Long story short, i had a lot of fun watching this, and I'm already excited/interested to watch it again. My favorite bits were the Fiat Chase, the Venice section in the 2nd act, and the entire Orient Express/Train derailment; it doesn't reach the highs of Fallout and to certain extent, Rogue Nation, but DR has its own sets of thrills, emotion, drama, and sense of fun.
Even if it all doesn't work, I'll still respect it for trying to be…
I felt dazed and euphoric after leaving the theater; kinda hoping that the night sky would have some kind of cosmic color for awhile, and still thinking about this movie all the way home. Thinking about the vivid colors and wild imagination, the graphic brutality and the darkness in the world Mandy, and the beauty that often goes hand in hand, and by itself.
And more importantly, being in awe of seeing a movie like this in theaters. Like Upgrade, and Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Mandy is a movie that's gonna stick in my mind for a long time.
Watching Ragnarok with Taika's commentary, especially when his daughter pops in throughout is a fun little gem, and makes me wanna give this film 6 stars.
Equally on par with What We Do in the Shadows and Hunt for the Wilderpeople in of humor, weirdness and emotional/thematic material, but both films edge out Ragnarok a bit further in those areas. Ragnarok is still a top 5 MCU film (IMO), one of my favorite movies (from last year and in…
