My mini-review of THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER.

Short version: …I think some of the critics out there need to accept that the primary sources of these movies are Jack Kirby comics, which were created in the expectation that many of their readers would be stoned, and/or tripping balls.

Slightly longer version: it’s fine. THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER is fine. The movie was practically airbrushed on the side of a van, but it’s fine and there’s no need to be solemn about What It All Means. It means a lot of people doing slow motion jumps to Guns N’ Roses, the director shamelessly narrating his own movie and getting away with it because he’s funny, and screaming goats. So, so many screaming goats. I laughed every time the goats screamed, because I was imagining a film critic getting more and more upset, every time he was forced to listen to the screaming goats. I was disappointed that the last end scene wasn’t just the goats, screaming one last time. Probably Taika Waititi storyboarded just that, only they told him no.

…Anyway. If you’re tired of the MCU, don’t go see this movie. If you aren’t, go ahead. It’s all cool.

8 thoughts on “My mini-review of THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER.”

  1. This begs certain questions as to whether our humble correspondent was *also* high and/or tripping balls….. šŸ˜‰

    1. I had a nice, tall glass of cider at the bar before I walked across the street and went to the movie. Because civilization. šŸ™‚

  2. I appreciate the appeal of screaming goats, but overall the Thor franchise has been hit or miss with me. I am not feeling the need to see this one in theater.

    Now, if they had included Beta Ray Bill, that would be a different story.

  3. Well, the fate of the Warriors Three still leaves a sour taste but you make a good point. From what I remember of Kirby’s Thor and Eternals, he had a knack for using shape and color to make his own myths. And we did get Norse goats. I’ll have to watch it.

  4. Eh. They lost me with female Thor.
    (Iā€™d have been down for Beta Ray Bill, but having the love interest/morality pet pick up the hammer is a bridge too far. That Thor found her admirable, even though she was weak and powerless, was the whole fricking point.)

  5. This movie was clearly predicted by the immortal words spoken many years ago by the legendary sage, Strong Bad:

    “Then you basically just put me in space and make me fly around in cool poses”

    https://youtu.be/8KqF9G_DQls?t=51

    Truly, more prophetic words have never been spoken.

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