Search - Thor: Love and Thunder (Feature) on DVD

Craig S. (InnerMacro) from WAUSAU, WI
Reviewed on 10/15/2024...

Much of the early part of the film is busy trying to shore up the various plots from previous MCU movies. A short montage with actual footage would have been preferable to the dizzying array of events, plays with Matt Damon, and other methods that failed to jog my memory of previous entries into the storyline. The target audience seems strangely conflicted. At times, this seems like a kids' movie, but then we see some nudity and adult behaviors that are sure to make parents uncomfortable explaining what's happening to their kids. As the movie plods on, we see Thor and "Mighty Thor" (not sure, I always thought Thor was Mighty Thor in the original comic title, but this was apparently retconned sometime in the past decade or so) traveling along the rainbow bridge to a shadow planet. This trip takes a long time - enough to need provisions, yet when the female King(?) gets injured, they are immediately able to teleport back to Earth. Maybe the trip only works one way . . . but then Thor teleports back, teleports the kids back to Earth, and Mighty Thor teleports to the Shadow planet as well. And then they teleport back at the end. I'm okay with teleport magic in superhero movies, but I'm not okay with movies that break their own laws of physics once established. Sooo, what was the point of the whole "we need a ship" and "let's stock up" with provisions for the long voyage?
Christian Bale is the best part of the movie, along with the CGI surrounding his shadow creatures.
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I thought it was particularly lame that Thor can't actually defeat Bale's Gorr, even with help. Apparently, Gorr's single weapon is more powerful than all the gods combined, and everyone is only saved by Gorr's decision to not actually be evil in the end . . .
Do the writers actually read comics? Superheroes are made what they are by the villains they fight - take away great villains and you get mediocre heroes. Sadly, this seems to be the problem with many of the MCU movies. It seems like it should be easy to make cash with these films by simply telling an origin story for any one of the multitude of villains available, and then have your hero fight it, win, and end the movie. Cha-ching. The formula worked in comics for decades and should work here. Instead we get a Thor that can only fight furry looking Ewok guys, but can't cut the mustard when fighting a single opponent with a powerful sword.

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Whitney B. (whitneyab) from COOPERSBURG, PA
Reviewed on 3/14/2024...

Thor embarks on a journey unlike anything he's ever faced -- a quest for inner peace. However, his retirement gets interrupted by Gorr the God Butcher, a galactic killer who seeks the extinction of the gods. To combat the threat, Thor enlists the help of King Valkyrie, Korg and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster, who -- to his surprise -- inexplicably wields his magical hammer. Together, they set out on a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher's vengeance.

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K. K. (GAMER)
Reviewed on 1/20/2024...

A bit too much going on in the beginning with the crossover of other superheroes. The CGI was over the top but a bit too much at times. The ending was special. A common theme dropped the rating. A must watch for Thor fans!