Over-Parody of Itself

Rating: 6/10 (3 November 2017)

Its gotten to the point where superhero franchises are trying to re- invent themselves with each iteration, and "Thor:Ragnarok" is a case in point. Directed by Taika Waititi to the excesses and extremes of goofiness, "Thor Ragnarok" doubles down on the sitcomish fluff of its 2nd middle sibling big brother movie "Thor Dark World". The movie actually suffers on a binge of humor, certainly an over-parody of its excellent origin installment. Some of the humor works and some of it wears thin, especially the sarcasm. The effects are gorgeous to behold, but there is, like other recent Marevel sequels, an amp-up in humor at a cost in gravitas and weight of story. Its no easy task to find the balance or happy medium for directors and Waititi turns on the proverbial fire-hose to the point where the rest of the story feels perfunctory. One last thing, there is no place for Willy Wonka or Led Zepplin riffs as messy overlaps in tone and poor choices for music. 6/10 mixed