DIRECTED BY
Alan Taylor
STARRING
Chris Hemsworth - Thor
Natalie Portman - Jane Foster
Tom Hiddleston - Loki
Anthony Hopkins - Odin
Stellan Skarsgard - Dr. Erik Selvig
Idris Elba - Heimdall
Christopher Eccleston - Malekith
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje - Algrim/Kurse
Kat Dennings - Darcy Lewis
Ray Stevenson - Volstagg
Zachary Levi - Fandral
Jaimie Alexander - Sif
Rene Russo - Frigga
Genre - Action/Adventure/Fantasy/Science Fiction/Comic Books
Running Time - 112 Minutes
Alan Taylor
STARRING
Chris Hemsworth - Thor
Natalie Portman - Jane Foster
Tom Hiddleston - Loki
Anthony Hopkins - Odin
Stellan Skarsgard - Dr. Erik Selvig
Idris Elba - Heimdall
Christopher Eccleston - Malekith
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje - Algrim/Kurse
Kat Dennings - Darcy Lewis
Ray Stevenson - Volstagg
Zachary Levi - Fandral
Jaimie Alexander - Sif
Rene Russo - Frigga
Genre - Action/Adventure/Fantasy/Science Fiction/Comic Books
Running Time - 112 Minutes
By Mike Huntley
After his fight with The Avengers to stop Loki from destroying New
York City and all of Earth, Thor has now returned to Asgard where he has
been fighting to keep the nine realms of the universe as safe as
possible. But, an ancient evil elf known as Malekith has began his
mission to bring the entire universe into an eternal darkness.
Meanwhile, Jane Foster and Darcy discover a portal between Earth and
another dimension, which causes Jane to get infected with an ancient
power in which Malekith wants back in order to complete his mission to
bring the worlds back to the darkness that they used to be all those
centuries ago. This prompts Thor to return to Earth and bring Jane to
Asgard to find a way to get the powers out of her. Since his father Odin
won't help him, Thor turns to the man who betrayed him and his family,
his brother Loki. On their quest, Thor, Jane, Loki, and Thor's friends
must find a way to stop Malekith from destroying this universe for
good.
Thor: The Dark World is a straight up science
fiction/fantasy epic that is a total blast. While I loved the first
film, my one complaint was not getting enough Asgard and exploring
what's out there. This sequel gave me that. Sure, The Avengers is still
my favorite Marvel Studios film, but Thor: The Dark World has probably
become my 2nd favorite with the original Thor flying thunderously right
behind it. While the film does have its dark and more serious moments
for sure, it is downright hilarious. Most of the humor came from Loki,
who I just adored here. But, also the direction they took Dr. Erik
Selvig after the events of The Avengers had be rolling. That's another
thing I love about Phase Two is the aftermath of what happened in New
York. Everybody has been dealing with it in a different way. Tony Stark
has anxiety attacks. Thor, Odin, Sif, and basically everybody has severe
anger towards Loki and rightfully so, but it is done mostly in a
humorous way. And the way Dr. Selvig deals with what happened in
Avengers is probably the most hilarious thing I've seen in a Marvel
movie. I was just laughing it up with this guy and so was the rest of
the audience. We also get to see Loki really embrace his mischief side
with his powers to distort visuals and the guy is just having fun with
it especially when he makes himself look like an iconic character from
the Marvel world. I just love this character and was happy to see him
back, even though he wasn't played as the villain of the film.
While Jane Foster is not the best "love interest" in the MCU
(that one goes to Pepper Potts in the Iron Man films!), I do like the
character. Darcy actually had me laughing this time around, and didn't
kinda annoy me like she sorta did in the first film. I also liked her
boyfriend who's an intern. I loved seeing Sif back and kicking ass.
It's obvious that she has the hots for Thor, even though his eyes are on
Jane. Seeing this babe sword fight and just kick a lot of ass was very
nice. I do feel that Loki was the better villain than Malekith, but he
did okay for the most part. And of course the two end credits scenes
were good especially the mid credits sequence, which will tie into a
future Marvel Studios film.
The direction by Alan Taylor was breathtaking. I love
the look of this film just as much as the first. But, where the first
film took place more on Earth, Thor: The Dark World really went beyond
Earth and Asgard. Just great orgasms for the retinas.
The cast was really solid. Chris Hemsworth is the
superheroic God of Thunder as Thor. This dude just has tons of charisma
and is just a cool dude. Tom Hiddleston, my favorite Marvel Studios
villain as Loki but here we got to see other sides to the character
other than hate and jealousy. Anthony Hopkins still rocks as Odin, King
of Asgard. Jaimie Alexander is that strong warrior princess of Themys um
Asgard as Sif. Stellan Skarsgard was delightfully hilarious as Dr.
Selvig. Oh and look for Stan Lee's cameo, it's his 2nd best behind The
Amazing Spider-Man. Kat Dennings was okay as Darcy, much more fun than
she was for me in the first movie. And Christopher Eccleston was decent
as Malekith, even though he didn't get a whole lot to do.
Overall, Thor: The Dark World is a great time in the
superhero/comic book brethren of movies. It's a smidge better than Thor,
and flies directly behind The Avengers with Thor right behind it. It's
hilarious, fun, action packed, sad/tragic, and is a booming
rollercoaster ride of funsauce so go see it or Loki will sneak into your
house and turn you into his ultimate flying monkey!
GRADE
A
I got here from a link on IMDB only to find a high school level review. Really, very poor. I won't be back.
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