Thor: The Dark World.
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There was some pretty funny stuff in this film. Darcy was hilarious, and:
Chris Evans's cameo? Holy shit.
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It is for the over seas markets. Even terrible movies in 3D make a ton more over seas just because they are 3d. I saw it in 3D as well just for the opening 5 minute clip from Captain America The Winter Solider.
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I seem to be in the minority here, but this movie didn't do much for me at all. I am one of the people with the biggest hard-on for comic book movies around, but this was just sort of ok for me. It wasn't bad, and I didn't hate anything about it, but it didn't knock me out of my seat like some of the best Marvel movies either. We hardly saw the bad guy,
and there just wasn't a lot of investment for me in much of it.
Of course I loved Loki, and the battle scenes were pretty cool, and Chuck surprised the shit out of me as one of the Warrior's Three. Was he in the first movie? I never noticed him if he was. The other two were pretty well wasted, even Sif was wasted.
It is hard for me to put into words, but it was like there was no real heart to the movie, nothing for me to really get invested in. When it is a comic book and there will be 11 more just like it every year, I'm ok with that. But when it is one of only three (or so) total Thor movies we possibly get in my lifetime...it was just sort of mediocre. I'm glad I watched it, and enjoyed it well enough for what it was, but the true measure is that it is extremely unlikely I'll watch this movie again for many more years. And when I do, I'll probably just skip ahead to fight scenes.
the whole dimensional portal thingies was ridiculous, particularly Jane using them to help defeat the bad guy
Of course I loved Loki, and the battle scenes were pretty cool, and Chuck surprised the shit out of me as one of the Warrior's Three. Was he in the first movie? I never noticed him if he was. The other two were pretty well wasted, even Sif was wasted.
It is hard for me to put into words, but it was like there was no real heart to the movie, nothing for me to really get invested in. When it is a comic book and there will be 11 more just like it every year, I'm ok with that. But when it is one of only three (or so) total Thor movies we possibly get in my lifetime...it was just sort of mediocre. I'm glad I watched it, and enjoyed it well enough for what it was, but the true measure is that it is extremely unlikely I'll watch this movie again for many more years. And when I do, I'll probably just skip ahead to fight scenes.
So that we can have the full spectrum of reviews and therefore not provide any decision making help at all, I want to say that this was the best Marvel film since Avengers. I would go so far as to say as good as Iron Man. To me, what added real tension to the movie was showing that Asgardians are mortal and can be killed. All of the characters had chemistry with each other and there were scenes that I actually felt nervous or sad. It's not often that movies do more than flash shiny things in front of me, so I am happy that there still is some storytelling in these Marvel movies. Fantastic movie, and even the wife liked it. Probably because of the wet Thor bath scene.
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This is how I feel about the film. I thought it was as good as IM1 or IM2. Definitely far better than the first Thor in my opinion.
I also have high hopes that Captain America : The Winter Soldier is going to be even better.
Wife and I liked the movie. Marvel movies just seem to be getting better and better.
Wife laughed pretty hard at Loki using the Cpt. America illusion.
Wife laughed pretty hard at Loki using the Cpt. America illusion.
I really liked this movie. Just the right amount of humor and action, but what stood out for me was, they didnt fall for the death trap of most comic book movie sequels of always adding more villians. More isnt always better. Just give me good villian and a good story.
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Totally better than the 1st, and I loved the 1st. I also usually detest 3D, but thought this was pretty good in 3D. The storyline was as generic and cliche as it gets, but the fighting scenes with the portals was so fucking cool. Need an entire movie with fighting scenes and Portal physics. Also, stones ftw.
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Really they thought because Gravity was a must see in 3D due to it being conceptualized with it being in that format and it working flawless due to fucking floating around in space, it would bump some shitty post production 3D that has never worked for a comic book movie yet because it has been totally unnecessary. They need to get their heads out of their asses.
3D has worked for me in 4 movies and shockingly its because they made the film with it in mind and it enhanced the movie: Avatar, Tron, Prometheus, Gravity. Not all great movies but the 3D worked and added to the movie. So glad to see movie executives have no fucking clue or if they do have a clue about when it doesn't work then they are just a lot more evil then I thought.
3D has worked for me in 4 movies and shockingly its because they made the film with it in mind and it enhanced the movie: Avatar, Tron, Prometheus, Gravity. Not all great movies but the 3D worked and added to the movie. So glad to see movie executives have no fucking clue or if they do have a clue about when it doesn't work then they are just a lot more evil then I thought.
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I really enjoyed this movie. I thought it was especially well paced; I didn't find myself getting bored with too much dialogue or too much action. I know absolutely nothing about Thor and his world/villains so I have no idea how close to the comics the dark elves were, but I thought they were awesome. I also liked how it was made clear that all of the "magic" of Asgard is nothing more than super high technology.
I saw it in regular format because fuck 3D and the insane price. The only movie that was worth seeing in 3D was The Hobbit, and even then only because it was paired with the high frame rate.
I saw it in regular format because fuck 3D and the insane price. The only movie that was worth seeing in 3D was The Hobbit, and even then only because it was paired with the high frame rate.
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Thor: The Dark World (2013) - Box Office Mojo
Its up to 240 million foreign now. Looks like the over seas 3D market is still eating it up.
Its up to 240 million foreign now. Looks like the over seas 3D market is still eating it up.
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I do generally agree with this. The only reason I saw it in 3D was because I was forced to. Pretty much no theaters, even in Central London, were playing it, seriously. Gravity worked because of the slow nature and the color scheme. In other words, the 3D wasn't a "gimmick" as it is in most films, but more about immersion.
Forgot to mention, Loki was the best part of this film. And <3 Kat Dennings getting more screen time, yum. What Thor does right is eye candy. Eye candy for everyone, straight, gay, man, woman, whatever, there are multiple pieces of hot ass either way. They aren't ashamed of it either, even having a blatantly obvious scene of Thor almost naked and wet that served absolutely no purpose. I just wish Natalie Portman's Asgard outfit was a little sluttier. In all seriousness, good film, not really meaningful for the Marvel universe/Avengers, aside from the bonus clip, but otherwise, very fun to watch. Portal movie, whr r u?
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