Thor: The Dark World (2013)

This movie isn’t horrible by any means. The dark elves were a bit lackluster for villains, and that's with the 9th Doctor as Malikith. There was minimal character development beyond Thor losing his mom and “losing” Loki. The finale was also just messy and confusing at times. This movie did at least introduce us to the second confirmed infinity stone: Tesseract (Space) and the Ether (reality). It was more of a stepping stone rather than something that can stand on its own. Thor and the other good guys are entertaining and Loki steals every scene. For MCU context it's a must-watch, but I don’t think I’d randomly watch this one unless I was doing a rewatch of Thor’s movies or rewatching the whole MCU.

Story - 14%

Characters - 12%

Pacing - 16%

Spectacle - 16%

Entertainment - 16%

Total score: 74%

Grade scale:

90%-100% = must watch

80%-89% = solid, but could be better

70%-79% = Not terrible, watch if the characters or story interests you

60%-69% = only watch for completionist reasons

0%-59% = just skip it, I find the positives and they don't exist here