Thor (2011)

[TrapStar215]

Re: Thor (2011)

Stinger's in it? I'm there for sure! I'm going to catch it on regular 3d, my peeps didn't want to spend the extra dough.

Me and my friends sneaked into the 3D one after we saw Fast Five and Rio. lol

[OSUFan_88]

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Pretty good movie. It wasn't the greatest but it definitely wasn't bad.

Hems was incredible as Thor, though. Very rarely do they nail a casting quite as well as they did there.

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Staying for after the credits was totally pointless. Made no sense and I don't give one damn care about Loki. In fact, I hated, HATE Loki as a villian or hero. He just sucks, period point blank.

[jmood88]

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Loki is the reason that the Avengers get together

[SouthernBrick]

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Loki is the reason that the Avengers get together

Glad I know that now.

I'm not into comics or know to much about the Thor character or to many of the villains. I also thought it was completely pointless and boring when I first saw it, I knew it obviously had some type of meaning but, I just had no idea what it was as a "average fan" of hero movies.

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So I'm guessing Samuel Jackson will playing the bad guy?

[Blzer]

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Just watched it. I don't really know how else to say this, but I just kind of thought it was... gay. I guess the biggest issue is the Marvel tie-in: I see Iron Man, Spider-Man, hell even The Incredible Hulk and then there's this ulterior space thing with these giant blue enemies with freezing powers, and I don't like the connections.

I was dismissive with the first trailers, but trusted Marvel would make things a bit more enticing. There were about twenty minutes of promise when he first interacted with Natalie Portman's character, but then more silly guys with costumes had to show up and just kind of make things weird again. I guess if I appreciated that kind of movie a little more I would find more value in this one, but again with the Marvel connection... I guess it would be akin to Zac Snyder's next Superman movie tying in with Nolan's Batman universe. The only way I could accept it is if Superman was just some super strong dude with a bulletproof vest and a jet pack. Outside of that, these two worlds don't seem to "exist" in the same way.

I admired the mortal version of Thor as well as all of the characters on Earth, but everything else kind of just sucked me out of it. Too much CGI, too much fantasy. I suppose I should have expected this from this movie just by the trailers though.

The best line in this movie was: "I need a horse!"

[Boltman]

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Glad I know that now.

I'm not into comics or know to much about the Thor character or to many of the villains. I also thought it was completely pointless and boring when I first saw it, I knew it obviously had some type of meaning but, I just had no idea what it was as a "average fan" of hero movies.

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So I'm guessing Samuel Jackson will playing the bad guy?

No, he is Nick Fury I believe.

[Scott]

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No, he is Nick Fury I believe.

this is correct.

[OSUFan_88]

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Loki is the reason that the Avengers get together

That makes more sense then.

[Leon]

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Just watched it. I don't really know how else to say this, but I just kind of thought it was... gay. I guess the biggest issue is the Marvel tie-in: I see Iron Man, Spider-Man, hell even The Incredible Hulk and then there's this ulterior space thing with these giant blue enemies with freezing powers, and I don't like the connections.

I was dismissive with the first trailers, but trusted Marvel would make things a bit more enticing. There were about twenty minutes of promise when he first interacted with Natalie Portman's character, but then more silly guys with costumes had to show up and just kind of make things weird again. I guess if I appreciated that kind of movie a little more I would find more value in this one, but again with the Marvel connection... I guess it would be akin to Zac Snyder's next Superman movie tying in with Nolan's Batman universe. The only way I could accept it is if Superman was just some super strong dude with a bulletproof vest and a jet pack. Outside of that, these two worlds don't seem to "exist" in the same way.

I admired the mortal version of Thor as well as all of the characters on Earth, but everything else kind of just sucked me out of it. Too much CGI, too much fantasy. I suppose I should have expected this from this movie just by the trailers though.

The best line in this movie was: "I need a horse!"

Well, what do you expect, a guy who has a hammer with some kind of electric backpack/suit to call forth his "thunder"? You can't do hyper-reality with Thor and it wouldn't be Thor without all the fantasy that goes with it.

I think they did a great job of making Thor more sci-fi than magic. It presents a plausible enough explanation that allows it to exist with the rest of the Marvel film universe.

[Blzer]

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Well, what do you expect, a guy who has a hammer with some kind of electric backpack/suit to call forth his "thunder"? You can't do hyper-reality with Thor and it wouldn't be Thor without all the fantasy that goes with it.

I think they did a great job of making Thor more sci-fi than magic. It presents a plausible enough explanation that allows it to exist with the rest of the Marvel film universe.

No exactly, what Marvel did with it was the best that I think they could do. I guess I just have a tough time accepting Thor as part of the Marvel universe then, despite the fact that it is indeed that, a universe. I had problems with Hulk as well, but they make it sciencey enough, like you said, for it to be acceptable.

So again, introducing Superman in Nolan's Batman universe would just be cruel if he was the invincible flying juggernaut that he is. Because of that, he shouldn't be introduced in there at all. I guess I just went in with hopes and dreams that Thor wouldn't be too far out there, so that's definitely my fault.

[Jonesy]

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No exactly, what Marvel did with it was the best that I think they could do. I guess I just have a tough time accepting Thor as part of the Marvel universe then, despite the fact that it is indeed that, a universe. I had problems with Hulk as well, but they make it sciencey enough, like you said, for it to be acceptable.

So again, introducing Superman in Nolan's Batman universe would just be cruel if he was the invincible flying juggernaut that he is. Because of that, he shouldn't be introduced in there at all. I guess I just went in with hopes and dreams that Thor wouldn't be too far out there, so that's definitely my fault.

By the looks of it the sheer awesomeness of Nolan's Batman movies have ruined other super hero movies for you.

[Blzer]

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By the looks of it the sheer awesomeness of Nolan's Batman movies have ruined other super hero movies for you.

Ha, it was merely a tangible example of how I felt with Thor being in, say, Tony Stark's universe.

[jmood88]

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Both universes have the same tone so I don't know what you're complaining about.

[trobinson97]

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It's not the Dark Knight.

[Blzer]

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Both universes have the same tone so I don't know what you're complaining about.

Except the fact that one involves different planets and... rainbow bridges.

It's not the Dark Knight.

Maybe I've just had different expectancies. And I'm not a fan of comics, I'll be the first to admit it. I never watched the cartoons or anything, not for Batman or Spider-Man or Iron Man or Superman or Aquaman (good lord I hope no one did). The movies appeal to me because of this slight realm of connection I can have with them, that they have even somewhat of a real world setting. Thor had this on Earth for a short amount of time, but the rest of the time was spent on the far reaches of space and will be tied in with the rest of the Marvel universe. We'll see where this goes from here, but I personally wasn't a big fan of the movie.