# THOR: Ragnarok- Seen It!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 3, 2017, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-ragnarok-seen-it/800574 "2017-11-03T03:58:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2017, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-ragnarok-seen-it/800574/61 "2017-11-06T21:13:34Z")
I did an audio double-take when Thor was in the moving chair with the psychedelic background and they played a little Willy Wonka music. Did I really hear that? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2017, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-ragnarok-seen-it/800574/62 "2017-11-06T21:19:12Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Apparently I missed Matt Damon and Liam Hemsworth as the actors in that play within the movie, so that’s what I’d be looking for if I saw it again. It was actually Chris and Liam’s older brother, Luke Hemsworth. ---
**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2017, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-ragnarok-seen-it/800574/63 "2017-11-06T21:23:25Z")
> [@xizor](#): > > I did an audio double-take when Thor was in the moving chair with the psychedelic background and they played a little Willy Wonka music. Did I really hear that? Yes, they played a snippet of Pure Imagination there. Enjoy, Steven ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2017, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-ragnarok-seen-it/800574/64 "2017-11-06T21:26:11Z")
> [@Lasciel](#): > > Odin’s last scene and Hela’s first scene was originally scripted in a NY alleyway close behind the demolished nursing home referenced in the film, but when Dr Strange did fairly well they decided to add in his bit, which means that whole ‘family reunion’ scene was retroactively green-screened and ‘pick-upped’ into Norway. I think that also allowed for a few more ‘Odin gives his counsel’ scenes than were originally planned. That entire scene (with Odin, Thor, and Loki) looked a bit off to me – like the green-screening was rushed, particularly the background with the ocean. If the scene was changed at the last minute, in post-production, that might explain it. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2017, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-ragnarok-seen-it/800574/65 "2017-11-06T21:51:38Z")
> [@Mtgman](#): > > Yes, they played a snippet of Pure Imagination there. > > Enjoy, > Steven I have to admit this was one joke that didn’t land for me. It completely took me out of the scene and was just too silly. ---
**Author:** ![si\_blakely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@si\_blakely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/si_blakely)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2017, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-ragnarok-seen-it/800574/66 "2017-11-06T22:04:22Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > That entire scene (with Odin, Thor, and Loki) looked a bit off to me – like the green-screening was rushed, particularly the background with the ocean. If the scene was changed at the last minute, in post-production, that might explain it. I thought the slight otherworld-ness added to that scene. It was somewhere and nowhere at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2017, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-ragnarok-seen-it/800574/67 "2017-11-06T23:47:01Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > I thought it was a fun film. But taken with Guardians of the Galaxy, it kind of paints this picture of the universe outside of Earth being kind of a weirdly zany, slap-sticky place IMHO. The further you go, the weirder it gets. It’s a classic science fiction/fantasy concept. ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-ragnarok-seen-it/800574/68 "2017-11-07T02:17:11Z")
> [@Asimovian](#): > > I have had that damn song stuck in my head since I walked out of the theater yesterday. Granted, there are worse songs to have stuck, but still. I thought they missed the boat by not using AC\DC’s “Thunderstruck”. “Ride of the Valkeries” would have been cool too, but in fairness there was only one Valkerie. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-ragnarok-seen-it/800574/69 "2017-11-07T03:22:20Z")
Liked it, didn’t love it, it swung a little too far to the GOTG side of the humor scale for me. Cate was awesome, as I knew she would be, I’ve always known she could play the villain, though she’s rarely cast that way. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-ragnarok-seen-it/800574/70 "2017-11-07T03:58:26Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > I have to admit this was one joke that didn’t land for me. It completely took me out of the scene and was just too silly. and I thought it was perfect as it was also driving thor a bit crazy there. ---
**Author:** ![Quercus\_alba](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quercus_alba/32/4061_2.png) [@Quercus\_alba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus_alba)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-ragnarok-seen-it/800574/71 "2017-11-07T03:59:39Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > It was actually Chris and Liam’s older brother, Luke Hemsworth. When I saw Matt Damon, I kept looking at the Thor actor to see if it was Jimmy Kimmel. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-ragnarok-seen-it/800574/72 "2017-11-07T04:50:12Z")
> [@Quercus\_alba](#): > > When I saw Matt Damon, I kept looking at the Thor actor to see if it was Jimmy Kimmel. ROFL! ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-ragnarok-seen-it/800574/73 "2017-11-07T12:43:59Z")
> [@P-man](#): > > I thought they missed the boat by not using AC\DC’s “Thunderstruck”. “Ride of the Valkeries” would have been cool too, but in fairness there was only one Valkerie. I was disappointed they didn’t play “Ride of the Valkyries” during the flashback sequence showing the final ride of the valkyries against Hela. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-ragnarok-seen-it/800574/74 "2017-11-07T14:27:48Z")
Ok I saw it last night. It was good. I enjoyed it. It wasn’t great. I definitely prefer the marvel movies with humor. I just thought this one would be funnier. Some of the jokes fell flat. Still good but the humor in Guardians was better and more consistently funny. This was more of a Taika Waititi movie than a marvel movie. The humor was his style. It was a continuation of the dorky Thor character that was in the Team Thor shorts he directed. He was also the voice of the rock guy. I do suggest finding his movie What We Do In The Shadows. I’m not too happy that the Warriors 3 got taken out like the guys guarding Herbert in Swamp Castle. Characters that have been around since 1965 deserved better than that. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-ragnarok-seen-it/800574/75 "2017-11-07T14:35:57Z")
> [@Terminus\_Est](#): > > I was disappointed they didn’t play “Ride of the Valkyries” during the flashback sequence showing the final ride of the valkyries against Hela. That would have been awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-ragnarok-seen-it/800574/76 "2017-11-07T14:42:16Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I’m not too happy that the Warriors 3 got taken out like the guys guarding Herbert in Swamp Castle. Characters that have been around since 1965 deserved better than that. I’m hearing this complaint a lot, but I don’t understand why it’s a complaint. In the context of the film, it’s there to show just how powerful and ruthless Hela is. She’s able to stare down and take out 3 out of the 5 best fighters Asgard has to offer (Thor is away and Lady Sif is, I dunno, on a date or making a cameo in Agents of SHIELD) with absolutely no problem. It’s establishing her character. Also, did everyone else read about how Valkyrie is apparently bi and the girl who saved her from Hela in the .02 second flashback was her lover? :rolleyes::rolleyes: Do we have to make up a gay backstory to a character in everything nowadays? ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-ragnarok-seen-it/800574/77 "2017-11-07T14:48:31Z")
Spoilers for confirmation on the end credit scene and the Avengers trailer coming out. [spoiler] I saw that Kevin Feige confirmed that was Thanos ship at the end. Not surprising since Loki grabbed the infinity stone from the vault. At comicon they showed an Avengers trailer that hasn’t been released yet. The Guardians find Thor floating in space. So now you can connect the dots and figure Thor fights Thanos and loses then is brought to earth by the Guardians. [/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-ragnarok-seen-it/800574/78 "2017-11-07T14:51:16Z")
I’ll probably regret asking, but what or who are the Warriors 3? ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-ragnarok-seen-it/800574/79 "2017-11-07T15:05:22Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > I’ll probably regret asking, but what or who are the Warriors 3? Thor’s companions who’ve been around since the first movie. Ray Stevenson and Zachary Levi died before you could even see their faces, the third one was the asian guy who at least put up some kind of fight against Hela. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-ragnarok-seen-it/800574/80 "2017-11-07T15:10:12Z")
To be honest, the way that valkyrie lady and Thor were looking at each other by the end, I’d be a little surprised if Sif came back at all. Full disclosure, I never saw the second Thor movie and I don’t remember much of the first beyond the broad outlines of the plot. If Thor and Sif are not an item in the MCU, I’ll be suitably embarrassed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-ragnarok-seen-it/800574.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-ragnarok-seen-it/800574.md?page=5)