Thor Movie Talk

[Berserkfury819]

I Thought French Was The Native Canadian Language. And English Was Just Because USA was Downstairs.

Both Quebec and the USA wish

No, we want everyone to speak English dammit.

[Berserkfury819]

New Trailer!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hwPX9sL ... re=related

[Sarcasmic]

Badass and a few light chuckles, but I still can't shake a feeling this movie will suck....

[Spider-Girl]

Just saw a midnight showing of Thor! I thought it was well-done! There was even some Clint Barton action! Be sure to stay at the end of the credits...

cosmic cube, anyone?!

I just have two questions:

1. Isn't Jane Foster a medic in the comics?
2. I know Loki is Thor's half-brother, but he is born of the Frost Giants?

I probably know the least about Thor, so I found it entertaining without having to dissect everything! Oh, and Sif is awesome! Well, I'm off to bed as I must be up for work in 3 hours! Yayz!

[George Berryman]

I just have two questions:

1. Isn't Jane Foster a medic in the comics?
2. I know Loki is Thor's half-brother, but he is born of the Frost Giants?

1. Yes. Well a nurse and then a doctor.
2. Yes.

[ChaosInc]

1. Isn't Jane Foster a medic in the comics?

Yes but her job is pretty much dependant on what they want to do with Thor. In the 616 comics she was a nurse so she could work with Dr Donald Blake (Thor's alter ego), in Ultimate she's a hippie Thor's shacking up with during his protests, In Mighty Avenger she's a museum director so she can meet Thor when he's looking for his hammer at the museum, in the Avengers cartoon she's a paramedic so she can bump into Thor during a fight. Her job has been malleable and has just been a way for her and Thor to meet. When they started getting rid of the Don Blake persona in other versions of Thor they had to change Jane’s job to fit with that.

[Spider-Girl]

1. Isn't Jane Foster a medic in the comics?

Yes but her job is pretty much dependant on what they want to do with Thor. In the 616 comics she was a nurse so she could work with Dr Donald Blake (Thor's alter ego), in Ultimate she's a hippie Thor's shacking up with during his protests, In Mighty Avenger she's a museum director so she can meet Thor when he's looking for his hammer at the museum, in the Avengers cartoon she's a paramedic so she can bump into Thor during a fight. Her job has been malleable and has just been a way for her and Thor to meet. When they started getting rid of the Don Blake persona in other versions of Thor they had to change Jane’s job to fit with that.

Hahaha...well, I'm happy to tell you that none of those apply in the movie, but it does suit Thor's needs in the story.

@Bear: Thanks!

[Donomark]

I thought the movie was awesomesauce. Probably in my top 3 favorite Marvel movies. It was a lot of fun, all the acting was superb, and it had my attetion 100%. Kudos to everyone involved!

[Berserkfury819]

Thor was EPIC! I had high hopes and it did not dissapoint. The minute they showed

the casket of ancient winters

my inner fanboy nearly went balistic. I supposed I could nitpick about Jane being an astrophysicist, or that Jane is his lover interest instead of Sif, who I prefer. But I won't. I'm probably going to go see it again. And the end credits was great. Probably going to go see it again and take my dad this time.

[gregxb]

Well, I had been planning to see the midnight showing of this movie since I first saw the leaked San Diego Comic-Con trailer. The buzz was good, and the marketing was smart, not overwhelming, but smart.

Then, on Wednesday, I discovered that my local movie theater would only have midnight showings in 3D. I personally hate 3D, and I especially hate when movies not shot in 3D are post-converted into 3D. It doesn't help that the tickets are much more expensive for 3D at all. So, I called my theater to complain, they said that the orders came from the corporate office and there was nothing they could do. I demanded to speak to the manager. He repeated the bit about the corporate office. I then told him that I and my friends had bad eye-sight and couldn't handle 3D, that we would take our business elsewhere. And then, I laid on the magic word, I said this was discrimination. And, as soon as I used that word, the manager looked at the e-mail again, and what do you know, they were authorized to play "Thor" in 2D for the midnight showing.

By the way, I have perfect 20/20 vision. And so does everyone I came to see the movie with. So, yeah, I bullied my theater into showing it in 2D that night, and pretty much showed that they were full of crap on this issue.

As for the movie itself. I thought it was awesome. Much better than "Iron Man 2." Still trying to decide if I like it better than the first "Iron Man" or not. I'm thinking I might, because Thor and his world would be so much easier to screw up, but they were handled masterfully.

Chris Hemsworth really delivered as Thor. Not once did I feel like I was watching an actor play the God of Thunder. I felt like I was watching a real Viking warrior with godlike powers there. His growth from arrogant, violent, bombastic loudmouth, to a hero was believable even if it took two or three days at most. But Hemsworth really brought the dignity and majesty to this character, even in the more comedic scenes... which were genuinely funny, even though we've seen the fish out of water scenario a million times before.

Natalie Portman seemed to really be having fun as Jane Foster, this time re-imagined as an astrophysicist, rather than a nurse. She was delightful and fun, and brought life to the love interest role, which, let's be honest, most superhero films utterly fail to do.

Anthony Hopkins really brought grace and majesty to the Asgardian All-Father, Odin. While I would have liked to see Brian Blessed in the role, I did appreciate this quiet and aging but all-powerful depiction of Odin. Speak quietly and carry a big staff. He also came off as a loving father, and while I would have liked to hear that he traded his eye for wisdom, rather than losing it in battle with the Frost Giants, I understand that in a movie, these things must be stream-lined.

Now, I have heard some people saying that Sif and the Warriors Three didn't get much in the way of characterization. While they're not wrong, I felt like we got enough to get to know who they are. I liked them a lot, they were a lot of fun. Especially when they did their LARP walk down the main street of a small New Mexico town. And Sif, well, Jaimie Alexander is easy on the eyes. I wonder how her relationship with Thor will develop over the course of this franchise.

And, last, but most certainly not least, Tom Hiddleston is Loki. As with Hemsworth, not once did I feel like I was watching an actor portray the God of Lies. I don't know where Kenneth Branagh went while casting this thing, but somehow, he found the real Loki and convinced him to play the part of himself. Now, I have seen some people say that Loki wasn't evil enough, well, I thought he was plenty evil. A great liar, and a great trickster. But subtle, like a good trickster should be. He didn't chew the scenery. He didn't come off as sneering and evil, and that's a good thing. He fooled the characters, and maybe some of the audience. I'll admit to being fooled by him at some points. When we got to the climax, and I saw what his planned endgame really was. Well, I was taken by surprise. If he was chewing the scenery, well then he wouldn't be a very good trickster, now would he? Kudos to Tom Hiddleston for not playing him as a campy supervillain and actually making him down-to-earth (uh... down-to-asgard?) and relatable.

I thought the rest of the cast was pretty good. It was a delight to see Clark Gregg as Agent Coulson again. And I enjoyed Stan Lee's cameo, as well as J. Michael Straczynski (who got story credit for the movie). And I really enjoyed the cameo from a certain archer. It's subtle, something us comic geeks will pick up on, but doesn't feel obnoxious to the uninitiated.

The plot was good, it wasn't an idiot plot. While it took some liberties with the source material, it never rang false. And, while I don't want to spoil the post-credits scene, I am really, really pumped for "The Avengers."

If there were any flaws, I felt that Asgard looked a little too polished, and rather than look like it was a place where people lived, it looked like a sound stage a lot of the time. Not all the time, but a lot of the time. I also felt that Thor's character arc moved a little quickly, a journey that should have taken weeks took three or four days. But both of those complaints are so minor, that they don't knock down my score.

I give it an A-. I liked it a lot, and the momentum towards "The Avengers" is back.

[ChaosInc]

Hahaha...well, I'm happy to tell you that none of those apply in the movie, but it does suit Thor's needs in the story.

I know. I already saw the film on 25 April. I liked her new occupation and it really fit well with what they were going for.

One thin I did love that not many people are saying is how well SHIELD was in this. They were in the way, but you could understand why, they were smart and knew enough to let Thor walk around but keep him under surveillance. What normally happens with government organisations that the protagonist has to get past is that they're portrayed as guys who don't do anything and have really weak security if the protagonist has to break in. Here they notice a security breach right away; they take action and could've taken Thor out if Coulson wanted to.

Anyway great film. I'd probably rank it below Iron Man 1 but above IM 2. I think the thing that held it back for was the abrupt ending, but that's my only real problem with it as everything felt perfect for a Thor reimagining.

Well, I had been planning to see the midnight showing of this movie since I first saw the leaked San Diego Comic-Con trailer. The buzz was good, and the marketing was smart, not overwhelming, but smart.

Then, on Wednesday, I discovered that my local movie theater would only have midnight showings in 3D. I personally hate 3D, and I especially hate when movies not shot in 3D are post-converted into 3D. It doesn't help that the tickets are much more expensive for 3D at all. So, I called my theater to complain, they said that the orders came from the corporate office and there was nothing they could do. I demanded to speak to the manager. He repeated the bit about the corporate office. I then told him that I and my friends had bad eye-sight and couldn't handle 3D, that we would take our business elsewhere. And then, I laid on the magic word, I said this was discrimination. And, as soon as I used that word, the manager looked at the e-mail again, and what do you know, they were authorized to play "Thor" in 2D for the midnight showing.

By the way, I have perfect 20/20 vision. And so does everyone I came to see the movie with. So, yeah, I bullied my theater into showing it in 2D that night, and pretty much showed that they were full of crap on this issue.

*salutes* Well done good sir. You have struck a blow for 2D lovers everywhere.

[Berserkfury819]

Well, I had been planning to see the midnight showing of this movie since I first saw the leaked San Diego Comic-Con trailer. The buzz was good, and the marketing was smart, not overwhelming, but smart.

Then, on Wednesday, I discovered that my local movie theater would only have midnight showings in 3D. I personally hate 3D, and I especially hate when movies not shot in 3D are post-converted into 3D. It doesn't help that the tickets are much more expensive for 3D at all. So, I called my theater to complain, they said that the orders came from the corporate office and there was nothing they could do. I demanded to speak to the manager. He repeated the bit about the corporate office. I then told him that I and my friends had bad eye-sight and couldn't handle 3D, that we would take our business elsewhere. And then, I laid on the magic word, I said this was discrimination. And, as soon as I used that word, the manager looked at the e-mail again, and what do you know, they were authorized to play "Thor" in 2D for the midnight showing.

By the way, I have perfect 20/20 vision. And so does everyone I came to see the movie with. So, yeah, I bullied my theater into showing it in 2D that night, and pretty much showed that they were full of crap on this issue.

As for the movie itself. I thought it was awesome. Much better than "Iron Man 2." Still trying to decide if I like it better than the first "Iron Man" or not. I'm thinking I might, because Thor and his world would be so much easier to screw up, but they were handled masterfully.

Chris Hemsworth really delivered as Thor. Not once did I feel like I was watching an actor play the God of Thunder. I felt like I was watching a real Viking warrior with godlike powers there. His growth from arrogant, violent, bombastic loudmouth, to a hero was believable even if it took two or three days at most. But Hemsworth really brought the dignity and majesty to this character, even in the more comedic scenes... which were genuinely funny, even though we've seen the fish out of water scenario a million times before.

Natalie Portman seemed to really be having fun as Jane Foster, this time re-imagined as an astrophysicist, rather than a nurse. She was delightful and fun, and brought life to the love interest role, which, let's be honest, most superhero films utterly fail to do.

Anthony Hopkins really brought grace and majesty to the Asgardian All-Father, Odin. While I would have liked to see Brian Blessed in the role, I did appreciate this quiet and aging but all-powerful depiction of Odin. Speak quietly and carry a big staff. He also came off as a loving father, and while I would have liked to hear that he traded his eye for wisdom, rather than losing it in battle with the Frost Giants, I understand that in a movie, these things must be stream-lined.

Now, I have heard some people saying that Sif and the Warriors Three didn't get much in the way of characterization. While they're not wrong, I felt like we got enough to get to know who they are. I liked them a lot, they were a lot of fun. Especially when they did their LARP walk down the main street of a small New Mexico town. And Sif, well, Jaimie Alexander is easy on the eyes. I wonder how her relationship with Thor will develop over the course of this franchise.

And, last, but most certainly not least, Tom Hiddleston is Loki. As with Hemsworth, not once did I feel like I was watching an actor portray the God of Lies. I don't know where Kenneth Branagh went while casting this thing, but somehow, he found the real Loki and convinced him to play the part of himself. Now, I have seen some people say that Loki wasn't evil enough, well, I thought he was plenty evil. A great liar, and a great trickster. But subtle, like a good trickster should be. He didn't chew the scenery. He didn't come off as sneering and evil, and that's a good thing. He fooled the characters, and maybe some of the audience. I'll admit to being fooled by him at some points. When we got to the climax, and I saw what his planned endgame really was. Well, I was taken by surprise. If he was chewing the scenery, well then he wouldn't be a very good trickster, now would he? Kudos to Tom Hiddleston for not playing him as a campy supervillain and actually making him down-to-earth (uh... down-to-asgard?) and relatable.

I thought the rest of the cast was pretty good. It was a delight to see Clark Gregg as Agent Coulson again. And I enjoyed Stan Lee's cameo, as well as J. Michael Straczynski (who got story credit for the movie). And I really enjoyed the cameo from a certain archer. It's subtle, something us comic geeks will pick up on, but doesn't feel obnoxious to the uninitiated.

The plot was good, it wasn't an idiot plot. While it took some liberties with the source material, it never rang false. And, while I don't want to spoil the post-credits scene, I am really, really pumped for "The Avengers."

If there were any flaws, I felt that Asgard looked a little too polished, and rather than look like it was a place where people lived, it looked like a sound stage a lot of the time. Not all the time, but a lot of the time. I also felt that Thor's character arc moved a little quickly, a journey that should have taken weeks took three or four days. But both of those complaints are so minor, that they don't knock down my score.

I give it an A-. I liked it a lot, and the momentum towards "The Avengers" is back.

I think Loki is one of the best villains I've seen in awhile in a comic book movie because its so subtle. He's not over the top EEEEVVVVAAAALLLLLL!!!!! He's manipulative, but he comes off as sincere even when you know he's lying. He's almost more of an anti-villain and there were times when I could even empathize with him even though I knew he was the bad guy. Thats what makes a truly great villain.

[gregxb]

Well, I had been planning to see the midnight showing of this movie since I first saw the leaked San Diego Comic-Con trailer. The buzz was good, and the marketing was smart, not overwhelming, but smart.

Then, on Wednesday, I discovered that my local movie theater would only have midnight showings in 3D. I personally hate 3D, and I especially hate when movies not shot in 3D are post-converted into 3D. It doesn't help that the tickets are much more expensive for 3D at all. So, I called my theater to complain, they said that the orders came from the corporate office and there was nothing they could do. I demanded to speak to the manager. He repeated the bit about the corporate office. I then told him that I and my friends had bad eye-sight and couldn't handle 3D, that we would take our business elsewhere. And then, I laid on the magic word, I said this was discrimination. And, as soon as I used that word, the manager looked at the e-mail again, and what do you know, they were authorized to play "Thor" in 2D for the midnight showing.

By the way, I have perfect 20/20 vision. And so does everyone I came to see the movie with. So, yeah, I bullied my theater into showing it in 2D that night, and pretty much showed that they were full of crap on this issue.

As for the movie itself. I thought it was awesome. Much better than "Iron Man 2." Still trying to decide if I like it better than the first "Iron Man" or not. I'm thinking I might, because Thor and his world would be so much easier to screw up, but they were handled masterfully.

Chris Hemsworth really delivered as Thor. Not once did I feel like I was watching an actor play the God of Thunder. I felt like I was watching a real Viking warrior with godlike powers there. His growth from arrogant, violent, bombastic loudmouth, to a hero was believable even if it took two or three days at most. But Hemsworth really brought the dignity and majesty to this character, even in the more comedic scenes... which were genuinely funny, even though we've seen the fish out of water scenario a million times before.

Natalie Portman seemed to really be having fun as Jane Foster, this time re-imagined as an astrophysicist, rather than a nurse. She was delightful and fun, and brought life to the love interest role, which, let's be honest, most superhero films utterly fail to do.

Anthony Hopkins really brought grace and majesty to the Asgardian All-Father, Odin. While I would have liked to see Brian Blessed in the role, I did appreciate this quiet and aging but all-powerful depiction of Odin. Speak quietly and carry a big staff. He also came off as a loving father, and while I would have liked to hear that he traded his eye for wisdom, rather than losing it in battle with the Frost Giants, I understand that in a movie, these things must be stream-lined.

Now, I have heard some people saying that Sif and the Warriors Three didn't get much in the way of characterization. While they're not wrong, I felt like we got enough to get to know who they are. I liked them a lot, they were a lot of fun. Especially when they did their LARP walk down the main street of a small New Mexico town. And Sif, well, Jaimie Alexander is easy on the eyes. I wonder how her relationship with Thor will develop over the course of this franchise.

And, last, but most certainly not least, Tom Hiddleston is Loki. As with Hemsworth, not once did I feel like I was watching an actor portray the God of Lies. I don't know where Kenneth Branagh went while casting this thing, but somehow, he found the real Loki and convinced him to play the part of himself. Now, I have seen some people say that Loki wasn't evil enough, well, I thought he was plenty evil. A great liar, and a great trickster. But subtle, like a good trickster should be. He didn't chew the scenery. He didn't come off as sneering and evil, and that's a good thing. He fooled the characters, and maybe some of the audience. I'll admit to being fooled by him at some points. When we got to the climax, and I saw what his planned endgame really was. Well, I was taken by surprise. If he was chewing the scenery, well then he wouldn't be a very good trickster, now would he? Kudos to Tom Hiddleston for not playing him as a campy supervillain and actually making him down-to-earth (uh... down-to-asgard?) and relatable.

I thought the rest of the cast was pretty good. It was a delight to see Clark Gregg as Agent Coulson again. And I enjoyed Stan Lee's cameo, as well as J. Michael Straczynski (who got story credit for the movie). And I really enjoyed the cameo from a certain archer. It's subtle, something us comic geeks will pick up on, but doesn't feel obnoxious to the uninitiated.

The plot was good, it wasn't an idiot plot. While it took some liberties with the source material, it never rang false. And, while I don't want to spoil the post-credits scene, I am really, really pumped for "The Avengers."

If there were any flaws, I felt that Asgard looked a little too polished, and rather than look like it was a place where people lived, it looked like a sound stage a lot of the time. Not all the time, but a lot of the time. I also felt that Thor's character arc moved a little quickly, a journey that should have taken weeks took three or four days. But both of those complaints are so minor, that they don't knock down my score.

I give it an A-. I liked it a lot, and the momentum towards "The Avengers" is back.

I think Loki is one of the best villains I've seen in awhile in a comic book movie because its so subtle. He's not over the top EEEEVVVVAAAALLLLLL!!!!! He's manipulative, but he comes off as sincere even when you know he's lying. He's almost more of an anti-villain and there were times when I could even empathize with him even though I knew he was the bad guy. Thats what makes a truly great villain.

I couldn't agree more. Totally.

[Jack Bauer]

Loved it. In fact, the more I think about it, the more I think I liked it. 8.5/10

[Tabularasa]

After everyone on the interwebz was raving about this movie, I had high expectations but was really let down in the end. Thor has a lot of flaws. It has some great moments, but it doesn't fix the flaws. I think this was a lot better then Iron Man 2 and Incredible Hulk, but it didn't reach the level of Iron Man for me. All the problems are all in the story. The beginning got off to a really rocky start. I loved the middle. Pretty much everything on earth worked for me except for one big thing that I'll get to in a minute. The ending was very anti-climatic. I felt that the actor portraying Loki wasn't really playing Loki. He overacted in a few scenes and I don't think the writing really gave that character justice.

The BIG problem is I didn't buy the Thor/Jane romance at all. I don't understand why they needed to advance the relationship so much in one movie when we know that there's going to be another 2 films at least in the franchise. They know each other for like two days and suddenly they're in this crazy romance with one another? No, sorry, not buying it. I'm also not buying Thor's change. One thing I hate in movies is when they knock the audience over the head with what the character's flaw is. I don't know how many times people told Thor he was arrogant and selfish. Thor should've saw that for himself and I'm not sure what I'm supposed to believe is his change. And again, if the writers are trying to tell me he changed because of Jane, still not buying it.

The dialogue was also a problem as it was pretty cliched. This was an average movie but it could've been a lot better. The only real saving grace about this movie is that Hemsworth did a really great job on Thor and I really want to see how he gels with Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans.