How will the general public react to this film?

[Figs]

Pirates 4 comes out 2 weeks after Thor

Nice! The site I went to hasn't updated then.

 

[BigThor]

Nice! The site I went to hasn't updated then.

Haha I guess so

 

[TheCorpulent1]

It makes me sad that Pirates is still such a serious box office contender. Is it really still entertaining to so many people to watch Johnny Depp do a Keith Richards impression with eyeliner on for 2 hours? Doesn't the novelty wear off at some point?

 

[BigThor]

It makes me sad that Pirates is still such a serious box office contender. Is it really still entertaining to so many people to watch Johnny Depp do a Keith Richards impression with eyeliner on for 2 hours? Doesn't the novelty wear off at some point?

True, but it is a HUUUGE phenomenon...yeah that hurts me too

 

[S.A.A.D.]

It makes me sad that Pirates is still such a serious box office contender. Is it really still entertaining to so many people to watch Johnny Depp do a Keith Richards impression with eyeliner on for 2 hours? Doesn't the novelty wear off at some point?

Yup. I think that people need to stop acting as if Depp is so consistently good in his movies.

 

[BigThor]

Yup. I think that people need to stop acting as if Depp is so consistently good in his movies.

I don't see how movies like Pirates make more than "Iron Man"

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Yup. I think that people need to stop acting as if Depp is so consistently good in his movies.

I like Johnny Depp, but I think he's a bit too fond of eccentricities, to the point that it sometimes overpowers his performances. Alice in Wonderland is a perfect example. His Mad Hatter was just randomly Scottish at times for no apparent reason. That's not a symptom of insanity, it's just weird for weird's sake.

 

[Weadazoid]

I like Johnny Depp, but I think he's a bit too fond of eccentricities, to the point that it sometimes overpowers his performances. Alice in Wonderland is a perfect example. His Mad Hatter was just randomly Scottish at times for no apparent reason. That's not a symptom of insanity, it's just weird for weird's sake.

His best work was in Ed Wood and Fear and Loathing.





He had some great moments in the OG Priates as well. But in terms of performances I rank that below the two I mentioned above.

 

[Still A ThorFan]

I'm getting tired of people asking if the general public will accept the fantasy aspect of Thor, Blonde God on earth etc...

If they accepted LOR, Avatar, and Harry Potter then there should be no problem accepting Thor.

 

[Still A ThorFan]

It makes me sad that Pirates is still such a serious box office contender. Is it really still entertaining to so many people to watch Johnny Depp do a Keith Richards impression with eyeliner on for 2 hours? Doesn't the novelty wear off at some point?

Because the general American movie goer is stupid. As long as there is great special effects and mindless action they will flock to it, just look at the Transformers series, and POTC. They also complain about 3D, yet buy tickets for it anyway.

 

[BigThor]

I'm getting tired of people asking if the general public will accept the fantasy aspect of Thor, Blonde God on earth etc...

If they accepted LOR, Avatar, and Harry Potter then there should be no problem accepting Thor.

Now this is the truth

 

[marcvader]

Because the general American movie goer is stupid. As long as there is great special effects and mindless action they will flock to it, just look at the Transformers series, and POTC. They also comiplain about 3D, yet buy tickets for it anyway.

People like to be entertained and those movies are undeniably entertaining. They may not be your cup of tea or mine for that matter but I wouldn't call people stupid for liking that kind of stuff. Different strokes for different folks.

 

[Tacit Ronin]

Because the general American movie goer is stupid. As long as there is great special effects and mindless action they will flock to it, just look at the Transformers series, and POTC. They also complain about 3D, yet buy tickets for it anyway.

I don't see how this hurts Thor.

 

[Still A ThorFan]

I don't see how this hurts Thor.

Good point. As for the reaction, I was at the theater yesterday in Union Square, Manhattan. And to my amusement a man walked by the Thor poster and said "Thorrr!" That caught the attention of 3 other people who stopped and looked at the poster for a bit.

So much for those who said the poster isn't attention grabbing.

 

[Still A ThorFan]

People like to be entertained and those movies are undeniably entertaining. They may not be your cup of tea or mine for that matter but I wouldn't call people stupid for liking that kind of stuff. Different strokes for different folks.

Maybe stupid was too strong of a word but I think you know what I mean. It just baffles me how Hollywood can put out anything and people just flock to it.

I'm very selective when it comes to the movies. I'll be damned if I spend 11.25 to see Yogi Bear.

 

[marcvader]

Oh, I here ya. I'm very selective as well. I only go to the theater 5-6 times a year.

 

[Weadazoid]

Oh, I here ya. I'm very selective as well. I only go to the theater 5-6 times a year.

Ditto.


THis past year I saw:

Oceans by Disney
Dispicable Me
Tangled - First 3D movie.


- all with my daughter a 4 year old, who is just coming around to movies....

Up actually really kind of terrified her. The end of it was way to intense made her cry alot.

 

[Still A ThorFan]

I don't have any children yet but I'm sure when that day comes I'll be at the movies a lot more.

 

[Vartha]

heh I was a huge influance on my kids lol. My 16 year daughter loves Bat-man movies, LotR, Pirates of the Caribbean, Harry Potter and regrettably Twilight. lol
My son loves basically the same thing, but loves Games alittle more .

 

[BigThor]

Good point. As for the reaction, I was at the theater yesterday in Union Square, Manhattan. And to my amusement a man walked by the Thor poster and said "Thorrr!" That caught the attention of 3 other people who stopped and looked at the poster for a bit.

So much for those who said the poster isn't attention grabbing.

Now this is some good news, perhaps more good tracking for Thor

 

[Weadazoid]

Now this is some good news, perhaps more good tracking for Thor

This movie is going to start the summer. That really helps it, and it's new, so people are going to have peaked interest, plus the CGI at this point looks pretty spectackular.


I have no idea how Priest is going to perform... it looks kewl but that hard R rating sets up THor for being 2 weeks at number 1... just my early opinion, and that should be enough to spread the good word.

 

[Silvermoth]

The major hurdle for Thor I think (besides the look of the costumes) is that fantasy films since Lord of the Rings haven't really been successful. Sure there's Harry Potter but most fantasy films set in a different world tend to bomb or be aimed at very young children.

I think as long as Thor is more Lord of the Rings than Bridge to Terabithia things should be alright. If it's a mature, awesome film it'll be fine and sell well.

 

[ddddeeee]

1 Toy Story 3 BV $1,063.1
2 Alice in Wonderland (2010) BV $1,024.3
3 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 WB $867.2
4 Inception WB $825.4
5 Shrek Forever After P/DW $739.8
6 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Sum. $693.5
7 Iron Man 2 Par. $621.8
8 Despicable Me Uni. $540.4
9 How to Train Your Dragon P/DW $494.9
10 Clash of the Titans (2010) WB $493.2

Maybe it's just me. But what all these films have in common is that they're all fairly 'out there' and they're all Fantasy or Sci-Fi, minus the animated.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

The major hurdle for Thor I think (besides the look of the costumes) is that fantasy films since Lord of the Rings haven't really been successful. Sure there's Harry Potter but most fantasy films set in a different world tend to bomb or be aimed at very young children.

I think as long as Thor is more Lord of the Rings than Bridge to Terabithia things should be alright. If it's a mature, awesome film it'll be fine and sell well.

Thor's set on Earth for quite a bit of the movie. I think Marvel/Disney's banking on that grounding to give it a leg up on other fantasy movies. You're seeing a stranger being transported to Earth for the main part of the story rather than being transported to another world yourself.

 

[Gamma Burst]

Maybe it's just me. But what all these films have in common is that they're all fairly 'out there' and they're all Fantasy or Sci-Fi, minus the animated.

No,it's not just you.