Maybe the comics were the problem? The Thor run by Walter Simonson was just so good, that the film had a really high bar to clear? Also, the Lord of the Rings also set such a high bar for fantasy films in general?
River: I didn't think you'd come for me. Simon: Well, you're a dummy.
'Serenity'
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Tom Scola - May 11, 2015 11:06:39 am PDT #28952 of 30000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Polter-Cow - May 11, 2015 11:10:04 am PDT #28953 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Yeah but Push is great and totally underrated!
I really enjoyed Thor, which I didn't have much interest in beyond "Another MCU movie, plus Natalie Portman."
P.M. Marc - May 11, 2015 11:14:25 am PDT #28954 of 30000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Yeah but Push is great and totally underrated!
::high fives::
Maybe the comics were the problem? The Thor run by Walter Simonson was just so good, that the film had a really high bar to clear? Also, the Lord of the Rings also set such a high bar for fantasy films in general?
Maybe for sis and BiL, but for me, it really was pacing and dialogue.
Jesse - May 11, 2015 1:48:06 pm PDT #28955 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I floved Thor when I saw it originally, but I knew it was at least 75% being in a movie theater on a movie theater on a 100 degree day plus The Hems. Plus being an enjoyable, sunny movie after The Dark Knight had already (in my memory) started things trending darker. So I watched it again recently, and thought it was fine, but not as great as my memory.
kat perez - May 11, 2015 2:28:52 pm PDT #28956 of 30000
"We have trust issues." Mylar
I loved the first Thor but I only saw it once in the theaters and I now realize that I remember absolutely nothing about the movie. I don't know what the storyline was. I don't remember one single thing that happened. It was very pretty, though. I remember that much.
Kalshane - May 11, 2015 3:10:26 pm PDT #28957 of 30000
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
I've found both Thor movies to be a lot of fun. They've managed to strike the right balance between serious and goofy for movies about an alien space viking with a magic hammer who fights crime.
Connie Neil - May 11, 2015 3:12:05 pm PDT #28958 of 30000
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2nd Thor has a cameo by Captain America! ish.
Kalshane - May 11, 2015 3:17:17 pm PDT #28959 of 30000
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Which was absolutely fantastic.
Dana - May 11, 2015 3:45:34 pm PDT #28960 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I also don't 100% agree with that Sady Doyle piece, but it's got a lot of good points. You almost can't evaluate the movie as a standalone work, except for the part where it's a movie and it kind of has to stand on its own.
Calli - May 11, 2015 3:49:03 pm PDT #28961 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I enjoyed Thor. Also, Thor 2. I didn't hate AoU, although I don't think it's the best of the MCU.