The Official 'Thor Rate & Review' thread

[Hurm...]

Wow, I'm glad there is a lot of positive buzz surrounding this film. 93% for the film? Damn...

I hope I have enough cash to check it out on the 6th lol.

 

[CoulsonFan]

OK, seriously, what's in Odin's Treasure Vault? We've every indication that those objects are clues to some of Marvel Studios' future film development. It's no coincidence that the Eye of Agamatto is in there when Kevin Feige, just days ago, mentioned Dr. Strange by name in a list of characters lined up for the near future.

Apart from the Casket of Ancient Winters, there are
The Infinity Gauntlet
The Eye of Agamatto

and...what else?
I think I saw someone on these boards describe an object that they thought was a "stone tablet?" Was it really stone? Was it really a tablet?

 

[ddddeeee]

http://www.eatsleeplivefilm.com/review-thor-ians-take/3944/ 9/10

 

[kedrell]

None of the superhero movies this summer open up against each other. It can only help the genre if all of them turn out to be successful. I've always been a Marvel guy, but I want to see a great GL film, and I hope it's a huge success.

The main reason I want GL to be good(besides the fact that I hate wasting $ on a bad movie) is because I don't want either company to pull too far ahead of the other with these films. They're pretty much each other's sole competition in this movie genre and that competition is good for keeping them both sharp. We don't want either of them getting lazy and phoning it in here.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

OK, seriously, what's in Odin's Treasure Vault? We've every indication that those objects are clues to some of Marvel Studios' future film development. It's no coincidence that the Eye of Agamatto is in there when Kevin Feige, just days ago, mentioned Dr. Strange by name in a list of characters lined up for the near future.

Apart from the Casket of Ancient Winters, there are
The Infinity Gauntlet
The Eye of Agamatto

and...what else?
I think I saw someone on these boards describe an object that they thought was a "stone tablet?" Was it really stone? Was it really a tablet?

I'm very curious too. It is a mystery!

Here's a list of Marvel artifacts, don't think it's complete though.

 

[kedrell]

It'd be cool if the Serpent Crown was in there.

 

[Jake Cassidy]

OK, seriously, what's in Odin's Treasure Vault? We've every indication that those objects are clues to some of Marvel Studios' future film development. It's no coincidence that the Eye of Agamatto is in there when Kevin Feige, just days ago, mentioned Dr. Strange by name in a list of characters lined up for the near future.

Apart from the Casket of Ancient Winters, there are
The Infinity Gauntlet
The Eye of Agamatto

and...what else?
I think I saw someone on these boards describe an object that they thought was a "stone tablet?" Was it really stone? Was it really a tablet?

Where's that list? I must've missed it.

 

[BigThor]

I just saw it and found it underwhelming.

Spoiler

Lots of spoilers so be warned. I'm serious.
Things I liked:
The Frost Giants are bigger than I thought they would be and are pretty cool.
Jaimie Alexander as Sif is absolutely amazing. She deserves alot more screen time in the sequel.
Seeing Volstagg eat
Tom as Loki
Anthony as Odin
even Chris as Thor, which suprised me.
Darcy does very well with the little lines she gets.

Things I didn't like:
The pacing was really bad. The ending didn't even feel like an ending it was just...over and it always wanted to move onto the next scene more than develop the scene it was on.

The action scenes were dreadfully shot. They were way too close (think the action in Batman Begins) and they lacked weight and crunch

Too much reliance on CGI. It really took me out of the picture.

Very, very lame ending. Completely unconvincing and not nearly epic enough. Indeed the whole climax is about an entire city of gods getting worked up because just three frost giants came in.

Not enough Loki. They didn't show how his mind works at all.

Hawkeye cameo was pointless

Natalie Portman for some reason giggles like a High Schooler alot.

Ridiculous sponsorship. Like all the time. The entire movie is stuffed with labels and the camera always makes sure they get seen front and centre. Seriously, when you see it play "count the sponsors"

I hate to say it but I don't think Kenneth was very confident as a movie maker. Perhaps as a stage director sure but a movie this size was clearly overwhelming for him.

Shield once again are kind of pointless.

Thor's journey from arrogance to perfect person is unconvincing.

Some of the comic relief was really bad. Some was good but some was really bad.

Poor Rene Russo gets treated to the "wife" role and nothing else.

Movie ends with "SEE THE AVENGERS, PLUG!PLUG!PLUG!"

Over all, I'ld give it a 7/10. Truthfully it's not as bad as Wolverine and X-men 3 but it's entirely forgettable and it doesn't bode well for the Avengers. It's just like eating junk food really. It looks good but afterwards you still feel hungry and oddly unsatisfied.

Shucks, sounds a bit like jmc's review

 

[Chewy]

The Reel Bits (2 reviews)
http://www.thereelbits.com/2011/04/21/thor/
The Fat Website
http://www.thefatwebsite.com/?p=4780

 

[Vartha]

Thor must be a hit. I'm STILL in bad weather here. Tornado sirens are going off

 

[CoulsonFan]

I'm very curious too. It is a mystery!

Here's a list of Marvel artifacts, don't think it's complete though.

From the other thread:

I also got a slightly better look at the treasure room. Here's what I can describe...

The first thing is a circular thing that KINDA resembles the Havok from X-Men's chest emblem. (Not saying there's any connection to him, just trying to describe how it looks). It's like a metallic kind of dark grey, stone and the rings are a bright blueish.

The second thing is a big slab of stone or something, kind of tallish, with a tablet or something with writing inscribed on it.

And again, the eye of Ag. looks AWESOME.

 

[Gamma Burst]

Wow, I'm glad there is a lot of positive buzz surrounding this film. 93% for the film? Damn...

I hope I have enough cash to check it out on the 6th lol.

This makes me so happy!

 

[Shivsguy616]

Now very much looking forward to April 25th!

 

[Vartha]

Where's that list? I must've missed it.

There's not really a list. Just an accumulation of what we had heard about.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

From the other thread:

Hurm.

 

[Jake Cassidy]

There's not really a list. Just an accumulation of what we had heard about.

Like Dr. Strange, Namor, Cage, Iron Fist, Nova?

 

[Joker Brand X]

A nice review here that is completely SPOILER FREE!

http://modernmythmedia.com/ModernMythMedia/Reviews/Entries/2011/4/22_MMM_Review__THOR.html

 

[weezerspider]

The main reason I want GL to be good(besides the fact that I hate wasting $ on a bad movie) is because I don't want either company to pull too far ahead of the other with these films. They're pretty much each other's sole competition in this movie genre and that competition is good for keeping them both sharp. We don't want either of them getting lazy and phoning it in here.

QFT, The power of a free-market!!

 

[weezerspider]

A nice review here that is completely SPOILER FREE!

http://modernmythmedia.com/ModernMythMedia/Reviews/Entries/2011/4/22_MMM_Review__THOR.html

Great Read

 

[Vartha]

Like Dr. Strange, Namor, Cage, Iron Fist, Nova?

Well we found out about the Gauntlet last year at SDCC (there was a pic), and just recently about the Eye of Aggy in an interview , not sure where that is now.
I'd have to SEE the treasure room to see what's in it.
There's a slight FF easter egg in Thor too. The entire SHIELD building around the Mjolnir crater looks like the Ultimate Nullifier from above.

 

[thebatman226]

Saw Thor the other day, I loved it.
Seeing it again tonight.

 

[beyond_death]

Just came back from watching Thor. LOVED IT!

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

Well, It looks as though this film has become extremely successful in a lot of peoples minds. I just have to wait until May 6th.

 

[SuperSAINT]

Apologies if posted.

Geoff Boucher over the the LA Times' Hero Complex blog, tweeted...

I was skeptical of a "Thor" film but Branagh delivers a compelling Asgard of titanic scale -- and Hemsworth, Hiddleston and Hopkins shine.

 

[J.Howlett]

Well, I hope Thor does extremely well at the box office. Since, as a child, I was robbed of a "Masters of the Universe" trilogy (like that was ever going to happen, but I can wish) in the 80's, it'd be nice if Thor gets his own trilogy, that goes way big, a la the Rings' Trilogy. It seems that there is potential to go THAT big with Thor's mythology.