‘Thor: The Dark World’
Thor: The Dark World is the worst of the Thor trilogy, and definitely one of the worst Marvel movies. It wastes Christopher Eccleston as a joyless villain who’s motivation seems to be “it’s too bright in here.” So why am I recommending it? Because Chris Hemsworth is very funny as Thor. Because it’s the last time we see Natalie Portman in the Marvel Universe, and instead of getting nothing to do in the first movie she has science things to do this time around. Because Stellan Skarsgard runs around nude at Stonehenge. Because Tom Hiddleston is doing his greasy trickster thing as Loki. And that’s the thing about the Marvel movies. They’re like pizza, you know? Even when they’re bad, they’re still pretty good.