Current Events > Why is Thor: the dark world so universally hated?

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I just rewatched it and I dont think its nearly as bad as people say it is. There are other movies in the MCU worse than this

I liked it. when it first came out, I actually thought it an improvement over the first Thor

It's just so mediocre that it seems bad in comparison to the rest of the MCU.

I don't remember a single thing about the movie other than the fact that I disliked it. I have a habit of thoroughly discussing a movie with friends when I leave the movie. We left Thor 2 in near silence
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I think the villain was kind of a step down compared to other villains in the MCU.
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I saw Thor 1 and hated it so much that refused to watch 2 and 3.
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Blue_Target posted...

I saw Thor 1 and hated it so much that refused to watch 2 and 3.

Youre missing out by not watching the 3rd. Its arguably the best movie in the entire MCU. At least in my opinion

It's as if Marvel tried to make a DC movie.

Thor 2 was better than Thor 1.

I'd argue it's also better than 3 because 3 is a straight comedy movie.
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legendary_zell posted...

I don't remember a single thing about the movie other than the fact that I disliked it. I have a habit of thoroughly discussing a movie with friends when I leave the movie. We left Thor 2 in near silence

I guess this is a good point. It wasnt really memorable. I had to rewatch it because I forgot what happened

It's like the our world but not as brightly lit...

a DARK WORLD......
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I wish they had brought back Jane Foster's friend at least for Ragnarok. even without Jane since she quit the series

I liked Thor 1 if only because I liked the Thor vs Loki stuff. I thought Loki was a good villain with a classic motive and story arc.
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Tyranthraxus posted...

Thor 2 was better than Thor 1.

I'd argue it's also better than 3 because 3 is a straight comedy movie.

lol
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Blue_Target posted...

I saw Thor 1 and hated it so much that refused to watch 2 and 3.

2 I understand but at this point you should well know that everybody loved Ragnarok.
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Zikten posted...

I wish they had brought back Jane Foster's friend at least for Ragnarok. even without Jane since she quit the series

I also miss Kat Dennings and her two friends.

Esrac posted...

I liked Thor 1 if only because I liked the Thor vs Loki stuff. I thought Loki was a good villain with a classic motive and story arc.

I thought he looked ridiculous with those horns.
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Deadpool_18 posted...

I thought he looked ridiculous with those horns.

it's how he looks in the comics

http://www.marveldirectory.com/pictures/individuals/l_1d/loki.gif

Zikten posted...

I liked it. when it first came out, I actually thought it an improvement over the first Thor

This, basically. In hindsight, it was just sort of lukewarm. It's not really 'bad', it's jut not that memorable.

virtually nothing happened in the movie. when it was over I was like "what just even happened"
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It felt more like a transition piece for the other movies and less of a Thor movie. The actual Thor plot was weak and seemed like it took a backseat to the universe stuff.
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Zikten posted...

Deadpool_18 posted...

I thought he looked ridiculous with those horns.

it's how he looks in the comics

http://www.marveldirectory.com/pictures/individuals/l_1d/loki.gif

Im aware.
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i went back and rewatched a bunch of mcu movies to rank them
and i still dont remember dark world. i just remember getting a certain amount of time into it and just completely losing interest and then not wanting to go back
it's dull
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Something something dark elves and they crashed something in the middle of somewhere for some reason.
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Thor 2 is great, but Thor 3 is one of the worst Marvel movies. It's almost as bad as Guardians of the Galaxy.
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_Rinku_ posted...

It's just so mediocre that it seems bad in comparison to the rest of the MCU.

I think this mostly. The villain was really generic & boring. Portman was phoning it in through the whole movie, like she does in all her payday roles.

Thor & Loki were both fine, but we'd already seen that play out in Thor 1 & the Avengers, so we didn't need to see it again.

Tyranthraxus posted...

Thor 2 was better than Thor 1.

I'd argue it's also better than 3 because 3 is a straight comedy movie.

Well, I wouldn't call it a straight comedy movie
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It's not horrible, it's just really really apparent that it was just a vehicle to introduce the infinity stones.

Kind of like how Iron Man 2 was just a vehicle to introduce Black Widow/Avengers.
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MrMallard posted...

Tyranthraxus posted...

Thor 2 was better than Thor 1.

I'd argue it's also better than 3 because 3 is a straight comedy movie.

Well, I wouldn't call it a straight comedy movie

Thor 3 is a pretty funny movie but a lot of bad stuff happens to Thor.

He loses his hammer, his eye, his father, his friends, his girlfriend, his hair, his home.

I don't hate it but it's arguably the weakest MCU movie.
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Its probably the most forgettable movie in the MCU
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ToastyOne posted...

MrMallard posted...

Tyranthraxus posted...

Thor 2 was better than Thor 1.

I'd argue it's also better than 3 because 3 is a straight comedy movie.

Well, I wouldn't call it a straight comedy movie

Thor 3 is a pretty funny movie but a lot of bad stuff happens to Thor.

He loses his hammer, his eye, his father, his friends, his girlfriend, his hair, his home.

And then whatever positives there were in the ending are completely undone by Infinity War
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It did result in something of a contradiction in the MCU lore. In Infinity War, it was shown that on their own, the stones have a limited area of influence. But it Dark World, Malekith almost used the Reality Stone to remake the Universe.
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008Zulu posted...

It did result in something of a contradiction in the MCU lore. In Infinity War, it was shown that on their own, the stones have a limited area of influence. But it Dark World, Malekith almost used the Reality Stone to remake the Universe.

Has this been stated to be the case, or did Thanos just not care about keeping Gamoras friends dead?

Because I hear people say this a lot, but people also don't seem to be aware that in the comics Thanos had a weird sense of honor about using the stones in straight combat, which could have just been carried over to the MCU.
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Liked it more than 3
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D-Lo_BrownTown posted...

Has this been stated to be the case

In theory, it could very well be from a sense of honour. You may be correct there. However his motivation was changed from the comics, so while it's plausible, we can't count on it for certain.
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UnholyMudcrab posted...

ToastyOne posted...

MrMallard posted...

Tyranthraxus posted...

Thor 2 was better than Thor 1.

I'd argue it's also better than 3 because 3 is a straight comedy movie.

Well, I wouldn't call it a straight comedy movie

Thor 3 is a pretty funny movie but a lot of bad stuff happens to Thor.

He loses his hammer, his eye, his father, his friends, his girlfriend, his hair, his home.

And then whatever positives there were in the ending are completely undone by Infinity War

True, but like

Jeff Goldblum giving off mad pansexual energy

Valkyrie was super gay for a Valkyrie lady, and was meant to bed a woman at one point in the movie

It's very comedic, to the point where I would call it a comedy movie over an action flick, but I wouldn't call it a straight comedy movie - ya dig?
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008Zulu posted...

In theory, it could very well be from a sense of honour. You may be correct there. However his motivation was changed from the comics, so while it's plausible, we can't count on it for certain.

He's quite a bit more insane in the comics, so I don't really see how "his motivation is different" would mean that he would be less honorable.
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The story doesn't do much to develop Thor as a character compared to movies one and three.

Generic evil bad guy is generic and evil.

The movie primarily was a vehicle to introduce the reality stone.

I don't hate the movie, it was just really bland.
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Say what you will about The Dark World, but the twist ending was pretty surprising. Ive only watched the movie a couple times but each time I couldnt help to have a big grin on my face when we got that reveal at the end.
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hulkhogan1 posted...

Say what you will about The Dark World, but the twist ending was pretty surprising. Ive only watched the movie a couple times but each time I couldnt help to have a big grin on my face when we got that reveal at the end.

I'll give it that
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What was the twist ending in The Dark World? I don't remember that movie at all.

Thor 1 and 2 blow.

Thor 3 is great.
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CornBarn posted...

What was the twist ending in The Dark World? I don't remember that movie at all.

Loki appeared to have been killed earlier in the movie, during a mission where he and Thor had joined forces, and the two shared an emotional moment where he died in Thors arms. The ending scene of the movie saw a conversation with Thor talking to his father Odin, who was seated on his throne, where Thor declined the offer to take the throne. After Thor walked out, it was revealed that it was actually Loki, who had taken the form of Odin, raising questions about how Loki managed to survive and what had happened to the real Odin.
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