Re: Thor
Paul Christian Glenn <[email protected]>
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Caveat: I wasn't as enamored with the Iron Man flicks as everyone else seemed to be (the first one in particular). I did enjoy them, and agree that RDJ was outstanding in them, but they both lacked strong villains and effective climaxes. Definitely good fun, but I've never bothered to rewatch either one. On May 8, 2011, at 6:52 PM, "Karl Swenson" <[email protected]> wrote: > " Better than both Iron Man films" > > Really? That's saying something. > > "definitely better than both Hulk films." > > Nowhere to go but up there.... > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of pcg > Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 3:18 PM > To: DADL (off topic) > Subject: [DADL-OT] Thor > > 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! > > -- > -pcg > [email protected] > > -- > dadl-ot mailing list > http://mail.thehood.us/mailman/listinfo/dadl-ot_thehood.us > http://news.gmane.org/gmane.music.dadl.ot > > > -- > dadl-ot mailing list > http://mail.thehood.us/mailman/listinfo/dadl-ot_thehood.us > http://news.gmane.org/gmane.music.dadl.ot -- dadl-ot mailing list http://mail.thehood.us/mailman/listinfo/dadl-ot_thehood.us http://news.gmane.org/gmane.music.dadl.ot