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THOR: Grading, Discussion, Review **SPOILERS***

What grade do you give THOR?

  • A+

    Votes: 25 12.2%

  • A

    Votes: 48 23.4%

  • A-

    Votes: 49 23.9%

  • B+

    Votes: 33 16.1%

  • B

    Votes: 24 11.7%

  • B-

    Votes: 9 4.4%

  • C+

    Votes: 5 2.4%

  • C

    Votes: 6 2.9%

  • C-

    Votes: 1 0.5%

  • D+

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • D

    Votes: 2 1.0%

  • D-

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • F

    Votes: 3 1.5%
  • Total voters
    205
  • Poll closed .
Captain Craig

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It's time to finally watch this movie. The film doesn't open in the North American market until May 6 however it is having it's worldwide premier April 21 in Australia.

The embargo on reviews is to be lifted on Monday(4/18) so all the critics will have their voice heard. Use the following link to find out when THOR opens near you.

THOR official site.

THOR background at wikipedia.

THOR trailer at YouTube till I can figure out how to embed it. It's not Code, HTML or PHP how do you embed??
 
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There's been about four reviews I've read and they're positive, so far. Then again, they're mainly from genre sites like IGN and Comic Book Resources.
 
has anyone noticed that the toys are priced somewhere near to clearance prices for iron man stuff at the major retailers...
 
sikkbones said:
has anyone noticed that the toys are priced somewhere near to clearance prices for iron man stuff at the major retailers...
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The toys for Thor have been out for a month now. I was surprised to see them so early at my local walmart. The foam hammer was nice touch.

Thor is one of the movies I'm looking the most foward to which include Fast Five and Pirates 4.

To post embed videos, just get the youtube link from the address bar, then use the [yt] tags like this. Simple.

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeAiohh1-AQ[/yt]
 
yeah, i'm very tempted to buy the hammer and helmet and go watch the movie in full geek mode.
 
Praetor_Shinzon said:
yeah, i'm very tempted to buy the hammer and helmet and go watch the movie in full geek mode.
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If you do that, make sure to do it at a midnight screening where fellow fanboys will also be attending. Any other time, you might get strange looks.:)
 
Dream thanks for embedding that trailer. I used your instructions and they worked in the 'preview message' but didn't upload once I hit submit. :shrug:
Guess I'll have to keep playing with it.


I have bought the helmet and smaller foam hammer. Don't look for me to wear them to the movie though.
 
I'm looking forward to seeing the movie but after reading the leaked script a couple months ago I have to admit that I'm not looking forward to it as much as I was. Maybe the first time where this has occurred to me.
 
You know, not being the biggest Marvel fan in the world, I really wasn't paying notice (or caring) about this. But after seeing a few trailer, I might have to go check it out.

captcalhoun said:
you're a bit keen ain'tcha?
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It would cost you a groaning to take off mine edge.

Or something. :p
 
Captain Craig said:
captcalhoun said:
you're a bit keen ain'tcha?
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Just being prudent. :techman:
It does open this week with the world premiere and all. Being a global community a place now exists outside the lead up thread for those to discuss the film.
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Indeed. Australia is the only country where it opens this week, and lots of European countries next week, and a limited release in USA also.

I did have plans to see it on Thursday, but will have to wait a few weeks until seeing it. It sucks being broke. I'm hearing lots of positive reviews on facebook from the people who saw it last night.
 
A few more reviews all positive, more random and not the 'big ones' but they are good.
RottenTomatoes: 86% Fresh as of now.

From DIY.Co.UK they give it an 8/10.
While the trailers suggested a cheesy, Dutch-angled, all brawn and no brains kinda flick, what we have here is Shakespearean tragedy set to production designer Bo Welch's gorgeously retro sets and Branagh's unleashed fanboy enthusiasm. A stellar effort that has raised the bar for this year's endless comic adaptations.
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From DenofGeek.com comes there review and 4/5 stars. RT contributor also.
With fantastic effects, strong characters and a story you’ll find yourself wanting to see again straight afterwards, Thor kicks off the summer in style. Even if it occasionally stumbles, most blockbusters don’t even try to reach the heights Thor attains. It definitely enters Marvel Studios’ canon somewhere near the top, and if nothing else, it’s made life much, much more difficult for Captain America. It's just become the film to beat this summer.
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From HeyUGuys.Co.UK is there score of 3/5 stars
The strangest thing about Thor though is how it lived up exactly to expectations. The early casting news sounded impressive, and it was. The trailers set in Asgaard looked like Flash Gordon, and the film delivered.
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From Variety, no score but praise. The cries of 'plastic armor' by the 'net are shot down in his description here.
Assembled by A-list artisans in non-gimmicky 3D (the first such Marvel superhero entry to utilize the stereo format), "Thor" looks great. Production designer Bo Welch, costume designer Alexandra Byrne and lenser Haris Zambarloukos present striking visions of Asgard as an otherworldly utopia constructed from gleaming golden materials and bathed in a warm amber glow, and Jotunheim as the dank and forbidding lair of the mythical world's most malevolent outcasts. Effects work is on the money, with the suspended, glowing Bitfrost gateway from Asgard to other worlds an eye-catching highlight. All other technical credits are thoroughly pro.
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List of positive reviews to date.
http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/motion-...-cosmic-introduction-to-asgards-greatest-hero
http://movies.ign.com/articles/116/1161564p1.html 7/10
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=31910 Marvel's best yet
http://cnmnetwork.com.au/2011/04/17/thor-a-film-worthy-of-the-gods-review/ 5/5
http://www.mattsmoviereviews.net/thor.html 4/5
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/re...d+Reporter+-+All+Reviews)&utm_content=Twitter
http://cutprintreview.com/reviews/3-12-stars/thor-review/
http://www.thevine.com.au/entertainment/movie-reviews/thor-_-movie-review20110418.aspx 4/5
http://www.blogomatic3000.com/2011/04/17/spoiler-free-review-thor/ On par with Iron Man


And in fairness the One Negative review to date.
http://www.thefilmpie.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2051:thor&catid=36:reviews C+
There are quite a few characters in the mix but my reaction throughout much of Thor was apathetic. It’s not a horrible film but it’s one that doesn’t want to take any chances. It has been crafted from the familiar PG-mould used by many other comic books adaptations over the past decade. It wants to impress with dazzling special effects rather than through an emotive, captivating story. There’s clearly an audience for this film but I don’t think I’m part of it.

The performances in Thor aren’t too bad. The dialogue is expectedly cheesy (particularly from those in Thor’s small army) but I had a soft spot for Natalie Portman, Stellan Skarsgard and Kat Dennings. They inject the film with much-needed humour. Australian Chris Hemsworth also deserves credit. He takes his shirt off when required (sure to please many) and taps into Thor’s rough, arrogant nature. It’s just a shame I didn’t care more about his character (a fault of the screenplay).

I confess to becoming tired of comic book films. They offer few surprises and continually reiterate the same themes. There are exceptions however. I’ve enjoyed the darker undertones contained within the rebooted Batman series. The Dark Knight highlighted the fine line that often exists between good and evil. Christian Bale also captured the torturous nature of being a hero through his strong performance.
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The entire film is a risk. A film blending superheroes with magic/sorcery/aliens this guy misspoke or just doesn't get risk. He does admit bias to comic films by now so maybe that's why he doesn't see the risk this film is. All in all his C+ is hardly all that negative but that is how he is submitting it to RottenTomatoes apparently.

His review did give confirmation to a post credit sequence though.

The ushers will probably be cleaning up around you but make you stay all the way through the lengthy end credit sequence. You’ll get a sneak peak at The Avengers, the 2012 Joss Whedon film that brings together Thor, Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk and Captain America. Now that looks interesting!
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