# "Thor" movie reviews are coming in hot! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 1, 2011, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-movie-reviews-are-coming-in-hot/580418 "2011-05-01T23:20:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-movie-reviews-are-coming-in-hot/580418/21 "2011-05-04T14:15:01Z")
I’ll see just about any halfway decent big-budget superhero movie to come along, so yeah, I’ll probably see it. Glad to hear the critics like it so far. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-movie-reviews-are-coming-in-hot/580418/22 "2011-05-04T17:58:37Z")
I’m a little bit baffled that they are opening the movie on Friday in the USA, don’t the producers know what [del]Thorsday[/del] Thursday was for? ---
**Author:** ![BunnyTVS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BunnyTVS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BunnyTVS)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-movie-reviews-are-coming-in-hot/580418/23 "2011-05-04T23:46:26Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > He wanted his daddy - Odin - to love him. That’s it in a nutshell. Right… [spoiler]So after Daddy O killed his real father, kidnapped him, always (in Loki’s mind)treated him as second best to the _real_ son, got pissed and exiled Thor for attacking the Frost Giants. He decides he wants O’s love after all and thinks the way to get it is to keep Thor in exile and destroy the Giants entire world? If he’d actually just left Thor alone, or even brought him back, and set up a Giant invasion so that he and the other companions emerged victorious he could have got the goal of daddy’s love and possibly obtained rulership of _both_ realms.[/spoiler] That last part is where I thought the movie was headed but, as I said earlier, the last 15-20 mins with the bifrost seemed WTF? ---
**Author:** ![Gukumatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-movie-reviews-are-coming-in-hot/580418/24 "2011-05-05T01:40:51Z")
> [@Equipoise](#): > > What? That is just about as far away from the truth as you could possibly get. Of course it depends on where a person lives and if they have narrow taste in movies, but for those lucky enough to live where there’s good cinema and who have eclectic taste, there’s been a wealth of riches, movie-wise (this coming from someone who’s seen 157 movies in the theater since January 1). And that’s not counting those fortunate enough to see festival films. > > Even usually unfortunate multiplex-only folks have had many many good movies to choose from. Well, in the spoiler box below (as not to print out a huge list) are the movies currently showing in theatres in Oslo, Norway. (I’ve edited out the Norwegian/Scandinavian movies) Another Year Arthur Arthur 3 og De To Verdener [Arthur 3 and the Two Worlds] Black Swan Blue Valentine Castaway on the Moon [Korean] Fast and Furious Five Hop I Am Number Four Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (3D) Kongens tale Landsbyen på toppen av fjellet [Italian - Le Quattro Volte] Nawals hemmelighet - Incendies [French] No Strings Attached Om guder og mennesker [French - lit. “Of gods and men”] Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 3D [To come] Rango [original speech] Rio - 3D [original speech] Rio 2D - [Norwegian, dubbed] Rio 3D - [Norwegian, dubbed] Route Irish Red Riding Hood Rødt hjerte [Dli Sur - Iraq/Norway] Sanctum (3D) [To come] Saras nøkkel [French - Elle s’appelait Sarah] Scream 4 Sucker Punch The Eagle Thor (2D) Thor (3D) Tangled True Grit Unknown Water for Elephants Winter’s Bone World Invasion: Battle Los Angeles Now, out of those I’ve seen 10. Black Swan was OK, Castaway on the Moon was pretty sweet, The King’s Speech was thoroughly solid, Route Irish was watcheable and The Eagle was entertaining (but for the sensation of watching the material on the cutting room floor of the Gladiator and Rome.) I Am Number 4 was boring dreck, Hop was lukewarm _Ice Age_ leftovers warmed with saccharine, Sucker Punch was quasi-pornographic masturbation fantasy, Unknown could never decide if it wanted to be Frantic or North by Northwest and World Invasion: Battle of Los Angeles is the Con Air of the 21st century. Out of those I’ve watched, only The King’s Speech and - possibly - Black Swan might make me reconsider my words about Thor being the best thing that’s happened in cinema this year, so far, but I saw both at BFI:LFF back in October and didn’t recall that their theatrical releases were this year. ETA: Sorry to hijack the topic, I just felt some justification might be required. (But if you can recommend me one of the other movies on the list, **Equipoise** , feel free! I’m starving here!) Back on topic, “Bring me a horse!” has now become a house-hold phrase in Casa Guku. ---
**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-movie-reviews-are-coming-in-hot/580418/25 "2011-05-05T02:15:22Z")
[SPOILER] > [@BunnyTVS](#): > > So after Daddy O killed his real father, kidnapped him, always (in Loki’s mind)treated him as second best to the _real_ son, got pissed and exiled Thor for attacking the Frost Giants. He decides he wants O’s love after all and thinks the way to get it is to keep Thor in exile and destroy the Giants entire world? Loki believed that destroying the frost giants was the best way to prove his loyalty to Asgard, but he couldn’t do it willingly without looking like a monster. Instead, the way he did it in the film, he gets the credit for doing what is necessary with a heavy heart, while Thor gets the blame for _making_ it necessary. > [@](#): > > If he’d actually just left Thor alone, or even brought him back, and set up a Giant invasion so that he and the other companions emerged victorious he could have got the goal of daddy’s love and possibly obtained rulership of _both_ realms. That assumes he _wants_ rulership of both realms - Jotunheim isn’t exactly somewhere you want to build a holiday home. Destroying Jotunheim kills everyone Laufey might have told about Loki, and ensures that nobody can ever claim Loki’s loyalty lies with the frost giants.[/SPOILER] ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-movie-reviews-are-coming-in-hot/580418/26 "2011-05-05T20:12:14Z")
There might be an element of denial to Loki’s plan too - by eliminating ALL the Frost giants, he’ll be excising that entire part of his heritage in a way that it’d never be raised again. Kind of how it’s the closeted gays who are most homophobic. Although I understand Hiddleston is just English 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-movie-reviews-are-coming-in-hot/580418/27 "2011-05-05T22:49:28Z")
Saw it last week - absolutely loved it. My reaction was a very solid “wow - this ISN’T a pile of shit!” but it just got better and better. Thor is, for me, an example of how to do CGI right; great for creating imaginary worlds and lending epic to a fight scene, but not as a substitute for a plot or story. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-movie-reviews-are-coming-in-hot/580418/28 "2011-05-06T01:05:47Z")
I had no idea Kenneth Branagh was involved in this film. I may go see it. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-movie-reviews-are-coming-in-hot/580418/29 "2011-05-06T15:26:28Z")
Wow, I was pumped for this movie long before I knew it was getting good reviews. At first my husband thought I was crazy, but he admitted last night, ‘‘It does actually look kind of awesome.’’ ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-movie-reviews-are-coming-in-hot/580418/30 "2011-05-06T15:53:33Z")
Roeper gave it a good review in the Sun Times as well. Everything I’ve seen about this movie has been fairly positive, so I’m looking forward to seeing it (plus it’s got Kat Dennings, rrrrow). Anyone who’s seen it, is it OK for kids? I think it’s PG13, so it may be a little too intense for the young’uns. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-movie-reviews-are-coming-in-hot/580418/31 "2011-05-06T16:38:55Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > Roeper gave it a good review in the Sun Times as well. Everything I’ve seen about this movie has been fairly positive, so I’m looking forward to seeing it (plus it’s got Kat Dennings, rrrrow). > > \*\*Anyone who’s seen it, is it OK for kids? \*\* I think it’s PG13, so it may be a little too intense for the young’uns. I just read [cnn.com](http://cnn.com)’s review of the movie and they even mentioned that it was (paraphrasing) “On the lighter side of PG-13, so it should garner legions of young fans”. I am so taking my 9 and 5 year old boys to see this. They’ve seen all the other comic book movies, why stop now? ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-movie-reviews-are-coming-in-hot/580418/32 "2011-05-06T17:34:31Z")
io9’s review just popped up: “[The Best Superhero Movie Since The Dark Knight.](http://io9.com/#!5799242/thor-the-best-superhero-movie-since-the-dark-knight)” The reviewer recommends the 2D version. > [@](#): > > Thor’s arc in the movie is fairly predictable, but it’s done so well that you don’t care. He’s banished to Earth, stripped of his godly powers (and his shirt, a lot of the time) … Yes, there’s a picture of Shirtless Thor. But that’s not the reason I might make the effort to see this on the big screen. Well, it’s not the _only_ reason; I do love that Myth & Legend stuff. While you’re at the site, check out… > [@](#): > > We’ve got a new crop of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides clips that finally show off Ian McShane doing what he does best: acting like a pirate. This is the role McShane was born to play. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-movie-reviews-are-coming-in-hot/580418/33 "2011-05-06T20:57:55Z")
Wait… the new _Pirates_ movie is subtitled _On Stranger Tides_? As in [this Tim Powers novel](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Stranger_Tides)? \ Sonuvabitch. I might actually see it now. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-movie-reviews-are-coming-in-hot/580418/34 "2011-05-06T21:04:26Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Wait… the new _Pirates_ movie is subtitled _On Stranger Tides_? As in [this Tim Powers novel](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Stranger_Tides)? > > \ > > Sonuvabitch. I might actually see it now. Yup. Even the first Pirates movie reminded me of that excellent novel. ([Zombie Pirates](http://moviechopshop.com/2009/09/14/blackbeard-in-pirates-of-the-caribbean-on-stranger-tides-well-see/)!) Apparently Tim Powers is actually getting $$$ for this one. Plus: Ian McShane as Blackbeard–in a scenery-chewing contest with Johnny Depp! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-movie-reviews-are-coming-in-hot/580418/35 "2011-05-06T21:19:49Z")
> [@Bridget\_Burke](#): > > …Plus: Ian McShane as Blackbeard–in a scenery-chewing contest with Johnny Depp! :: Cajun accent :: It’s all good! ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-movie-reviews-are-coming-in-hot/580418/36 "2011-05-06T22:03:21Z")
> [@Bridget\_Burke](#): > > Plus: Ian McShane as Blackbeard–in a scenery-chewing contest with Johnny Depp! Well shit. I thought was going to be one I could safely ignore… but now you tell me Al Swearengen is in it? ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-movie-reviews-are-coming-in-hot/580418/37 "2011-05-07T00:47:38Z")
Thor == Good! And every character was well done. I wish we’d had more time with some minor characters, but they were all still good. The sole exception was Natalie Portman, who manages to fill me with general disgust at her blandness. Despite the claims of her great acting prowess, I’ve never seen her do anything good, much less great. She can’t stand up to the half-named sidekick next to her, much less the larger-than-life personalities around. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-movie-reviews-are-coming-in-hot/580418/38 "2011-05-07T01:56:34Z")
I rather enjoyed it. Loki was not exactly a comic book Loki, but had complicated motives that almost made him tragic. And Anthony Hopkins was very good in his supporting role. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-movie-reviews-are-coming-in-hot/580418/39 "2011-05-07T02:02:35Z")
We watched it last weekend. It was okay. One of those movies you sort of have to see but not really anything to write home about. These superhero battles at the end are all starting to look alike to me too. ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-movie-reviews-are-coming-in-hot/580418/40 "2011-05-07T03:09:03Z")
I liked it. 🙂 The plot didn’t seem at all complicated or ‘wtf’ to me, though I am not a comic fan and so have no idea how it may have differed from other’s expectations. One thing though: there was a kiss…the only lip-to-lip kiss in the whole thing…did it look like he didn’t know what to do with his mouth, at ALL? Like she jumped him and he just kinda went with it. It made me think about how mouth-to-mouth kissing isn’t exactly universal, and I wondered if it was the first time he’d come across it. 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-movie-reviews-are-coming-in-hot/580418.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-movie-reviews-are-coming-in-hot/580418.md?page=3)