Well, Jye was right... I didn't care for Thor 3. I wanted to like it. I really thought I would. But alas, like GOTG2, in the end it just didn't do much for me.
It was funny, had some LOL moments, but like GOTG2 it felt like the entire Hulk/Thor sequence was originally a 15 minute gag about rescuing Hulk that somehow turned into the better half of an entire movie. An extended segue. Thus cleaving the Hela storyline in half.
Hela was OK. Sexy. Wicked. But nothing great. And her demise was silly. The whole ending was silly. And surprisingly dismal if you give it second thought. Hardly a feel-good ending for a movie that's true popcorn at its best. This felt like two ideas mashed together in development of the IW storyline. Again, like GOTG2, I didn't feel I needed to see any event in this movie to learn anything new nor gain any insight for what is to come. It added nothing to the lore.
And what happened to Asgard? It was realized so beautifully in the original Thor -- a place that I really wanted to visit -- and now it looks cheap and hollow and has lost the cobalt-blue twilight sky and golden city-scapes that were so impressive. Its like they cut way back on their effects budget for this one. Everything looked cheap.
I was most impressed with Tessa Thompson, who had just the right smirk on her face throughout. She's a welcome character to the bunch. Loki is... Loki... again... and again. I get tired of his encores, likeable as Hiddleson is. Rocky Korg was simple humor at its best, one note as he was. Goldblum is always great and almost always misused. He felt so out of place here. Like Goldblum visited the set one day and they quickly threw a costume together for him -- borrowing Snoke's gold robe -- and said "Jeff, do your Jeff thing and just don't say Apartments.com". I can't decide if he or Benecio would win "most out of place" actor in a Marvel movie.
I think I laughed hardest when Anthony Hopkins said "Oh ****" when Thor first showed up. But I did laugh a lot. It's just that I didn't walk away with the pleasure that usually accompanies it.
. Some of the music I liked - re Odin and some to me seemed to be imitating Dr. Strange and - IMO annoying. Kinda weird because I think the details in the landscapes and sets is pretty off the charts.
