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Thunder Force on Netflix, the superhero comedy starring Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer as two estranged childhood friends who are transformed into superheroes, isnât getting a lot of love from the film critics since its April 2021 debut. But while reviewers, including CinemaBlendâs own Eric Eisenberg bring up a lot of good points in his
Thunder Force review of Ben Falconeâs latest effort, you may be wondering what everyday Netflix subscribers think about the star-studded affair and if maybe they enjoyed the movie.
Well, as it stands,
Thunder Force currently has Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score of 25% which is only one point better than its critical response. But itâs not all bad news as a number of the movieâs fans have found several elements of
Of all the superhero movies that have flooded our screens in recent years, the one that still stands out as the most fun is 2017 s Thor: Ragnarok, a film that was serious about not taking itself seriously. Even though Thunder Force is not up at the same budget - or star power-level as a Marvel Universe film, it s definitely a contender in the superhero movies can be fun category. It s also a refreshing, kind of crazy take on the genre.
A brief introduction tells of a peculiar event in the early-1980s that caused some people to turn into Miscreants - super-powered sociopaths who wreak havoc on the populace. Moving along to the late-1980s, a Miscreant-related incident leads to the death of husband-and-wife scientists who were developing a technique that would give regular people the power to fight back against these troublemakers. Their young, bright, suddenly orphaned daughter Emily vows to dedicate her life to continuing her parents work.