"We know each other, he's a friend from work!"

This review contains spoilers. You've been warned.

A continuation of Thor: The Dark World. Loki's mischievous act of banishing Odin from Asgard has resulted into a forgotten yet powerful enemy setting foot onto Asgard. Defeated and lost in another world, Thor has to find his way back to Asgard to save his people. 

First of all, the best thing about this movie is that we finally can see Thor at his peak of power. It opens brilliantly with Thor wielding his hammer at countless fire creatures. It shows how dependent Thor is on Mjolnir. The moment he lost his hammer of power, he feels quite useless and empty. When he finally sees that the hammer is not the source of power and it is within him all along, he rise up to be the real God of Thunder! Among all the Marvel movies where Thor is in, Ragnarok is the one when Thor is at his best! 

The next best thing is the fight between Thor and Hulk in the arena. In The Avengers, they have a little fight but it was inconclusive. Now, in Ragnarok, we finally get to see who is the strongest Avenger. Boy oh boy, the fight is so awesome. Both of them really SMASH! 

Actually, it's not just the fight between those two is awesome. In fact, all action sequences in Ragnarok are awesome! The concluding fight is rather exciting to watch. Even though there are so many parties involved but the fight doesn't seem cluttered. All characters are able to shine brightly in their fights. 

Next, lets talk about the casts and characters. It's amusing to see how Chris Hemsworth looks like he can't really contain himself from laughing throughout the whole movie. This is probably because the director is Taika Waititi. In the first two Thor movies, Chris looks so serious, but in Ragnarok, the mood is different. It's like they're not being too serious about acting. It is not a bad thing though. Like I said, it's rather amusing to see. It's hilarious. 

I hate that Hela played by Cate Blanchett is pretty one dimensional. We only get to see the angry Hela. I wish that they would give Cate more material to show how awesome her acting is and to portray how rightful Hela is to claim the throne. Do not get me wrong. I'm not saying that Cate can't act. No. She's awesomely, dangerously attractive as Hela. But I want more of Hela. Welp, that's the Marvel curse. Awesome heroes, sucky villains. 

Tessa Thompson looks awesome as Valkyrie. She plays her role well. Karl Urban also does good playing Skurge. Damn, I almost didn't recognize him. Yeah, not just the main characters, the small characters are also lovable. The most lovable one for me is Korg. Haha, he's played by Taika Waititi. Yeah, the director. The funniest scene is when Loki vanished and he's like "Damn ghost!" or something like that. Not to forget Jeff Goldblum as himself! I mean, as the Grandmaster! Man, all cast members and characters are awesome! Haha. Did you notice Matt Damon? He played the Loki actor. HAH. Hilarious! 

This effects are gorgeous. Well, except for the part when Odin perished. The sky looks fake as hell. Don't know what happened there. But all in all, this movie is beautifully edited.

The story is rather predictable. Well, at least, for me. I can see how it ends from miles away. That's one of the cons. Therefore, if you haven't watched Ragnarok but plan to, do not expect intelligent level of twists in the plot. However, it is not wholly badly written. The writers still manage to tie things up well. Like I said before, the beginning of the film is well thought of. The destruction of Asgard also makes the vision that Thor see in Age of Ultron make sense. 

Is this a funny movie? Yes indeed. However, many jokes are predictable and forced. As I mention, I love Korg the most because he's awesomely funny. Damn. I say awesome too much. Wait, where was I? Owh, yeah. Many jokes are funny enough to make me laugh but the others are just painful to see. The slapsticks. Urg. I don't think most of them are necessary. Hmm, maybe I'm just hard to please. 

All in all, Thor Ragnarok is a lovable movie because of the charm of its cast members. Besides that, damn, those action scenes are awe... hmm no. Are... Incredible! Yes! The actions are incredible! I love them! Is it definitely not a serious movie, so if you're planning on watching, just set your mind to enjoy it without over-analyzing anything. Just enjoy the ride.

4 out of 5 stars! 

Don't forget, there are two end credit scenes. 

A little trivia! The line "We know each other, he's a friend from work!" is actually fan written. Meet Darcy. The one who come up with the line. Here's the source.