Yet another awesome Marvel sequel

Rating: 8/10 (14 February 2015)

Thor the Dark World in my opinion is another fantastic Marvel studios film, and like Iron Man 3 it doesn't deserve hate or bashing. Yes, to some it may feel like another filler movie u until 'Age of Ultron", that doesn't move the story of this shared universe any further at all, is a waste of time with a lackluster villain and mediocre plot. I respectively disagree to all but one of those points: the villain in this one was honestly pretty weak. He had very little motivation, little to no relate ability and was pretty wasted. That being said, its forgivable due to these points as to why the movie rocks-
-It's better than its predecessor: This is no knock on the first film. We loved it and the unsurprisingly Shakespearean feel of director Kenneth Branagh's introduction of the character. They've raised the stakes and was an all around better movie than the first, something that had yet to be done in a MCU sequel that wasn't The Avengers.
-It's surprising: And those surprises don't feel cheap. Thor: The Dark World is unpredictable, and we guarantee that at least something will catch everyone off guard, especially THE surprise.
-It's again filled with genuine humor: The film is packed full of jokes, and while some of them don't work (it's probably packed too full), the ones that do really do. It certainly isn't quite as funny as The Avengers, but then again it wasn't written by Joss Whedon. It's probably the second funniest in the MCU.
-It utilizes its supporting characters: Everybody this time around has something to do. Granted, with the number of characters in the movie many of them don't have something to do for long, but it's very impressive how important so many characters ended up being. Even Frigga (wife of Oden) gets in on the action, and we can't help but be happy that Heimdall has a bit more screen time than expected. It touches our Idris Elba loving hearts.
-It's full of action: This is no surprise given that Game of Thrones director Alan Taylor was brought in for the Thor sequel, but the action in this installment is more gritty and "realistic." The multi-realm final battle sequence was really cool, and it sure beats the finale from Thor.
And for those 5 simple reasons, including the amazing casting, performances, chemistry between characters, effects and of course the Stan lee cameo are why Marvel still hasn't had a bad movie yet.