Age of Ultron The Avengers 2! The Official News and Speculation Thread - - - Part 49

[Sharkboy]

Wow I didn't realise Thor 2 was this maligned among the fans, I personally consider Thor to be the absolute weakest of the entire MCU and Thor 2 a genuine step up (but still the weakest of phase 2 by miles) but some people think its the worst of the bunch?!

Is it all the Jane stuff?

 

[BlackDoomShadow]

I feel like Thor 2 had too much human/Earth focus. Hopefully the success of GotG convinces Marvel that audiences are willing to watch a movie primarily focused around Asgard and other realms (and the title Ragnarok suggests that is the case).

 

[Ms. Marvel]

Also Malekith being a plot device rather than an actual villain. They could have done so much more with him.

 

[Galactus123]

I'm going to see this tomorrow. Can't wait!

 

[TheVision]

PS: That Scott Mendelson goof shouldnt be trusted at all. Dont listen to him about movies like AOU.

There are some true knuckleheads in the movie journalism biz.

 

[Sharkboy]

I might be stepping into dangerous territory here, and i've never really been on the thor boards to discuss it, but aren't the first two thor films essentially the MCU's attempts at luring the tween/twihard/tumblr girl demographics? That's always what i took from them, especially when you consider the focus on the plain Jane character and a larger focus on her romance with Thor.

 

[Herolee10]

Wow I didn't realise Thor 2 was this maligned among the fans, I personally consider Thor to be the absolute weakest of the entire MCU and Thor 2 a genuine step up (but still the weakest of phase 2 by miles) but some people think its the worst of the bunch?!

Is it all the Jane stuff?

Also Malekith being a plot device rather than an actual villain. They could have done so much more with him.

That and it felt more like a film that was geared towards Tom's/Loki's fans on Tumblr than it was for a film about Thor.

Plus, it really didn't provide anything new for the character other than give us a better look at Asgard.

 

[Tony Stark]

Amc crew non spoiler review up on YouTube they lived it. I'm getting a vibe that this one might be one that truly requires multiple views to truly appreciate.

Scnepp 9/10 harloff 8/10 campea 9/10 rose 9/10 other half of schmoes lol 9.5/10

I'm not going to snark at those numbers. I have a feeling I'm going to love the hell out of this alot more than the critics and if it's getting reviews like that, I'll take it in a heart beat.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Thor 2's overexposure of the humans was what made the film just average for me.

 

[Sterling Archer]

The first Thor is good for me because I feel Loki hasn't been as interesting or complex since that movie. The second movie was bigger and perhaps more entertaining, but emptier to me. Iron Man 2 is still the worst though.

 

[MahvelBaby!]

In the amc review *spoilers*

Spoiler

amy rose made it seem like both twins make it through the film, but she could have just been keeping mum

also lots of vision love! Schnepp says the comic guys will love this movie

 

[Sharkboy]

So for anyone reading the reviews, does Ultron break the MCU villain curse?

 

[The Chris]

It's the character work for Thor and Loki that makes the first film so watchable for me.

 

[BlackDoomShadow]

PS: That Scott Mendelson goof shouldnt be trusted at all. Dont listen to him about movies like AOU.

There are some true knuckleheads in the movie journalism biz.

As I said:

Remember when Scott Mendelson gave positive reviews to TASM2 and Transformers 4? Good times.

 

[MahvelBaby!]

Where is my boy ao Scott with his glowing cbm reviews!? Lmao!

 

[Dr. Evil]

Wow I didn't realise Thor 2 was this maligned among the fans, I personally consider Thor to be the absolute weakest of the entire MCU and Thor 2 a genuine step up (but still the weakest of phase 2 by miles) but some people think its the worst of the bunch?!

Is it all the Jane stuff?

Jane, Darcy, Dr. Selvig and Darcy's assistant/intern/boyfriend. Hell Lady Sif has had more screentime in her two guest appearances on Agents of SHIELD than the two Thor films combined, which should not have happened.

 

[Ms. Marvel]

How about Rex Reed?

 

[Dasher10]

What other people here said. Thor 2 was too based on Earth and Malekith was a weak villain who was underdeveloped.

It's the same thing with Whiplash in Iron Man 2 being flat and without much in the way of character development.

Thankfully Thor is going full fantasy in Phase 3.

 

[Dr. Evil]

How about Rex Reed?

Isn't he a bit too pretentious for this genre?

 

[Dasher10]

Neither movies are terrible imo. I just think IM2, although entertaining, was a bit of a waste of a movie and MOS was pretty good and had a lot of potential but just had a bunch of issues that stopped it from being great.

I still love MOS. That also isn't based on a Marvel character so it's irrelevant.

 

[Sharkboy]

Jane, Darcy, Dr. Selvig and Darcy's assistant/intern/boyfriend. Hell Lady Sif has had more screentime in her two guest appearances on Agents of SHIELD than the two Thor films combined, which should not have happened.

It's funny because I remember Sif was supposed to have a bigger role. It kinda makes me wonder what Patty Jenkins' original plans were for the film, the plans that reportedly got Portman very excited about the project.

Did that stuff ever come to light?

 

[Ms. Marvel]

I actually enjoyed Whiplash more than Malekith, mainly because of his interactions with Hammer.

 

[Johnny-Oh]

I still don't understand why Whedon wanted the film to be shorter than the first one, if the film is overstuffed as some reviews are saying, 5 or 10 minutes longer would have only benefited the film.

 

[TheVision]

Im hoping he releases a longer Directors Cut on Blu Ray.

 

[Dr. Evil]

It's funny because I remember Sif was supposed to have a bigger role. It kinda makes me wonder what Patty Jenkins' original plans were for the film, the plans that reportedly got Portman very excited about the project.

Did that stuff ever come to light?

Hopefully Sif's role in Thor 3 is expanded.