Comments on: Thor: What did you think?

By: Rob Wilson

Rob Wilson — Mon, 16 May 2011 13:40:00 +0000

Thor was not as good as Iron Man, but it was better than Iron Man 2. Kinda want to re-watch The Incredible Hulk now (unlike the Iron Man movies, I haven’t seen that one since it came outâ€“ and I never saw the first Hulk). Psyched for The Avengers, as a die-hard Whedonite, and even kinda looking forward to Captain Americaâ€“ it looks like they’re filming it as if it were a period piece, and I like that.

By: Gordon McAlpin

Gordon McAlpin — Sat, 14 May 2011 04:06:00 +0000

You mean too pretty to be an astrophysicist, I’m guessing?

By: Amy

Amy — Sat, 14 May 2011 03:08:00 +0000

I’m not gonna argue on the forced love interest part because there was probably more room for development there, but I’m getting really sick of this whole Natalie Portman is too pretty to be an actress crap. I heard it about Hesher and Brothers (which made noooo sense). Some girls always wear makeup. They just do. She doesn’t live in a tent. If anything it makes sense that living in a trailer inside a rented lab she would at least do makeup every day to feel glamorous and feminine. And it really wasn’t that much makeup. She has dark features b.c she’s actually Israeli.

By: Jullian Jer Esconde

Jullian Jer Esconde — Fri, 13 May 2011 01:42:00 +0000

Â I saw this movie about a week ago with the train of thought that it would be like the first Ironman.. Origin type, where there would be more story telling and character developing. (which would have been Okay in my book)

But what I saw in there was nothing more than a rushed story that gives you nothing and leaves you with nothing. Â The portrayal of the characters were so hard to believe that it bugged me throughout the whole movie, Especially the Main Character Thor.. There were no explanations of why he grew up to be the man he started out in the movie to be And faster than a click of a mouse he has a stunning revelation and gives his character a complete turnaround. Â I hate it when things are spoonfed to the audience like that.Â

The story of Loki and his viewpoint is brilliant, but the way that it was portrayed on screen was too quickly to be appreciated. Â The twist was too sudden. Â It was in the middle of an action scene and didnt give the audience time to let it sink it. (i dont even know if that made sense) Â but it does to me!

6/10

By: Samantha Holley

Samantha Holley — Wed, 11 May 2011 14:23:00 +0000

I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.
Branagh developed the father-son relationships between Odin and Thor and Odin and Loki very well. Loki’s character was particularly interesting as the younger son, feeling neglected by the parents in comparison to his brother, personal crisis, etc. I didn’t hate Natalie Portman’s character, but she (Portman) seemed slightly out of place, as if anyone could have played that role and it would have been exactly the same. The secondary female character played by Kat Dennings brought comic relief and nothing else. The movie’s humor was well-placed and memorable (Thor going into the pet shop and demanding a horse was hilarious.) I didn’t see the movie in 3-D, so I can’t comment on that other than to make the general statement that, unless a movie is specifically filmed in 3-D (Cameron’s Avatar and most animated films,) the 3-D is a waste of money and ineffectual.

By: Samantha Holley

Samantha Holley — Wed, 11 May 2011 14:23:00 +0000

By: Bill Morse

Bill Morse — Tue, 10 May 2011 20:17:00 +0000

I liked it, both of a fan of Branagh and superhero films. In hind sight I agree with what several friends of mine have said regarding several plot points being rushed and the climax not being quite epic enough. For the rest of what I thought go here: http://rhapsodies.wpmorse.com/?p=3379

By: Jamie Hynes

Jamie Hynes — Tue, 10 May 2011 16:06:00 +0000

didnt mean to double post

By: Jamie Hynes

Jamie Hynes — Tue, 10 May 2011 16:06:00 +0000

1) Slow storyline

2) Wicked Sound effects like but REALLY LOUD
3) Decent combat sequences throughout the whole film
4) Much funnier then I thought. For all the action in it, it had equal the amount of laughs.

Loved it. Not as good as Iron Man though.

By: Jeanette Barrett Burns

Jeanette Barrett Burns — Tue, 10 May 2011 14:04:00 +0000

I enjoyed it, it was pretty to watch, had reasonable action scenes. I m not as much of a Thor nut so I can’t really speak to it’s sticking to source material, but there were no obvious missteps and there were a couple of nice continuity character tie-ins. I feel like I am damning it with faint praise, but it was a solid comic movie and fun way to kick off the summer. I would recommend it.

By: John Jordan

John Jordan — Tue, 10 May 2011 13:55:00 +0000

Hey, I wrote a blog reviewing it!

http://hugsandhisreviews.blogspot.com/2011/04/thor.html

By: Derek Wheeler

Derek Wheeler — Tue, 10 May 2011 11:19:00 +0000

*SPOILER ALERT*

Honestly I am going to focus on Loki here. I like that they went back to the source material rather than the comics for Loki. In the comics Loki was always a bad guy always evil without seeming to ever understand why. In the original myths Loki was always a trickster but he wasn’t always evil. In the myths he killed a woman that had subverted the gods and made them petty he ate her evil heart to destroy it and in doing so made himself evil.

He was a hero. In this they went with he was really a frost giant himself and thus was never truly seen as the potential successor that Thor was. Odin can argue this isn’t and wasn’t the case all he wants but I doubt he ever even considered Loki for the job because he knew if Loki did become king and his true ancestry were discovered it would mean civil war.

This definitely most likely drove Odin to treat him differently. I like that. Loki’s character was well developed.

As far as Thor’s abrupt change. Well if you suffer a sudden cultural shift then you will change very quickly in a very short period of time. Thor was stripped of his Godhood and made a mortal man. This was as traumatic to him as one of us waking from an accident and finding ourselves paralyzed or missing an arm. That can and will humble most people.

By: Jesse O'Reilly

Jesse O'Reilly — Tue, 10 May 2011 11:08:00 +0000

I had a really good time watching Thor. It’s been out for a couple of weeks here in Hong Kong, but the theater was mostly full yesterday morning. I liked Hemsworth a lot as Thor, and I enjoyed the Asgard scenes (although the CGI was sketchy at times). It was obviously a lead-in to Avengers, but it stood on its own as a complete work. I’m not sure where a Thor 2 might go, though.

By: Tristan Davis

Tristan Davis — Tue, 10 May 2011 01:11:00 +0000

I generally liked it.

I don’t think that Loki’s villainhood seemed forced or arbitrary. I think he really did just start out trying to pull a prank, but in the course of that he found some things out about himself, and the rest just snowballed from there. All in all I found him a well-done, sympathetic villain.

I also really enjoyed the humor, especially the moments of Thor’s transferring Asgardian/Viking manners into the modern day.

By: Randy

Randy — Tue, 10 May 2011 00:34:00 +0000

Completely agree with you @bradydale:disqus I just felt like they tried to rush the story too much, and overused Portmans character. It didnt help that Thors personality did a complete 180 after just 24 hours on Earth. I wish they’d drawn out the Thor/Destroyer fight more since in the comics the Destroyer tends almost kill Thor many times during their battles.

By: Bryan Bullock

Bryan Bullock — Mon, 09 May 2011 18:39:00 +0000

Well, Thor is never going to be great art, despite a pretty impressive cast. However, I wasn’t expecting great art; I was expecting Thor to beat people down with a hammer, and that’s what I got. More than anything, it was a set-up for the Avengers movie, and felt short, oddly. But it was a fun, summer action movie. No better, but no worse, than any other summer action movies. A lot more could have been done, with many aspects, but it was what it was.
One thing I found interesting was the assertion, in one scene, that Asgard is effectively based upon a mix of magic and superscience, and that they gods are not gods, per se, but vastly more powerful than the ancient humans who they were worshiped by… not sure if that’s current Marvel comics call on Thor, or not.

By: Clayton Barns

Clayton Barns — Mon, 09 May 2011 17:25:00 +0000

I’m glad someone else thought the love interest was forced. My friend and I walked out agreeing that yes the acting itself was good as singular characters, but when it came to relationships in any sense there were no connections made. It wasn’t until the end that I really felt Thor respected his father (in ANY sense) and I never saw the romance blossom with Thor and Jane. There is MAYBE half an hour total screen time of Jane and Thor around each other.

By: Nikolay Valkanov

Nikolay Valkanov — Mon, 09 May 2011 15:57:00 +0000

It was a good and fun movie, you should definitely see it, although it had some flaws.
First off, the 3D still can’t win me over. it was unnecessary and pointless. It wasn’t as bad as CotT, but it was made so they could just squeeze a few more bucks out of me.
The movie itself was good, C.Hemsworth did quite good as Thor, Hopkins did great as Odin, and Tom Huddlestone did a great job as Loki. To me Loki was a sort of victim himself which was a bit weak.
Portman’s character was just there, the romance seemed forced since the chemistry was off and they didn’t have much time together.
Hawkeye’s cameo was alright, but could have been done better, all tease and no payoff.
Thor’s merry band of sidekicks was useless.
The action was great, the mythological parts were done very well, and that was the part that could have been messed up the most, so more credit to them.
There were some dumb bits, but can’t say them here because of spoilers.
Overall I would rate it 7/10, and recommend seeing it on the big screen, worth it.

One thing I didn’t want them to do is have any mythological enemies in The Avengers, which was strongly hinted that Loki would again be a villain. I didn’t want the Avengers to have anything else from Thor’s universe but Thor himself. I don’t want any mythology in The Avengers, and I don’t want to see Loki again unless they do Thor 2.
Kinda bummed about that, although most people won’t mind.

By: loserfairy

loserfairy — Mon, 09 May 2011 15:45:00 +0000

I really enjoyed it. The 3D felt absolutely useless to me, however, and Jane’s part in the movie felt forced and totally unappealing. I wanted to stop watching every time she was on screen. However, I got the most enjoyment out of Hiddleston as Loki, and if DC wants to keep stealing actors from marvel, Josh Dallas as Fandral sent so many Oliver Queen shivers down my spine, it wasn’t even funny.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 09 May 2011 15:10:00 +0000

i am a fan of the thor comic book, and i am usually dissapointed with comic book films, except like everyone else the first iron ma the las hulk, nolan’s batman, and batman returns.

with that said, everytime i would see a new trailer for thor, i would keep asking myself not to be excited and that hopefuly the movie wouldn’t suck; i had already seen the stand for thor in last year comic-con, and saw the destroyer, so at least in that aspect it was going to honor the comic book.

but i have to say the film wasn’t dissapointing, the three main characters were great in their parts(thor, loki, odin), action an special effects were perfect, and i am hoping to see a part two.

By: Brandon Gier

Brandon Gier — Mon, 09 May 2011 13:09:00 +0000

Oh wow, someone else I agree with. It definitely seems like people who dislike it are in the minority here, but I personally couldn’t stand it. I think my actual problem with it was that none of the characters were likeable at all to me.

The action scenes were kinda a blur as well to me, making it hard to see what was going on at all. I do have to admit I liked how vibrant his cape was though.

By: Brandon Gier

Brandon Gier — Mon, 09 May 2011 13:09:00 +0000

The action scenes were kinda a blur as well to me, making it hard to see what was going on at all. I do have to admit I liked how vibrant his cape was though.

By: Derek R Croston

Derek R Croston — Mon, 09 May 2011 13:00:00 +0000

Thor started out very fun and exciting. The rest of the movie could not match the first 20 minutes. Plus the idea that Natalie Portman is horny and single with no men around is crazy. Also they mention that science and magic are the same thing in Asgard, which makes the ending very flawed. You’ll know the flaw when you see it.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 09 May 2011 12:26:00 +0000

Considering how much I dislike the character of Thor, I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the movie. It had enough humor and action to carry the story, which overall was not that strong, forward. Like many reviews I’ve read have been saying about the movie, the real star is Loki. Even if Loki’s descent into evil seemed force, you could tell the actor put his all into the role. The overall presentation made me believe in the Thor mythos, and I was definitely satisfied with it.

By: Bill Ash

Bill Ash — Mon, 09 May 2011 12:23:00 +0000

I really enjoyed the movie as I said on my site: http://wsash.net/fandom/the-movie-thor-strikes-home/. I thought it was well done and worthy of oscar consideration for special effects.