Jack and I craved a silly action picture two weeks ago and this sequel was satisfactory. With spectacular special effects and plenty of humor to mellow the melodrama (don't miss the obligatory Stan Lee cameo--this time involving shoes), it does have some battle scenes that drag on--that's when I take my bathroom breaks.
Everyone returns from the last Thor: Chris Hemsworth as heroic Thor, Tom Hiddleston as his sneaky brother Loki, Anthony Hopkins and Rene Russo as their parents, Natalie Portman as Jane, Kat Dennings as Darcy, Idris Elba as the gatekeeper, Stellan Skarsgård as the scientist, and more. The subtitled bits left me cold (it was cold--they shot them in Iceland!) but I'm not a true fan-girl.
If you like the exciting music by Brian Tyler (last blogged in Now You See Me) there's a youtube playlist with a few commercials.
This movie is still in the top 50 at the box office after 12 weeks, averaging 65% from critics and 83 from audiences on rottentomatoes. If you don't need a big screen the DVD release is set for February 25. But don't leave or turn off the TV when you think the credits are over. At the very end two things happen which I'm sure will be important for the next movie in the series!
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