Which would be pretty biting criticism, if it weren't also true of MOST Marvel movies.
I loved Thor 2 because it was almost the most striaght-up fun movie Marvel has made so far (the only that beats it in this category is Guardians of the Galaxy, which also suffers from a pathetic villain). It's like 90% cool derring-do.
Thor 2 is my favourite Marvel movie. I HAVE OPINIONS!
Malekith is bland but it's ok. Because in a Thor movie the antagonism is provided by the screwed up relationships between Thor, Loki and Odin.
The job of Malekith - or any other Thor villain - is to put pressure on that triangle and throw it off-balance. Then Loki and Odin will create ALL THE ADVERSITY IN THE WORLD.
A scene-stealing, Joker-like villain would draw attention off our three leads and their conflicts. We don't need it.
Basically every Thor movie already has three great villains - Loki, Odin, and the throne of Asgard.
Your Beat 'em Ups! Give them to me! My daughter and I have played the hell out of X-Men on my PS3. I'm bored! She's not, she could blow up sentinels with Storm all day long. Are there other button-mashers out there that: -Have a playable female character (so Ninja Turtles are out) -Available on PS3 -Multiplayer I'm aware Dungeons & Dragons: Shadows of Mystara comes out in June. Can't wait. But until then, I need something new since I can't listen to "Nothing stops the Blob!" again.
Rating the Marvel villains so far on a scale from Excelsior (good), to No-Prize (could be explained that they’re either good or bad), to Bullpen Floor (bad): Iron Monger: Excelsior Abomination: No-Prize Loki: Excelsior Red Skull: Excelsior Whiplash: Bullpen Floor Justin Hammer: Excelsior Loki again: Excelsior Mandarin: Excelsior Dark Elf what’s-his-name: Bullpen floor Hydra Conspiracy: Excelsior Ronan: Bullpen Floor Nebula: Excelsior Ultron: No-Prize Did I miss anyone?
Very underrated in the Marvel canon, if you ask me.
ReplyDeleteI don't know why this movie cops so much flack. My only crit is the villain is too disposable.
ReplyDeleteWhich would be pretty biting criticism, if it weren't also true of MOST Marvel movies.
ReplyDeleteI loved Thor 2 because it was almost the most striaght-up fun movie Marvel has made so far (the only that beats it in this category is Guardians of the Galaxy, which also suffers from a pathetic villain). It's like 90% cool derring-do.
Main villain boring, but the dark elf mooks design is fantastic.
ReplyDeleteMakes me want to watch it again now...
ReplyDeleteThor 2 is my favourite Marvel movie. I HAVE OPINIONS!
ReplyDeleteMalekith is bland but it's ok. Because in a Thor movie the antagonism is provided by the screwed up relationships between Thor, Loki and Odin.
The job of Malekith - or any other Thor villain - is to put pressure on that triangle and throw it off-balance. Then Loki and Odin will create ALL THE ADVERSITY IN THE WORLD.
A scene-stealing, Joker-like villain would draw attention off our three leads and their conflicts. We don't need it.
Basically every Thor movie already has three great villains - Loki, Odin, and the throne of Asgard.