Film Review: 'Thor: The Dark World' Disney/Marvel's latest slab of briskly amusing, elaborately inconsequential 3D entertainment is a buoyant if derivative ride. By Justin Chang
Mr Robot creator Sam Esmail's apocalyptic thriller Leave the World Behind kicks off with a slow zoom-in on Julia Roberts, as she sneers the words, "I f***ing hate people". America's Thor: The Dark World comes to UK Ultra HD Blu-ray courtesy of Disney, marrying up to their identical US release. Unlike the first two Iron Man films, and the first Thor film, it was one of the first digitally-shot Marvel entries, and, whilst still ostensibly limited by a 2K Digital Intermediate, it nevertheless affords some noticeable improvements on this 4K upgrade. Thor: The Dark World - review. With Tom Hiddleston overshadowed by an apocalyptically dull new villain, Thor's return is punctuated by thunderous boredom. "Thor: The Dark World," a watchable but technologically over-scaled slab of Marvel boilerplate, is far from a great superhero movie — it's more like the diagram for one. Frigga's death in Thor: The Dark World is one of the many losses to leave a lasting effect on Thor throughout his arc in the Infinity Saga. Image Credit: Marvel Studios. In its impressive collection of 32 movies to date, there may be no film with less of a legacy than Thor: The Dark World, except for maybe The Incredible Hulk.This is the last solo Thor movie that proudly maintains the Directed By: Alan Taylor. Written By: Christopher L. Yost, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Don Payne, Robert Rodat, Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby, Walter Simonson. Thor: The Dark World. Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 44 Critic Reviews. 54. QtxZgY.