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Thor: Ragnarok - Review

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Director: Taika Waititi Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Mark Ruffalo, Tessa Thompson, Cate Blanchett, Jeff Goldblum, Idris Elba, Karl Urban It's been two years since we've seen Thor, the God of Thunder, on our screens wielding his mighty Mjiolner in Avengers: Age of Ultron  but now he's back to complete his contractually obliged trilogy. And this time, things are getting whacky. After crash-landing on the planet Sakaar, Thor (Hemsworth) is imprisoned and forced into a gladiatorial contest where he is reunited with his fellow Avenger, Hulk/Bruce Banner (Ruffalo). Intent on returning to Asgard to prevent the all-powerful Hela (Blanchett) from destroying his home planet, Thor assembles a dysfunctional teams and a chaotic adventure ensues. Thor and Thor: The Dark World , the character's two previous stand alone features, have grappled with issues of tone; the former aspired to be a fish-out-of-water story with Shakespearian influence and the latter was a half-