This past weekend, Marvel Studios held its first set of screenings for Thor: Ragnarok, its third hotly anticipated movie outing of what has already been a terrific year for the studio. Though critics have yet to hit the ‘net with their full reviews, we have gotten a look at thee early viewers’ general consensus on Twitter, and it looks like the God of Thunder’s third outing will be yet another win for the MCU. (How do Kevin Feige and Marvel Studios manage to keep doing it?)
Taking a look at these tweets, there’s a lot of praise for the humor in Thor: Ragnarok, which should come as no surprise to fans of director Taika Waititi, who is known best for his comedic films like What We Do in the Shadows and Hunt for the Wilderpeople. A lot of comparisons are made to Guardians of the Galaxy as well, which is high praise indeed.
Loved ‘Thor: Ragnarok’. @TaikaWaititi did an awesome job. Movie is loaded with his trademark humor. Laughed beginning to end. pic.twitter.com/kfROuqSyVe
— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) October 9, 2017
Thor Ragnarok is one of the funniest Marvel Studio movies thus far, definitely the best Thor film. Loved Mark Mothersbaugh’s score.
— Peter Sciretta (@slashfilm) October 9, 2017
#ThorRagnarok is laugh out loud funny from start to finish. Stumbles a bit in the first act, but it triumphs when it gets weird with it.
— Haleigh Foutch (@HaleighFoutch) October 9, 2017
#ThorRagnarok was an absolute BLAST! Hysterical and seriously kick ass! Also @taikawaititi is a riot!
— Jenna Busch (@JennaBusch) October 9, 2017
THOR RAGNAROK is hilarious & weird & offbeat & retro & sublime. Love how Marvel let Taika Waititi make a movie that’s Waititi-ish as hell.
— Kevin Polowy (@djkevlar) October 9, 2017
Even less surprising is that Cate Blanchett is also getting a ton of praise, because Cate Blanchett. We already knew she could play a great villain, as her wicked stepmother was one of the great things about 2015’s live-action version of Cinderella. Looks like she’s pulled off yet another legendary villain with Hela.
A gay man’s guide to THOR RAGNAROK: Cate Blanchett as the villainess may be the first actress to deliver her performance entirely in GIF.
— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) October 9, 2017
#ThorRagnarok is SO much fun I almost can’t take it. The best: Thor movie, Cate Blanchett scene stealing, Jeff Goldblum Goldblum-ing.
— Kara Warner (@karawarner) October 9, 2017
Btw, #ThorRagnarok is solid MCU fun. Great music, Blanchett is awesome, looks/feels like an 80’s video game. Slight, but wholly entertaining
— Scott Mendelson (@ScottMendelson) October 9, 2017
Tessa Thompson is also getting a ton of love as Valkyrie, adding yet another badass lady to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Do we see a future Avenger in the making here? Seems a lot of people think so.
Thor: Ragnarok is just plain fun. It’s hilarious from start to finish with quirky performances & exciting action. Tessa Thompson is the MVP. pic.twitter.com/7GyYG4IZZ5
— Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) October 9, 2017
Also re #ThorRagnarok, pretty pls @Marvel @thorofficial gimme all the GIFs of Cate Blanchett & Tessa Thompson SLAYING their scenes
— Kara Warner (@karawarner) October 9, 2017
No. 1 @TessaThompson_x is hands down the best part of #ThorRagnarok. She rocks. Hope she’s New Avenger someday. Also Cate Blanchett has fun
— Gregory Ellwood (@TheGregoryE) October 9, 2017
With early reactions this positive, that means that all of six of the superhero movies released this years so far — that list including Logan, The LEGO Batman Movie, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man: Homecoming — will all have turned out to be big-time crowd pleasers. The pressure is on, Justice League!
Are you even more excited for Ragnarok now that reactions have come in? Let us know down below in the comments.
Images: Marvel Studios
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