Could have been so much more. Unsatisfying

Rating: 6/10 (19 March 2018)

In short: The humour could have been curtailed, the villain better explored, but love the humour at the same time. And Korg!.
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There was a certain Shakespearean quality to the first Thor movie, particularly with Loki. His motivations, his schemes, his pain, his utter mischievousness and eventual complete descent into darkness and its juxtaposition with his relationship with Thor and his family. It managed all this while still having its share of humour.
While Dark Word was admittedly dull, I feel this complete revamp of tone was uncalled for. They way they (Asgardians) talked and their differences was part of their charm and has given us some fine moments in the past ( "Doth mother know...", "The bright lure of freedom...", "Another!!"). Not everyone has to be one-liner quipping, generic Marvel hero to be entertaining. Ragnarok's humour suffocates the movie and losening this hold even just a little bit could have let some of the genuine heart of the movie shine through a little more. While I certainly laughed along, that was it. Just jokes mainly. Nothing to go back to after 1 viewing.
Especially considering how Loki's darkness was so well analysed in Thor, Hela (and Cate Blanchett) is just a gigantic missed opportunity. She could have done for female villains (in her own unique way) what Loki set for male. Hela is Thor's sister, and a hitherto unknown one at that. Is it really like him to immediately accept her as pure evil? Hope she returns.
All this said, I did enjoy the humour despite myself. I like how they dared to make bold decisions (although I suppose it's already happened in comics?) such as the destruction of Asgard, Thor's hammer etc. All the characters are so well written and engaging. Absolutely adored Korg, and Skurge's arc was interesting.