Chris Hemsworth is Marvel's Thor!

[TeamRAD]

I'll argue that it demands you to have a fucking blast. Unsurprisingly, it does prevail in its objective.

Really?   

Like I said, I'm a woman.

So, what does gender have to do w/ finding things entertaining and fun? Likewise, this male was never attracted to the "masturbatory fodder" of the franchise.

Lighten up. 

[Cosmic Muse]

So, what does gender have to do w/ finding things entertaining and fun? Likewise, this male was never attracted to the "masturbatory fodder" of the franchise.

Lighten up. 

In regards to the accepted gender roles that were enforced in my generation it has everything to do with it.

[Compound]

I hope the post-credit scene implies that the Masters of Evil might be in the next movie.  If it's the Skrulls, that's all fine and good, but that seems like it might be a bit more dull than also having some of the great villains show up.  Otherwise, I guess it's Loki and the Cosmic Cube.  Which is OK, I guess, but why do that when you can have Thor, Odin and Loki battle Surtur.

Where are you getting the Skrulls and the Masters of Evil from the super secret ending?

Spoilers. No really, you might want to skip clicking on this as it might spoil Captain America.

In The Ultimate series (which were a more edgy, alternate universe version of The Avengers) Marvel did about a decade back, a Skrull-like alien race were supporting the Nazis during World War II, providing the Nazis with their more comic booky stuff. Cap fought them just prior to falling into the ocean and getting frozen. The Marvel movies have borrowed quite a bit from the Ultimates interpretations, so there might be Space Nazis in Cap as well and I got that gist from Fury's speech at the end.

[a pretty girl is like]

The Marvel movies should stop borrowing from the Ultimates line because it's pretty much crap. 

*edit* Early Ultimate Spider-Man being the exception.

[Johnny Unusual]

The Marvel movies should stop borrowing from the Ultimates line because it's pretty much crap. 

*edit* Early Ultimate Spider-Man being the exception.

I think that Ultimate Spider-Man has been quality all the way through (even during Ultimatum, shockingly enough).  The rest of the line varies greatly in quality to great to abhorrent.  Lately, it's been pretty weak, even Millar's Avengers (which has it's moments, but it feels like he's phoning it in.  Some great art though).  But I agree that trying to use Ultimate Dr. Doom in the FF movies was a fantastically bad idea (seriously, that pun wasn't intended when I wrote that sentence).  If they redo it, I want him as the ultimate Renaissance man who can do science, magic and strategy with equal aplomb.

I feel confident in saying that there won't be alien Nazis in the Cap movie.  Nazis are enough.  What I do want to see are the Sleepers!

[Darth Geek]

A robot with a clear dome for a head? *pfft* Only in comics...

[Doctor Who?]

I saw this yesterday and not only do i think it is marvel's best movie so far I think it is up there with Superman the movie as the most enjoyable superhero movie I have ever seen.  i enjoyed every second of it and hope there is a Thor 2.

[Dim of the Yard]

Saw this movie yesterday and loved it. It was great. Loved the performances all around. Oddly enough, I quite enjoyed Loki the most in the movie, but he's the character I'm the most ambivalent about upon further reflection. I would watch this again, most definitely.

[Doctor Who?]

I can't wait for this to come to Blu Ray.  I mean it I really want to see it again.  If I had the money I would be going back up to dover to see it again today.

[Bob]

That's a pretty high endorsement.   

[Doctor Who?]

The last time I had this much fun watching a movie was The Incredibles.  it was fun,had good characters,the best plot I have ever seen in a superhero movie,and the humor made me laugh every time.  "I swear I am not doing this on purpose!" 

Oh and Portman proved just how badly Lucas screwed up. She is good in this and completely relaxed.  if Lucas had been able to get this kind of acting out of her in Star Wars those movies would have been a lot more enjoyable.

[Cosmic Muse]

The last time I had this much fun watching a movie was The Incredibles.  it was fun,had good characters,the best plot I have ever seen in a superhero movie,and the humor made me laugh every time.  "I swear I am not doing this on purpose!" 

Oh and Portman proved just how badly Lucas screwed up. She is good in this and completely relaxed.  if Lucas had been able to get this kind of acting out of her in Star Wars those movies would have been a lot more enjoyable.

It is very heartening to see Natalie Portman turning in a very organic, capable performance in this movie. It's also very nice to see her making wise script decisions unlike previous Oscar winners of the past few decades.

[Pak-Man]

Finally got to see this one today. It was a real fun time. I wouldn't put it up there with Iron Man, but it's the most fun I've had in a movie theater all year long. Hernsworth did a good job of portraying Thor's boisterous personality and eventual humility, Loki was a bad guy you could sympathize with. The action scenes were awesome, the funny scenes were funny. Totally worth the price of the tickets. :^)

[Doctor Who?]

The last time I had this much fun watching a movie was The Incredibles.  it was fun,had good characters,the best plot I have ever seen in a superhero movie,and the humor made me laugh every time.  "I swear I am not doing this on purpose!" 

Oh and Portman proved just how badly Lucas screwed up. She is good in this and completely relaxed.  if Lucas had been able to get this kind of acting out of her in Star Wars those movies would have been a lot more enjoyable.

It is very heartening to see Natalie Portman turning in a very organic, capable performance in this movie. It's also very nice to see her making wise script decisions unlike previous Oscar winners of the past few decades.

Yeah there is nothing I hate more then seeing good actors slumming it and acting all stiff like we saw with Portman in Star Wars.  I tell you the truth because of those movies I have forgotten what a great actress she was,it was shock seeing her not only be good in something but so relaxed.  That is another thing this movie has going for it the inter cast seems to be relaxed and enjoying themselves.  It reminds me of watching a Tv show where the cast is getting along and they have been working together for a while. They all seem to be enjoying themselves and they know how to act together.  In this type of movie it is true,if the cast his having a good time it will come through on screen and the movie will be fun too.

This movie must have had as much green screen work as the Star Wars movies so I can't understand why no one in the Star Wars movies was able to acting this well.  i mean those movies have a good cast too,but they all came across as stiff as a board.  I really think if the Star Wars movies had had this kind of relaxed acting and sense of fun despite the plot holes they would have been enjoyable.

[Cosmic Muse]

Loki was a bad guy you could sympathize with.

Loki as portrayed by Tom Hiddleston is a fully 3 dimensional being. I think it is refreshing that Loki is a villain who's not your standard "I'M GOING TO RULE THE UNIVERSE!!!" type villain who's evil just for the sake of being evil. He really honestly believes what he's doing is all for the good of Asgard.
I suppose it was his way of making amends and helping himself feel less guilty about letting those Frost Giants into Asgard as a prank during Odin's ceremony for Thor, which set off the events that transpired afterwards with Thor defying Odin by traveling to Jotunheim and attacking the Frost Giants.
But I think the most endearing quality about Loki is the fact that he has the intelligence to understand there's just something different about him that he couldn't quite put a finger on, like he feels he's just being tolerated because Odin commands it.
I think it's that type of feeling all adopted children must feel at times, that they know somehow the family they're living with is not  biologically connected to them which causes a lot of confliction inside them. But with Loki this is magnified when he finds out for himself as an adult that he's not Asgardian but a Frost Giant disguised as an Asgardian. You can understand why he'd be so angry at not having this little detail explained to him a lot earlier which could have clarified his feelings of being an outcast. Of course Odin is in a vulnerable position though. I'm sure that he wouldn't want the common people of Asgard to find out that one of their princes is in fact the enemy and living among them. That and I don't recall Odin revealing that Loki is actually the son of Laufey, the King of the Frost Giants, yet, whom Loki himself had killed.

Yeah there is nothing I hate more then seeing good actors slumming it and acting all stiff like we saw with Portman in Star Wars.  I tell you the truth because of those movies I have forgotten what a great actress she was,it was shock seeing her not only be good in something but so relaxed.  That is another thing this movie has going for it the inter cast seems to be relaxed and enjoying themselves.  It reminds me of watching a Tv show where the cast is getting along and they have been working together for a while. They all seem to be enjoying themselves and they know how to act together.  In this type of movie it is true,if the cast his having a good time it will come through on screen and the movie will be fun too.

This movie must have had as much green screen work as the Star Wars movies so I can't understand why no one in the Star Wars movies was able to acting this well.  i mean those movies have a good cast too,but they all came across as stiff as a board.  I really think if the Star Wars movies had had this kind of relaxed acting and sense of fun despite the plot holes they would have been enjoyable.

This is just so true! Natalie Portman is such a genuinely talented, organic actress. No matter what sort of character she's playing, under the right direction and guidance, you can believe that that fictional being could actually represent a living, breathing person. As much as I like the original trilogy, Lucas is better at the creative side of the coin, not directing, but ego dictates that he must have full control over everything, right down to the direction instead of trusting a more capable directing talent. I view the prequels and those over bloated "enhanced" versions of the original trilogy as more of a vanity project for Lucas. It's evident he cares more about the exterior qualities of the film as opposed to the interior qualities of a capable actor or actress' performance. Asgard was just as eye poppingly beautiful as any world Lucas created on his green screen, but yet the performances by the principle actors were not upstaged by the visuals. The visuals only complimented the performances. I think a lot of the credit for that should go to Kenneth Branaugh for bringing out the best in his talent. He could have just sat back and let Natalie, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, et. al. fend for themselves, making the excuse that Thor was just a mindless, blockbuster popcorn project, but thankfully he didn't.