Thor: The Dark World Review

There's nothing I live for more than sitting down and checking out the latest movie from Marvel Studios. I may be a little biased with the Avengers logo tattooed on my wrist but I don't think there's been a series as solid and enjoyable over the course of so many films.

This movie is our eighth film the series. Eight movies that can both stand on their own and stand together in a cohesive universe. That's a remarkable achievement. Personally I don't think there's been a bad movie in the bunch. Iron Man 2 and the Incredible Hulk may be often bagged out but they aren't horrible by any means. Some of my friends may disagree but I really enjoyed Iron Man 3. Marvel have the formula down to a fine art.

I was lucky enough to be invited along to the Perth premiere of Thor: The Dark World last night at Event Cinemas Innaloo. (The goings on at the premiere itself were fantastic and I'll cover those in a separate post.)

Does the movie continue Marvel's run of fantastic blockbusters?

Thor: The Dark World Trailer Analysis

Transformers: Dark of the Moon, The Dark Knight Rises, Star Trek: Into Darkness and now Thor:The Dark World, darkness everywhere! But really no one's bothering to put any effort into these titles anymore are they?

 Avengers seems like it would be a hard act to follow, it's like the Apocalypse in Supernatural, where do you go after the biggest possible event has already happened? Why don't the Avengers call on each other for assistance in future films? How do you keep them separate? But Marvel seems to have everything nicely planned out, Iron Man 3 was just as big and just as fun and we see how Tony Stark dealt with the events of the Avengers and he's put in a situation where he's not only unable to call his team mates for back-up, but he's out of contact with everyone.

Not that they would be able to help, seems like the rest of the Avengers are busy with their own problems, we are now seeing on-screen what we have had in comics for decades, superheroes easily forming teams and just as easily going off on their own adventures. That's a really difficult thing to do in film, it requires all the individual components to work just as well autonomously as they do united.
And I must give Marvel props for that, each member of the Avengers can carry a film, or a series of them on their own.

 So what's the God of Thunder up to?

New Thor: The Dark World Trailer Hits

DROP EVERYTHING.

The new trailer for Thor: The Dark World has just been unleashed on us puny mortals. Let's take a few minutes from our short, insignificant lives and have a look!

Well, Marvel sure know their audience. That sure was Loki heavy. If you listen closely you can hear tumblr collectively squeeing. The scope and stakes look a hell of a lot higher this time around and we get a role reversal with Jane being the outsider in Thor's home.

Look for our favourite god (and Thor as well) to rise again in theatres on October 31st here in Australia.

How About That First Trailer for Thor: The Dark World!

Seeing as how one of our Australian team has already seen Iron Man 3, and the rest of us will be seeing it within the next 24 hours, it's fitting that Marvel is already cranking our something new to appease our appetites! Here's the first trailer for Thor 2, aka Thor: The Dark World, directed by Game of Thrones vet Alan Taylor, except minus the boobs and bloodsplosions. And it looks like the gang's all back, from Sir Anthony Hopkins to... Kat Dennings?! Stop! Hammer time!

That's right, Thor! You show those elves that we have zero tolerance for their pointy ears and bows and arrows! I hope he makes some elf bastard swallow his fife! What do you make of all this crazy otherworldly nonsense? Is Natalie Portman on the set of Doctor Who? Do you like Loki's new Sigourney Weaver hairdo? What sayeth you, knave? Thou must posteth in thine comments section below.