Age of Ultron Ultron! We Would Have Words With Thee! Official Thor/Chris Hemworth Thread

[HKpowerup]

My only regret is that the fight between Hulk and Thor couldn't be given the same level of treatment as the one between Hulk and the Hulkbuster (better settings, better staging, better cinematography, and more room for stronger attacks).

Exactly.

Put it another way, Hulk vs. Thor out in the open should cause the same amount of collateral damage, shockwaves, etc. as Superman vs. Zod from MoS. Now that was a fight.

 

[First Avenger]

Thor did not get his ass kicked by Hulk, the fight was pretty even,Jim getting smashed by Kurse is totally canon though.

 

[Herolee10]

I kind of hope that we at least get to see some of Thor's and Hulk's friendly rivalry when they're fighting on the battlefield. We really only got a glimpse of that in "TA".

 

[giveyourself12%]

neither was in worse condition than the other when the fight got interrupted.

To be fair, Hulk did make Thor bleed.

 

[BoredGuy]

Thor made hulk bleed too, iirc

 

[BigThor]

Agreed. Thor definitely isn't top dog of the Avengers. There's no one on the team right now that comes even close to matching the raw power of the Hulk.

Hulk wouldn't have took the beating Thor did against Kurse, he would've handed him his own ass on a silver platter.

I'm not downing Thor or anything so I don't want anyone to get that impression, he just isn't top dog. Extremely powerful? Yes. The most powerful Avenger? Definitely not.

This. It's quite obvious.

I interpret Mjolnir's trajectory to be alterable while in flight by a strong enough force. That's not the same as wielding it however.

In fact, I'm not sure Kurse's feat of batting it away alone (as in, by itself is indisputable proof) places him leagues above Hulk. Thor's toss at Hulk seems like it should have hit Hulk and sent him flying as Mjolnir keeps forward momentum. But instead Hulk caught it, which forced it to fall to the ground as to avoid being "wielded".

So like, big whoop. Kurse batted it away. Hulk caught it. I'd say that makes them about equal. At least until you consider Kurse's other feats, such as showing no ill effects to being impaled by an Asgardian(?) sword, resisting the singularity grenade as long as he did (sure, he lost, but damn, he made it work for it), throwing that huge rock (though I feel as though we'll inevitably get a similar feat from Hulk, or that we should), and smashing that generator thing which blew up the entire room as it seems, while he just stood and took it point blank.

So yes, I'm saying Kurse>Hulk, despite being a huge Hulk fan, but I'm tired of the 'swatting Mjolnir' argument being the catch all while it's actually quite moot. Argue Kurse's real feats dammit. :/

Also, Thor got his ass beat by both, which is justifiable for Hulk, since he was holding back, but I have no idea why he tried to slug it out with Kurse. He should have been going all out against Kurse. What gives Thor? Step up your game man.

Another Hulk vs Thor debate?

Yeah those aren't extremely played out or anything.

 

[LowlifeZar]

These are still ongoing in the comment section of the clip of the fight on youtube lol Im a huge Thor fan but it shouldn't be to hard to agree that yes, Hulk is stronger than Thor. By how much? Who knows. But that is all that the Hulk has going for him. His immense strength. It also should be agreed that Thor was impressive in handling the Hulk.
I believe that Thor is the overall most powerful and versatile hero in the MCU so far. They both have their strengths and weaknesses but it is hard to assess who would win without a clear battle portraying both of them going at it for real in the films. Until that day comes, it is all speculation. Still i should say that the Hulk in no way handed Thor his ass and was more of a "bro take it easy" fight (this might add more fuel to the fire I unsuccessfully tried to put out lol)

 

[BigThor]

It was clear the intent was to portray them as equals.

 

[Mjölnir]

To be fair, Hulk did make Thor bleed.

Getting a nosebleed is much less serious than getting hot to the point where you get groggy. The former is a very minor bleed, the other is mild brain trauma. I don't think it's meant to be seen as different but as a martial artist the difference is always noticeable.

 

[Mike5575]

Thor would "have words with you." So far, he hasn't thrown around any thees or thous.

 

[CoherentChaos]

It was clear that intent was to portray them as equals.

Having it end in a stalemate was probably the best move really, especially given how Avengers needed to appeal to virtually everyone, Whedon couldn't really risk pissing off either the Thor fans or the Hulk fans.

Overall, there was no clear victor. They both got a fairly equal amount of good shots on each other.I regret saying Thor got his ass kicked, I apologize. It really wasn't one sided for either of them and I admit to playing it up with very poor word selection. However, I was moreso trying to argue Hulk vs Kurse, and the swatting/catching Mjolnir feats, but I digress.

and yes Mike, they need to work in a classic line somehow. Despite Thor not really speaking that way in the movies so far.

 

[First Avenger]

It was clear that intent was to portray them as equals.

Absolutely. I think Whedon totally nailed that.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

We are all Thor fans here, but no, they were not portrayed as equals. Hulk can get beat up, he can get groggy, but in the Avengers he eventually just gets angrier and smashes. He shows no clear signs of physical damage, smashes Loki in seconds, falls from the sky without the benefit of flight, and takes all forms of bullets and laser blast to his bare skin, and not even a flesh wound. He destroys multiple space whales with his own hands. The Hulk's body is his weapon.

Compare that to Thor in the same movie. Loki hurts him and his attempt to "smash" Loki is pitiful compared to what the Hulk does. There is no clear indication that he can take bullets or lasers to his bare skin, and in fact he goes out of his way to block fire and get out of the way. He doesn't move at nearly the speed the Hulk does. They also play up the fact that Thor had to get out of the Hulk prison or he would have died when it landed.

I love Thor, but based on the Avengers, and every MCU film so far, the Hulk smashes him eventually.

 

[HKpowerup]

We are all Thor fans here, but no, they were not portrayed as equals. Hulk can get beat up, he can get groggy, but in the Avengers he eventually just gets angrier and smashes. He shows no clear signs of physical damage, smashes Loki in seconds, falls from the sky without the benefit of flight, and takes all forms of bullets and laser blast to his bare skin, and not even a flesh wound. He destroys multiple space whales with his own hands. The Hulk's body is his weapon.

Compare that to Thor in the same movie. Loki hurts him and his attempt to "smash" Loki is pitiful compared to what the Hulk does. There is no clear indication that he can take bullets or lasers to his bare skin, and in fact he goes out of his way to block fire and get out of the way. He doesn't move at nearly the speed the Hulk does. They also play up the fact that Thor had to get out of the Hulk prison or he would have died when it landed.

I love Thor, but based on the Avengers, and every MCU film so far, the Hulk smashes him eventually.

Have to disagree completely. Thor is portrayed, at the very minimum, as an equal to the Hulk, if you pay close attention to the details.

He might not have as many "wow" moments as Hulk, but if you look at things closely, he is Hulk's equal.

And I would not object if people argued he was more powerful.

1). Look how he was man-handling those Frost Giants in the first movie. That's Superman/Hulk-type power.

2). Destroying that large chunk of Jotunheim land in the first movie, destroying multiple leviathans and many Chitauri in that MASSIVE lightning blast in A1 and his lightning-charged hammer strikes vs. Malekith in TDW causing huge shockwaves are examples of power and destruction we've not seen Hulk produce.

3). He even fought the big green guy, didn't give it his all, and suffered only a nose bleed.

I just don't understand why so many Thor fans are complaining about how he's handled in the MCU when it comes to powers, strength, etc. if you analyse all of his feats, he's shown to be ridiculously powerful. You can't have him be at planet-busting or galaxy-busting levels in the movies like he was in the comics, or else it's not interesting.

 

[HKpowerup]

However, I was moreso trying to argue Hulk vs Kurse, and the swatting/catching Mjolnir feats, but I digress.

Objectively speaking, considering what Kurse did to Thor in such a small amount of time, Hulk stands no chance. He may last longer, or even hurt Kurse a little, but Kurse is going to K.O Hulk back into Banner and not break a sweat.

Malekith, Abomination, leviathans, etc. would be like toys to him.

The most powerful character in the MCU by far, after Odin and presumably Thanos. Will be interesting to see where Ultron stacks up in relation to Kurse and the other villains after AoU.

 

[Mjölnir]

Kurse was insanely powerful, and Malekith said he was strong enough to stand against any force that the Asgardians have. To punch away Mjolnir like that is insane.

We are all Thor fans here, but no, they were not portrayed as equals. Hulk can get beat up, he can get groggy, but in the Avengers he eventually just gets angrier and smashes. He shows no clear signs of physical damage, smashes Loki in seconds, falls from the sky without the benefit of flight, and takes all forms of bullets and laser blast to his bare skin, and not even a flesh wound. He destroys multiple space whales with his own hands. The Hulk's body is his weapon.

Compare that to Thor in the same movie. Loki hurts him and his attempt to "smash" Loki is pitiful compared to what the Hulk does. There is no clear indication that he can take bullets or lasers to his bare skin, and in fact he goes out of his way to block fire and get out of the way. He doesn't move at nearly the speed the Hulk does. They also play up the fact that Thor had to get out of the Hulk prison or he would have died when it landed.

I love Thor, but based on the Avengers, and every MCU film so far, the Hulk smashes him eventually.

Hulk shows signs of physical damage as he's bleeding after the Chitauri blasted him (it also seems like they put him down for a bit as there's some time between the shots). But again, being groggy is really a bigger sign of damage than a small bleed. He was also completely raging when he fought Thor, and they have not really shown anything in Avengers that indicates that his strength is changing.

That there's no indication that Thor can take bullets to his skin is just wrong as Loki does that, and he's a physically weaker Asgardian. That's a very strong indication.

As for Thor falling in the Hulk prison, he falls to the ground from the same height that Hulk does. Should be enough for them to reach terminal velocity. Hulk gets knocked out while Thor gets back up.

Looking at the MCU overall I don't think any other hero has done anything to compare to Thor in Jotunheim. These kind of comparisons don't really say much though since it will always come down to what the writer and director of the current movie wants to happen.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Have to disagree completely. Thor is portrayed, at the very minimum, as an equal to the Hulk, if you pay close attention to the details.

He might not have as many "wow" moments as Hulk, but if you look at things closely, he is Hulk's equal.

And I would not object if people argued he was more powerful.

1). Look how he was man-handling those Frost Giants in the first movie. That's Superman/Hulk-type power.

2). Destroying that large chunk of Jotunheim land in the first movie, destroying multiple leviathans and many Chitauri in that MASSIVE lightning blast in A1 and his lightning-charged hammer strikes vs. Malekith in TDW causing huge shockwaves are examples of power and destruction we've not seen Hulk produce.

3). He even fought the big green guy, didn't give it his all, and suffered only a nose bleed.

I just don't understand why so many Thor fans are complaining about how he's handled in the MCU when it comes to powers, strength, etc. if you analyse all of his feats, he's shown to be ridiculously powerful. You can't have him be at planet-busting or galaxy-busting levels in the movies like he was in the comics, or else it's not interesting.

How many of these does he do without the aid of Mjolnir? I rest my case.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Hulk shows signs of physical damage as he's bleeding after the Chitauri blasted him (it also seems like they put him down for a bit as there's some time between the shots). But again, being groggy is really a bigger sign of damage than a small bleed. He was also completely raging when he fought Thor, and they have not really shown anything in Avengers that indicates that his strength is changing.

I don't think he is bleeding there. Though even if he did, do you not see how much fire he takes in the moment? And he still gets up and saves Tony and is completely fine at the end of the film.

And you want to bring up the groggy bit. That isn't Thor, that is his hammer. There is a clear difference.

That there's no indication that Thor can take bullets to his skin is just wrong as Loki does that, and he's a physically weaker Asgardian. That's a very strong indication.

Want to compare the caliber that Loki takes, to what hits the Hulk from the jet? If it is no problem for Thor, why does he bail? Why does he use Mjolnir to block the engery blast? If he can just walk through them like the Hulk, why does he waste the time?

As for Thor falling in the Hulk prison, he falls to the ground from the same height that Hulk does. Should be enough for them to reach terminal velocity. Hulk gets knocked out while Thor gets back up.

Ok, I think you need to watch the movie again. The reason it is important to get Mjolnir in the moment is so Thor can slow his descent. That is why he uses it to fly side ways. And the Hulk gets knocked out because he reverts back to human form. Completely unharmed mind you.

Looking at the MCU overall I don't think any other hero has done anything to compare to Thor in Jotunheim. These kind of comparisons don't really say much though since it will always come down to what the writer and director of the current movie wants to happen.

I love that scene, but it doesn't exactly show the power of Thor. It is shows the power of Mjolnir. And I don't think anything compares to what Hulk does when he punches a Space Whale to death.

 

[Mjölnir]

I don't think he is bleeding there. Though even if he did, do you not see how much fire he takes in the moment? And he still gets up and saves Tony and is completely fine at the end of the film.

And you want to bring up the groggy bit. That isn't Thor, that is his hammer. There is a clear difference.

He's bleeding from his nose when he gets back up. And that he's fine by the end is irrelevant since what I was refuting was your claim that he shows no signs of damage, and he clearly does at one point. Thor doesn't show any signs of damage when the fight starts either so he shook off, or healed, the wound Loki gave him.

I don't know what your point about comparing them without the hammer is supposed to do. Mjolnir has always been a vital part of Thor's power and it is his as he's the only one that can use it (not counting Odin). It's like comparing Stark with Rogers and say that Stark isn't anything because it's his suit that's super and it doesn't count.

Want to compare the caliber that Loki takes, to what hits the Hulk from the jet? If it is no problem for Thor, why does he bail? Why does he use Mjolnir to block the engery blast? If he can just walk through them like the Hulk, why does he waste the time?

You said that there's no indication that Thor can take bullets to his bare skin and I showed that there is. If you don't mean what you write it's your responsibility, not anyone else's. Thor blocked Iron Man's punches as well and Stark couldn't do anything to scratch him so that's clearly something he does. He's a skilled warrior, not a raging berserker.

Ok, I think you need to watch the movie again. The reason it is important to get Mjolnir in the moment is so Thor can slow his descent. That is why he uses it to fly side ways. And the Hulk gets knocked out because he reverts back to human form. Completely unharmed mind you.

Thor spins Mjolnir to fly, he doesn't do that in that scene. He jumps and uses Mjolnir to break the glass so he can get out. Him jumping out sideways does nothing to his velocity towards the ground either, as simple physics tells us.

And no, Hulk is Hulk when he hits the ground, as the security guy tells Banner when he wakes up. He says that he crashed through the ceiling "big and green and buckass nude". If Hulk didn't get knocked out by the fall he would realistically not have turned back into Banner since he'd be pissed off by the pain.

I love that scene, but it doesn't exactly show the power of Thor. It is shows the power of Mjolnir. And I don't think anything compares to what Hulk does when he punches a Space Whale to death.

I guess I don't need to say the same thing as I said above again. As for Hulk punching the leviathan it's a huge feat in stopping momentum, as the leviathan crushes itself against his fist, but it's not even the most powerful attack in The Avengers. Thor exploding two of them, plus a bunch of smaller chitauri, with lightning is clearly a larger feat.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

He's bleeding from his nose when he gets back up. And that he's fine by the end is irrelevant since what I was refuting was your claim that he shows no signs of damage, and he clearly does at one point. Thor doesn't show any signs of damage when the fight starts either so he shook off, or healed, the wound Loki gave him.

I am not sure he is even bleeding in that scene, but the point is the amount of firepower it takes to make Hulk's nose bleed is tremedous. There is a clear different. Loki stabs Thor, and makes him limp for a bit with a small dagger. It takes a ton of fire power to make Hulk bleed from the nose? Thor is has been injured more then once in the MCU already. Do you not see the difference?

I don't know what your point about comparing them without the hammer is supposed to do. Mjolnir has always been a vital part of Thor's power and it is his as he's the only one that can use it (not counting Odin). It's like comparing Stark with Rogers and say that Stark isn't anything because it's his suit that's super and it doesn't count.

Are you talking Thor only in the MCU, or Thor in general? Because he doesn't even have Mjolnir right now, and there have been plenty of others to wield the hammer. Also, even the movie verse, Cap is clearly worthy.

And there is a clear difference. We are asking about the abilities of Hulk and Thor. Not Hulk vs. Thor and his magical hammer. You bring up Tony, but that is the entire point of Iron Man 3. He is not built like the others, not even the super solider. Thor needs the hammer to make it a closer fight, but he ain't beating movie Hulk. Not when you consider the fact that the Hulk can just get angrier. It is the survival mechanism of the Hulk.

You said that there's no indication that Thor can take bullets to his bare skin and I showed that there is. If you don't mean what you write it's your responsibility, not anyone else's. Thor blocked Iron Man's punches as well and Stark couldn't do anything to scratch him so that's clearly something he does. He's a skilled warrior, not a raging berserker.

First, stop being hostile. Completely unnecessary.

Second, my point is the caliber matters. You point out Loki taking the shots. Do you notice he doesn't try to avoid them? Because it is unnecessary. Once the higher caliber rounds come out, Thor ducks out of the way. He clearly does it. It shows the clear difference. They annoy Hulk, but he takes them full on.

Thor spins Mjolnir to fly, he doesn't do that in that scene. He jumps and uses Mjolnir to break the glass so he can get out. Him jumping out sideways does nothing to his velocity towards the ground either, as simple physics tells us.

Thor does not need to spin Mjolnir to fly:

More then once he flies with the hammer in away that makes no sense in terms of "momentum", like when he lands on the bridge to face Loki in "Thor".

And I am pretty sure physics tells us if you were to change directions immediately, yes your velocity in another direction can and would change.

And no, Hulk is Hulk when he hits the ground, as the security guy tells Banner when he wakes up. He says that he crashed through the ceiling "big and green and buckass nude". If Hulk didn't get knocked out by the fall he would realistically not have turned back into Banner since he'd be pissed off by the pain.

Why does it matter that he was knocked out if he was completely fine? You think if someone started attacking him, he wouldn't walk up in rage mode? Do you not understand how the Hulk works?

I guess I don't need to say the same thing as I said above again. As for Hulk punching the leviathan it's a huge feat in stopping momentum, as the leviathan crushes itself against his fist, but it's not even the most powerful attack in The Avengers. Thor exploding two of them, plus a bunch of smaller chitauri, with lightning is clearly a larger feat.

No, just no. Hulk Smash is the theme for a reason. Would you like to compare Hulk v. Loki and the two fights Thor has had with Loki?

 

[jaqua99]

We are all Thor fans here, but no, they were not portrayed as equals. Hulk can get beat up, he can get groggy, but in the Avengers he eventually just gets angrier and smashes. He shows no clear signs of physical damage, smashes Loki in seconds, falls from the sky without the benefit of flight, and takes all forms of bullets and laser blast to his bare skin, and not even a flesh wound. He destroys multiple space whales with his own hands. The Hulk's body is his weapon.

Compare that to Thor in the same movie. Loki hurts him and his attempt to "smash" Loki is pitiful compared to what the Hulk does. There is no clear indication that he can take bullets or lasers to his bare skin, and in fact he goes out of his way to block fire and get out of the way. He doesn't move at nearly the speed the Hulk does. They also play up the fact that Thor had to get out of the Hulk prison or he would have died when it landed.

I love Thor, but based on the Avengers, and every MCU film so far, the Hulk smashes him eventually.

The final battle in Avengers. Hulk got bombarded by the chitauri, next time we see him, a few minutes later he is just getting back up, which suggests he was down for a bit.

 

[jaqua99]

I don't think he is bleeding there. Though even if he did, do you not see how much fire he takes in the moment? And he still gets up and saves Tony and is completely fine at the end of the film.

And you want to bring up the groggy bit. That isn't Thor, that is his hammer. There is a clear difference.


Want to compare the caliber that Loki takes, to what hits the Hulk from the jet? If it is no problem for Thor, why does he bail? Why does he use Mjolnir to block the engery blast? If he can just walk through them like the Hulk, why does he waste the time?


Ok, I think you need to watch the movie again. The reason it is important to get Mjolnir in the moment is so Thor can slow his descent. That is why he uses it to fly side ways. And the Hulk gets knocked out because he reverts back to human form. Completely unharmed mind you.


I love that scene, but it doesn't exactly show the power of Thor. It is shows the power of Mjolnir. And I don't think anything compares to what Hulk does when he punches a Space Whale to death.

 

[Mjölnir]

I am not sure he is even bleeding in that scene, but the point is the amount of firepower it takes to make Hulk's nose bleed is tremedous. There is a clear different. Loki stabs Thor, and makes him limp for a bit with a small dagger. It takes a ton of fire power to make Hulk bleed from the nose? Thor is has been injured more then once in the MCU already. Do you not see the difference?

I see the difference of your comments. I already said I specifically disproved the statement that Hulk showed no signs of physical damage (he's clearly bleeding from his nose when he's getting up from the rubble a good while later, which is of course minor damage but that was not the point you made). I did that because it renders any discussion pointless if it's not based on the proper facts. That's the first step to take, then we can do the comparisons.

Are you talking Thor only in the MCU, or Thor in general? Because he doesn't even have Mjolnir right now, and there have been plenty of others to wield the hammer. Also, even the movie verse, Cap is clearly worthy.

And there is a clear difference. We are asking about the abilities of Hulk and Thor. Not Hulk vs. Thor and his magical hammer. You bring up Tony, but that is the entire point of Iron Man 3. He is not built like the others, not even the super solider. Thor needs the hammer to make it a closer fight, but he ain't beating movie Hulk. Not when you consider the fact that the Hulk can just get angrier. It is the survival mechanism of the Hulk.

I'm talking Thor in the MCU, and I though everyone were as we've only given movie examples. In the comics Thor has clearly greater feats so there's less need to compare there. As for Cap in the MCU, it remains to be seen if he's worthy. The trailer clearly indicates that he's just close as he fails to lift it.

The discussion wasn't about Thor without Mjolnir when you jumped in, nor did I see you specify that, so therefor I saw no reason to comment on anything like that. People were talking about them being shown as equals in their fight, which contained Thor using Mjolnir. And what is supporting that Hulk wasn't in full rage when he was uncontrollable? Anger is not unlimited. It's far more likely that the heroes' strength levels will depend on what individual scenes need as superhero movies really don't hold up to the scrutiny we're currently applying.

First, stop being hostile. Completely unnecessary.

Second, my point is the caliber matters. You point out Loki taking the shots. Do you notice he doesn't try to avoid them? Because it is unnecessary. Once the higher caliber rounds come out, Thor ducks out of the way. He clearly does it. It shows the clear difference. They annoy Hulk, but he takes them full on.

That's not hostility, it's a clarifying comment since you keep saying something different after I point out errors in what you said. If you're not going to take responsibility for what you say then the discussion is pointless, and that can be said without being hostile if that is unclear. Without taking responsibility and arguing from that we stop having a reasonable discussion and rather fall into some contest to "win". Again I was pointing out that you stated an incorrect fact and, as said, the discussion is irrelevant if the facts are wrong.

And Thor might just duck because he doesn't know what the plane guns do. Just because we don't see him being able to survive those rounds doesn't mean that he can't. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. We also see Sif save him from being shot by an arrow in TDW and saying "you're welcome", but just after that Thor actually does get shot by one and it does nothing to him. With your logic the first case would have stated that he couldn't take the arrow.

Thor does not need to spin Mjolnir to fly:


More then once he flies with the hammer in away that makes no sense in terms of "momentum", like when he lands on the bridge to face Loki in "Thor".

And I am pretty sure physics tells us if you were to change directions immediately, yes your velocity in another direction can and would change.

That's true, my statement wasn't correct when put in that general manner. He's always whirled it when he starts flying from an already stationary position though and only done anything else when Mjolnir already had forward momentum of it's own. Also if he used Mjolnir to fly he wouldn't have had any reason to hit the ground as he can fly way faster than the speed he was falling at, which further strengthens the interpretation that he just jumped out through the glass.

Thor jumping horizontally would not change the speed of which he impacted the ground because he was pushing off something that was moving at the same speed. What could differ is the air resistance when he broke out of the cage, but it would be negligible.

Why does it matter that he was knocked out if he was completely fine? You think if someone started attacking him, he wouldn't walk up in rage mode? Do you not understand how the Hulk works?

I don't know what you're trying to say here. I only know that you told me that I need to rewatch the movie when you were the one being wrong, and now you're completely ignoring that you did.

No, just no. Hulk Smash is the theme for a reason. Would you like to compare Hulk v. Loki and the two fights Thor has had with Loki?

"No, just no"? Seriously, that's the way we're arguing now? That Hulk smacked Loki easier than Thor did has nothing to do with that it's a bigger feat to destroy twice as much with one attack.


But to comment on the actual comparison, ignoring the false facts, Hulk has shown more durability and Thor has shown the biggest damage output.

 

[MahvelBaby!]

Thor vs something discussions oooh I love these, *grabs popcorn*

 

[Silvermoon]

And Thor might just duck because he doesn't know what the plane guns do.

This has always been my view of that scene. Aside from his brief visit in the first Thor movie (in which he didn't much encounter modern Earth weaponry), it seems like Asgardians haven't really visited Earth too recently. I just figured Thor, not being completely sure of whether he might get injured or not, opted for the 'better safe than sorry' route. I see it as a similar thing when breaking out of the cage as it falls. Could he have survived crashing down in that? Probably. Does he know for certain? Maybe, maybe not, and likely figured (knowing there was still a fight ahead) better to avoid the risk of getting injured here so as not to potentially go into the fight against Loki & the Chitauri with a handicap.

That's just my personal opinion, though. If that all makes sense (it's been a weird day at work)