Join the club dude. I hope to see it next weekend though. I’m excited for it.
I don’t know anything about Thor, and I had no interest in seeing this movie until I saw the trailer. But the only thing that really caught my attention was the family conflict. I have a feeling that there’s gonna be some great stuff when it comes to that.
Interesting post, aerostar. While I’m too bushed to reply to your comments, I read through the whole thing and there were some points we can agree on.
bryan: I’m looking forward to your review. If I know you well, you’d probably like this alright.
TSS: I have a feeling you will enjoy this, Mike. It’s really a great superhero film, not as ‘dark’ or philosophical as ‘The Dark Knight’, but more of the awesome fun and endearing characters like Iron Man and The Incredibles.
outsider: Believe me, the family factor is a very crucial part of Thor’s storyline. I personally loved the exploration of friendship and family (especially with regards to Loki’s character), and how being the hero sometimes means noble self-sacrifice and not fighting your enemies.
Well, as you can tell from my above replies, y’all can guess I enjoyed Thor. It turned out better than expected, and while it’s not the best live-action film of the year so far for me (I enjoyed Fast Five more, on a personal level), it certainly is a better-than-average summer flick. If you liked ‘self-identity’ or ‘personal redemption’ films like Rango or Megamind, you’re gonna love this one.
I’ll write a detailed review for my triple-combo post along with Hoodwinked 2 and Fast Five.
TDIT: I actually love Super hero movies with such memorable chacters. i love dark plots as well, but something pulls me more toward the characters.
I watched THOR last Sunday and here are my thoughts:
when I saw the first trailer I have to say that I felt a bit disappointed, it really looked horrible, but after seeing more footage and TV promos I started to change my mind, and Thor became a must-seen film this summer, now the movie was great and it was much funnier than I thought it would be. Hemsworth was actually the perfect choice as Thor, now I don’t see anyone in Hollywood taking Thor’s role, the action was nice, speacially at the begining (“the ice battle” was fantastic).
, and now the few problems I found are: first, Natalie Portman was flawless (as always) despite of not having a really solid role, but what she did was awesome, cute and charming, the final battle was so simple with no impressise visual effect,imo, and my biggest complain is about how Thor changes his mind and became very humble and friendly with humans in so little time, from one scene to another,hahaha, actually that was funny, I know this had to happen, but that was so fast and almost unnoticed
Sucker Punch and THOR are officially the best films I’ve seen so far this year
Now I give it a B++, but a rewatch of the film is gonna happen next week, so it will be close to get an A-
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I’m seeing two movies this weekend, and neither will be Thor!
My friend who was planning to see Thor with, and I, decided we’d rather see Fast Five. And I’m seeing Rio again. Sorry Thor!
I’m so eager to hear what you think after your second rewatch of Rio and your first of Fast Five, EJE! 
They really give such contrasting views of the city, but I think each has an element of truth to their portrayals, and both would make a great double-feature. 
Incidentally, each of them are my most favourite animated and live-action films of the year so far.
bryan: I on the other hand, thought his development was pretty convincing. He was still pretty arrogant at the beginning of the second act on Earth, but right around the middle when he meets Loki again in the interrogation chamber, his character achieves a heartbreaking turning point that I think humbled him deeply and made him ‘become a man.’ The climax with the [spoil]War of the Worlds-like robot[/spoil] was kinda okay, I liked the huge-*ss explosions and flying debris. But it was his [spoil]self-sacrifice[/spoil] that proved really touching, and it almost moved me to tears. The [spoil]showdown with Loki[/spoil] was less impressive, but it was still pretty good.
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I highly recommend Thor to anyone who is vaguely interested in it. As I said, it’s not as dark or philosophical as The Dark Knight, but more in the vein of fun and heartwarming moments like Iron Man. This is leagues above Sucker Punch for me, because it had emotional resonance and a much more life-affirming ending. You’ll actually give a darn about the characters.
I’ll post a more in-depth review later on my blog. If I may just say, it’s not worth seeing in 3D, as there’s very little ‘3D moments’ like aerial sequences or ‘in your face’ (maybe one or two where he flings his hammer, but that’s about it). See it on 2D on the biggest screen you can find. Probably worth weekend prices, though you can probably wait for matinee.
Thanks tdit! I’m happy to hear what you said about the contrasting views and what not, I can’t wait to see for myself! I’ll be seeing Rio on Friday, and Fast Five on Saturday. Both after work. It’ll nice to rest my feet and watch these Marvilhosa films!
Rio is also my favorite animated film of the year so far, and I have yet to see a live action one so far!
Was going to seen Thor but i got sick the day my dad and brother decided to go 
. The reason i wanted to see it is because i love old norse stuff so when a movie like that comes out i jump at the chance to see it!
I’m gonna hang around this thread for awhile!!
Thor rocked my socks. So glad they pulled off the rainbow bridge, I thought it might look kinda childish. This movie got me real hyped up for Avengers! And watching Captain America only made the obsession worse.