Nothing special plot wise, but the treatment of the female characters was horrible.

Rating: 5/10 (7 May 2014)

Thor 2: The Dark World Director: Alan Taylor Writers: Christopher Yost, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Don Payne, Robert Rodat, Stan Lee, Larry Leiber, and Jack Kirby Cast: Chris Hemsworth (Thor) Natalie Portman (Jane Foster) and Tom Hiddleston (Loki) Rating: 2.5/5 Review: Wow. That was horrible. OK-not horrible but still really bad. Well, plot wise anyway. If you want to look at the portrayal of the female characters, its negative star worthy. So the movie, on the surface, was what I've come to expect these days-meh plot, lots of CGI, a healthy mix of comic relief, and romantic scenes at the wrong times. Female Character Portrayal: GOD WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED HERE. Let's see 1. Jane and Thor make kissy faces at each other the entire time 2. Frigga (Thor's mom) does some cool stuff and dies. Great. Kill off your only strong female character 3. Sif is hardly in it and has little control over the rebellion in the beginning. 4. Darcy is saved by the intern and makes out with him. THIS IS THE MOVIES BIGGEST PROBLEM TO ME. GUESS WHAT DARCY. HE SAVED YOU BECAUSE HE IS A DECENT HUMAN BEING. NOT BECAUSE HE HAS FEELINGS FOR YOU. AND YOU DON'T OWE HIM ANYSORT OF SEXUAL OR ROMANTIC INTERACTION BECAUSE HE SAVED YOU. YOU OWE HIM YOUR THANKS. THAT'S IT. F YOU MARVEL. So the plot: Like I said-meh. Aether is in Jane. Dark Elf guy wants it. Dark Elf guy gets it. There a big battle. The End. You may like this stuff, but I don't. Its formulaic and thus boring, and there is little to no character growth. I found myself so bored that I was discreetly checking Tumblr in the middle of the movie. Then something mildly interesting would happen and I'd start watching the movie again. Then I would get bored and feel the urge to read something. The closest book was These Broken Stars. I would have rather read that then watched a good portion of the movie. And I am NOT a fan of that book. There were a few good scenes and a few misplaced ones. Let's start with the misplaced. The newscast about Erik running around naked. Should have waited to revel that tidbit until the scene were Intern and Darcy found out. I guess Marvel was going for dramatic irony but it would have been a tad bit more suspenseful if we hadn't known. The kissing scene in Asgard. Let's see, the Aether is dangerous, no? Maybe you should work on getting it out and away from the Dark Elf guy instead? Or maybe have a conversation that doesn't end in kissing? I get that they missed each other, but they need to get their priorities straight. OK so now let's cover the good scenes. Far and few between. And usually didn't last for more than a second. The bit about Erik stripping and latter not wearing pants "because it helps him think" were funny. And the one where everyone told Loki "if you betray him I'll kill you" and then he replied "Evidently there will be a line". Then Loki died. Nice and dramatic. Shame he didn't stay dead. As a write this, I hear the future fangirls and fanboys gasping. But Loki! You say. He's misunderstood! Inner pain! His character has depth! No no and no. he is not misunderstood. He does have inner pain but that is no excuse. And yeah depth, but still. Doesn't necessarily make him a good guy. Reasons he is not misunderstood: 1. He consorted with the Frost Giants 2. He killed 80 people in one day 3. Enslaved Hawkeye and several other members of SHIELD 4. Tired to enslave the entire human race. This includes you. And you family and best friends. And probably would have let your pet starve. And this would mean no more Breaking Bad (or whatever show it is you watch) 5. Destroyed a large portion of NYC 6. Made all of Asgard vulnerable to attack from the Dark Elfs. 7. Got his mother killed. (Only person to care about him by the way) 8. Stabbed Thor. This guy is not be trusted. 9. Handed Jane over to the Dark Elfs. 10. He possibly killed Odin. 11. He is now ruling Asgard without anyone knowing what's what. Sounds pretty evil to me. You know what Loki is? A serial killer and a traitor to Asgard. He possibly killed Odin-WHO ADOPTED HIM AND RAISED HIM AS HIS OWN. EVEN THOUGH LOKI IS A FROST GIANT, ONE OF ASGARDS GREATEST ENEMIES . But he had a plan! No he didn't. Five thousand things could have gone wrong and he would simply do whatever he had to in order to survive. He doesn't care about anyone except his mother. And she's dead thanks to him. (Actually, I don't think he cares about his mother. It was for some sick emotional appeal) Nothing excuses what he has done. Nothing. The plot twist with Odin was just random. WTF? How? How did he survive? Doesn't matter. He manipulated Thor and will likely manipulate everyone else in the next movie. Loki is a bad guy.