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StifledSilence
This is a wild ride from start to finish. Taking the stuffy first two movies and making Thor far more quippy and likable was the perfect choice. Adding fun side characters and introducing one of the MCUs most intimidating villains was a nice touch as well. But perhaps most importantly, Ragnarok took steps to rehabilitate Hulk as a character as well. Adding depth not just to Banner, but the green man as well did wonders for the entire story as a whole. Not to mention those colosseum battles were so much fun.

BetrayedTangy
Ragnaroks biggest flaw is also its biggest boon. Its so stupidly funny that you cant take the majority of the film seriously. The scene with Odin is nice and Helas got some really cool scenes, but other than that its joke after joke and you kinda stop caring about whats actually going on. That said its way better than not caring because youre bored (see Thor 1 and 2), but it still is kind of a shame, because theres some cool character moments here. Also I hate Marvel for showing Hulk in the trailer, the arena scene wouldve been insane if casual audiences werent expecting him.

CoolCly
This movie is SOOO much fun. Taika Waititi is a genius, and Thor was reenergized as a character completely here with this sort of humour. Hemsworth is super positive about working with the MCU still because of this, and it carried forward into the Avengers movies really heavily.
Loki is great, the Hulk is great, the Grand Master is great. Korg is awesome.
Valkyrie feels a bit under whelming she wasnt as well developed as she could have been. I hope shes used better in the future.
Hela.. is a bit of a disappointment. She herself is AWESOME, but her story is just real generic. After she kicks Thor and Loki out, she just kills the Warriors Three effortlessly, which was a REAL let down. Heimdalls refugee story feels pretty forced. The whole Asgard storyline just feels tacked on, when it should be the highlight of the movie. I really wish her part of the story had been more compelling. Skurge made that all a bit better though.
Thankfully, everything with Thor on Saakar is awesome.
Overall, this is a great movie. If the Hela / Asgard story had been better, this would have been an absolutely top tier movie.

TomNook
This is the only movie that actually made Hulk fun, and that's because pairing anyone with Thor is a good way to make them fun. I love the world this movie is set in. In terms of the non-"Avenger" movies, this probably has the best cast of characters in the series, especially with prominent screentime for people like Valkyrie, Korg, and Jeff Goldblum as Jeff Goldblum.

Mr Crispy
After being overthrown by Loki in The Dark World, Odin falls victim to the Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul when Ragnarok begins. The second Thor movie tried to be more serious and failed, but Thor: Ragnarok successfully course corrects by channeling the Guardians of the Galaxy movies in tone and humor. It's not quite as good as either in that department, but easily beats out the more generic Hollywood romcom-ness of the first one and teaming up Thor with the Guardians in later movies was a pretty good call since he fits in better there with space characters than with the more fantasy oriented characters. Only major problem is the actual "Ragnarok" portion on Asgard is left feeling underdeveloped after the Sakar part.

Best part is definitely Loki standing up and cheering during the arena fight.

Corrik7
Thor ragnarok is a fun movie. Surtur was cool, as was Hela. However, this movie suffers a bit from a jarring tone shift from the rest of the Thor series. It becomes too focused on being fun at times and the gravity of the situation suffers a lot. I mean, his world is destroyed, Thor has become easily the worst ruler in Asgard history in a short frame, the Loki taking the throne part is basically just undone with no gravity, and to be honest, nobody really cares because it's funny? I like the movie, and I like the addition of Hulk to it. I just wish it wasn't so over the moon goofy at times.

MetalmindStats
We all know Ragnarok makes for a better time than Thors previous two showcases, largely hitting its marks in terms of action, humor, and characterization alike. Does it live up to the hype, though? If I had to make a one-word binary choice, Id say no to that.

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