Marvel Studio's Thor Ragnarok [Blu-Ray] [2017] [Region

Good purchase

Thor has always been presented with a degree of daft humour. The first movie built in several hubris-busting moments where he would make absurd declarations and get cut short or put in his place while trying to earn back his hammer and his father's respect. The second had the very amusing and pomposity busting presence of Jane Foster's team, and a rarely-better Loki.After the slightly grim style and rather dull bad guys of Thor - The Dark World', 'Ragnarok' pushes things to a whole new level.Waititi brings us a genuine Action-comedy.Don't be scared by that, because although I was a little anxious about what to expect, he has a deft hand at blending violence with comedy, and serious notes abound among the levity.The story is fairly simple: Thor returns from the chaotic nine realms to realism something is amiss at home, and an ensuing major plot development (that I won't spoil) then unleashes Hela, the Goddess of Death upon Asgard. Kate Blanchett revels in the camp villainy of the role, dripping theatrical menace and bad-girl style as she tries to seize Asgard against a torrent of resistance.Meanwhile Thor and Loki end up trapped on another world, with Thor facing gladiatorial games reminiscent of ancient Rome at the hands of Jeff Goldblum's quirky 'Grandmaster'.Here, in this blazingly colourful, 80's hued setting, the film enters comedy territory even further with a wealth of brilliantly memorable characters too numerous to list.Suffice it to say that Thor's adventures here hold the interest just as well as the rest of the movie, and we get emotional moments, heroic moments and brilliant fights, as well as some character-advancing scenes.The comedy is fast, brilliant and often a little lewd, and is intercut with visually astonishing battles and epic moments.All of the characters get the kind of hero-strut moments that send a tingle down your spine, and Waititi proves talented at sneaking in emotional character development amidst action and humour with a deft hand.Some folks may struggle with just how excessive and humorous the film becomes, but it amply rewards viewers who relax into its craziness and enjoy the ride.Breathtaking, retina-scorchingly beautiful (that 'heavenly' battle image!!!), mind-bogglingly inventive with its visuals and approach, you may not see another sequel this brave and exotic for the rest of the decade. The years must-have purchase.

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Another movie from Marvel comics. Third to feature the Mighty Thor.As usual, familiarity with other Marvel movies that have gone before is a must in order to get into this film. Although you doubtless have that if you're reading this and have watched or will watch it.Following on from the events of 'Avengers; age of Ultron.' and 'Thor: the dark world' Thor has gone off on his own to do things, and there have been changes in Asgard in his absence.A homecoming brings a few surprises, revelations, and an ancient evil is unleashed. Asgard is seemingly doomed unless Thor can save the day. Too bad he's stranded on a dangerous alien world where people are forced to fight in gladiator contests. Fortunately, unlikely allies await...This manages to pretty much bring this trilogy of Thor movies to a close. And leave the door open for the character to do more as well. There are big revelations and changes and set pieces. But first and foremost, it's fun. The director brings a great and entertaining tone to the movie of light character comedy, and all the cast prove very adept at doing this. For a piece of fun escapist watching, it's utterly brilliant.As a movie its just not quite five stars because in between all this fun comedy, you do get the end of the world stuff, which despite being done as well just ends up being a bit of a distraction from all the fun that's going on elsewhere. Yet the bit set piece ending is pretty rousing stuff, with a great score, allowing for some good character moments and strong character arcs to get good resolutions as well.It's a film that sets out to entertain first and foremost. And it succeeds at doing that. So it's a great watch.The dvd has the following language and subtitle options:Languages: English, Italian, English audio described.Subtitles: English, Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish.It begins with a generic artistic trailer for marvel films.,Then a movie trailer. Then a video game one. All these can be skipped via the next button on the dvd remote.You can see the movie and video game trailers in the sneak peeks section of the dvd anyhow.But you won't see any extras, because the dvd has none whatsoever.

Some may not appreciate ragnarok as it has a lot of comedy (more so than the others) but still a solid release in the thor franchise.

Thor Ragnarok manages to triumph in both story delivery and production value, offering one of the most unique, engaging and visually spectacular MCU movies to date, and is a must-have 4K/UHD BR for your collection.Upscaled from a 2K digital intermediate, the 4K/UHD BR of Thor Ragnarok offers a noticeable improvement over its 1080p Blu-Ray counterpart, but isn't top tier on sheer pixel performance. There is enough detail to satisfy, but it doesn't grant that "Holy balls!" factor that a true 4K/UHD scan could offer.However, when the 4K/UHD upscale is combined with the excellent HDR (HDR-10) implementation and delivery, the imagery throughout the movie is pure eye-pleasure. From inky blacks to startlingly blinding cracks of lightning, all the way to deep, numerous shades of reds, oranges and yellows which make up raging fires, the HDR performance makes this movie gorgeous.Where the HDR performance is a raging fire, the audio delivery is more of a smouldering fire.. Although the 4K/UHD BR offers a Dolby Atmos audio certification, Thor Ragnarok lacks that rich low end that good sound systems can deliver, meaning that whilst perfectly adequate for most, audio files might feel unsatisfied when expecting that immensely 'meaty' audio to match the visuals.