Thor the Dark World 2013
- Director: Alan Taylor
- Seen by this director: Game of Thrones, The Sopranos, Homicide Life on the Street, Palookaville
- Based on book: not as such
- Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Kat Dennings
- Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
- Chris Hemsworth – Doctor Strange, Avengers, Snow White and the Hunter Winter’s War
- Anthony Hopkins – oh so many!
- Natalie Portman – Annihilation, Black Swan, The Other Boleyn Girl, Darjeeling Ltd, Paris je t’aime, V for Vendetta, Star Wars, Closer, Cold Mountain, Anywhere but Here, Mars Attacks!, Beautiful Girls, Léon
- Tom Hiddleston – The Avengers, Kong Skull Island, The Night Manager, High-Rise, Only Lovers Left Alive, The Hollow Crown, The Deep Blue Sea, Wallander
- Stellan Skarsgård – Out Stealing Horses, Mamma Mia 1&2, Melancholia,
Thor, Pirates of the Caribbean, King Arthur, Dogville, The Glass House, Dancer
in the Dark, Amistad, Good Will Hunting, Breaking the Waves, Hamlet, Den
enfaldige mördaren
- Idris Elba – Cats, Luther, The Mountain Between Us, Molly’s Game, The Dark Tower, 100 Streets, Mandela, Pacific Rim, Prometheus, 28 Weeks Later, The Wire, Crocodile Shoes
- Why? 8th on the list
- Seen: 29 January 2025
War etc. Loki (Hiddleston) in a
luxury dungeon. Thor (Hemsworth) pining for his mortal love Jane (Portman),
strutting his muscles.
Meanwhile, on Earth. Meanwhile, back
in Asgard.
Either I shouldn’t be watching these films
one evening after another, or this one really isn’t as good as the others.
Story: what story?
Romance: zero chemistry between Thor
and Jane.
Battles, chases, fistfights: zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Character development: non-existent.
Only Loki has some complexity as the tragic villain. Mainly thanks to
Hiddleston’s acting skills.
Most beautiful: Idris Elba. What must
it be like to be the most beautiful man on Earth (or Asgard, as the case may
be)?
Sparks of humour: Skarsgård
explaining his science to fellow inmates in the madhouse after streaking naked
around Stonehenge. Darcy (Dennings) is also an asset to the humour.
Surprisingly, it picks up towards the
end. I’m caught up in spite of myself. But oh! Loki!!!???
Always judge a film by its ending more than its beginning. Therefore:
3* of 5
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