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Sometimes characters, items, or creatures are so impactful and larger than life that we here at The Credible Nerds feel that they deserve a special place in fandom and on our website. As a result, we have created The Credible Nerds Hall of Fame to honor those that deserve it!
Read MoreThe Credible Nerds review the second Dr. Strange film! What is the Multiverse of Madness? Watch the review and we’ll explain!
Read MoreI enjoyed the different angle that this movie took for the Marvel Universe and if it is setting up confrontations between Spider-Man, and Blade, and others then I think this is a good start. I would rather have the villain have it’s own complex journey than the villain just be a side story or afterthought to the hero story.
Read MoreOur second inductee burst on to the fantasy scene portraying Gollum with his voice acting and motion capture of this sneaky, conniving, and tragic character in the early 2000’s. Andy Serkis has since been involved in the biggest movie and literary franchises in history.
Read MoreThe Credible Nerds are back in the MCU! Marc, Justin, and Kimball break down Spider-Man: No Way Home and how awesome it is! We discuss major spoilers in this episode, so you have been warned. We discuss the villains from previous Spider-Man films and how they are able to show up in this version of Spider-Man. We discuss how the previous Spider-Man films impact this one.
Read MoreWe are introduced to Eternals and Deviants and how they are involved in Earth's long history. We discuss the Eternal's mission and why they would deviate from that mission all because of the humans. We analyze how this film fits in to the broader MCU and does it do a good job of sticking with what we've seen so far?
Read MoreIn this third episode of Marvel’s What If…? series we see what would happen if the Avengers could never have assembled?
Read MoreThe Ravagers, still led by Yondu but heavily influenced by T’Challa are now a Robin Hood type gang where they steal to make a profit and then give to those less fortunate.
Read MoreThis episode starts with Steve Rogers getting ready to enter the chamber to be injected with the serum. However, the Hydra spy sets off the bomb before the experiment starts and Steve jumps in to stop him, but is shot by the spy! What will happen now?
Read MoreThe official Spider-Man: No Way Home teaser trailer has finally been released! Check it out below! What do you think?
Read MoreI was able to make it to the newly opened Avenger’s Campus in California Adventure at the Disney Parks in Anaheim this past weekend. The Avenger’s Campus is a new area in the Park that features a new Spider-Man ride!
Read MoreA new trailer for the sequel to Venom has been released today!
Read MoreMarvel dropped a new trailer for the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe film - Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. This movie will hit theaters on September 3rd, 2021!
Read MoreWandaVision is here! This is the first Disney+ series featuring characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe from Disney/Marvel.
Read MoreVin DIesel reveals that some of the Guardians of the Galaxy will appear in Thor: Love and Thunder.
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We've finished doing our Marvel Avengers Re-Watch series, and here is my final rankings of the MCU so far:
It's hard to rank the films at the top, as they are all good and depending on my mood at the time, they could switch places with another film. Plus, with some of these films I haven't seen them in a few months and perhaps years.
*Updated from an older post as of June 25, 2018.
A must read for Marvel Avengers: Infinity War fans! Anthony Breznican, @Breznican, breaks down the newest trailer from the upcoming Infinity War film!
Check out the new trailer here:
https://youtu.be/QwievZ1Tx-8
On our last podcast, Episode 17, we talked about the latest photo from this film and now we get to see a whole new trailer! Marvel has released the trailer for Ant-Man and the Wasp online. We get to see these two working together in their superhero suits and how they interact with each other. It looks like Hank Pym, Hope van Dyne, and Scott Lang are on the run after the events of Captain America: Civil War and are being chased by federal agencies. Hope's mother, who was thought to be lost, is being played by Michelle Pfeiffer and will make an appearance in the film. This looks like it will be a good follow up to Ant-Man and I'm looking forward to seeing it!
https://youtu.be/NzRQkPnuE3Y
Random Angst Podcast Episode 14 is out now! We diverge a little from the norm. In this episode we talk about the upcoming Gaming Conventions in 2018 and about the League of Legends tournaments, as well as professional gamers and how they get paid to play video games. We talk about the Disney/20th Century Fox merger and how this effects upcoming Marvel movies. Is it good or bad? We have a special guest, Rachelle, to discuss the Netflix series, The Crown. Season 2 was recently released and we talk royalty on Random Angst. Comment below and let us know your thoughts. You can listen to our podcast on iTunes, Soundcloud, or here on RandomAngst.com. https://soundcloud.com/randomangst/episode-14-the-crown-season-2
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I have been a Thor movie fan since the first Thor film, I wasn't one who bashed Thor and how it was a weak entry in the MCU as many others did. I enjoyed the first movie and thought it had the right mix of action, love story, humor, and comic book elements to make it an enjoyable movie. Thor tied in well with the existing MCU at the time and helped with the expansion of the SHIELD storyline which was important in the beginning of the MCU.
I also enjoyed Thor: The Dark World and again, it actually has some implications that moved the whole overarching MCU storyline forward with the introduction of the aether as another Infinity Stone. The cast from the first movie was back together with some new additions and it had a good mix or humor, love, and action.
So bring on Thor 3 - Thor: Ragnarok! Right?!
THOR: RAGNAROK SPOILERS BELOW:
Well, despite the early 98% Rotten Tomatoes score (currently sitting at a 93% critic review and 90% audience reviews) and gushing reviews of "the best comedy movie from Marvel", "Might leave you 'Thor' from laughter", "The best, silly superhero yet - it is thunderful!", "Thor is basically a blast!", blah, blah, blah; I didn't find Ragnarok as enjoyable as the first two Thor movies. Overall, I enjoyed Ragnarok and felt it had some great moments and introduced some great new characters - Kurg (voiced by the director, Taika Waititi) and Valkyrie, as well as the inclusion of Doctor Strange (however, that was more eye candy than anything), the addition of these great new characters was refreshing to the overall Thor storyline. The new director, Taika Waititi, also brought a new vision to the MCU that is appreciated by Random Angst.
I wasn't very impressed with the action in Ragnarok, as outside of the Thor/Hulk gladiator sequence, all other action sequences were unimaginative and unmemorable. While the introduction of the long lost sister Hela is a great idea, I felt that she was underused and in the end she has gone the way of most other MCU villians (dead after one movie and therefore, not very powerful - or interesting). The most used and interesting MCU villian (at least up until this movie), Loki, also made an appearance in Ragnarok. However, at what point do we stop calling Loki a villian? Loki is always defeated, Thor (and the audience) knows his tricks well enough to the point that he isn't a threat, and Thor won't kill him (even though Loki has threatened and destroyed just as many beings as Malekith the Dark Elf, and Hela, who have both been killed off), and he has become less intimidating with each movie he has appeared in.
It's interesting that with as many villians as Ragnarok has, I never felt that Thor was in jeopardy. Throughout the film, we are introduced to Surtur, Hela, Grandmaster, Hulk, and Loki all of whom tried to thwart, kill, or destroy Thor during the story. With this many characters trying to take out Thor, one would think that there would be large amounts of tension and conflict. For me, I didn't get that because of the comedic beats and jokes that were prevalent throughout the movie and I think that this is a big part of the problem that I believe this film has. Again, as with the rest of the MCU, the fate of the world, universe, and our heroes lives are at stake but you wouldn't know it as everyone is too busy cracking jokes and therefore alleviating any angst or sense of danger that would arise with our heroes being put into these dangerous situations. With a title of Ragnarok, which is the Asgardian apocalypse, I never felt a sense of urgency or that the fate of the world was at stake due to an impending doom. Which is ironic, because as we see at the end of the film Asgard as a world, nation, and people is what's at stake and in danger of being destroyed. However, the being that allows Asgard to eventually be destroyed isn't one of these villians - it's Thor, the protector of Asgard, himself.
While there were a lot of average things about Thor: Ragnarok, something I enjoyed a lot was how this movie has expanded the Thor part of the MCU. I feel that in expanding the character lineup and spending time on other world's besides Earth or Asgard, that the Thor movies and the MCU as a whole are better off. Outside of that though, there were a lot of average things about Ragnarok that dragged down the film as a whole. The most common element from the critic reviews was that it was hilarious, lots of laughs, and the funniest MCU movie yet. For me, this movie was average at best - average action, average humor, and an average storyline. I give it a C, a 7 out of 10, or a 3.5 out of 5 - take your pick.
*One thing this movie needed more of? Natalie Portman. It's interesting how this is the least interesting Thor movie, and it's the only movie without Jane Foster.