Happy Thorsgiving

[chelseagirl]

M is away at Chicago TARDIS, and my parents don't like to make a fuss or a big meal anymore (and it's quite a trip for this late in the semester), so I went up to the Hudson Valley to see my oldest friend and have Thanksgiving at a restaurant with her and her brother.

Then she and I went to see Thor:Ragnarok. I kept whispering to her "it's fanfic!" Between all the Thor & Loki stuff, the sense of humor, some of the Hulk and/or Bruce stuff, Valkyrie being the female hero we wanted and needed . . . it seemed like it was calculated to delight the audience. In past outings, Thor was always pretty, but not that interesting -- now he's a hoot. Certainly after his performance as Kevin the Receptionist in the new Ghostbusters, it's been clear that Hemsworth can be hilarious. The only thing I'm really worried about, when Bruce turned back into the Hulk, is whether he'll ever be Bruce again. (I'm rather fond of Mark Ruffalo in the role.)

Also, I'm less than excited about extended fight scenes, but add "Immigrant Song" and they get so much better.

Comments

[monanotlisa]

I thought the fight scenes in Thor: Ragnarok were okay, length-wise, and generally not too gory. I really hated the ones in Civil War, but then again, the overall film most likely influences my view.

[chelseagirl]

I see these movies for the character interaction; with some of them, it seems like I sit through a lot of fight scenes to get to the bits that actually interest me. Thor was pretty well-balanced that way, and the relatively limited cast of characters made it a lot tighter than some of the Marvel movies have been lately.

But honestly? I grew up listing to Led Zeppelin on the radio, and my friend and I were both dancing in our seats a little bit when the song turned up -- was glad it was more than once. And there was only one other group in the theater, and they were some rows ahead of us, so we could do that without feeling too silly!

Since I didn't see it when everyone was talking about it, I didn't pay that much attention to the conversations, but everyone's assuming that Loki pocketed the infinity stone, right?

[lunabee34]

I had so much fun with this movie. Loved it.