Disney+ Watchlist & Reviews

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Iron Man 3 (review)

Officially the only MCU film I haven’t seen anything of before so little idea what to expect going in. And this turned out to be a nice surprise, I enjoyed it a lot. Always a fan of Guy Pearce and in this episode Don Cheadle puts his stamp onto Rhodey and even Gwyneth Paltrow is bearable.

Disney+
Good story which doesn’t just rely on superhero cliches
The young boy who helps Tony out is excellent in this, does a really good job
Entertaining guest appearance from Ben Kingsley

Disney-
Nothing obvious for me

Rating 7.5/10 way better than 2 and a good effort to round out the Iron Man trilogy



Thor: The Dark World (review)

I remember this as a bit of a ≈≈≈≈ from the first watch, the movie that almost killed Thor off. Was hoping it had improved with age and...it did, but only a little bit and probably just because after the Thor renaissance I’m more well disposed to the character now. I’m still not crazy about it.

Disney+
There’s a nice twist very late in the movie
Dr Jane Foster gets more to do than simper this time
Some good use of central London locations

Disney-
The Aether is a difficult thing of power to get used to, give me an infinity stone any day
I like Christopher Eccleston but here he’s a former Doctor Who playing a Doctor Who villain in a story that needs something more interesting. The Kursed sidekick is better but the Dark Elves generally suffer from the Ice Giant’s rubbish enemy thing.
Some of the Asgard things seem a little silly, aren’t they beyond flying longboats?
Anthony Hopkins phones in his (admittedly hokey) dialogue with zero interest

Rating 6/10 Not quite as bad as I remembered but definitely one of the low points of the MCU.