Comments on: “Thor” (2011) http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3896 Reading, Writing, Movies and Mothering in Minneapolis, Mostly Wed, 27 May 2026 18:32:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Steph http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3896&cpage=1#comment-22482 Steph Wed, 25 May 2011 15:42:11 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3896#comment-22482 Totally agree with you about Chris Hemsworth being totally dashing! I did not expect that at all! I agreed to see this with my husband because we generally enjoy comic book movies and I did think this was decent. Not the best, but certainly somewhere in the same league as Iron Man (which is actually what I compared it to to a friend). I thought the parts on Earth were less interesting than the mythology portions of the film, and I do think the romance with Portman was kind of contrived and not very well developed, but it's a comic book movie so I guess that shouldn't be surprising. All in all, a fun movie that I'm glad I saw and one I would happily watch again at some point! Totally agree with you about Chris Hemsworth being totally dashing! I did not expect that at all! I agreed to see this with my husband because we generally enjoy comic book movies and I did think this was decent. Not the best, but certainly somewhere in the same league as Iron Man (which is actually what I compared it to to a friend). I thought the parts on Earth were less interesting than the mythology portions of the film, and I do think the romance with Portman was kind of contrived and not very well developed, but it’s a comic book movie so I guess that shouldn’t be surprising. All in all, a fun movie that I’m glad I saw and one I would happily watch again at some point!

]]> By: girldetective http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3896&cpage=1#comment-22445 girldetective Mon, 23 May 2011 22:02:30 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3896#comment-22445 WL, I agree with you both: Asgardians on Earth was cheesy (flashbacks to Superman 2) and his turnaround did feel more told not shown. But perhaps Natalie Portman is much more of an incentive than her boring character might lead us to believe! WL, I agree with you both: Asgardians on Earth was cheesy (flashbacks to Superman 2) and his turnaround did feel more told not shown. But perhaps Natalie Portman is much more of an incentive than her boring character might lead us to believe!

]]> By: weirleader http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3896&cpage=1#comment-22443 weirleader Mon, 23 May 2011 19:50:58 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=3896#comment-22443 we just saw "Thor" for our date night last night as well. I agree it wasn't A-list, though we both enjoyed it. I found the bit with Asgardians on Earth to feel somewhat cheesy, but I'm not sure if perhaps that was intended (Branagh strikes me as too savvy for that). My wife's didn't feel he (Thor) really earned his character transformation -- one minute, he's dashing, charming, and utterly full of himself... and the next he's suddenly a changed man. I dunno -- I find myself on the fence. we just saw “Thor” for our date night last night as well. I agree it wasn’t A-list, though we both enjoyed it. I found the bit with Asgardians on Earth to feel somewhat cheesy, but I’m not sure if perhaps that was intended (Branagh strikes me as too savvy for that).

My wife’s didn’t feel he (Thor) really earned his character transformation — one minute, he’s dashing, charming, and utterly full of himself… and the next he’s suddenly a changed man. I dunno — I find myself on the fence.

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