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lac
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The Comic Con trailer. Based on the Marvel Comic, the powerful but arrogant warrior Thor is cast out of the fantastic realm of Asgard and sent to live amongst humans on Earth, where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders. Coming to theatres 6 May 2011.
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Soln
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Here’s the Thor Trailer as seen at Comic-Con. Starring Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman, and directed by Kenneth Branagh directed by Kenneth Branagh directed by Kenneth Branagh??? |
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sickrubik
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You don't read the internet much do you.
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beer geek.
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Samwise
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Looks like good stupid fun.
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Lakov_Sanite
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Looks better than the initial pictures led me to believe. If anything I think it'll look silly but have good acting.
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HaemishM
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The stills they've sent out had concerned me, as the armor looked plastic. But now seeing it with real film lighting, motion and grain, it looks perfect. I fucking loved this trailer. The Destroyer at the end was perfect.
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Sir T
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It's becoming painfully obvious that comic book fans are getting more love in the movie theater lately than in the comics themselves... (drops in talking point and sits back)
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WindupAtheist
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Badicalthon
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Movies are a better format for these stories anyway, primarily because movies actually end. There's no "We've been telling Captain Meathead stories for fifty years, we're out of ideas! Shit add more alternate universes!" crap going on.
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Nebu
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I'm in. The trailer was enough to get me to see this in the theater. I've always been a Thor and Captain America fan.
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sickrubik
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Movies are a better format for these stories anyway, primarily because movies actually end. There's no "We've been telling Captain Meathead stories for fifty years, we're out of ideas! Shit add more alternate universes!" crap going on.
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Ghambit
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Natalie Portman  -End of Line edit: Kat Dennings, Rene Russo |
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« Last Edit: July 29, 2010, 12:14:49 PM by Ghambit »
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NowhereMan
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Movies are a better format for these stories anyway, primarily because movies actually end. There's no "We've been telling Captain Meathead stories for fifty years, we're out of ideas! Shit add more alternate universes!" crap going on.
That and Marvel is HORRRRRRIBLE right now. Cosmic Marvel is pretty awesome if you like space opera and awesomeness. Trailer looks interesting, going with the Kirby designs for Asgard was a pretty brave decision but I think it works. We'll see of course, if nothing else I think this movie is going to have some really great moments. I'm worried though that it's going to be some sort of 80's style 'mysterious stranger Kung Fuing bad guys across America' bookended with awesome Godly stuff. |
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Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.  |
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DLRiley
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Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. This becomes especially obvious when you have a universe that has both magic and technology side by side. |
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Lakov_Sanite
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Seriously, in some worlds having magic and science be very separate makes sense. Marvel is not one of those worlds.
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Samwise
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I'm worried though that it's going to be some sort of 80's style 'mysterious stranger Kung Fuing bad guys across America' bookended with awesome Godly stuff.
Worried? I'm counting on it.  |
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Fordel
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The actor whose playing Thor really beefed the fuck up there.
I also dig the rainbow road.
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Tannhauser
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Wow, that looks great! I like how Agent Coulson is the thread thru all of these Marvel movies, that's kind of cool. Asgard looks great, the armor looks great and I'm thrilled they Kirby-ized it. Good-looking cast; Portman is always eye candy and Sif and the nerd girl are hot as well. For the ladies they have Thor.
I was really unsure they could pull Thor off, but now I'm not so worried. Kind of curious why they picked Kenneth Branagh to direct, maybe it's because he's so versed in Shakespeare and that's needed here for the Asgardians?
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Johny Cee
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The actor whose playing Thor really beefed the fuck up there.
Okay. To figure out who the actor was, I discovered that they're remaking Red Dawn. Red fucking Dawn. |
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Wolverines!
My wide and I actually MST3K'd that movie over the weekend.
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Wolverines!
My wide and I actually MST3K'd that movie over the weekend.
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Slyfeind
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I was really unsure they could pull Thor off, but now I'm not so worried. Kind of curious why they picked Kenneth Branagh to direct, maybe it's because he's so versed in Shakespeare and that's needed here for the Asgardians?
Yeah, that was my thought. I mean, Norse gods running around being all mythological, it would be impossible to pull that off without someone like Brannaugh. |
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tazelbain
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Looks pretty generic to me like Clash of the Titans. It was an alright movie but no Spiderman or Ironman. Personally, the fact that he isn't a anachronistic god just kills it for me. Superman with a hammer isn't particularly interesting.
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Riggswolfe
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It looks like it has potential. We'll see how it all works out. I suspect he will spend most of the movie not being Thor which I'm not sure I like.
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Cadaverine
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Looked pretty cool. Not too sure about Hopkins as Odin, though.
And they really should have put Peter Stormare in there somewhere. Loki, maybe.
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Engels
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Gave away too much in the trailer. I know exactly what the plot is now and how it ends. Blech.
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Gave away too much in the trailer. I know exactly what the plot is now and how it ends. Blech.
I think the only thing in that trailer that was any sort of surprise is that it looks like Odin dies (although even then, I wouldn't count out the possibility that Odin ends up surviving somehow). That, and I thought it was a nice touch that Thor has to become worthy of holding the hammer again. |
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Ironwood
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Christ, give me a film you can't predict these days...
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Tannhauser
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Never was a big Thor fan, but I recall some issues where Odin went into a coma and Loki raised hell. As for the trailer, show me a big budget movie that doesn't blow the plot these days. The more money they spend, they more they feel they need to show. I hate it too but my advice is just to not watch the trailers.
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Velorath
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Also, keep in mind that it isn't a trailer in the strictest sense (most trailers aren't 5 minutes long). It's footage that was shown at Comic Con.
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Khaldun
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There's at least three plotlines in 'classic' Thor where Odin is incapacitated or in the "Odinsleep" and Loki gets himself into control. Heck, he more or less just pulled it again in the latest reboot, getting Balder to exile Thor.
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Cadaverine
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That's pretty much the plot of the Hulk vs Thor animated flick they did as well. Odin enters the Odinsleep, or whatever it's called, and Loki summons Banner to Asgard, and separates him from the Hulk, who he then lets loose on Asgard. Hulk promptly kicks the crap out of Thor, and all of Asgard, until they get Hel involved. Odin wakes back up, and everyone lives happily ever after. Except poor Bruce Banner, who is forced out of the lovely dream life with Betty, and their kid, in Niflheim, gets re-attached to the Hulk and sent back to Earth to continue sucking.
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Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats.
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RhyssaFireheart
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Um, would I be shallow if I said I'm not too concerned about the plot if they give me the lovely, lovely eye-candy?
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Cadaverine
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Yeah, but no more shallow than all the guys in the theater checking out Portman, or Kat Dennings.
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Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats.
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