Thor: the Dark World is in my opinion an improvement on Thor, giving it better action, better comedy, and an overall bigger scale. Thor: the Dark World definitely has more comedy than the first Thor movie. There are many quite funny moments in the movie and Jane's friends provide a lot of comic relief. I felt the comedy could have been toned down a little, but I thought that it was genuinely  funny, making me laugh many times and it did not get in the way. 

The action I also felt to be better. This is primarily because Thor actually has his hammer for the whole movie, so you can have that larger scale destruction. Battles are clear and easy to enjoy, but never too much that you get sick of it. The villain, Malakith, was underwhelming and never really impressive. This is not due to the performance of Christopher Eccleston, but it is because he is never really seen doing anything that shocked or impacted the viewer. He perhaps had one significant action, but even then it was kind of predictable. It is sad that his potential as a villain was wasted and he became your generic bad guy. 

    Everyone in this movie I felt did a good job, but of course Tom Hiddleston steals the show as Loki. He is in the movie for quite a reasonable time and provides much mischievous entertainment as both Thor and the audience are not sure if he should be trusted. The climax is entertaining and impressive. It has action, suspense, and a bit of comedy, nicely giving a satisfying last few minutes.

Overall, I feel that Thor: the Dark World is a great, entertaining movie and a good improvement on the previous movie.

-   By Karlos Dawang, 1A