Episode 11 - Thor Movie Review
This week’s topic is Thor, from 2011. We saw Thor’s hammer at the end of Iron Man 2, and now the man himself appears to and we get to see his fall from grace and his efforts to reclaim his power and regain his father’s respect.
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Film Facts
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- Tagline: Courage is Immortal
- Released: May 6, 2011
- Box Office - worldwide: $449,326,618 / domestic: $181,030,624
- Budget: $150,000,000
- IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
- Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston and Anthony Hopkins
- Directed: Kenneth Branagh
- Screenplay: Ashley Miller, Zack Stentz and Don Payne
2 Minute Recap
Discussion Topics
Hemsworth and Hiddleston really make this movie
Jane Foster is a great character
A who's who of actors playing secondary characters
Idris Elba as Heimdall
Mjolnir contains the power of Thor - just like the comics
Less CGI and more practical effects
Humor – more than I remembered
Introduction of the Tesseract/The Space Stone
More improvisation leads to memorable scene
More references to the comics
Face Off!
Which Did it better? The Comics or the Movie
What's Next
Captain America
- Captain America Comics #1
- Avengers #6-8,
- Sgt. Fury #1-3,
- Adventures of Captain America: The Sentinel of Liberty #1-4
Signoff
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