I'm writing this review with a very heavy heart. I'm a Marvel fan. I always
have been. I started reading Marvel comics when I was six and bought the
comics regularly until I left university. (After that I moved to Germany, and
the comics were less easily available at that time). The Marvel films made in
the 1980's and 1990's were disappointing, but in the 2000's high quality, big
budget films based on the comics were finally made.
"X-Men"
was the turning point in 2000, and the films have kept up momentum ever since.
But what's happened now? The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is producing flop
after flop. They should have quit while they were ahead.
"Avengers Endgame"
should have been the last Marvel film, but corporate greed caused Marvel to
take more and more risks.
The first three Thor films were good. They weren't perfect, but they were
highly enjoyable action romps. So what went wrong with the fourth film, which
I saw in the cinema this evening? Too much CGI. Too much humour. Too many
characters. Too much humour. Or did I mention the humour already?
I like comedies. Anyone who reads my blog regularly knows that already. But
Marvel isn't about comedy. Maybe there can be occasional jokes, but the
repeated humour in "Love and Thunder" just got on my nerves. The cinema was
packed, and the audience was laughing at the silly little monsters in the
early scenes. Most of the audience, that is. I was groaning.
I can't say too much without giving away spoilers. All I'll say for now is
that the film is a failure. It's tempted me to never watch another Marvel
film.
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