Thor: Ragnarok won’t be cancelling the apocalypse until November 3rd, but some lucky critics got to attend an advance screening Sunday night, tweeting their initial reactions in the wee hours. Although full reviews are still under an embargo, the initial reactions still have us psyched about this movie like the early reactions to Spider-Man: Homecoming and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 did.
People seemed to be in agreement that the film is “stupid silly fun” as well as “hilarious and weird and offbeat and retro and sublime,” and we were definitely intrigued about seeing “Cate Blanchett scene stealing, Jeff Goldblum Goldblum-ing.”
Quite a few people also praised Tessa Thompson’s turn as Valkyrie:
Thor: Ragnarok is just plain fun. It's hilarious from start to finish with quirky performances & exciting action. Tessa Thompson is the MVP. pic.twitter.com/7GyYG4IZZ5
— Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) October 9, 2017
All the new #ThorRagnarok characters are knockouts, but Tessa Thompson walks away with this movie. All hail Valkyrie.
— Haleigh Foutch (@HaleighFoutch) October 9, 2017
No. 1 @TessaThompson_x is hands down the best part of #ThorRagnarok. She rocks. Hope she's New Avenger someday. Also Cate Blanchett has fun
— Gregory Ellwood – The Playlist 🎬 (@TheGregoryE) October 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/BlogXilla/status/917250702459625472
But other viewers had their own picks for MVP:
https://twitter.com/ConnerWS/status/917245743609638912
Hulk is once again the scene-stealer, and a lot of it is that he can finally talk. Great to see him back on the big screen. #ThorRagnarok
— Eric Eisenberg (@eeisenberg) October 9, 2017
#ThorRagnarok is absolutely hysterical & such a fun movie. And @TaikaWaititi’s Korg MAY be one of my favorite @Marvel characters to date.
— jordan crouch (@ayyjordy) October 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/LinerNotes/status/917260243742089216
#ThorRagnarok is the best Thor movie BUT still think it’s really good not awesome. Hemsworth, Hulk & Tessa all great, though. And Goldblum! pic.twitter.com/rY6ItFzdjN
— Jim Vejvoda (@JimVejvoda) October 9, 2017
“And Goldblum” indeed. Plenty of people were happy about Jeff Goldblum Goldblum-ing all over the place:
#ThorRagnarok is SO much fun I almost can't take it. The best: Thor movie, Cate Blanchett scene stealing, Jeff Goldblum Goldblum-ing.
— Kara Warner (@karawarner) October 9, 2017
Jeff Goldblum was my favorite part of THOR: RAGNAROK. Nonsensical and kooky as ever.
— Anna Klassen (@AnnaJKlassen) October 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/ryanwrd/status/917250234060644352
In other news regarding things that were huge in the ’80s, somebody once again brought up the ’80s vibe of the movie:
Btw, #ThorRagnarok is solid MCU fun. Great music, Blanchett is awesome, looks/feels like an 80's video game. Slight, but wholly entertaining
— Scott Mendelson (@ScottMendelson) October 9, 2017
People not only enjoyed the character played by director Taika Waititi; they also liked his directing and humorous sensibility:
Loved ‘Thor: Ragnarok’. @TaikaWaititi did an awesome job. Movie is loaded with his trademark humor. Laughed beginning to end. pic.twitter.com/kfROuqSyVe
— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) October 9, 2017
THOR RAGNAROK is hilarious & weird & offbeat & retro & sublime. Love how Marvel let Taika Waititi make a movie that's Waititi-ish as hell.
— Kevin Polowy (@djkevlar) October 9, 2017
#ThorRagnarok was an absolute BLAST! Hysterical and seriously kick ass! Also @taikawaititi is a riot!
— Jenna Busch-Henderson (@JennaBusch) October 9, 2017
The soundtrack from Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo was also a fan favorite:
‘Thor: Ragnarok’ music/soundtrack is fantastic. And some of the visuals are insane. Seeing again as soon as I can. Another @marvel winner. pic.twitter.com/GgCUEiDcmC
— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) October 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/CNNLADavid/status/917245774911627265
#ThorRagnarok ⚡️ABSOLUTELY ROCKS! I was totally blown away by the story, action, effects, performances, & one of Marvel's best soundtracks! pic.twitter.com/I6ZA9l6pEc
— Umberto Gonzalez (@elmayimbe) October 9, 2017
Thor Ragnarok is one of the funniest Marvel Studio movies thus far, definitely the best Thor film. Loved Mark Mothersbaugh’s score.
— /Film (@slashfilm) October 9, 2017
Critics weren’t allowed to give spoilers, but you can tell they wanted to:
'Thor: Ragnarok' has a few surprises I didn’t know about. One of them is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G and possibly the funniest scene in any @Marvel movie. pic.twitter.com/NRNFeftHyQ
— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) October 9, 2017
Love seeing HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE cast in THOR: RAGNAROK. (Also, some very other good cameos which I wouldn’t dare spoil).
— Anna Klassen (@AnnaJKlassen) October 9, 2017
Overall, reviews were mostly positive:
THOR is fun. Like stupid silly fun. A solid popcorn flick. Chris Hemsworth is a certified comedian.
— Anna Klassen (@AnnaJKlassen) October 9, 2017
#ThorRagnarok is a ton of fun! Self-contained MCU plot, but character work is awesome, and the adventure a thrill. Best of the Thor movies! pic.twitter.com/tQ8DuCcwxM
— Eric Eisenberg (@eeisenberg) October 9, 2017
As for rest of the movie it may be divisive. I thought a lot was hilarious (if not too long) but felt like I was only 1 laughing at times
— Gregory Ellwood – The Playlist 🎬 (@TheGregoryE) October 9, 2017
Jokes and characters are front and center to the action & drama. This will be the thing people will either love, or dislike, about the film.
— /Film (@slashfilm) October 9, 2017
#ThorRagnarok is laugh out loud funny from start to finish. Stumbles a bit in the first act, but it triumphs when it gets weird with it.
— Haleigh Foutch (@HaleighFoutch) October 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/ConnerWS/status/917245740673585152
Thor: Ragnarok opens November 3rd.