Thor Movie Reviews

[Solo4114]

I just think it's obvious...some of you simply could not handle all the manli-manliness that is THOR!!!

You mean like this?

Don't forget. Anger is his middle name!

 

[KnightAsylum]

This is no place for your "personal" pictures - keep your porn to yourself.:rolleyes

Went back and saw it again today - Still a great movie. I have never been a fan of the times in the comic when he is on Asgard as I prefer him on Earth, but those parts do well on the big screen and I liked the back and forth.

 

[Scareb]

Um....you pretty much can't have thor without loki or frost giants not to mention frost giants are from norse mythology, which i believe came out before your snow miser...

 

[Paul Andrew]

:lol I was gonna say... the frost giants are straight out of norse lore. It isn't like they cooked them up just for the movie. In fact they stayed about as true to the basics of norse mythology as the actual comic does so that in itself was kinda neat (which is not necessarily much, but still).

 

[nickytea]

I enjoyed the movie, but I do feel that there were several disparate conflicts going on at once that never really coalesced properly. That being said, I did enjoy Thor's journey as a character, but agree that it shouldn't have been relegated to one section of the movie. Having the necessity of his change propel the conflict through to the end somehow would have evened the movie out thematically, I think. I guess that's a good sign that I enjoyed the character content, I just wish it was more evenly and prominently applied.

Also, with Loki, I think the setup and initial progression of his character were fascinating, but became muddled in the ensuing events of the plot. By the climax, his motivations seemed somewhat confused and insignificantly presented.

I think overall my reaction to Thor was very similar to my reaction to the Iron Man movies. I enjoyed a single, entertaining viewing as a largely disposable experience. They are offensive to me only in the mediocrity of their storytelling. Thankfully, they're both helmed by very charming actors.

Keep in mind, I knew almost nothing of these characters walking in. I got the feeling that both Favreau and Branagh were creatively weighed down by the character's requirements. Maybe this is due to Marvel's close involvement and "master plan", or maybe they are just bland filmmakers, but I don't feel like either were able to create singularly cinematic experiences in either case.

I'm sure this is exactly what is pleasing most fans, but as the eternal horn-blower of "The Dark Knight" I think a director should have full control over the implementation of the character independent of continuity or "Avengers" like franchise experiment.

Then again, even though this isn't my cup of tea, I can see the uniqueness of this approach ... having a vast interconnecting universe. I guess I just wish the individual pieces were more effective for me.

 

[rocket20]

There are spoilers in this post. You have been warned.


Based on the reviews, I went into this movie wanting to like it.. and walked out trying to think of something to like about it.

I will be the first to admit, I know nothing about Thor, but then, I knew nothing about Iron Man, and loved that movie, so it wasn't just a matter of not knowing the character.

For me, this movie didn't seem to know what it wanted to be and it mixed too many different emotions into a single film in a way that just didn't quite work. Because the very idea of a superhero movie is so far fetched, I think the injection of humor in incredibly important as well as the importance of the characters not taking themselves too seriously. I think Spider-man and Iron Man nailed the humor. Thor's humor was a little over the top and a bit forced.

This really should have been Loki's story not Thor's as Loki's character and what happened to him was infinitely more interesting. However, as with many things, it seems like the writer didn't really know what they wanted Loki's motivation to be and it seemed to switch multiple times throughout the move. I think not spending more time developing Loki was a very big missed opportunity.

The romantic angle was just utterly ridiculous, VERY forced, and added a completely unnecessary dimension to the film. From what I saw, Natalie Portman's 'love' interest in Thor was purely lust driven with nothing else to explain it as she knew him for all of a red hot moment. It didn't make sense and just felt tacked on.

The action seemed somewhat underwhelming. At what point was Thor ever truly in danger? The fight scene with the Ice Giants seemed like child's play as even their largest and most scary creature was taken out with a single blow. I also thought it extremely hypocritical for Thor to chastise Loki about wiping out an entire race when only days before, Thor was wanting to do the same thing, and went and killing scores of Ice Giants with no second thought. Was this supposed to indicate his change of character? If so, it was very ham-fisted.

As someone mentioned earlier, Thor's sudden concern for the townspeople was just strange and out of place. You cry in the rain and then you suddenly care about the people of this town? What? Now, speaking of the crying in the rain scene, I thought it was the most powerful moment in the whole film and didn't think that it was entirely necessary to see Thor suddenly becoming outwardly concerned about others. When he couldn't pull the hammer from the rock, everything that needed to be said about him was brought clearly to his mind, with the one sentence from his father lingering in his head. That was his defining moment and his realization of who he truly was and what he had done. Making him show it in some half-assed spectacle where he offers to throw his life away for what were essentially ants just seemed silly.

Much like the fight with the Ice Giants, Thor's fight with the big robot thing and with Loki were extremely anti-climactic as neither seemed to be any real fight at all. He blew through the robot like it was nothing and all he had to do to beat Loki was lay the hammer on him.

Sorry guys. Wanted to like this one, but just didn't. I have very high hopes for Captain America. Hopefully it will wash the bad taste of Thor out of my mouth.

One final note... what was the thing at the end? If that was supposed to be some kind of teaser, I didn't get it at all.

Well, you're certainly entitled to your opinion BUT the fact is... you would be part of the minority.

I might have put a bit more consideration in your review, but you blew THAT with the "big robot thing." lol

 

[JPolacchi]

I saw THOR Sat. night and I have to say...it was pretty awsome.Keneth Branaugh is a great director.It makes a huge difference when you get a director who is "into the project and knows the material intimately".I read that Branaugh was a HUGE THOR fan as a little kid and it shows in the film.He stays true to the character,story,comic book and updates it at the same time so it doesn't come off as overly hokey or cheap. I tell ya though, as soon as some Hollywood fat ass starts thowing his/her weight around and wants hands on control of a project like this, that's when the film will bomb.Look what happened to Spiderman 3.I have faith that Branaugh will stick to his guns and know when to tell those overdressed hippes in L.A to "bugger off".

 

[Jet Beetle]

Well, you're certainly entitled to your opinion BUT the fact is... you would be part of the minority.

I might have put a bit more consideration in your review, but you blew THAT with the "big robot thing." lol

Actually, he'll be in the majority next weekend- Fast Five beat Thor overseas and Marvel was sure it had the market there with this character.

And as someone said earlier - Thor did put himself in harms way for Natalie not the whole town. His only connection to the people is through the Portman character. I think he only made one reference saying something like "these people are innocent" - and that was it. You can defend the special effects but not the romantic drama (more like comedy) in this film. Terrible. Someone over at Aintitcool said Thor went through a change of heart the way Anakin fell to the dark side - I guess Portman has this effect on underwritten male characters -

MACE "He's too dangerous to live!"
ANAKIN "No i NEED HIM!
Anakin gives Mace a manicure at his shoulder blade.
ANAKIN: What have I done?
2 seconds later
ANAKIN: I will serve you master

Bwahahahahahaa!!!

 

[Art Andrews]

Well, you're certainly entitled to your opinion BUT the fact is... you would be part of the minority.

I might have put a bit more consideration in your review, but you blew THAT with the "big robot thing." lol

lol:lol

I don't mind being in the minority and actually envy those who really enjoyed the film. It is a great feeling to walk out of a film and say to yourself "that was awesome" or even "that was way better than I expected." I walked out of Thor, not hating it, but literally rewinding the film and trying to find parts that I actually liked.

As I said right off the bat, I don't know the Thor mythos, so I have no idea what that big metal contraption was. Did they name it in the movie? If so, I missed it. It essentially felt like Odin's Rancor monster.

 

[Art Andrews]

Just as a note:

“Thor” Pits a Norse Mythological Superhero Against A GIANT ROBOT « Popcorn Bytes

Apparently I am not the only one calling it that... but for those, like me, who might not know, the big robot thing is called "The Destroyer."

 

[superDrool]

Actually, he'll be in the majority next weekend- Fast Five beat Thor overseas and Marvel was sure it had the market there with this character.

And as someone said earlier - Thor did put himself in harms way for Natalie not the whole town. His only connection to the people is through the Portman character. I think he only made one reference saying something like "these people are innocent" - and that was it. You can defend the special effects but not the romantic drama (more like comedy) in this film. Terrible. Someone over at Aintitcool said Thor went through a change of heart the way Anakin fell to the dark side - I guess Portman has this effect on underwritten male characters -

MACE "He's too dangerous to live!"
ANAKIN "No i NEED HIM!
Anakin gives Mace a manicure at his shoulder blade.

ANAKIN: What have I done?
2 seconds later
ANAKIN: I will serve you master

Bwahahahahahaa!!!

With all this talk about the necessity of proper drama, it sounds like you were going into this film expecting 'Gone with the Wind' or 'Casablanca'. :rolleyes

 

[Qui-Gonzalez]

At some point, you can start overthinking the Summer movies. I enjoy a good Oscar winner too, but I also enjoy a good blow-em'-up movie. This was the latter. As much as I hate to say it, I generally go into Summer movies with low expectations.

Welcome to the Summer Movie Season.

 

[EvilRocketeer]

I loved it!!!!!!!!!!!! The end

if only online discussions and opinions were that easy :lol

 

[Jet Beetle]

With all this talk about the necessity of proper drama, it sounds like you were going into this film expecting 'Gone with the Wind' or 'Casablanca'. :rolleyes

No. Those movies were cheap to make. I was expecting something that called for a 6mil dollar screenplay. So many people have made such a ta-do about Brannah's Shakespeare background, why not expect those films in some fashion? His previous work seems to have served him well as long as we were in Asguard - even Loki's journey was handled okay - but once we went over the rainbow (bridge that is) the brakes were slammed on.

 

[Seabass]

as far as Loki's motivations being unclear, I really viewed it differently as I watched it. Loki by design is a manipulator, and his changing of goals was his reacting and changing his methods to adapt to the situation at hand. He totally meant to have the Frost giants kill Odin until he saw that Thor was about to return, so he changed his gameplan on the fly to still come out as a 'good guy' and took them all out. His true power is in deception and magic, which I felt they did a very good job of representing

 

[dualedge]

no one dropped the L word.

Lesbian?

"The other L-word."

Lesbians?


Sorry... couldn't resist quoting Scott Pilgrim... obviously...

As for me, saw the movie last night and loved every minute of it. I thought the story was great, fantastic cast, characters had really good chemistry, cgi looked awesome (really loved the costumes and particularly the helmets) and I even loved Anthony Hopkins' work which I haven't done in a very long time.

I was expecting a tad bit more from the after-credits scene but it makes sense to me after giving it some thought since it will lead into the Avengers.

I've got no complaints and can't wait to get it on BluRay. Now looking forward to Green Lantern and Captain America.

 

[MooMooEgg]

All of my friends who have seen it loved it. One is a HUGE Thor fanatic and appreciated how the filmmakers adapted it to the big screen. I'm praying that Cap gets as good a treatment; IMO, Marvel is doing a great job tying the franchises together, and I think Thor was their biggest hurdle from a concept standpoint. But I feel the Captain America film has a lot more pressure on its shoulders simply because of the popularity and importance of the character. Lets hope it's done at least as well as Thor...

 

[FrogmanStudio]

I loved it. Great visual designs, actors all fit very well, story came along nicely, and well, THE DESTROYER!

My ONLY complaint, was they didn't have Thor wear his helmet more than just one scene. It was a great design, I would have liked to see it more.

 

[darthwhitey]

Norse mythology or not, that guy just WAS Snow Miser! :lol

I understand that summer popcorn movies get a bit of a pass. You go to be entertained and see stuff blown up, but I just think the good ones also bring a strong story and characters you care about.

For me, THOR falls into the category of movies I've seen once but never need to re-visit. I know I'm in the minority.

brad

 

[firesprite]

as far as Loki's motivations being unclear, I really viewed it differently as I watched it. Loki by design is a manipulator, and his changing of goals was his reacting and changing his methods to adapt to the situation at hand. He totally meant to have the Frost giants kill Odin until he saw that Thor was about to return, so he changed his gameplan on the fly to still come out as a 'good guy' and took them all out. His true power is in deception and magic, which I felt they did a very good job of representing

THIS, exactly. Loki is the god of lies, chaos, and magic. He plays his own game and his motivations should never, EVER be straightforward. I think they did a great job with showing him to be a master manipulator, always showing himself in the best light possible to whatever audience he needs to.