Thor: Love And Thunder Sucks

[@erikvanconover]

Amazing video. I was a huge fan of Taikas earlier work but there is just too much ego here and disregard for the previous storyline of the MCU. A bit disappointing as it was a big opportunity missed on this film. Keep doing your thing, unfiltered honesty!!!

[@camgrealis7041]

Totally agree. He went way too far. Both he and Hemsworth too

[@BullyParkerMaguire]

Yessss. I am glad to finally find people who agree with me on this

[@TheMovieCynic]

Thank you Erik, I’m a fan of your channel! Talk about motivation to keep on keeping on with mine. 🙏

[@spoof3599]

Fr I love Taikas early work, boy is a fantastic film. It’s a shame to see him go so downhill. You can tell all the fame has gotten to his head and given him a massive ego

[@CRWeaventure]

Aren’t all marvel movies pretty much expected to suck and follow the same cookie cutter plot devices that’s seen in literally every marvel movie?

[@drewdrury2182]

The funniest part of this movie was when the credits rolled in, and the kid in front of me said; "that movie sucked" I felt that

[@thedestroyer2alltrolls411]

You supported Disney by giving them your money to see it in the theater? Idiot. 😡

[@GammaSouljah]

This movie really sucked. I just dot get who they actually made it for, my 8-year old also hated it....

[@quakethedoombringer]

It's too immature and tedious for adults (at least those that are pass their cringey humor phase) but also too inappropriate for audiences that enjoy the vibe/humor of the movie (cue parents having to explain what orgy is to their children)

[@BeyondAverageSkilled]

kinda fkd up

[@_ian_wick_]

Bless that kid

[@subi-brz]

Did anyone remember Korg talking about his mom in Ragnarök and then mysteriously having two dads in love and thunder ? Lol

[@hearts4mikey]

I thought I was the only one who noticed that lol!

[@haruhisuzuhara]

Mom and her boyfriend right 🤔

[@d1nesh._223]

Fuck it They became trans

[@Aqu1ls_Curr3nt]

Ong they want gay representation so bad they forget what they made before them.

[@tailedgates9]

Oh my god....Oh my GOD I didn't notice that until you brought it up. XD

[@MinecraftWorld1954]

Gorr 100% deserved to be in a MUCH Darker and much more serious movie He was easily the best part of this movie.

[@iPlayDotaReligiously]

Agree, but MCU can't go that dark

[@johnstrika9170]

@@iPlayDotaReligiously Why not? They claim to be "family friendly" but, really watch these movies. They're ALL killing mfers. As opposed to DC and alot of the heroes having a "non kill" policy, Marvel heroes kill a bunch of people and then go out for pancakes lol. Also, Scarlet Witch becoming a homicidal maniac definitely was in the dark side

[@janoschmainz3257]

@@johnstrika9170 Fucking yes! They go to recruit the gods and try to save them and be justice and be the good guys, two seconds later thor and co are massacring zeus guards like chicken and don't give a shit. Like what the fuck

[@askapk]

Can't be the last time we see him.

[@KrimzunFlare]

I only watched for Christian Bale.

[@greenman5255]

In all of the critical reviews I've heard regarding this movie, why have I not heard one person mention how utterly pathetic the "Zeus Lightning Bolt Weapon" looks?! It is by far the most ridiculous thing in the movie. It looks like somebody from props forgot to make the Bolt, so ran out to Target right before they filmed the scenes with it. It's completely stupid.

[@Garage.Philosophy]

The entire cg is crappy , so many times it’s looks like Chris Hemsworths head pasted onto a cartoon body

[@Aqu1ls_Curr3nt]

@@Garage.Philosophy ong that naked scene was weird af and the CGI was ass.

[@marionhtjtlu]

That bolt looked like a prop from those sixties' movies!

[@meblijebli2152]

@@Aqu1ls_Curr3nt well mcu sexualizes men a lot 🥱🤔

[@dominiquejones3805]

Looks like a Halloween prop

[@SplitSniper7]

I've heard this movie perfectly summed up in two ways. 1) This movie is like watching a magician do the same magic trick twice in a row. 2) Christian Bale and Chris Hemsworth are acting in two completely different movies.

[@theodoret4556]

its Awsome❤️🥰

[@threathy]

@@theodoret4556 🤣🤣🤣

[@tercial]

Number 2 sums it up well.

[@JJ_Jonah]

2: sums it up really well, Really well acted serious character mixed in the same movie with haha funni naked god man

[@PapaLu08]

I'd be a horrible magician, Cuz i'd fuck a trick up.

[@bobc2032]

Just that one clip of Infinity War makes me miss how badass Thor used to be. And still should be. How sad

[@dkxeno]

this ^^

[@CalebMMA1]

Thor love and thunder sucked… the new movie Elvis was better

[@krtlkid]

Even in endgame when he was fat was still such a badass more than when he was just plain asssss in love and thunder

[@bobc2032]

@@krtlkid hell yeah. When he did that little thunder clap before confronting Thanos, it was way more badass than anything he did in love and thunder

[@krtlkid]

@@bobc2032 yeah its so sad that after all that,he reverts back to being an ass like how he was in the first film.

[@stevesteve8244]

I know these movies have children as their target audience, but 'super hero needs the help of children to fight' must be one of the worst tropes in super hero movies. I've talked to children and teens about that scene, and their answers ranged from 'lame' to 'retarded'.

[@eduardochavacano]

it is clearly Garbage, just the idea of female thor.

[@slamdunker77]

Don’t they realize that the majority of their audience has grown up or is almost grown up?

[@sulaimanaqeeel1518]

@@slamdunker77 I feel like Disney was interfering a lot

[@Fee-Nix]

‘Children as their target audience’ is right. Like a pantomime. 😂 Looks to me like a movie with subliminal messaging aimed at a young audience. Watch it again with this in mind. ‘Strong women - weak men’ ‘Fat is fun’ ‘Gay scenes’ ‘Dying parent’ (loneliness - the loss of love)…

[@saint.louverture]

My nephews thought Thor 4 was absolutely terrible. I was embarrassed I took them.

[@rolfschubert1853]

When my wife and I went to see this movie, a thunder storm knocked out power in the theater with about 45 minutes left to go. At that point, I was already speechless as to what I had witnessed. The theater gave us double free passes and free popcorn vouchers and said we could still stay and watch it from the begining, as the power slowly returned. I don't think anyone did. It was two weeks before my curiosity got the better of me and we returned to see the end. Even with a new attitude towards the film, it still didn't work for me. Truly, a major disappointment! Mostly, I think I was embarrassed for the actors.

[@mmarlkraig30]

Same thing happened to me while watching Wakanda Forever.. it was indeed a sign

[@rachelmariecaberapacheco7942]

Maybe the real Thor and Zeus were so upset that they toguether made the movie to stop? XD

[@RazuX5]

How ironic that situation sounds regarding the thunder causing a power failure for the movie you were watching involving Thor 😆

[@SuperHeedictator]

exactly my thoughts. Seeing Thor (Chris Hemsworth's acting) in Infinity War and Avengers, hell even the Ragnarok, was so both uplifting and painfully heartfelt and there was sorrow in him losing mother, father, brother, almost all his people. He was a GOD for crying out loud! He had that might and power, that eternal vibe about him that showed that he is not from Earth and 1000 years old being. But with this garbage (as well as Endgame)..they completely ruined him and made a freaking comedic relieve (what the heck was that even in What If). argh. It's just so disappointing what they have done with the character that I've loved for a decade. I don't even want to watch the rest of the phase 4.

[@Trollificusv2]

@@SuperHeedictator To be fair, Hemsworth is a really good comedic actor, it's just that he's trapped in an action hero/Comic book God body. The only actor to survive T:LaT with their dignity intact, was Christian Bale, as you might expect. Russel Crowe, Portman, Hemsworth, and a half-dozen other Hollywood "names"? Not so much.

[@karlotty]

It's sad... Jane was never worthy. Thor basically made her worthy by telling Mjolnir to "protect" her. :(

[@testfire3000]

Well... we don't know if Jane was (or could have been) worthy because all that part from the comics was cut out for the film. They needed that extra space for screaming goats.

[@Marvelfanatic3658]

@@testfire3000 they also needed space for the cringe jokes

[@christophersmith8848]

@@testfire3000 not just cut from the comics, but also from the first Thor movie

[@joelrobinson5457]

Another freaking turd in the disaster that was this mess

[@DonoZeek]

She was worthy at the end.

[@arisistible1]

It’s sad that Thor will never be a character the fans could ever take seriously, and he will always be a joke. RDJ leaving was smart, I’m sure he knew they would have eventually ruined his Ironman.

[@ilfirinms]

Or force him to pass the torch to better replacement in long boring series. Downey and Evans dodge this beautifully, others were not so lucky and don't tell me, for example Tom Hiddleston, they aren't suffering.

[@arisistible1]

@@ilfirinms great point, kind of sad, like Wanda, then “killed” her off in Dr. Strange.

[@SonicMegaKing]

I kept telling people after Ragnarok that Taika Waititi wasn't it. Now this is what you get.

[@dik56]

@@SonicMegaKing people praising Ragnarok and hating on love and thunder are so hypocritical, they're both two sides of the same turd.

[@wattsnottaken1]

Actors be grabbing that movie paycheck And be laughing all the way to the bank. Movies and tv in 2022 are so lazy it’s depressing

[@hothotheat3000]

The biggest problem I had was that the characters weren’t taking the threat seriously. If they are cracking jokes after children are literally ripped from their beds in the middle of the night, how am I supposed to buy that Gorr is a legitimate threat? Even more laughable is Thor getting angry that Zeus isn’t taking him seriously when THOR ISNT TAKING HIM SERIOUSLY. Compare that to Top Gun Maverick, which makes a big deal of showing you just how difficult the mission is going to be so that you take it seriously. Top Gun Maverick is a goddamn masterclass of filmmaking compared to shit like this. How dare they waste Christian Bale’s time like this.

[@KabbalahSherry]

Yeah I feel BAD for Bale. 😩💔 What a mess. I think we all know he deserved better. WTF were they thinking?? I guess he wanted to do more... but the studio either said no from the get-go, or cut some stuff out cuz it was "too dark". I guess there was a part where he screamed out in pain - probably when his daughter died - but they wouldn't allow that version. This is a KIDS MOVIE apparently guys. 🤮🤦🏻‍♀️

[@dearsomeonerandom744]

Glad to see I wasn't the only one driving comparisons between this movie and Top Gun Maverick. Both highly anticipated movies backed by big studios, yet one I saw twice in theaters and the other one I'm recommending my friends not to go to. Sad.

[@dekuwy6961]

I mean they’re like gods idk I feel like being god like being you wouldn’t show too much fear.

[@trenhen4311]

Bale made a load a cash and was the only memorable part of this movie. I think he’s doing just fine.

[@activatekruger446]

CHRISTIAN should’ve BAILED on this film!!

[@Alteori]

Oh my god, I love your review 😂 One of the things that pissed me off though about the movie is the fact that Thor has now become like the laughing stock. The women always treat him like he's an annoying little brother who's stupider than they are. The thing is.... It's HIS movie. It's very annoying when I like a character and then in their own movie, they're emasculated or treaded upon very disrespectfully. It would have been the same thing if it were a female character like Wonder woman, and then other female characters or male characters came in and all of a sudden Wonder woman is acting like a freaking idiot. I don't understand why they feel the need to do that; they feel the need to nerf a male's character to make the female characters feel more strong. It doesn't make them look more strong. It actually makes it look as though the only way that women can be perceived as strong is if everybody else around them is really stupid, which honestly is a really huge insult to us females.

[@TheMovieCynic]

I saw your She-Hulk review a couple months ago and you were shredding the show for this exact reason. Gosh darnit do I appreciate you and your takes!

[@Alteori]

@@TheMovieCynic you too 😂 You're way more entertaining

[@cjdr.4145]

When I heard about Waititi's tweet saying “I’ll ruin your mythos in a minute, baby.” I honestly said to myself; " Oh man, this movie is gonna suck." It just said to me that he doesn't care about making a movie that fans would love. I wasn't wrong.

[@eathh_23]

Omg me too dude

[@l3fari0us42]

That gave me the same vibe of Ryan Johnson saying "Your Snoke Theories Suck"

[@rociohernandez3077]

I remember dreading watching ragnarok because he kept tslking about how he wanted to reboot Thor because he didn't care for what came before. And it showed. For all that people complain about the lack of seriousness in love and thunder, I'm still pissed that Hela taking over Asgard was riddled with silly jokes that undermined her threat and Asgard exploding was immediately followed by fucking korg msking a joke. I seriously hate that character and what Taika did to Thor, but seeing how much people praised eagnarok I'm not surprised he decided to go even further with the irreverence

[@kanikagaral7637]

He is doing to marvel what joss whedon did to justice league.

[@yayazow]

I hate that guy 🤌

[@hardyharharv]

I'm 22 but nothing made me feel more like a boomer than watching this film straight-faced while everyone around me was laughing up a storm

[@TheMovieCynic]

🤣 noooo! My entire theater was basically silent the entire movie.

[@Crazyoldman84]

@@TheMovieCynic same my cinema was silent and no lie a few people were asleep that when you truly know it's bad. ☹️

[@nataliaromanova6535]

I Almost fell asleep 😴

[@TheMovieCynic]

Eep 😬

[@254Kenya]

@@TheMovieCynic same

[@harveyvictorcreatives]

My favorite point you made is how the WRITING is shitty. Everyone gives credit to directors and producers, but the SCREENWRITERS make the movie bad, good, great, or legendary. Great writing can save subpar directing, but great directing can't save shitty writing. The writers of the MCU are not telling great stories anymore

[@summertyme5748]

100% agreement. I hope Kevin Feige reads this and accepts that we are not haters. I liked almost every Infinity Saga film with a handful of exceptions. I have no problem saying that Endgame is a masterpiece. But the quality of phase 4 is....just...bad. It's like comparing the 1st 4 seasons of Game of Thrones with the final season where the characters could no longer even speak articulate dialogue anymore. Tyrion went from being the *biggest* intellect on the show, to an idiot dwarf who keeps telling over compensating cock jokes. That's what it's like watching MCU die.

[@zorocorleone1122]

taika waitititard

[@Arrica101]

Waititi is equally to blame. The director holds a lot of sway and you can tell his influence is all over the script, hence all of the dog shit "jokes"

[@harogenkitnsg2474]

Sam Raimi's directing of MoM is what really holds up the movie

[@harveyvictorcreatives]

@@Arrica101 He also wrote the script and directed it, so yes, he deserves pretty much all the blame lol

[@zrichards907]

My theatre went crazy at that scene, the applause and cheers when he lit up and slammed stormbreaker gave me goosebumps. Those days of Impactful scenes in the MCU are long gone.

[@jakefoxx7978]

For me Gorr teasing/spooking the kids in the cage with the beheading gag was the best part in the movie. I really wanted this villain to have more to him as I loved Bale's delivery.

[@testla3383]

Gorr the pied piper

[@nfa_copium2479]

Gorr the alien psycho

[@VNKNOWN_TX]

100% agreed. I saw that scene and was like. THIS. this should have been the movie. Bale could have been on par with some of the best sinister, scary, scene chewing villains. Instead we hear everything he’s doing in the background. I chuckled my way through the movie and slowly laughed less and less. Then when I realized we were at the end of the movie my heart broke cause I couldn’t believe what they were doing. Such a waste and such a shame

[@TheClassof_1992]

Before you said Bale, I didn’t know who you were talking about😂

[@danielm6089]

honestly i was cut between if it was him having gone completely nuts and thinking he was being humorous or if he knew what he was doing. Gorr could've been far more compelling, but I liked his interactions with the kids - seeing as his motivation stemmed from his kid and all, it would be interesting to, i don't know, have a conflicted villain?

[@KapitalElement]

“This movie doesn’t give a shit…” Absolutely nailed it

[@hottakes9242]

Taika was too busy clowning around behind the camera and then shagging Rita Ora and Tessa Thompson around the corner.

[@rollotomassi4768]

It really feels like Hemsworth called up the director and said hey should we get to work on this movie. The director was like nah we'll do it in a long weekend, and let the graphics people do the rest.

[@Phriffo]

I saw a comment about a guy saying that this is what Thanos tried to save us from. He is definitely right, Thanos was just trying to save us from ourselves🤦🏽‍♂️

[@TPRM1]

I think someone needs to save Taika from cocaine.

[@managed9348]

The “Disney” Effect is really taking its toll

[@yoolsam]

I also think that they need to stop having villains be corrupt because of some magic object. They're probably too lazy to write a good motivation these days.

[@ismt101]

Thanos was pinnacle of MCU. He's gone now, so is the ingenuity of MCU

[@thecensoredmuscle563]

They even turned tobeys villains into that when tobeys movies made clear that even though the serum, claws, venom tempted them they all still had a choice.

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

@@ismt101 they nerfed thanos when he went against wanda

[@wwehulk8798]

@@thecensoredmuscle563 Honestly I find it that way a little better than if they chose from free will because realistic wise ppl irl do get corrupted without it being a choice such as indoctrination, propaganda or simply being raised that way. Also with Green Goblin he has DID so he literally cannot choose because his alter ego shuts him out kind of like the movie Split where Kevin cannot decide his choices so as long as he's shut out from his other personalities.

[@AblonVtuber]

The corruption aspect of Gorr would've been better if they actually went into detail about the Necro Sword and its origins, especially with how now Venom is supposed to be in the MCU now. Would've been the perfect tease at a possible Knull arc.

[@Errrmmm]

I've realised that Thor may have dropped the Shakespearean speech from the first movie but his character arc was learning modesty and now due to comedy, he's right back to being inconsiderate, vain and rude.

[@hottakes9242]

Taika's ego was out of control on this movie.

[@Stevepoku]

Espeically after Ragnarok, felt like there was no development to him in this movie

[@nexusshark]

@@Stevepoku Because there wasn't.

[@MARYWTHER]

@@nexusshark He actually regressed, when you look at Endgame. Sure, at the beginning of Endgame, Thor is a mess. But then he goes to Asgard, faces his failures (having lost Asgard, his mother dying, etc) and actually evolves quite a bit after that moment with his mother. We only see bits of it because the plot had to keep going and there was the fight and all, but when it came to fighting Thanos and all, Thor was again "his old self", like, focused and determined and part of the team. Sure, at the end he had some silly jokes with the Guardians, but he also was level-headed enough to give leadership of "New Asgard" to someone else, someone he felt was more capable than him. So it proved some maturity and evolution. And then that movie comes out and he's a weird hobo cracking jokes and thinking only about himself now??

[@RacingSnails64]

Valkyrie getting off to Thor being stripped actually made me really uncomfortable. Could have been funny one-off moment but no it just makes Valk look like a disgusting pervert freak. Imagine if that had been Jane getting stripped. People would have been FURIOUS and out for blood.

[@PhenomenalJec]

The absolute double standards of cinema at it again

[@themiddleman3060]

@@CalebBerman everything comes from God, and therefore IS OF God. Why should i repent for any of it?

[@Batmantherealbatman]

Also doesn't Valkyrie like girls? She might be bi, but still doesn't make any sense, she's never shown ANY interest in Thor?

[@managed9348]

@@PhenomenalJecdon’t forget the “women equality” Jane came out of nowhere and all of a sudden was equal to an actual God who fought for decades and what’s funny is they actually killed her off too

[@aiyulee6366]

@@managed9348 it's in the comic But stripped thor topic has a point. However Chris always got stripped in majority of his movies

[@DrJekyll-rq7dv]

Something that really gets me is why Mjolnir is back. In the comics it makes sense, since it wasn’t destroyed. It doesn’t work here for many reasons. For one, Thor already learned he didn’t need it. He thought his strength came from Mjolnir and without it he wasn’t a proper warrior. Ragnarok taught him he was strong enough on his own. Endgame taught him he was still worthy of the Hammer, even though he thought he failed and was at his lowest point. So why is it suddenly he’s acting like he wants the hammer back so badly when he already moved on? Why is he “checking” to see if he can lift it when he knows he can? It’s just complete nonsense.

[@Ricardo-ur5os]

Cos they needed a weapon for their newest overpowered woke character with no explanation for their abilities

[@gregorythestallion2984]

Or maybe it's emotionally attached to it... Like it was bluntly explained in Ragnarok...

[@Smashtlol]

You were spot on about the best version of Thor being the one in Infinity War. His arrival at Wakanda is my favorite scene as well - not only is it totally badass, it felt earnt, given all the shit Thor had gone through up to that point (i.e. actual character development). Thor in the sequel felt like they took a giant dump over this for cheap laughs. This was not only continued in Love & Thunder, but they actually dialed it up even further...the characters was a joke, the lore was a joke, everything's a joke now. It honestly felt like watching one of those washed out sitcoms that used to be good at one stage, but has now run it course. Where each scene is just a vehicle to cram in as many jokes as they can, but hardly any of the jokes land, and the whole thing ends up being neither funny nor entertaining. The only thing missing was a laugh track.

[@adriandenton6637]

It's for people who think 'Friends' is the high mark of all all comedy. When everything has to be undercut with a snarky, sarcastic and 'witty' line..Like their sense of humour never developed past being 14.

[@christianhenry4173]

Thor hate & thunder

[@emilianodiaz641]

Basically the office seasons 8 & 9 besides the last two episodes but I digress

[@TheKillaShow]

Thor had no development to that point in Infinity war. He lost a fight to thanos. Loki died. He was sad. Made a weapon. Appeared in wakanda to fight thanos again. There was no actual character development. He was sad. being sad in and of itself is not a development. He was the same character from beginning to end.

[@Deathmare235]

Ngl I think endgame Thor was the best a broken man out only for blood if only they did the same with hulk

[@kaleandseeweed]

I was so confused on why Gorr would just immediately kidnap a bunch of children from their beds at night AFTER he just lost his daughter who was the same age as those kids. He more than anyone should know how it feels to lose your child and he took the children from all the parents in New Asgard. It just seemed so forced to me and just an excuse for the writers to convince us that Gorr is the bad guy when he actually does have a point and a reason to hate the gods. Also, if Gorr feels that all gods are selfish and narcissistic, then why would he kidnap children as bait thinking that Thor would care? If he *really* thought gods were nothing but selfish, why would he think that they would risk their lives to save some random kids?

[@WintryWill]

Maybe Gorr wanted others to feel his pain? Sometimes villains make sure that nobody else feel the same pain and sometimes they do because of anger and sadness idk 🤷‍♂️

[@zacharybosley1935]

Gorr believed all gods are selfish, hypocritical creatures who put their own image above the needs of the people beneath them. Kidnapping Children is a Typical Villain Thing, that would be stopped by a Typical Hero, something Gorr believes Thor Believes himself to be. if Odinson doesn't rescue the children, he proves Gorr correct, as he betrays his self image to save his skin. If Odinson does rescue the children, then he proves Gorr wrong, but still manages to provide Stormbringer to him.

[@theshmir1959]

Kratos would like to speak to Gorr...

[@aggeyboii1753]

You're underestimating the stupidity of people. It doesn't feel forced at all because people do similarly hypocritical irrational things for revenge all the time in real life.

[@FaTaLxWho]

Your wasting your time even asking that question, they most likely wrote that in the script because they needed a way to have the characters meet up at the end

[@ghost3337]

That the inheriting Thor was stupid even back when they did it in the comics. The hammer didn't make him thor, he is thor.

[@turtleanton6539]

Yes

[@GameDevSaiTejVejju]

This movie is really the nail in the coffin for me. I was already disappointed with the multiverse of madness and all those shows but this one sealed the deal. Now, I have completely lost interest in MCU. I want more movies like Top Gun Maverick now. That one was really great to watch in theatre.

[@TheMovieCynic]

Top Gun being so good has set a high bar for future blockbusters, that’s for sure.

[@olivercrespo2329]

Superhero movies can be made till the end of time and I wouldn’t get fatigued if they were actually good. I’ve seen The Batman 11 times already, 6 times in theaters, because I was buzzing about it so much that I took personally everyone I knew that was missing out on it to go see it in the theater. That’s the kind of power these IPs have if treated with the respect they deserve. These creators see these properties as money only, and not a creative storytelling endeavor anymore.

[@Daniel_9_verse_9]

Same here brother. I was mad that I saw strange 2 because of Sami. Hated it. So I didn't see Thor. Now if I don't hear word of mouth reviews I won't see it.

[@GameDevSaiTejVejju]

@@olivercrespo2329 Yes. The Batman is really great example of superhero done right. Quality over quantity is always important. The boys is great. Invincible is amazing.

[@JM-dn6gb]

This is exactly how I feel. I’m done with marvel it’s going down hill.

[@zacharysheetz3701]

biggest question going in - When did they become actual gods? In the comics there are pantheons of deities, but in the first Thor movie and reinforced multiple times in others, they aren't real gods. They are powerful, long-lived people with a few unexplained abilities, and highly advanced technology.

[@ConcernedFetus]

@Cthulhu Crews Well Odin was an old man and a fool so.

[@shawn092182]

The question you should ask is,? in the MCU, what is an actual god?

[@testfire3000]

Yeah, the MCU does flip back and forth on the meaning of this word. In Moon Knight, it seems a god is really a god.

[@shawn092182]

@@testfire3000 or those gods in Moonknight could be just aliens from a different dimension.

[@midytime3186]

Gorr literally looks like a horror movie villain, yet the film makes him a animated kids movie villain. They really wasted making him into a devastating force and made him a villain who has a lower kill count then a character from a Pixar film.

[@managed9348]

The “Disney” effect

[@Captainbadger123]

The saddest part of it is that the very few scenes they took seriously were actually really good, and most scenes could have been like that but they choose to ruin it trying to be funny instead. Jane’s death scene was a very emotional and well written scene, so was the scene where they got back together. The opening scene was pretty good too when they decided to take it seriously. And both post credit scenes were really good too. But other scenes they decided to try to make it funny when it has the potential to be good. Like when Thor’s enchanting the weapons instead of making it a serious moment where it could show Thor being a leader and inspiring some scared kids and showing how powerful he’s truly become by enchanting the weapons they decided to make a joke out of him stumbling over his words and not sounding like he knows what he’s doing and having a kid decide to use a stuffed animal to fight off some shadow monsters. And the biggest issue is most of their jokes are just terrible and overused. Repeating the same jokes over and over again is not funny (specifically Stormbreaker being jealous and those stupid freaking goats constantly screaming)

[@testfire3000]

Screaming goats meet The Rule of Three. Any repeating joke is funniest when it is only repeated no more than three times. This has been an known writing principle since the days of ancient Greece.

[@ELeeHamm]

@@testfire3000 My roommate kept laughing like a complete dumbass whenever the goats screamed, and I genuinely don’t know why. He was so damn pleased the whole time he had me watch this at home, and I just kept leaving the room. Honestly, this trash was my MCU breaking point. I’ve heard so many good things about Wakanda Forever, and I can’t even bring myself to sit down and watch it.

[@bumblebee2956]

You can’t spoil the film because it has no impact whatsoever in MCU 😂

[@justing1474]

Thor used to be my favourite MCU character, but now… now, just don’t me started on what they have done to him. It’s just a shame, a real shame

[@israelhernandez5431]

It just didn’t make sense to me why they put a villain like Gorr in a movie filled with jokes and rainbows and joy. It’s like if you were to put Freddy Krueger in a SpongeBob movie. He’s supposed to be super serious and a huge threat but no let’s laugh it up even characters die!!

[@AmbitiousMuscle]

This movie should've been PG16 at best. The Gorr storyline is too dark and intricate to have all this humor and fast pacing. You're better off finding a more funny Thor story if you're going the comedy route. Shit the movie failed miserably at the comedy so probably wouldn't make sense anyway.

[@dannypalin9583]

@@AmbitiousMuscle Christian Bale apparently told reporters that more scenes of Gorr were cut because they were too scary.

[@thebalrog2277]

@Diotato Brandomato I mean, he builds a bomb that was going to kill all gods from all timelines. If not for “plot” he’d have been worse then Thanos

[@rockethead5705]

Youve clearly never seen a freddy movie before

[@towel2043]

You ever see a nightmare on elm street movie? They are filled with jokes and one liners, usually said by Freddy himself

[@FeuerblutRM]

I always thought Jane was a waste of time. She didn't even have chemistry with Thor. These movies should've been about Thor and his stepbrother Loki, since Hiddleston and Hemsworth always had the best on-screen chemistry and a bittersweet love/hate bromance. But no the moment they killed off Loki in the Thanos saga I knew the upcoming Thor movies were doomed.

[@doggoswift6896]

A good connection couldve been bringing Loki from the TVA here, would've felt much more connective

[@DPham1]

I see a trend with directors like Taika and Rian Johnson where they're incapable of directing/writing a scene that's emotionally charged and just letting it sit with the audience. They feel a need to "subvert expectations" with a "gotcha" moment that undermines the emotional gravity of a situation.

[@TheMovieCynic]

Agree with this completely. They’re quite alike in that way, to the audiences detriment

[@wormie077]

Yes exactly! I hope disney doesnt fuck over marvel like it did with star wars

[@J-Hue]

Same with the guy who directs GotG. If the only way you can find to get a payoff out of a scene is to cap it off with a laugh, all you're saying as a director is that you don't know how to craft scenes. Killing the drama/suspense of a scene with a joke is fine, if done sparingly. And can even be great when done right. But if it's done in damn near every scene, it becomes a problem. Why should the audience care about any of the stakes presented in the movie when the filmmakers don't.

[@DPham1]

@@J-Hue I would say that James Gunn, despite his often juvenile humor, is actually more of mature director than Taika and Rian because he's actually able to let emotionally charged scenes sit and settle. Like in GoTG 2 when *SPOILER* Yondu dies and Peter is desperately trying to save him...that scene hit hard. Because Gunn let it breath without (if I remember correctly) undermining it with a cheap joke. And Yondu's death was then mourned and his life celebrated by all the other characters in the film in a show of respect.

[@jddi1527]

Yep

[@connorberry6377]

Unfortunately, Waititi doesn’t feel like the kind of guy that will listen to the feedback, he just does what he wants and only listens to himself

[@ayeskidman9269]

But he did a great job with Ragnarok tho I'm glad I didn't watch this movie I'm gonna wait until it stream on Disney plus

[@aerystargaryenii2565]

@@ayeskidman9269 it wasn't that good of a movie. It was just as shallow as this movie is. It only has decent pacing, great visuals, few funny jokes but the writing, and common sense was lacking.

[@worldofticktalkers1773]

I hated ragnarok by the way It succeeded because it was something new And yes that director doesn't give a shit about anything so I wouldn't watch if he still directs next movie

[@ZchinoZ94]

I watched Free Guy with the family cause it was on, and I swear Waititi wasn’t acting he just showed up on set and they filmed it.

[@hazard2real]

He literally said he wanted to make a version of thor the fans would hate. Literally doesn't care about us

[@PLACEonPLATE]

Dude, I have been fed up with so many movies lately, I felt like I was turning into an old curmudgeon. It feels good to see that there are other people out there that can't stand this crap. The writing and editing of your reviews are very good. Subscrided brother.

[@TheMovieCynic]

Thank you sir 🙏

[@Zencba]

Have you watched the british movie Men??

[@PLACEonPLATE]

No I haven't, good?

[@Zencba]

@@PLACEonPLATE Yes give it a go.

[@MrMonsterKen]

I like Marvel movies, but this and Black Widow are disgraces to the MCU, Black Widow is viciously mediocre, but Love and Thunder is just SO BAD!

[@katgray4830]

Thank you for putting into words exactly how I feel about this dumpster fire. It was so bad I was angry. I am glad I didn’t pay to watch it.

[@losbush]

I couldn’t agree more, I’m tired of the Thor character being portrayed as a bumbling idiot like every dad character in an 80’s sitcom. Thor is supposed to be a badass not a punchline. Enough with the slapstick, it’s gotten old.

[@MrMrjack18]

Unfortunatelly Thor became a joke.... just like Hulk ! MCU is falling apart.....

[@puppieswithfaces2]

I don't mind him being "bumbling". He's strong as shit and he's not from Earth. I liked when Starlord tells Thor you made that word up, and Thor says, "all words are made up". That's that ancient wisdom, genius... They kind of do the same thing with Captain Rogers in Avengers, "It seems to work on some form of electricity" lol. You got have the smart guys, the "dumb" guys, the funny guys, and play on those characters strengths and weaknesses to make it work. I think marvel has been doing a great job in the past, this movie was just poorly done in general. So was MOM. ughh

[@pranjalshelar3830]

Me too

[@jaypaul15]

@@puppieswithfaces2 thor isn't just dumb he's an absolute moron now

[@michaelkeudel8770]

@@MrMrjack18 yeah, they really screwed up Hulks arc, and made him pretty useless in the last 2 Avengers movies, and now with the She Hulk off shoot. How bad are they going to fuck up on World War Hulk.

[@antona.8659]

I told everyone in 2017, when Ragnarok came out, that Waititi is ruining Thor and funny himbo Thor will get old pretty fast. They called me a madman. And what I predicted came to pass.

[@McKaRm3L]

Agreed

[@dandan3045]

But Ragnarok was good, this movie isn’t

[@michaelmyers6105]

@@dandan3045 100 percent

[@mefirstplease3676]

Yessir!!!

[@GreaterGewd]

I agree this movie wasnt as good, because it felt like they were all messing around too much, like a blooper real of the actual Thor 4. They also kinda forced a lot of crap, but it still was better than dark world.

[@furiousangel6508]

I bet this review was/is more entertaining than the actual movie

[@New_atheist]

Totally 💯

[@navylaks2]

Having seen the film, I can say yes it was

[@Vanguard-DaGreat4719]

This review is way better

[@Thynqikan]

absolutely is far better than that awful movie.

[@dryames4319]

God knows I didn’t watch it😂

[@squaredaway74]

They really need to take reference from the comic books. What really ticked me off was Russell Crowe playing Zeus. Out of shape throwing fake thunderbolts.

[@muess]

I still love pretty much every Taika movie before this but it's clear that his ego has grown beyond his ability to control his most juvenile impulses and that he's surrounded by yes-men. I doubt that he's in the right headspace to learn from this but hopefully it might at least be a wake-up call to those enabling him.

[@eliasfigarzon9813]

Man I just can't believe how many times the movie contradicts itself and the whole mcu, I just can't believe this man did not do a little bit of research when he and the writers were doing the script. Why thor did not use stormbreaker in endgame to reach out to eternity and wish everything done by the infinity stones to be reversed back as it was before? Are these people so stupid?, and also. Why stormbreaker is the key to reach out to eternity? It was literally made just 4 years ago and somehow, now it is connected to one of the most powerful gods in the Marvel universe. Absolutely stupid in every single way you look at it.

[@arty217]

@@eliasfigarzon9813 Maybe it isn't Stormbreaker itself but the metal Uru, or maybe it was prophesized

[@eliasfigarzon9813]

@@arty217 that makes this whole thing even more stupid than it already is with more nonsense.

[@blorbotheidiot5233]

@@arty217 imo that’s honestly a stupid justification atleast with mjolnir it would make somewhat sense because it could have an extra enchantment done by Odin or something

[@TMNmedia]

Lol well said, this is what happens when u treat making movies like family and friends project.

[@jacobanderson1911]

You nailed it. It's infuriating they don't take Thor more seriously

[@managed9348]

Notice it with the Hulk and now Thor, all male superhero’s are getting nerfed

[@majumder456]

@@managed9348 not spider man tho

[@managed9348]

@@majumder456 not yet

[@knightmare_edits]

Having a fair amount of humor in a superhero movie is necessary, but recently, Marvel has taken this way too far!

[@tumultoustortellini]

The batman worked w/out comedy and is better than most marvel movies. Marvel has cranked up the comedy way too much tho, I agree

[@burningmagyk4986]

No, no it's not necessary. The Batman and The Dark Knight were great. No humor was involved.

[@martincoviello]

@@tumultoustortellini but the batman did have comedy, look at the penguin, he was mostly comic relief. Difference being that they knew how much and what kind of comedy they should do.

[@burningmagyk4986]

@@martincoviello I think he was talking about the new Batman movie, not the older Tim Burton ones.

[@martincoviello]

@@burningmagyk4986 i was as well, the whole "el / la rata alada" thing was funny but it never seemed out of place

[@king_david3277]

The REAL problem is that Stanley left his lifetime work and passion for storytelling in the hands of greedy people and a greedy company.

[@gordontubbs]

Top 5 things that would've put this movie over the top for me: 1. The initial battle between Thor and company against Gorr should've involved Thor's arm getting chopped off. This would've not only demonstrated the massive threat that Gorr is, but would've given Thor an opportunity to obtain the Destroyer arm like he did in the comics. Instead it's Valkyrie who got injured, but she was only dealt a recoverable wound. 2. After visiting Omnipotence, Thor should've realized that many if not all of the gods are "unworthy." In fact, a major theme of the whole movie (which exists in the source material) is the "worthiness" of the gods. This would've also added to the explanation of why Jane is able to wield Mjolnir - because she became "worthy" out of her great need to fight her cancer (among other reasons). Instead we got a "it just happened" explanation. 3. Building off (2), in the final battle with Gorr, Thor could've confessed his own past unworthiness as the God of Thunder, and could've gained respect from Gorr by telling him that Zeus and mostly all the other gods at Omnipotence were also unworthy. This would've made Thor's appeal to "choose love" much more powerful. Gorr could've then used his wish to bring his daughter back and then ride off into the sunset with her. 4. Building off (3), after Gorr made his wish, the Necrosword could've departed from his hand (sensing that he was no longer "worthy" to wield its power). Rationale: with a lost Necrosword floating around the MCU, this would easily set up Thor 5... which at this point needs to be the Rune King Thor storyline for the character to regain credibility (short version: Thor goes on a quest to gain the same power Odin had). Instead we got Jane sacrificing herself to destroy the Necrosword, which should've also ended Mjolnir's run as well. 5. The whole Eternity thing should've looped in Kang the Conqueror somehow in order to tie-in Loki. In fact, Eternity even looks like a facade of Kang, because the whole "grant a wish" mechanism sounds suspiciously like the same "I'll restore/change any timeline you want" deal that was offered to the two Loki's. If only for a moment Thor saw Loki in the Eternity space, this could even motivate him to seek out magical runes to rescue him.

[@YourLovelyGuy9442]

I agree in all of this

[@Wusyaname_]

Ahh fuck. You make me even more disappointed in marvel. These are some fantastic ideas.

[@jdog7668]

If only marvel had writers half as good as you.

[@maxxim1771]

All good points, well done.

[@khalidnoor7735]

@@Wusyaname_ with all that money they can't find someone like op to advise them on the script damnnit

[@i_likemen5614]

"Eat my hammer" That line is just as bad as "its morbin time" Difference is, one was a joke

[@astrinymris9953]

I and all the other Loki fangirls are thinking right now, "Yeah, it's not so funny when it's *your* favorite character who's being nerfed and deconstructed, is it?"

[@TheMovieCynic]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 I love this comment

[@vichukuttan9625]

My favorite character is gorr the God butcher and they ruined him

[@levischorpioen]

The only reason Loki was deconstructed is because the fangirls keep demanding more.

[@astrinymris9953]

@@levischorpioen No, it was because Taika Waititi's self-image is of a Trickster-Hero archetype, and his ego couldn't take threat of a fictional character who did it better than he could.

[@giggleschad1484]

Why does loki have fangirls?

[@ARuiz-eu3hk]

Was really hoping the guardians were gonna be part of the journey. Then the space boies would have a small funny realization moment that the increasingly "nonstop" godly threats (that Thor usually goes up against carefree cause hes a god) is a bit above their pay grade, but are now stuck in this Godbutcher case with Thor till the end.

[@SuperHeedictator]

my thoughts. The whole debacle with Jane was just unnecessary in my opinion. They just brought her in, gave her powers that let's be real, the hell she was even given for, she kicked ass, saved Thor's ass (yep, him being 1000 year warrior with mad battle experience, pff what are you talking about, here's Jane that can do better without even trying) and then kicked the bucket. This film disappoints on so many levels

[@adamsinger123]

The biggest tragedy is in what this COULD have been, if they adapted Gorr faithfully from the comics. (And also, giving him more than 30 minutes of screentime)

[@adamsinger123]

* more than like 8 minutes of screentime

[@turtleanton6539]

Yes.

[@turtleanton6539]

​@@adamsinger123indeed

[@yahyarajaee5883]

13:50 I watched Infinity War once when it came out and once the night before Endgame came out. On both occasions the cinema blew up when Thor arrived at Wakanda and yelled “Bring me Thanos.” This version was the best Thor because he was at his peak. He was the King, caring for his people, went on a mission and absolutely achieved something. I wish they didn’t backtracked on everything.

[@SumitKumarrr1]

IW had the best versions of Thor and Dr Strange. After the Infinity saga both characters are garbage

[@eddiek8179]

@@SumitKumarrr1 Doctor Strange at least had the What If series which was great.

[@______6517]

I'm glad the slander for this movie exists thank you sir

[@hellfire5108]

You have screaming goats. You have serious villain. You have Jane that is Thor for just one movie. You have Thor, who is now there only to make fun off. Truly inspiring movie.

[@Ardante11]

Guardians decided to get out the movie as early as possible because they knew it would start to “suck”

[@arturocastroverde3349]

I cannot wait for vol 3

[@stephenarts1422]

@@arturocastroverde3349 kinda nervous for Vol 3 considering the state of the mcu tbh

[@metelineblue294]

@@stephenarts1422 james gunn know his shit and it'll be probably epic except if the studio cut some parts

[@Thynqikan]

it sucked long before they were even in it. From the moment Waititi plays Gorr's god as a pompous buffoon the movie never recovers because that scene set the tone of the entire film. The next scene before we see the Guardians: Peter Quill asks Thor for help and Thor gets on stormbreaker and he rides it into the sky like he is a witch on a broomstick UGH ( or whoever Hemsworth is playing...I can't call him Thor anymore. Let's call him Bro )

[@mr.iiconic]

@@metelineblue294 as Raimi and Waititi don't know their shit?

[@williamcoate9491]

While both Doctor Strange MOM and Thor Love and Thunder were disappointing I found Doctor Strange a little better. As you stated in your video about Doctor Strange Benedict Cumberbatch and Elizabeth Olsen play the roles quite well and bring a lot more depth compared to any one character in Thor Love and Thunder. Christian Bale was the strongest character who was totally under utilized. Those are my thoughts. Marvel really disappointed me this year.

[@puppieswithfaces2]

Dr. Strange had some serious potential, but the fight scenes at the end felt rushed and weak, introducing a bunch of characters and killing them off 2 minutes after introduction?? Even Thanos had a little trouble wading through everyone in Endgame and he had 5 infinity stones.

[@charlescharliebabynewman6998]

How marvel disappointed this year ?

[@williamcoate9491]

@@charlescharliebabynewman6998 Marvel's films have not met with a cohesive story since the ending of Avengers Endgame. Spiderman's No Way Home was certainly better and a highpoint it is technically a Sony film. I'll certainly give credit to Shang-Chi for turning out better than expected. However everything else was rather disappointing. Thor Love and Thunder was surprisingly underwhelming and Dr. Strange should have been better. I'll still pick Dr. Strange over Thor at this point. These films had a lot to live up to and unfortunately did not deliver. In the end these films were the better films over the trash that is The Eternals and the lackluster Black Widow. This is why Marvel has been disappointing.

[@raze3831]

Can we talk about how in the finale of the movie, a bunch of kids defeated a bunch of monsters. Kinda made Gorr's powers look weak.

[@snowwhite5887]

Exactly…… wasn’t he more powerful, in the comics?!???

[@janellelives5158]

Lmao I couldn’t believe it. Especially since Valkyrie, Thor and Jane couldn’t beat him themselves.

[@fgclash454]

Thor passed on the his enchantment to the children, pay attention instead of hating drone lol

[@NinPossible]

When will Hollywood realize that the writing is the MOST important thing!!!???!!!

[@aswery1031]

Dude. Usually I wouldn’t agree with you, but this film was something else. The story was so rushed, cringey, and just bad overall. I personally felt like Janes cancer story was great. It was rushed, but it was good. The film also has some sweet moments, such as Thor taking care of Gorr’a daughter, the moments between Jane and Thor, and some more. But it was way too rushed. The CGI was terrible, and too many jokes. Gorr was an incredible villain played by an incredible actor, but the story didn’t allow him to reach his full potential. Marvel has to start doing better.

[@GreaterGewd]

The cancer story was so good because the scene of Gorr telling Jane that her god will not help her cancer and she'll die was absolutely heavy. They had a great idea, but the details were based around jokes. They forced a horror, deep tragedy around a comedy.

[@aswery1031]

@@GreaterGewd I know right? The idea of cancer that Gorr and Jane both have in common was an incredible comparison. Super disappointed to see such a dark and sad story be covered by unnecessary humor.

[@zacharyberridge7239]

The humor missed almost universally. The first half of the film was just awful. The action had no weight, especially that first battle. Just... Wow that was cheesy. I felt embarrassed for the film when I was in the theater, and that doesn't happen often.

[@shakeemdiggz2354]

Gorr and Jane's storyline is overshadowed by heavy constant jokes every line of every scene. When they went to the city that, was the perfect time to introduce Beta Ray Bill to standup and unite with Thor, because he Odin helped him a long time ago

[@zacharyberridge7239]

@@shakeemdiggz2354 I was hoping to see him at some point, considering the Easter egg in Ragnarok. I think they just like teasing, at this point

[@TheRed02151]

It really hit me the other day while I was watching this movie that if this movie didn't have the marvel seal of approval it would've been criticized unanimously. Without any of the characters or nostalgia, the movie is garbage. Really gives weight to some of the boomer criticisms of the mcu. I felt it here.

[@adriandenton6637]

They have a short-sighted cult following at this point.

[@adriandenton6637]

@@truthnotreligion8149 ;) Do you say that to someone if they complain after coming home from the dentist or drs? Or if the bus is late? ;)

[@Thomas-lk5cu]

Yep, people went to the movies because "Thor" and "Marvel". I really hope they'll do better with Black Panther 2, otherwise MCU is dead.

[@shaderyph]

Boomers are like 70. WW2 didn’t end in 2004, everyone over 18 isn’t a boomer. In fact everyone under your grandparents Age isn’t a boomer.

[@iwakeupandboomimarat]

honestly im glad people are starting to criticise marvel films and generally arent in the mindset of mcu = good movie. like u said if this wasnt an mcu film no one would care about it

[@SpencerCJ]

Since Tiaka basically took Gorr's powers in the comics and gave them to Hela I'm really not sure why the Necroblade wasn't the remains of Hela. If only a god could kill a god then her being a god in the form of an object works. Granting gorr her powers and manipulating him into killing all the gods out of her rage for having her birthright taken from her. This would also make it a much more direct sequel to Ragnarok.

[@michaellee8815]

The worst part of all this is that Jason Aaron’s story arc this is based off of is AWESOME. Should have been the best thor movie hands down. This is the one that killed the mcu for me. F off Taika

[@markcrews8255]

I watched this movie on opening day in theaters with a decent sized crowd and my girlfriend. The crowd was somewhat alive and laughed at a lot of the unfunny jokes which kinda of caused me to chuckle under my breath a few times, but only because of the decent crowd. Even then I walked out thinking, "wow that was a pretty bad movie." At best its average, it worst it was pretty garbage. A few days later some other people wanted to go see a movie so I suggested we see the amazing new Top Gun movie again, but they were determined to see Thor despite my warning it was pretty trash. There was literally no one in the theater and not a single person laughed the entire time. Then I saw the true awfulness of this movie and I literally closed my eyes because I would have rather slept than watched how awfully made this movie is. Marvel has got to step it up, these new superhero movies are old, boring, uncreative, and unpassionate.

[@jonathancummings6400]

Nah, it was good. It was entertaining. It was like the Comics. The people who remember Eric Masterson's era on the early 1990's like me would enjoy this movie like I did.

[@Nospoon777]

@@jonathancummings6400 I thought the movie was awesome! Me and my wife were entertained the whole time!

[@thedestroyer2alltrolls411]

You are all idiots! One of you was stupid enough to waste their time and money watching this stupid movie in the theater with their girlfriend only to end up regretting and being disappointed by it. Stop supporting Disney and their shitty movies! You two are idiots too for thinking this movie was good and entertaining.

[@jonathancummings6400]

@@Nospoon777 Well, some of these guys only like DARK, SERIOUS, Batman style movies. However, Thor isn't supposed to be like that. The "Eric Masterson Thor" period was my favorite. It was like this movie's Thor. To me he's more realistic. When someone's been through what he has, something snaps, it breaks inside, they go either Villain/violent criminal route, in the Comics, dark vigilante Batman/Daredevil route, or the go goofy, current Thor, Adam West's Batman. They refuse to let the bad stuff make them something dark and terrible, they would rather smile, have a laugh and feel good as much as possible. They are like those people, when something horrible happens, they want to hang out with friends/loved ones doing something that is fun, that will make them laugh, have a good time to balance out the bad. That's where Thor is. I wasn't surprised he was so effective with Zeus's Thunderbolt. It's one of those rare ones of Mythology, that could possibly be even stronger than Mjolnir, as it was the chief weapon of the Greek Pantheon's King. Zeus needed to be careful dealing with Thor, as they are precisely the same type of Deity, "Sky God"/"Storm God", same main power, unfortunately for the gods and fortunately for Gorr, same stormy, wrathful temperament. Thor isn't as different as these critics say from Thor 1, when Zeus told him "No", he became as wrathful and rebellious as he did when Odin chastised him for starting a war with the Ice Giants without his permission, the only difference was Odin had the power to remove Thor's powers and cast him down to Earth from Asgard, and Zeus did not. Both Patriarchs and he had a titanic clash of wills. This time, it sets up a potentially AWESOME movie. These guys are way off about how bad Phase 4 was. We have two potential really big bads, The Eternals, Arishem, is returning, Loki's show introduced the master of Time. That's what he will call himself. Maybe Sylvie killed him, NOPE. Then Thor introduces one of my favorite Marvel Heroes, Hercules! I hope there is a Thor 5, with Thor vs Hercules then, they team up against a greater foe type story. He's just like Thor has been depicted in this and Ragnarok, sort of goofy, then again, he's older than Thor, he's thousands of years old. He's the same guy who did the 12 labors and burned himself on a pyre only to rise again a full Olympian God. He's so mighty, they couldn't include him in Infinity War, the heroes plus Hercules would have stopped him. Hercules if done right would be mighty like Thor was with Stormbreaker, he, and Thor together would have crushed the Alien army faster, they would have prepared for Thanos. He would have had a harder time fighting the heroes and not gotten the Mind Stone before Thor noticed and attacked. Hercules's Adamantine Mace is more indestructible than Mjolnir, Hel wouldn't have been able to crush it the way she did Mjolnir. His resistance to injury/invulnerability factor is superior as well, so Hel wouldn't have been able to take out his eye the way she did Thor's.

[@markcrews8255]

​@@jonathancummings6400 Perhaps you haven't seen Thor Dark World lol? Thor has only been this goofy and funny since Ragnarok, which again if you're into that, then that is completely fine and your opinion - I just want to make that point before people forget. Regardless of what style of movie you like, I understood this was a Taika Waititi movie and was following up on a generally very well-liked Ragnarok film that did treat Thor a little more comedic. I did not go into this theater expecting a "Dark" batman style movie like you suggest, I knew it was supposed to be funny and goofy with hopefully a good heart and message. However, the point is this movie wasn't funny! The jokes did not land at all, and the humor was just meant for 8 year olds, it did not land.

[@ManOfCulture1995]

It’s nice to know my theater was very straight faced during this movie and we were all on the same page of this movie basically being shit. A few laughs here and there, but it was just… there. Also, Taika needs to not direct the next one (if we even get one). Loved what he did with Ragnorak, it felt like a good mix to me. But this? It’s a very big NO.

[@ilfirinms]

I wish he would. The sooner it crushes, the sooner change will come, hopefully. Also Ragnarok was same as this movie to the point.

[@Jo5huaFPS]

She is a "King" and not "Queen"! Why? "She is a strong female character !!" Marvel's logic.

[@mandeepkumarray9050]

@@yourguyin2554 I think the comics did .. but in the movie all sucked mjionir.. I think Valkyrie is a LGBTQ character that's why she is a king , taika came up with it I guess

[@nickvoss7954]

Valkyrie is either lesbian or bisexual so she’s a king not a queen I guess.

[@TimeToExterminateOfTheHumanity]

@@nickvoss7954lmao no. Just bc you're a lesbian or bi you should still be called a queen

[@easternlights3155]

Because queens are weak, subservient and incapable of ruling on their own, if course! See? Feminism.

[@johndelfino9105]

@@mandeepkumarray9050 Its still stupid

[@EnemaBagJones24601]

Two Thors, a Gorr, and a Korg sounds like NBC's newest sitcom.

[@H3Y0o]

"Thor finds lady Sif and what could be a heartfelt scene between longtime friends and warriors is flat-lined and undercut by shitty jokes" You just described the Marvel franchise in a sentence.

[@cybercriminal3110]

Not the entire franchise tho

[@TheAluvisify]

The entire franchise isn't like that though. There have been many many legitimate sentimental moments between characters.

[@devilmaycarebutGODdonot]

Wrt to this film that should have been Almighty Sif and not lady Sif 😂😂😂

[@SexLuthor]

@@cybercriminal3110 marvel knights are long gone, even the defenders

[@kendallrivers1119]

@@TheAluvisify Yeah but not thus phase.

[@barryb.benson7122]

I’m laughing because EVERYTHING you pointed out is exactly what I thought of as well. I don’t know about anybody else, but the MCU doesn’t hype me up anymore.

[@roboninja3194]

MCU ended with End Game. It's now the MSHEU

[@onceafetus426]

The mcu ended when Stan Lee passed away. I noticed it right away when the Disney + shows were released

[@razakids6459]

@@onceafetus426 those shows suck 😭, it hurts so bad as a marvel fan , I've lost all excitement

[@managed9348]

I blame Disney

[@Trilla531]

These are the two things that i got from this movie: 1) i feel like they were trying too hard to make this a comedy movie instead of just making it what its supposed to be- a great and epic marvel movie. Throughout the film they kept throwing in these extreme cringe jokes that had no need to be added. 2) speaking of cringe, that scene where thor gave the little kids god like powers was the nail in the coffin for me. I could barley glance at the screen after that. This was absolutely horrible. And i feel bad cause chris hemsworth is a great actor but sheesh they really blew this one.

[@hottakes9242]

Remember when Jane has cancer and is going through chemo, but still has a head full of hair because reasons? I kept expecting her to reveal she was wearing a wig the whole time and in the 3rd act embraced her condition and we were going to see a bald Jane fighting side by side with Thor. But apparently Natalie Portperson has to keep those flowing locks because shampoo deals yo

[@cheesesteakphilly]

I couldn’t even watch Thor desperately trying to convince Stormbreaker not to be jealous of Mjolnir.

[@addixz]

That power up girl with the stuff toys should be funny but all i have is cringe

[@astonmartin8537]

And Thor couldn’t even be the hero at the end of the movie. Female Thor beat the villain and sacrificed her self for him.

[@Aaron-io8vw]

What's really sad is there was potential here to do a cool Thor/Guardians movie but instead we got 2 minutes of them together and that wasmit. Hemsworth and Pratt have very good chemistry together and they wasted it.

[@devoos3157]

Damn you just articulated exactly how I felt watching this film. I was expecting a great comedic film with Thor and Guardians of the Galaxy but the Guardians were brushed off at the beginning. The writing was horrendous especially when the kids were put in, like at the end with the fight scene that was so corny. This film seemed targeted for children ten years and younger

[@lorddj9910]

That’s all mcu movies from phase 4 honestly

[@chrisgentz4897]

More or less what happened to Batman, in the 90's! Michael Keatons, Batman was dark and ominous, Clooney was neon and campy, made more to drive t-shirt n action figure sales, then for fans that wanted a good live action Batman story.

[@amritprusty4771]

This felt like a big budget parody.

[@jwridah7]

Yep exactly

[@jreese7436]

So was Ragnarock.

[@nayan7398]

@@jreese7436 Ragnarok was the best of the series according to me.

[@FireJach]

Because it was Taika's goal to make eg Zeus like this 🤦

[@unnirajac8617]

@@jreese7436 No dude Ragnarok was actually a great film with prefect blend of humour, action and everything else.

[@Sanji_Vinsmoke_69]

9:20 You missed something in this scene, the only reason why Gorr was able to grab onto Stormbreaker was because he summoned a shadow arm to help him grab it and Gorr also had shadow parts anchoring him to the ground, whereas the Bisforst was already dragging Thor away. I thought the exact same thing as you did when I watched it on the same camcorder version you showed so I had to rewind it to make sure and then I saw the black arm Gorr spawned to grab onto storm breaker. it's a minor detail which is easy to miss. Other than that your video was spot on.

[@TheMovieCynic]

Someone pointed that out to me a few days ago, and that’s fair enough. But still lame af that he loses stormbreaker via a tug-of-war with Gorr.

[@verdibird2719]

@@TheMovieCynic I didn't mind him losing the tug of war too much - what really pissed me off is that at no point after losing stormbreaker did he even try calling it back to him. i mean wtf (great review btw!)

[@TheMovieCynic]

An equally fair point I should’ve recognized too. And thank you very much! 🙏

[@NightHawk105]

@@verdibird2719 stormbreaker was in the dark dimension far away from earth. Thor cannot call his own weapons from that distance bruh? He can't call stormbreaker from another dimension to another dimension it can't.

[@ChangesOfTomorrow]

If you only notice something like that after a re-watch or two, it’s poorly executed

[@domb.1522]

Here’s what i would have done if i wrote the script. 1. Thor is traveling the universe with the guardians helping the planets who are in chaos because of thanos’ actions. Until he happens to come across lady sith’s body along with a dead god on one planet. 2. Make Gorr so OP that the more gods he kills the stronger he and the necrosword gets. When he finds out about omnipotent city that becomes his goal since that’s where all the gods went to hide from him. 3. Have jane and thor reconcile their failed relationship by giving them some actually screen time alone to add emotional weight to it. Like give thor a spotlight where he regrets his decision to leave jane. 4. After he and thor duke it out Gorr realizes that Stormbreaker can be a way to reach omnipotent city. He goes to new Asgard, subdues thor, uses the necrosword to replicate stormbreaker’s ability to summon the byfrost, and corrupts valkyrie. 5. After finding out thor plans to face Gorr alone, jane persuades Thor to let her help. They go to Eitri and he reforges Mjolnir then thor grants Jane the power to lift it. 6. Gorr finally reaches Omnipotent city, he and Zeus have an epic fight, thor arrives with jane and they battle gorr. Jane is able to break Gorr’s hold in Valkyrie. Thor defeats Gorr and the necrosword goes dormant. 7. Thor and jane spend their final moments together, watching the sunset (because using Mjolnir drained jane so much) and jane dies in thor’s arms. Thor buries her along with Mjolnir in new Asgard. Valkyrie tries to step down as king but thor shares a touchy memory of how odin regrets his failure regarding the valkyries’ deaths and she agrees to still be king. Thor then leaves and reunites with the guardians to continue helping other planets. 8. Zeus handing over the Necrosword to a celestial and then they reveal Knull.

[@somebody6246]

Bro you highlighted almost everything I disliked about this movie. Some other review channels have given the film slack but honestly it’s just garbage. Thank you boss.

[@TheMovieCynic]

My pleasure sir

[@nataliaromanova6535]

You summed up this movie perfectly. The good reviews are nothing but fan service.

[@TheMovieCynic]

Thank you Natalia. And I swear half of the positive ones are paid off.

[@britishwordplay4335]

@@TheMovieCynic Literally. Number 1 movie in the world? LOL 😆 🤣

[@coreyburns4168]

The reviews are mixed lol

[@coreyburns4168]

@@TheMovieCynic no offense but you sound stupid saying this considering alot of critics have bashed this movie.

[@coreyburns4168]

@@britishwordplay4335 right??? Lol

[@868tatj]

My biggest problem with the movie was the fact that all of a sudden the hammer granted all of these skills and abilities when it was already established that Mjolnir was not the source of Thor’s power but allowed him to channel it. In regard to him imbuing his power onto kids, i think the argument is that he only “discovered” This ability by accident with Jane

[@justin_x_21]

Actually it seems to be both. Thor has his own natural powers but Mjolnir also has abilities, hence how Cap was able to use it in Endgame to conjure lightning.

[@reazonuk2362]

Yup bang on!!! But tbh I felt this knowledge died immediately after Ragnarok.

[@shawn092182]

Odin's enchantment on Mjolnir grants its users to have Thor's power.

[@managed9348]

At this point anyone could wield mjlnor

[@gabeitches87]

The enchantment Odin put on Mjolnir gave its user the powers of Thor. It's not *just* an object that allows Thor to channel his power. It's why Captain America in Endgame was also able to create lightning when he was using it. To me, it looked like he discovered that Jane was unknowingly given his own powers by him and then remembered his father's enchantment (although I don't think this is ever actually shown). So Thor put temporary enchantments on the kids' "weapons" using Zeus' lightning bolt that would also give the users the powers of Thor just like Mjolnir. The fact that the kids had the yellow lightning of Zues' lightning bolt instead of the usual blue lightning Thor had I think supports the idea that he used its tremendous power to cast the enchantments because otherwise it wouldn't have been possible for him.

[@GM-dg6mj]

10:50 even if all the children has thor's power, how tf they know how to fight? the combat skills got passed down to them as well? miss me with that bs

[@hardyharharv]

Love and Thunder felt like an Adam Sandler movie (no disrespect to Uncut Gems)

[@TheMovieCynic]

And no disrespect to Punch-Drunk Love 💕

[@lil_lemonade_03]

Uncut gems was beyond horrible. Walked out the theater. Disgusting movie

[@hardyharharv]

@@lil_lemonade_03 Uncut Gems was the first movie i felt near constant anxiety watching and for that novel experience imma have to respectfully disagree

[@lil_lemonade_03]

@@hardyharharv that was the first movie especially with adam Sandler where I wanted to cut off my ears and never hear him again. The entire runtime was hun yelling and nothing but cussing. Terrible movie. My opinion and I’m pretty sure it’s in the top 10 movies with the most cussing/yelling

[@derek96720]

Except Adam Sandler actually makes people laugh.

[@hardyharharv]

6:16 It would've been so much more interesting to follow Jane's learning curve with Asgardian magic given she's a scientist. So many missed opportunities to characterize her outside of her and Thor's contrived relationship

[@emuman09]

It would have been interesting to actually see her struggle with cancer over time realizing there's no cure and see the kemo make her frail and weak and I dunno lose her hair like what happens with real cancer patients! Then we would at least feel something but we get her story in like five minutes. Hey its Jane oh she has cancer, she doesn't like having cancer even though she's not a medical doctor she's gonna try and find a cure. Oh she can't ..hmm there's a book about mjolnir I'll go get the pieces of mjolnir...now I'm Thor ....fuck me

[@hardyharharv]

@@emuman09 Fr man, the depiction of cancer as a sort of "mild inconvenience" was just straight up disrespectful. At least in the comics, Lady Thor's magic was the ONLY thing keeping Jane alive. With the marketing originally leading me to believe that OG thor was gonna be replaced by her, it was a strange change to have her abilities accelerate the cancer.

[@ray12204]

I'm confused on what you're getting at. In the comics. It was known even to people who don't read it. That using the powers of Thor accelerated her cancer in real life. I don't understand what you're arguing about

[@danielsmithiv1279]

@@ray12204 Hehehehe

[@gamemediafan1714]

@@ray12204 Hey little secret: that comic run of Jane Foster Thor sucked too. Little piece of advice would be to not adapt shitty source material into a movie.

[@bigboythicc7130]

One thing that really didn’t make sense to me was the fact that Valkyrie mentioned that she wanted to die in battle to go to Valhalla but then she just decided to stay at home in the final battle

[@thebatman4279]

The film is riddled with contradictions like this.

[@managed9348]

They didn’t want her to look “weak” so I’ve heard can’t have TWO females dying in battle I guess

[@rosestar1324]

Your description about your expectations about Thor4 are exactly what I felt. Thor 3 had me excited for Thor 4. Then the rest of phase 4 happened and then I had low expectations. I saw reviews about it and everyone I've watched said it sucked. I waited till it was on Disney + to watch it so I wouldn't spend any extra money on it.

[@testfire3000]

Ditto. After the first week in theaters it suffered a huge drop in ticket sales. I don't think it was the biggest one week drop for the MCU but it might have been (and I don't' feel like looking it up, hahaha). I watching it also on Disney+. I can waste a couple hours but not a couple tickets.

[@therenegade1096]

The first five minutes are really good. They establish Gor backstory perfectly and his motivations make sense. Basically every scene Gor is in is pretty good, but that’s mostly in part to Bale’s performance

[@hottakes9242]

It would have been much better to show Gorr's whole community sacrificing their own family and worldy goods in the name of the Gods, and then their crops STILL failing and their village dies of famine. Then Gorr finally comes face to face with the Gods his people have worshipped all their lives to find out they are arrogant twats who doesn't give a stuff about them. But we didn't get to really feel that loss and betrayal because Taika didn't show enough of Gorr's sacrifices at the start. So in my opinion it doesn't even open well.

[@eddiek8179]

@@hottakes9242 Yup. It was shorthand that failed to capture the weight of the situation much like everything else that concerns a serious moment in this movie or Ragnarok. Everything is watered down so a joke can be delivered or they go with camp style acting to defuse it.

[@hottakes9242]

@@eddiek8179 Agreed! Missed opportunity

[@rollotomassi4768]

yeah but Bale is a nut. We knew he would dive into the role head first. He just didn't realize he was going all in on a movie that had porn level writing and acting.

[@eddiek8179]

@@rollotomassi4768 Dude. Amazing. I think you captured the essence of the movie right there with that description. It's porn level but instead of ass, it's humor while, ironically, still being ass.

[@ConspiracySpotlight]

This is a perfect video. Encapsulates everything I said the night I saw the horrible movie. I don’t understand how people rag on dark world when you have this pile of garbage

[@yuma.the.rainwing2752]

On god Is it bad if I didnt find anything wrong with Dark World,,, Also, I literally hated how they added the screaming goats, fr illumination minion humor

[@testfire3000]

I have gone back and re-watched Dark World and have a new appreciation for it. Still in the bottom 25% of the MCU.

[@erivera94]

You forgot to mention the part where thor rode stormbreaker like a broom and flew away. They actually wrote that into the script. And thor speaks to both hammers like they are humans.

[@TheMovieCynic]

What? Seriously? 🤣🤣 at least they had the good sense to remove that.

[@morgancasey]

@@TheMovieCynic I think it’s actually still in the film at the beginning where Starlord asked him for help. Sad times for fans 😅💔

[@TheMovieCynic]

@@morgancasey Was it really?!!! I can’t believe I forgot about that! I would think it’d stand out to me. I guess the rest of the movie was so bad, even something as stupid as that got lost.

[@morgancasey]

@@TheMovieCynic yeah Taika really needs someone that will tell him when to Stop haha

[@adamjones-ps]

@@TheMovieCynic Yup, that's how he got down off that mountain where he was sitting under the big tree. It was stupid just like the rest of the entire movie.

[@Ammoniumbicarbonat]

personally I think that the MCU have been using a chatGPT alpha version to do their writing

[@AmbitiousMuscle]

I'm curious to know what the Russo brothers could do with a Thor movie. No one has been able to fully nail the story aspect of Thor's movies.

[@AR-mi9cv]

They wouldn't do a job either....Don't be fooled by their box office takings....ANYONE could have made Endgame and Infinity War and still have the same result

[@haidenhill6358]

this movie final nail to the coffin

[@vichukuttan9625]

@@haidenhill6358 big ass coffin

[@AmbitiousMuscle]

@@AR-mi9cv Infinity War and Winter Soldier were their most notable work. They seem to be the best directors Marvel ever worked with.

[@JamesSmith-xo3vj]

@@AR-mi9cv I doubt anyone could've done Endgame..Its the biggest movie in history and trying to tie together what 20 movies into one was a huge undertaking

[@SourSunshine1115]

So my husband and I had our concerns about this movie after MoM so we decided to check it out on the camcorder site first. Thank God cuz I would've been pissed if we had to spend money on this freaking movie. I was done when I saw Thor riding storm breaker like a freaking witches broom, he tried to watch a little bit more then also gave up. So disappointed what they did to this character and all the things they didn't do while making this movie!

[@_Xds_]

It's now 2 in a row that marvel could have had a pretty scary movie with a great villain, but instead have limited them by cutting scenes of gor and making the whole movie a joke fest. While in MoM they wouldn't let Wanda fully commit to being bad for some reason and have her rubbeband in terms of how extreme she acts. Well hopefully the next guardians is good.

[@MinecraftIsLoveMinecraftIsLife]

I really hope they don’t ruin nebula by making her a “strong female character trope”. I really liked her and her story and i don’t want to see her degraded.

[@sirifjfjdjsjdufjdjdjdcjcjd3157]

@@MinecraftIsLoveMinecraftIsLife she’s not that important so I think she’s save

[@toolegittoquit_001]

Nope. I’m out

[@G0ddEityawesome]

Don’t get your hopes up about any future marvel films

[@pauldg913]

Maybe its not a bad film, maybe the people are realising its repetitive. Same formula over and over again. Making jokes in a serious situation, making the enemies less scary, and cgi alot of cgi. No mysteries and revelations, viewers are not curious amymore.

[@thisissnake1865]

I never physically cringed during a marvel movie but that scene with the kids had me squirming in my seat

[@namechecksout6300]

I literally did not know how bad this was until you took me through it. You, Sir, are a national treasure.

[@Manasseh62]

Hearing the goats make that sound (at various different intervals throughout Thor Love and Thunder) is the movie equivalent of continually remembering you have some dog shit under your doormat that you never wiped away, and every so often lifting the corner of the mat to see it still there again. And the stench is awful, too.

[@Theo-bk6qj]

@Acceleration Quanta But we don’t have to hear the goat scream again and again. It would have work if the goat isn’t screaming almost everytime they are on screen.

[@wsupshawty]

It made me feel like I wanted do demand a refund, it is true that the directors of MCU and Disney don't really care about at least a tiny portion of comic accuracy and carrying the honor of the people who started it all and would just go for diversity and shitty writing and not giving a shit about their creations just for diversity awards and money. And the part where Thor gave the kids powers and Jane saying "eat my hammer" made me cringe so bad that I wished I had a bazooka and shoot the screen, and apparently, it's going to be Hercules that's gonna be the next opponent, and I can predict what they're gonna do with Herc, buff up his strength when really Thor and Herc are evenly matched in terms of strength in the comics, I'm certain they wouldn't give a shit about the accuracy for the next movie too, in short I hated the movie and wasted my time watching it and it was too cliche and cringe and was child's material.

[@itsjayh]

"Too cringe" 😐

[@wsupshawty]

@@itsjayh yeah, you saw what you read

[@itsjayh]

@@wsupshawty 🤣

[@wsupshawty]

@@itsjayh 😂😂😂😂

[@lkf8799]

The expectations were really high on this one 😬 I thing a big problem is that Thor is not great as a lead character but as an ensemble character. He needs contrast to other characters like Loki, Hulk, Avengers, etc. to perform well. It definitely would have been fun to have him stay with the Guardians longer.

[@roadscholarwarrior]

Totally agree with you here man. I was such a huge MCU fan being a Comics fan when I was a kid. Absolutely disappointing how things have been going…

[@tonysburgers7223]

Same here. I love marvel comics but the MCU mehhh

[@thedestroyer2alltrolls411]

@@tonysburgers7223 Me three.

[@MrMonsterKen]

Not everything in the MCU is a disaster, Love and Thunder is the biggest disgrace that I ever seen in a while, however.

[@roadscholarwarrior]

@@MrMonsterKen agreed

[@connorberry6377]

THANK YOU!! The writing has been my least favourite and most frustrating aspect of Phase 4, Doctor Strange 2 was so terribly written I absolutely hated it - I hope that both Taika Waititi and Michael Waldron never step foot in the MCU again

[@thedestroyer2alltrolls411]

Thor: Love and Thunder is MUCH WORSE than Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

[@rusty7984]

At least Multiverse of Madness has Zombie Doctor Strange using the souls of the damned as a cape

[@Ricardo-ur5os]

And I thought it couldn’t get worse 😊🤦‍♂️

[@Marvelfanatic3658]

@@rusty7984 and Scarlet Witch decimating the Illuminati.

[@youronlybro9708]

Gorr in the comic was so dark so disturbing. Great story. But damn man, they did him bad.