Rotten Tomatoes/Early reviews and social media impressions

[Mjölnir]

If it's the one I posted, it's pure speculation on my part. I have no evidence to support it.

Ah, I looked away before I saw all of it. Not that I blamed you in any case, it was just the shortcoming of the mobile platform that's a bit annoying.

 

[Finarfiniel]

Ah, I looked away before I saw all of it. Not that I blamed you in any case, it was just the shortcoming of the mobile platform that's a bit annoying.

Don't worry if you saw any of mine too dude, it's all speculation not real spoilers, I put it under a blackout just incase.

 

[Mjölnir]

Don't worry if you saw any of mine too dude, it's all speculation not real spoilers, I put it under a blackout just incase.

I just saw the first part of the first blackout before I averted my gaze and rubbed garlic in my eyes so I didn't see yours.

 

[RoastBeast]

Ow!

 

[Flint Marko]

I'm trying to skim through these reactions as lightly as I can but I'm gleaming that Cate Blanchett is good in this. Happy to hear that Marvel might be trying to make their villains more interesting; they're 2/2 so far this year.

 

[HammerDown]

Fiorella Sargenti

El MVP secreto de #ThorRagnarok: la banda de sonido de Mark Mothersbaugh (¡Devo!). Synth-pop cósmico jodón atrevido bailable. La quiero ya.

(No, no es banda de sonido compilado bien curado a lo Guardians, Baby Driver o Atómica, es score con un par de canciones conocidas)

.@TaikaWaititi made Asgard great again. Great things happen when great directors meet great characters. Hashtag great. #ThorRagnarok

https://***********/FioSargenti

Translated:

The secret MVP of #ThorRagnarok: the soundtrack of Mark Mothersbaugh (I must!). Synth-pop cosmic jousty saucy dance. I love her already.

(No, it's not soundtrack compiled well cured to Guardians, Baby Driver or Atomic, it's score with a couple of well-known songs)

. @ TaikaWaititi made Asgard great again. Great things happen when great directors meet great characters. Hashtag great. #ThorRagnarok

 

[Flint Marko]

I haven't made it through gotg2 yet but what did u find interesting about vulture? (serious)

Michael Keaton seems physically incapable of turning in an uninteresting performance, the suit is scary/cool as hell in a way that the comic Vulture never was, and the "Dad talk" is legitimately one of the most intense scenes in any MCU film. The fact that Peter saved the character from his own greed and Toomes repays him by keeping his secret is a wonderful wrinkle and a great way to end that character's arc in Homecoming.

 

[Gamma Ra]

Michael Keaton seems physically incapable of turning in an uninteresting performance, the suit is scary/cool as hell in a way that the comic Vulture never was, and the "Dad talk" is legitimately one of the most intense scenes in any MCU film. The fact that Peter saved the character from his own greed and Toomes repays him by keeping his secret is a wonderful wrinkle and a great way to end that character's arc in Homecoming.

I agree.

 

[BigThor]

Keaton did kill it but the wings reminded me too much of falcon; they even gave vulture falcon's black family (joking obviously)

Same here

 

[HammerDown]

Edit.

 

[jaqua99]

So when do we get more reactions?

 

[HammerDown]

So when do we get more reactions?

Straight after the movie plays and in like 2 hours and 10 minutes i'm expecting reactions to start appearing at a fast rate.

 

[epicfurball]

https://***********/ShowbizSimon/status/917971823383465984

How do you quote their tweet?
https://***********/ShowbizSimon/status/917971823383465984

 

[Webfoot Hero]

https://***********/ShowbizSimon/status/917971823383465984

How do you quote their tweet?
https://***********/ShowbizSimon/status/917971823383465984

You kinda have to copy the tweet and then paste it into the reply box. It's not as elegant as other boards I visit that have specialized tags just for embedding Twitter links.

 

[Finarfiniel]

Simon Thompson: https://***********/ShowbizSimon/status/917971823383465984

#ThorRagnarok is absolutely first class. It delivers everything it promises in bucketloads again and again and again. Insanely good fun. 5*s

Variety's Kristopher Tapley: https://***********/kristapley/status/917966597914071040

Thor: Ragnarok is awesome. Easily my favorite Marvel movie.

Joseph Deckelmeier: https://***********/ThatHashtagJoe/status/917973017036238849

#ThorRagnarok might be my favorite @MarvelStudios movie! So much fun!

One Minute Critic: https://***********/1MinuteCritic/status/917973440015032321

#ThorRagnarok isnt only the best Thor movie, its one of @Marvel's best. Great new characters, amazing action, and easily the MCU's funniest!

Nick Kazden: https://***********/ricknazden/status/917972673786994689

Damn, #ThorRagnarok may be Marvel's best. @TaikaWaititi struck a great balance between genuine character moments and explosive action

 

[BigThor]

A lot of people have been calling this the best Marvel Studios film, so this means it'll definately be in most people's top 5 atleast.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

https://***********/JamesGunn/status/917984976221679616

James Gunn
@JamesGunn

#ThorRagnarok is stunningly fun and hilarious! A modern-but-maybe-even-better Bukaroo Banzai/Flash Gordon! Splashy, colorful awesomeness!

https://***********/RachelHeine/status/917977331737690113

RacHELL Heine
@RachelHeine

#ThorRagnarok is so much fun. Hemsworth at his best, Tessa Thompson is an actual goddess, & Hulk/Banner is officially my favorite Avenger.

https://***********/Terri_Schwartz/status/917986590722490368

Terror Schwartz
@Terri_Schwartz

#ThorRagnarok is the funniest Marvel movie by a mile. It's irreverent + hilarious.Taika Waititi didn't sacrifice any of his signature humor.

Also @TessaThompson_x is a badass gift we don't deserve, and I hope we see a lot more of Valkyrie in the future. #ThorRagnarok

https://***********/nickspencer/status/917985685327568897

Nick Spencer
@nickspencer

THOR: RAGNAROK is perfect. Most fun and inventive Marvel film since Guardians. Congrats @TaikaWaititi and co on a job well done.

https://***********/AshCrossan/status/917984664224223232

Ash vs Evil Crossan
@AshCrossan

#ThorRagnarok was spectacular but needed 1700% more Valkyrie and 30% less Hela -- funny, fun, bright, LOKI IS BACK YALL

https://***********/RogueCheddar/status/917982533249269760

Mike Blood
@RogueCheddar

Saw #ThorRagnarok. pretty good. Got Taika all over it, and you can tell he's responsible for every great part. Same villain problems though!

 

[Finarfiniel]

That 'same villain problems' thing concerned me briefly, but then I saw a tweet literally only about five minutes after that by that Kristopher Tapley saying that she's the best part of the film so *shrug* Goes to show how very different two opinions can be.

This one is great:

Drew Taylor: https://***********/DrewTailored/status/917989141736026112

Very late to the #ThorRagnarok party but will still chime in anyway ... I thought it was pretty amazing and the work of a total artist

Everyone has been calling #ThorRagnorak “fun” and “funny” and it was that but also much more. It’s joyous, bittersweet and emotional.

 

[jaqua99]

Most people raving about Thor, Valkerie, Banner/Hulk with slight casual praise for Hela. And a "same villain" problem, and 30% less Hela comment. I knew the people expecting a Ledger-Joker like performance were getting their hopes up

 

[Blitzkrieg]

https://***********/kristapley/status/917997254874730497

Kristopher Tapley
@kristapley

The best thing about Thor: Ragnarok is Cate Blanchett seems like she's going to burst out laughing at herself at any moment. (She's great.)

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Most people raving about Thor, Valkerie, Banner/Hulk with slight casual praise for Hela. And a "same villain" problem, and 30% less Hela comment. I knew the people expecting a Ledger-Joker like performance were getting their hopes up

Ahhhhhhh, don't remind me.

I still think I'll enjoy the hell out of Blanchette's performance. I'm in love with her for hamming it up for the big screen. Still pumped for her scenes and I can not wait to see her in action.

 

[StarLord]

They (comic book movie websites mostly) say that 99% of the time a villain is cast in any comic book movie. It's getting to be extremely tiresome.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

as much as I wanna laugh at this it seems too easy

this surely can't be true right?

Nah, he's right and he's talking about me. I was hoping for something truly captivating in the way Ledger performed for TDK. Maybe the writing wasn't up to par for Hela. I'll still enjoy her scenery chewing greatness but yeah, it seems like I set the the bar too high.

 

[Finarfiniel]

Most people raving about Thor, Valkerie, Banner/Hulk with slight casual praise for Hela. And a "same villain" problem, and 30% less Hela comment. I knew the people expecting a Ledger-Joker like performance were getting their hopes up

Don't exagerrate dude, I've been following the reactions on twitter closely and Hela is pretty much getting an equivalent amount of praise as Thor and Hulk right now. I was never expecting, nor do I even want, a 'Ledger-Joker like' performance from her anyway, a film like Ragnarok calls for a fantastical, bombastic and larger than life villain that can be badass and intimidating when the story calls for it, and from reading a huge majority of the reactions about her so far, that's exactly what we're getting. But oh wait, one single person said something slightly negative, holy **** that clearly means that he's 100% correct and everyone else is wrong, right? Give me a break.

I'm going to repost what I said yesterday because I stand by it:

Also, there's definitely a culture of silence going on here when it comes to Hela, I'm utterly convinced of that. I think Marvel have told reviewers not to say too much about her at this stage for fear of spoilers inadvertently slipping out. From what we've heard, there are some pretty big surprises surrounding the character which clearly means that they're going to want to keep her much tighter under wraps than other characters in the film.

If Hela really was an underwhelming villain and Blanchett was disappointingly underutilised, you bet your ass that the reviewers would have been saying that by now, but when anyone does actually say anything about her or are asked directly about her, it's always incredibly positive. She's been called scary, intimidating, funny, charismatic. I've even seen a couple of people say she's the best MCU villain to date. So why the general silence about her otherwise? It's all very fishy to me.

 

[Finarfiniel]

Britni Vigil: https://***********/PlayPartyPlan/status/918014773878329345

I was blown away by how funny #ThorRagnarok was! Even better was watching #cateblanchett reactions while she watched!

How about Cate's performance?

@KafkaTran so good! Definitely a strong and powerful female villain! Loved #Hela and #TheValkyrie too!