Do you not appreciate his mighty hammer there?
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 14 July 2010 17:40 (fourteen years ago) link
grey is not a good color scheme for Thor
― Major Lolzer (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 17:42 (fourteen years ago) link
would assume they're just doing Loki (that's him on the right, yeah?) Surtur would be kinda ridiculous/too obscure
Yup, that is Loki. Hurrah sidelong glances.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 14 July 2010 17:43 (fourteen years ago) link
I can't tell if they are about to make out or if they're both checking out Odin's ass
― Fee Fie Fo, FUNFNFUINFLFF! (HI DERE), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 17:44 (fourteen years ago) link
"They call him One-Eye."
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 14 July 2010 17:46 (fourteen years ago) link
was Thor's winged helmet deemed too gay or waht
― Major Lolzer (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 17:50 (fourteen years ago) link
this looks like it's based on Marvel Ultimate Thor rather than classic Marvel 616 Thor
god why do I know these things
― Fee Fie Fo, FUNFNFUINFLFF! (HI DERE), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 17:51 (fourteen years ago) link
xp He doesn't wear it inside!
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 17:52 (fourteen years ago) link
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3554/3615798499_551b6b3766.jpg
― Fee Fie Fo, FUNFNFUINFLFF! (HI DERE), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 17:53 (fourteen years ago) link
I see Hulk Hogan is back on the steroids.
― ô_o (Nicole), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 17:56 (fourteen years ago) link
really missed a trick not casting Kevin McKidd
― orakle-krake (Gukbe), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 17:58 (fourteen years ago) link
why does that statue of Thor include Capt America's shield...?
― Major Lolzer (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 18:10 (fourteen years ago) link
Ultimate Thor is this dude who may be the son of Odin and may actually be completely insane. IIRC, at one point he beats up both Iron Man and Captain America.
― Fee Fie Fo, FUNFNFUINFLFF! (HI DERE), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 18:11 (fourteen years ago) link
for some reason i'd got the idea idris elba was playing thor
― thomp, Wednesday, 14 July 2010 18:21 (fourteen years ago) link
"We came to feel that in our case 3-D could be the very good friend of story and character for a different kind of experience,which way the wind was blowing," Branagh said, taking a break from post-production.
― les yeux sans aerosmith (underrated aerosmith albums I have loved), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 18:24 (fourteen years ago) link
I wouldn't say Surtur is "too obscure", he's the main villain in the best known Thor story arc there is. He isn't any more obscure than Dr. Octopus or whoever the villains in the the two Iron Man movies were.
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 14 July 2010 18:35 (fourteen years ago) link
I'd say Enchantress would make a lot more sense
― Fee Fie Fo, FUNFNFUINFLFF! (HI DERE), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 18:36 (fourteen years ago) link
I wouldn't say Surtur is "too obscure", he's the main villain in the best known Thor story arc there is
lol Tuomas - anybody who's never read a Thor comic has no idea who Surtur is. Loki is at least a more commonly known mythological figure and also traditional Thor's arch nemesis.
― Major Lolzer (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 18:44 (fourteen years ago) link
In related news, the new Incredible Hulk to be...
http://www.deadline.com/2010/07/mark-ruffalo-in-late-stage-talks-to-be-marvels-new-hulk-in-the-avengers/
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 14 July 2010 18:48 (fourteen years ago) link
haha waht
― Fee Fie Fo, FUNFNFUINFLFF! (HI DERE), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 18:48 (fourteen years ago) link
I thought he was dead
― mayor jingleberries, Wednesday, 14 July 2010 19:16 (fourteen years ago) link
lol Tuomas - anybody who's never read a Thor comic has no idea who Surtur is.
Well yeah, but the same applied to almost all superhero villains (except maybe The Joker and Lex Luthor) before they appeared in movies.
And Loki is more than just "traditional Thor's arch nemesis". He's the trickster god, in Norse mythology he sometimes sides with the Æsir, and sometimes goes against them. Marvel changed him into a more pure villain, though I liked how Simonson handled him in the Surtur saga: we see him both scheming against Thor and taking his side in the battle with Surtur. IMO that's much more in line with the traditional depiction of Loki.
― Tuomas, Wednesday, 14 July 2010 19:17 (fourteen years ago) link
Well yeah, but the same applied to almost all superhero villains
most of Spiderman's rouge's gallery has appeared in every Saturday morning cartoon about him; you could actually argue because of this that, while Green Goblin is his traditional nemesis from a storyline standpoint, Doctor Octopus is the villain most people would associate with him
― Hot Tub Fellatio Machine (HI DERE), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 19:20 (fourteen years ago) link
lolwut
― ô_o (Nicole), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 19:50 (fourteen years ago) link
maybe if it was an inverse-Hulk, where some huge dude got hit by radiation and now whenever he gets angry, he becomes really skinny and frail
― Hot Tub Fellatio Machine (HI DERE), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 19:52 (fourteen years ago) link
oh man plz plz plz give it to the Ruff
hough I liked how Simonson handled him in the Surtur saga: we see him both scheming against Thor and taking his side in the battle with Surtur. IMO that's much more in line with the traditional depiction of Loki.
this is more in line with Kirby's depiction actually
― Major Lolzer (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 19:54 (fourteen years ago) link
I am seriously struggling to avoid actual LOLs here:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/.a/6a00d8341c630a53ef013485894ab0970c-600wi
Here's a first-look image of the majestic throne of Odin (Anthony Hopkins) in the city of Asgard, where Thor (Chris Hemsworth) kneels before his father in the 2011 film from Disney's Marvel Studios and Paramount Pictures....I talked to "Thor" director Kenneth Branagh not long ago and he was genuinely excited about his first trip to Comic-Con and the chance to stand up into front of the Hall H audience as part of the Marvel program. "Because of what I've heard, I can't wait... the celebration and the incredible energy and enthusiasm and knowledge and passion for everything that goes on there. I'm excited to be part of that and I feel privileged to be able to go and take look. I'm keen to see that passion and enthusiasm."With tongue-in-cheek -- at least I think it was tongue-in-cheek -- Feige said he might hit the stage with a sartorial nod to the Con's cosplay traditions. "I'm looking forward to seeing how people are dressed... Kevin and I are not prepared to reveal what costume we'll be wearing but obviously I've insisted that we all must wear one."
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I talked to "Thor" director Kenneth Branagh not long ago and he was genuinely excited about his first trip to Comic-Con and the chance to stand up into front of the Hall H audience as part of the Marvel program. "Because of what I've heard, I can't wait... the celebration and the incredible energy and enthusiasm and knowledge and passion for everything that goes on there. I'm excited to be part of that and I feel privileged to be able to go and take look. I'm keen to see that passion and enthusiasm."
With tongue-in-cheek -- at least I think it was tongue-in-cheek -- Feige said he might hit the stage with a sartorial nod to the Con's cosplay traditions. "I'm looking forward to seeing how people are dressed... Kevin and I are not prepared to reveal what costume we'll be wearing but obviously I've insisted that we all must wear one."
Help.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 19 July 2010 16:07 (fourteen years ago) link
Anyway, nice to know that Asgard can be found on the Strip near the Bellagio.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 19 July 2010 16:10 (fourteen years ago) link
color scheme is all wrong
― Major Lolzer (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 19 July 2010 16:10 (fourteen years ago) link
Also, great shoulder pads there.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 19 July 2010 16:11 (fourteen years ago) link
why does this whole thing look like a Met opera
― HI DERE, Monday, 19 July 2010 16:13 (fourteen years ago) link
As a friend of mine just said: "Daaaaamn. I bet they have low riders in the carriage area, too."
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 19 July 2010 16:24 (fourteen years ago) link
And yet another:
http://www-deadline-com.vimg.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/thor11-1024x682.jpg
Maybe the whole movie's set there.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 21 July 2010 17:54 (fourteen years ago) link
Trying to get the steampunk kids in with all that burnished brass.
― could be a bad day for (Abbott), Wednesday, 21 July 2010 17:57 (fourteen years ago) link
Punishingly long and boring trailer that pretty much confirms all my worst fears.http://www.bleedingcool.com/2010/07/29/comic-con-trailer-for-thor/
― Number None, Thursday, 29 July 2010 13:11 (fourteen years ago) link
veering a little too close to Chronicles of Riddick for comfort.
― orakle-krake (Gukbe), Thursday, 29 July 2010 13:24 (fourteen years ago) link
That doesn't look as bad as I thought, tbh. Though the Asgardian design still sucks: they should be rugged Vikings, not poncey faux Romans.
― Tuomas, Thursday, 29 July 2010 13:31 (fourteen years ago) link
I understand why they chose Branaugh, but I don't trust him.
― orakle-krake (Gukbe), Thursday, 29 July 2010 13:35 (fourteen years ago) link
and nothing about that trailer has swayed me.
I liked the music - it's a bit Electralane-y and then a bit Metallica-esque and then it's kind of late Led Zep.
― i find music confusing and annoying (Ned Trifle II), Thursday, 29 July 2010 23:42 (fourteen years ago) link
I couldn't even make it through the whole trailer
squandered opportunity, this one
― Master of the Manly Ballad (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 29 July 2010 23:49 (fourteen years ago) link
Not what I would call successful viral marketing:
http://westport.patch.com/articles/man-robs-subway-with-hammer
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 24 September 2010 14:26 (thirteen years ago) link
ah.
― cocklamoose (chrisv2010), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 19:32 (thirteen years ago) link
man 2011 is gonna be a sucky year to be a superhero
― da croupier, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 19:33 (thirteen years ago) link
then again maybe hollywood has its shit together enough that they can promo-bluster this and Green Lantern to "underwhelming" numbers rather than "turkey" numbers
― da croupier, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 19:35 (thirteen years ago) link
This is weird. Guy spends an awful lot of time insisting that his racist website isn't racist.
http://boycott-thor.com/
― The baby boomers have defined everything once and for all (Dorianlynskey), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 19:35 (thirteen years ago) link
is your baby racist?
― cocklamoose (chrisv2010), Wednesday, 5 January 2011 19:36 (thirteen years ago) link
lol was just gonna post that. that got talked about on ilx somewhere, one of the politics threads
― goole, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 19:37 (thirteen years ago) link
this is one of those movies where pretty much all signs point to it being terrible yet I can't help but be intrigued by it
― peter in montreal, Wednesday, 5 January 2011 19:38 (thirteen years ago) link
i've only seen the first four, to which i say
iron man 1 >>>>>>>>>>>> iron man 2 > hulk >>>>>>>>>>>> thor 1
probably only because of downey tho. and paltrow is the best of the ladies so far
idris elba is the only good part of thor (although hemsworth is indeed quite a physical specimen)
― mookieproof, Sunday, 18 July 2021 21:08 (three years ago) link
I don't even remember the baddy in Iron Man 2. I know it's sometimes Mickey Rourke, but other than him, there's some other shit going on that I just totally blank on. Which is crazy for a film with soooooo much going on (literally; the movie otherwise has nothing going on).
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 18 July 2021 21:42 (three years ago) link
Mockey rourke and sam rockwell put it well out of the mire tbh
Now that's as entertainment, if there are metrics under which those guys' performances actually bring what is held to be a decent movie down then they are imo nonsense metrics because nothing in that movie besides is worth a look
― fix up luke shawp (darraghmac), Sunday, 18 July 2021 22:23 (three years ago) link
I believe tombot had views as to the pinpoint accuracy of Sam Rockwell's performance as an non-military contractor pitching for military contracts. I don't have any views on that, I don't have access to that metric and I don't feel that I should have. It might be "a good civil servant's film" is what I'm saying.
― Andrew Farrell, Sunday, 18 July 2021 23:19 (three years ago) link
Dr. Strange, like Thor, often felt like it had just a couple of sets and tried to make those two sets look like lots of sets, but I wasn't fooled.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, July 18, 2021 2:44 PM (five hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
this always stuck out to me about thor 1, the scenes that took place on earth looked incredibly cheap. like they were filmed on a theme park wild west shootout show set
― ✖, Monday, 19 July 2021 00:05 (three years ago) link
Thor 1 was great
― Karl Havoc (DJP), Monday, 19 July 2021 11:13 (three years ago) link
I love the first Thor. To me it is a very well-working mix between sword-and-sorcery fantasy & contemporary MCU real-world stuff. I find Loki done particularly well, I also think the Warriors Three and Lady Sif are nicely distinguished enriching extras.
I remember hoping to love the second Thor as much but coming out of the cinema quite disappointed. However, when I rewatched it later, I enjoyed it immensely.
I personally don't think any of the MCU movies has been below average-to-good. My least favourite has always been Iron Man II as well, but I thought it was enjoyable enough. It has been a while since the last time I watched it, I wonder if I like it better now as with The Dark World.
― Valentijn, Monday, 19 July 2021 11:48 (three years ago) link
I personally don't think any of the MCU movies has been below average-to-good.
― Marty J. Bilge (Old Lunch), Monday, 19 July 2021 11:56 (three years ago) link
Thor 2 had the business with the portals at the end, which was quite fun for an MCU boss battle
otherwise pretty worthless iirc
― Number None, Monday, 19 July 2021 13:04 (three years ago) link
Except that Thor himself is more fun, too, and Darcy is a funny character as well.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 19 July 2021 13:12 (three years ago) link
ragnarok used hemsworth so perfectly that it made you wonder why it took so long for the creative team to realize that thor should be a total goofball. ragnarok and infinity war did a good job of indulging in that side of him while also remembering why he's a noble hammer-wielding hero. endgame went a little too far in the goofy direction, imo, tho who wouldn't want to sit around and play video games all day with korg.
― bart harley-jarvis cocker (voodoo chili), Monday, 19 July 2021 15:10 (three years ago) link