Thor

[VGmaster9]

Wow, I could not disagree more. I felt this was a B-grade crapfest on a stick. I'd honestly give this movie 1 out of 5 stars and feel I was being generous. I can't think of anything that redeems this movie in any way, shape or form. Even the special effects were weak.

Loki was, "Am I villain? I'm not sure? Maybe now? No... now? No, not yet. OOH! Now I'm a villain! Wait a sec, I wanna be a good guy now!" Most confused character in a movie ever. I think Ken might've been going for depth but instead all he got was a complete mess that made no sense whatsoever.

The whole relationship between Thor and Jane was trite. It was a relationship for the sake of the plot rather than having any genuine progression.

Then there was SHIELD. "We're taking all your research and there's nothing you can do about it so nyah~! Oh, wait, stuff it, we'll give it all back to you now 'cause you're with the hero of the movie!" And, "He just broke into our facility and you're turning up with a lame story to break him out... umm... ok, you can both go, oh and we'll leave this piece of important romance development McGuffin for you to grab on your way out whilst we're watching you leave!"

We're also given a hook that goes... absolutely nowhere! "I know a person who has dealt with SHIELD so I'll send them an email. I won't get a reply before the movie ends but, dammit, I'm going to do it anyway!"

Weak plot with massive holes in it. Confused characters. Cheesy, cheesy, CHEESY dialogue, costumes, sets, scenes and acting. Just bad scripting. Horrible pacing that goes all over the place with no build-up or tension like the movie was cut by a badger in a rage frenzy. And piss-weak characters that serve no purpose other than to crowd the stage.

This whole movie smacks of an epic three part series of four hour long movies crammed into one two hour movie with all the best bits cut out. Brannagh should go back to directing Shakespeare.

Someone's a bit picky, eh?

 

[megamania]

Saw it Saturday and I'm finally in a position to comment.


It was not as good as hyped (someone compared it to Iron man) but I thought it was still good. Very good in fact.

Some parts did feel forced but they had to fit in a "god" into a "realistic" world so I can deal with that.

Many wonderful comicbook tidbits thrown in for comics and Thor fans. I was half wondering if Thunderstrike was going to appear eventually with Eric being introduced.

My only real bone to pick with the movie.... How quickly and easily Destroyer was taken down.

Though not bad.... the after credits scene was the weakest so far also but this may be more because I already knew a bit about the villian for the Avengers movie.


So.... good movie. Worth seeing but maybe not twice. I am hoping for the director's extended cut on DVD/Blu-Ray to show more of Asgard.


Stan lee had a good part.

Nice to see walter Simonson got some credit given his way also.

 

[Styxs]

I am really interested in seeing the movie but sadly there aren't any theaters around me that are showing it in non-horrific 3D

 

[Richards]

Yeah, I'd save the money and see it in 2D. The 3D wasn't all that impressive, and certainly not worth the extra money. (I didn't really have a choice, as the other guys I was seeing it with wanted to see it in 3D.)

Johnathan

 

[fanboy2000]

I've given-up on 3D. I specifically went to see Thor in 2D and I didn't miss anything.

Back when 3D was novel, I wanted to see anything that was in 3D, in 3D. But now I find it doesn't add anything.

 

[Aeolius]

I found the 3D in Thor to be distracting. It prevented my immersion into the movie, as I kept pulling my glasses down to see if the 3D layering was really as bad as it seemed.

Natalie Portman's performance was lackluster at best. I hope if we see more of Thor, we see no more of Portman's Jane Foster. Mind you, I loved her role in Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium. As others have said, the rushed treatment of the love interest did not seem to work, at all.

To be honest, I felt the portrayal of Heimdall to be more enthralling than Hopkins' Odin, even if the spinning top aspect of the Rainbow Bridge was beyond cheesy.

I'll probably end up downloading this when it makes it to iTunes, but I won't be seeing it in the theater again.

 

[AdmundfortGeographer]

To be honest, I felt the portrayal of Heimdall to be more enthralling than Hopkins' Odin, . . .

I, too, was bored of Natalie Portman. Almost to tears. But Heimdall was my favorite as well, more Heimdall would have been awesome.

 

[AdmundfortGeographer]

I specifically went to see Thor in 2D and I didn't miss anything.

Ditto. I sought out a theater and time with the movie in 2D with the full expectation that 3D would only bring a ruining distraction. Having not seen it in 3D I can still say I am pleased having seen it in 2D.

 

[Relique du Madde]

Natalie Portman's performance was lackluster at best. I hope if we see more of Thor, we see no more of Portman's Jane Foster. Mind you, I loved her role in Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium. As others have said, the rushed treatment of the love interest did not seem to work, at all.

If I were Thor I'd be weary of gal who was as clingy as she was. She knew him like 72 hours at best and already was trying to get him to move in and and willing to be sent to gitmo while braking into a government facility for him. To me that saids issues and that she's all sorts of crazy especially after she had her coworker get his "government contacts" to steal her x-lover's identity and give it to Thor. Seriously, do you even need more red flags than that one?

You know who i feel sorry for? Donald Blake. I bet that the first supervillian who gets a hold of SHIELDS files will be the one who makes him a cripple while thinking he is the God of Thunder. I just hope he isn't still Jane Foster's friend on facebook cause it will be akward reading all her new posts about "Donald Blake" and his super powered studliness when his credit rating is shot to hell and his nurse is putting diapers on him.

 

[outofworld]

Really curious to watch this. Heard alot about this movie.