petethepanda
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It's not perfect, but man, Thor 1 was so good. Still one of my favorite MCU movies.
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I guess it's time we cleared the air regarding Thor 2.
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It's not perfect, but man, Thor 1 was so good. Still one of my favorite MCU movies.
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BudokaiMR2
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Bullshit. Dick Tracy is #2 after The Rocketeer.
Shotgun Kiss
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I'd put BvS above Thor 2, because I've never seen BvS, nor do I plan to. I don't have that luxury with Thor 2.
It was weak; by far the weakest of the Marvel films I've seen (which is all of them bar Cap 3 and Ant-Man). I didn't think it was terrible though. Just average.
It was weak; by far the weakest of the Marvel films I've seen (which is all of them bar Cap 3 and Ant-Man). I didn't think it was terrible though. Just average.
Asgard is inherently boring because there Thor's just another guy. It's Doctor Who syndrome, the character is better as a unique visitor on Earth than one of many Time Lords.
Plus on Asgard you lost the fish out of watet comedy Hemsworth is great at. Not to mention how Thor is inherently unique on Earth as only Hulk presents a physical challenge - so he can be "dude who fends off Aliens." There, ready made franchise
AHA-Lambda
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Apart from that Loki is a villain at the end and usurped Odin without Thor's knowledge?
yanipheonu
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So I rewatched Thor The Dark World, since it was on TV.
random observations
- It's honestly pretty harmless for the first two acts. Just standard Hollywood Marvel fare. Loki elevates things, but it's mostly just decent action and setup.
- I swear they stole the Kids Playing with Broken Physics thing from that one episode of Animatrix.
- Natalie Portman is still the worst.
- I can see why people get upset by the third act. It's "Wow that was Convenient" The Climax. Most of what happens in the last third of the movie are ass pulls.
- The science is so soft, it is now melted ice cream.
- By the end you realize there's little reason to ever need to see the movie, it's pretty insubstantial.
- Yeah it's certainly the lowest tier of MCU movies from that last act alone, yeesh.4
- edit: but i mean, the Mjolnir cosntantly moving to find its master thing does at least make for a fun action gimmick.
- But I still don't get the burning hate for it, it's dumb, but still fun action. I'll take it over any given Transformers movie or BVS any day.
random observations
- It's honestly pretty harmless for the first two acts. Just standard Hollywood Marvel fare. Loki elevates things, but it's mostly just decent action and setup.
- I swear they stole the Kids Playing with Broken Physics thing from that one episode of Animatrix.
- Natalie Portman is still the worst.
- I can see why people get upset by the third act. It's "Wow that was Convenient" The Climax. Most of what happens in the last third of the movie are ass pulls.
- The science is so soft, it is now melted ice cream.
- By the end you realize there's little reason to ever need to see the movie, it's pretty insubstantial.
- Yeah it's certainly the lowest tier of MCU movies from that last act alone, yeesh.4
- edit: but i mean, the Mjolnir cosntantly moving to find its master thing does at least make for a fun action gimmick.
- But I still don't get the burning hate for it, it's dumb, but still fun action. I'll take it over any given Transformers movie or BVS any day.
blame space
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Thor 2 owns
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how are polls not on mobile yet
Mix Master
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Thor 2 will be the Citizen Kane of movies in 100 years
This
freenudemacusers
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I've reached my lowest point. my family is 1,000 miles away from me, I am sunburned, and I am now watching thor 2 the dark world on FX in a hotel room in my underwear.
gutter_trash
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Tony Iron Man Stark
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I do like Chris Evans cameo by Loki. That's about it.
Except he isn't? He's still in the top 5 strongest protags easily.
Mighty Chin
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It was on tv today. I quite enjoyed it again. I'm baffled by people thinking Portman and Hopkins phoned it in though. I disagree completely.
I think my only real complaint is Thor being quite nerfed. Especially in the battle with Kurse.
Plus I think they missed a big opportunity to have a very large and epic battle on Vanahiem at the start. I've never understood who they were fighting against. Were they aliens or from another realm?
I like the comics realm of Asgard being connected to most of the other Realms. You can get to them by horseback.
I think my only real complaint is Thor being quite nerfed. Especially in the battle with Kurse.
Plus I think they missed a big opportunity to have a very large and epic battle on Vanahiem at the start. I've never understood who they were fighting against. Were they aliens or from another realm?
I like the comics realm of Asgard being connected to most of the other Realms. You can get to them by horseback.
SapphiCine
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Rewatched the first two episodes of Mad Men, which Alan Taylor directed. He really just needs to stick to TV.
Reading through this thread and had to stop here.
Salty as fuck.
On topic, Thor 2 wasn't bad, just forgettable.
freenudemacusers
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whoa loki is the one sitting on the throne?!?!!?
YesNOnoNOYes
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Apart from that Loki is a villain at the end and usurped Odin without Thor's knowledge?
i has this thingy about that
maybe odin was like, im gonna do something bad and resurrect frigga so im gunna be busy elsewhere so.....i need someone who can convincingly be me and who wants the job to boot
o here comes a fool
(thor is never bright :>)
TheWorthyEdge
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Thor 2 is perfectly serviceable. It's really not that bad.
Conkersbadfurday
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You wrote a lot of really pretty words about a movie I like.
So there's that?
So there's that?
ScottSullivan
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Sorry to drag this amazing thread back from the dead, but I just couldn't help but comment after finally seeing Dr Strange.
The Credit Sequence reminded me just how forgettable this movie was when
The Credit Sequence reminded me just how forgettable this movie was when
Thor is talking to the Doctor about finding Odin. I thought he died? Apparently he's just missing? Who the hell knows
You didn't forget, you just weren't paying attention.
ratcliffja
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Odin being dead
that Loki was impersonating him
0ptimusPayne
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I can't sit up here and agree with people saying Iron man 2 was worse than Thor 2, especially since we got fucking war machine out of IM2. The Thor movies are trash. I have hope for the last one because Hulk.
I think the biggest issue with Hopkins and many other of the performances in the Thor franchise, is that they don't blend in well.
I see Hopkins in a goofy ass costume. I see Elba in a goofy ass costume. I see barely anyone as their characters.
peanutbutterlatte
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Either;
a) Loki is screwing with Thor again and knows exactly where Odin is, plays that he's gone missing
b) Whatever he did to get rid of Odin meant he went somewhere untraceable and Loki/Thor genuinely needs to find him to stop Hela
a) Loki is screwing with Thor again and knows exactly where Odin is, plays that he's gone missing
b) Whatever he did to get rid of Odin meant he went somewhere untraceable and Loki/Thor genuinely needs to find him to stop Hela
TemplaerDude
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Yeah, I'll have to go with Thor 2: the Dark World.
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a lot of my threads involve me fucking up somehow. Perhaps I'm a moron?
I vastly prefer IM2 over IM3. Like, it's not even close for me...I don't care what GAF or the Internet says.
Psychoward
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I'm of the opinion that IM2, 3, Thor 1 and Thor 2 are all forgettable garbage not even worth ranking.
Vermillion
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Thor 2 is awful but
Everybody knows that the worse superhero movie is hulk (2003)
Just looks this shit lmao
https://youtu.be/8BgLr6ilRZc
Everybody knows that the worse superhero movie is hulk (2003)
Just looks this shit lmao
https://youtu.be/8BgLr6ilRZc
Waaay more interesting of a movie than Thor: The Dark World.
SargerusBR
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All this Thor 2 hate should be redirected to the real bad movie of the MCU:
Thor 2 at least followed a proper movie format from start to finish.
BVS was literally a mash up of random scenes with no cohesion whatsoever. Also no one cares bout a Thor sequel the same way they care about the TWO MOST ICONIC HEROES OF ALL TIME TOGETHER ON THE BIG SCREEN FOR THE FIRST TIME EVERRRR
That said I love Thor 1. Not perfect but the whole fish out of water stuff was great.
But since Thor matured at the end of Thor 1 he's been nothing but a lame duck even in the Avengers.
He had more personality in Avengers 2 though which was a plus. I have full confidence in Thor Ragnorok. He's gonna be great quote me.
BVS was literally a mash up of random scenes with no cohesion whatsoever. Also no one cares bout a Thor sequel the same way they care about the TWO MOST ICONIC HEROES OF ALL TIME TOGETHER ON THE BIG SCREEN FOR THE FIRST TIME EVERRRR
That said I love Thor 1. Not perfect but the whole fish out of water stuff was great.
But since Thor matured at the end of Thor 1 he's been nothing but a lame duck even in the Avengers.
He had more personality in Avengers 2 though which was a plus. I have full confidence in Thor Ragnorok. He's gonna be great quote me.
autumnleaf
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I liked Thor 2, I saw it with a group of 6 other friends and everyone enjoyed it. It's just a mindlessly fun film that at worst is forgettable.
And yeah it's better than BvS and Iron Man 2.
And yeah it's better than BvS and Iron Man 2.
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