While I enjoy most of the Marvel movies Stan Lee has been putting out for the past decade, this one is no exception. The only problem is that I kept comparing it to Star Wars.
Combining Nordic mythology with space is awesome. I never would have imagined Norse gods and demons as aliens and/or having space ships.
Also, I enjoy the character development of Loki. Is he a bad guy? Seems like it. Is he evil? I can’t tell, but he is funny.
I think that’s the other thing I enjoy about the Marvel Universe, it’s not just an action movie, there’s a decent amount of humor in it.
Not to spoil anything, but I just might do that with the rest of my post. You’ve been warned.
The main dark elf bad guy (whose name I cannot remember or pronounce) sounded like Jabba the Hutt. Seriously, at one point I thought he was going to say, “Bring Solo and the Wookie to me…”
Then later in one of the many battle scenes, Thor lost a hand…hello Luke Skywalker…and I thought, “Thor, I am your father!”
Plus, a lot of the explosions in space had a very distinct ILM sound. I kept waiting for a Jedi to appear when the bad guys were attacking Asgard from their cloaked space ships. Yes, I kept calling them Romulans.
All in all, it was a good movie. I wasn’t disappointed in braving the crowds at the Mall of America to see it. And that’s saying something because that place is insane on the weekends.
Great review! Looking forward to seeing this one, and not only for the eye candy. 🙂
Thanks! It was a fun movie to watch.
I saw it Saturday night and oddly enough the theatre wasn’t even full. Huh? Surely 2nd Saturday doesn’t have that much of an impact? Anyway, I enjoyed it too – and I am so behind on my superhero/Marvel flicks. Love me some Loki.
Paul & I usually go to the VIP showings at the Mall of America, which means you pay an extra $2 per ticket to sit in bigger seats with little tables and get served food & booze. Hardly ever is it full. Just for the lack of crowd, I happily pay the extra two bucks!