Hemsworth is so good in the titular role. Sad we didn't see Natalie Portman. Cate Blanchett was good in a limited role. Ditto, Karl Urban.
Great entertainment.