Re: Thor

Shoot. I think that's supposed to be 'Hear, hear!' In any event, loved the
movie, looking forward to Captain America!

Johne Cook
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On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 5:34 PM, Johne Cook <[email protected]> wrote:

> 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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