Saw Ragnarok with the boys today. Overall, I liked it. I knew going in that it was going to have a lighter tone to it. I like that it actually managed to be lighthearted and dark at the same time. Some spoilers below as I discuss some of my thoughts:
Again, I really liked the balance between lighthearted and dark. It worked really well.
This movie highlighted why I am not a Hulk fan and have never been. The character just doesn't do much for me. He is such a tough character to bring any personality to. But I can't imagine how they could have done any better in that regard than what was done here.
A few ideas seemed rushed and half-baked. For instance, the escape from Sakaar seemed too easy. Also, when ragnarok happened, it was kind of a let down. I didn't really feel any sense of loss or doom. The planet was so empty at that point anyway, but it also seemed so small and insignificant. I think they made a mistake by not making Asgard seem to much bigger and important. Its destruction just seemed fairly insignificant. Maybe a repeat viewing will change my mind. But that, to me, was the biggest flaw.
Related to that, where are all the people? I mean, I know that a ton of people were massacred by Hela. But still, there were hardly any people left to get off the planet. There should have been a ton of ships.
Still, it was a fun movie. I enjoyed it. But it probably ranks in the lower half of Marvel films for me.
A word on the ending and mid-credits scene: So, I am guessing that is Thanos' ship. And I am likewise guessing that the terreract is on board, which makes sense because it wouldn't have simply perished in ragnarok, and Loki pausing to gawk at it seemed to obviously point to him swiping it. But that begs the question: Why didn't Thor raise the issue of where the tessaract is? He more than anyone in this film knows the infinity stones are part of a bigger play being made. Seems like a glaring oversight.