Re: Thor

Here, here!

I was moved by the grandeur of Asgard, and amused by the irreverence of
morals on Earth. There was both myth and cheese, and a healthy does of
laughter, especially given the wacky characters in New Mexico. I was
squeeing with the other fanboys at clues to upcoming films, like an early
view of a famous archer, and the brief teaser following the end credits.

As I wrote on Facebook yesterday: ‎@E. E. Stephen
Burnett<https://www.facebook.com/e.stephen.burnett> summed
up Thor better than I could: ""Thor": servant leadership, awesome action,
in-depth yet terrific fun, and Biblical truths echoed in ... pagan myths?
Wow. Morerover, the makers of "Thor" (including a certain vain wizard!) have
built a "rainbow bridge" between classics and pop stories. And here we may
have thought science and magic were two different things ..." I thought it
was epic, somewhat cheesy fun. 7.5 / 10

Johne Cook
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On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 5:17 PM, pcg <[email protected]> wrote:

> Thumbs up from this viewer!
>
> I've been openly mocking the idea of a Thor movie for a long time.
> I've never been a fan of the comics, and just couldn't imagine any way
> to make a flick that wouldn't be laughable. When the trailers started
> showing up, my expectactions seemed to be confirmed.
>
> What a delightful surprise, then, to find that it's easily my favorite
> flick yet from Marvel Studios. Better than both Iron Man films, and
> definitely better than both Hulk films. "Thor" contains the perfect
> blend of grandeur, silliness, gravitas, and light-heartedness. Perfect
> summer fun, full of fun performances and wonderful special effects.
> Director Branagh hit all the right notes here.
>
> I also feel that, between this movie and the trailers I've seen for
> "Green Lantern," I'm kinda (surprisingly) stoked to see comic book
> movies blowing up into full-on, balls-out craziness. All the big
> super-hero films of the last decade have been rooted in a muted,
> real-world milieu, justified with pseudo-science. That was cool, and I
> like those movies, but it's fun now to see heroes battled cosmic foes
> in blatantly fantastic settings. So over the top, and full of silly
> fun.
>
> Bring on Captain America and the Avengers!
>
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