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Captain America: Winter Soldier trailer

I loved Joe Johnston's The First Avenger and am definitely looking forward to the sequel after seeing that trailer.
 
Review: Marvel's 'Thor: The Dark World,' With Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman & Tom Hiddleston | The Playlist

The result is a film that is enjoyable in spots, but haphazard and ultimately unsatisfying. As with "Iron Man 3," these films are increasingly feeling like episodes of TV shows or, perhaps more appropriately, issues of comic books. For all the good gags and eye candy, this ultimately boils down to yet another quest to find a magical MacGuffin that will stop a portal in the sky from opening (seriously, has that become one of the Seven Basic Plots at this point?). And while the hardcore geek crowd may eat that up, the rest of us need these films to distinguish themselves a little more if we're going to have one every six months. [C]
 
Review: Thor The Dark World expands the universe even while suffering some sequel issues

You can see some of the scars left by post-production tinkering with the picture, including some last-minute reshoots, but for many audiences, the slicker overall look of the film will smooth out many of the film's rougher moments. Make sure you stay for not one but two post-movie scenes, one during the credits and one after, and it's safe to say that the last ten minutes of this film sets "Thor 3" into motion, lays out part of the game for the rest of Phase Two and possibly even "The Avengers 3," and gives us our first look at one of the next big Marvel gambles. That's a lot to pack into a very short time, and it seems symptomatic of the film as a whole. Is it possible to be both overstuffed and too slight? If so, that's "Thor: The Dark World" in a nutshell.

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Marvels Kevin Feige says film centered on Thanos still years away

(CBR) The grin seen ’round the world in Marvel’s "The Avengers" was just the beginning. An appearance in "Guardians of the Galaxy" is the next step. But after that? It could be quite a while before moviegoers feel the full force of Thanos.

Marvel Studios President of Production Kevin Feige spoke with The Huffington Post about plans for the Mad Titan as the Marvel Cinematic Universe continues to expand. Asked if Thanos is something like “the end boss in a video game,” Feige said, “That’s a fair analogy, yes.”

Kevin Feige recently sat down with Gregory Ellwood and spoke about the unseen...
“It’s also, you look at some classic story lines in the comics and they tease out characters like that — big bads like that — for sometimes years,” he continued. “I think Walter Simonson was teasing Surter for years before he popped up. It’s fun to have the luxury to build somebody up like that.”

In other words, settle in for a long ride, Marvel fans: don’t expect Thanos as the lead villain in any of these movies for another few years at least.

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FOR THOSE SCORING AT HOME...

THOR opens tomorrow. Despite the SPOILER tag on this thread, please, let's hold off on discussing specifics until NEXT SATURDAY.


This review is definitely worth reading. The reviewer seems to do a complete reversal about half way through.
 
I saw Thor this weekend.

Liked it, didn't love it. Natalie Portman was slightly less annoying this time, so that was good and there were a few decent comedy bits. The story overall was a little weak, but it was still a fun movie.

I do have a couple gripes I'll make audible once the spoiler period passes.
 
Thor was enjoyable for the most part, like Adgy-san there are a few parts that bothered me I will hold off discussing till the spoiler period ends.
 
I thought Thor was pretty damned good. A LOT of story packed in there. More sci-fi than I expected. As a huge proponent of monster fx and real makeup I cannot rave ENOUGH about how cool it was that the KURSEd was in almost the whole movie. Straight outta Hellboy:The Golden Army. Thought Alan Taylor did a good job minimalizing a lot of the potential pitfalls. Thor/Jane's complete lack of chemistry, the comic relief earthbound characters, Thor's/Helmsworth's inherent cheesiness. Loki was a huge strength. For me, a far better sequel than either Iron Man one simply because it expanded the characters universe which with Asgard is not the easiest thing to do. Entertaining. The during/post credits scene were telling too. Especially the James Gunn directed Benicio Del Toro/Collector scene. Man, Guardians is going to be tonally and visually different than anything we have seen so far.

BTW, maybe it's my Chuck fixation, but the warriors 3/Sif deserve a bigger part(LOVE RAY STEVENSON). Looks like with the midcredits scene they may play in to the eventual



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Infinity Gauntlet storyline. So that's good.
 
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BTW, maybe it's my Chuck fixation, but the warriors 3/Sif deserve a bigger part(LOVE RAY STEVENSON).

Seriously, my biggest gripe with the film: why the **** did Tadanobu Asano's character stay on his planet and miss all the rest of the movie? Why cut him out?! GODDAMMIT IT.

I assume there was a scheduling issue, but GODDAMN IT.
 
I saw Thor over the weekend and thought it was pretty good. I know im in the minority here but i dont get the love for Kat Dennings. She just annoys me. Except for the Mjolnir line, that made me laugh.

So whats the Collector's story. That dude seems a bit odd.
 
Bob...see Boobs, Dennings.

The Collector scene was a tie in to Guardians of the Galaxy and the eventual Thanos/Infinity Gauntlet movie. It's really a long setup for Marvel. The director complained that it was oddly placed(and it was). It is one of those 'needs explanation' things, but Marvel isn't afraid to shoehorn in a geekster egg. I actually thought the post credits scene was kinda cute(hope you stuck around for that).
 
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