She took one look at me and said, 'Yes, I'll do it, you're my hero.'" – During the scene where Hela destroys Thor's hammer: "This is a very sad scene for people who love tools." In between the jokes, Waititi does take time to talk about the making of the film. When the filmmaker reveals he did the motion capture for the fire-engulfed god that Thor faces at the start of the film, he adds: "That fire is real I was on fire when I did the motion capture for this scene." Some other highlights from the commentary: – "I did the motion capture for as well anytime you see him on screen, it's me." – "That hammer really weighs five million pounds that's how strong Chris Hemsworth is." – "Cate Blanchett was one of the first people to sign onto the film I tricked her into it. The best feature here is Waititi's commentary, which is consistently laugh-out-loud funny. Even when featurettes slip into standard making-of mode, with cast and crew giving mostly predictable answers to predictable questions, Waititi will pop-up and save the day. Taika Waititi is all over the features here, giving interviews and being his usual irreverent self. That said, even if you're so-so on the film, this Blu-ray is a must-own simply because of the wealth of hilarious special features. Special Features to Note: I was one of those weirdos who thought Thor: Ragnarok was good, not great. I'm not sure there's much room left for future Thor sequels, but if Ragnarok is to be the end of the line, it's the perfect film to go out on. After recruiting the reluctant Valkyrie for back-up, Thor and company race back to Asgard to stop Hela once and for all. Thor and Loki end up trapped on the planet Sakaar, where Thor is reunited with the Hulk, AKA Bruce Banner ( Mark Ruffalo ). In Thor: Ragnarok, Thor and Loki are out of their element as their long-lost sister Hela returns to Asgard and begins to destroy everything. And Goldblum's Grandmaster is a wonderful study in lunacy – it's clear that Waititi trained his cameras on Goldblum and let him do whatever the heck he wanted to do, resulting in comic gold. Thompson's hard-drinking, ass-kicking Valkyrie is one of the best new characters in the MCU. Blanchett's baddie Hela is woefully underused, but she makes the most of her time. Cate Blanchett, Tessa Thompson and, most of all, Jeff Goldblum, shine as the new additions to the series. It certainly helps that Waititi has assembled one hell of a cast around Thor mainstays Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston. To be clear: Waititi's Thor: Ragnarok still has a lot of problems that plague the Thor films, but Waititi is so damn funny, and able to get such funny performances from his cast, that it almost doesn't matter. While the last thing we needed was another Thor sequel, Marvel redeemed the series with a lot of help from Taika Waititi. The Thor franchise has always been at the bottom-of-the-barrel for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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