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Marvel has officially figured it all out. Although they made boatloads of cash, many agree that Thor 1 and 2 are some of the weakest movies in the MCU. But after Ant-Man and Doctor Strange backslapped us with unexpected dopeness, Marvel started looking unstoppable. Enter Thor: Ragnarok and we can officially call it. Marvel got the juice. All of it. They got the cookies and milk, the chicken and the candied yams. It’s their superhero world and everyone else is simply playing catch up.
*Spoiler Free Thor Review* This movie is goin down as one of the funniest Marvel movies to date. Maybe even top 3. The comedy is so effortless that you want what you always want — MORE. I want more of Thor and Hulk beefing about who’s the strongest Avenger. I want more of Thor whispering sweet nothin’s into Hulk’s ear then saying the same exact lyin ass thing to Banner. I want more of Hulk smashing opponents, and laughing at his puny victims while he does it. I want more drank-swiggin, swagger-drippin, ass-kickin Valkyrie every second of my day! But you gone have to settle for 2 hours and 10 minutes of straight thunder and lightning Chidori flames. There’s a new formula in Marvel-town and it’s called hittin you with that jaw dropping litness in the opening scene. Ok, ok, movies have been going hard in the opening scene paint for decades, but these ain’t cha daddy’s opening scenes. Ya pappy ain’t never seen creature-crushing, Mjolnir-tossin, slow-mo fades like this!
The action is as top notch a…
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Ja-Quan Greene
Ja-Quan is a NYC teacher and artist holding a B.A. in Sociology and History from SUNY New Paltz. On his journey to become Hokage, the Lord of The Speed Force and Protector of the Recaps…
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