Ranking: Every MCU Final Battle From Worst To Best

13. Thor Vs. Malekith (Thor: The Dark World)

The Greenwich setting is certainly unique and the visual effects are rock solid, but this is largely just bog-standard alien invasion fare.

It really doesn't help that Malekith is by far the worst MCU villain so far, and he just doesn't have much screen presence at all, even during this finale. The real highlight here is the constant world-jumping, which at least makes the fight feel more diverse, even if the fighting is mostly unremarkable.

As hilarious as seeing Thor take the London Underground is, the Darcy stuff is pure cringe-fodder and really makes it harder to want to sit through this set-piece again.

Rating: It's got some nice visual diversity, but the villain sucks and it never really ignites. At least Malekith's death (getting crushed by his own ship) is hilarious, though. 4/10