Thor: The Dark World — What Did You Think? 233
On Friday, Marvel released its latest superhero blockbuster, Thor: The Dark World. Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, and Tom Hiddleston reprise their roles as Thor, Dr. Jane Foster, and Loki. Christopher Eccleston, best known for his role as the Ninth Doctor on BBC's Doctor Who, portrays Thor's nemesis in The Dark World: Malekith, ruler of the Dark Elves of Svartalfheim. Despite a strong opening weekend at the box office, critical reception has been lackluster. The movie averaged 66/100 on Rotten Tomatoes and 54/100 on Metacritic, but user reviews rated it higher, at 86/100 and 8/10 respectively. io9's review calls the plot "completely forgettable," but also said, "at a time when superhero films are gravitating towards Christopher Nolan-style darkness, it's really nice to see a movie go swinging into adventure with a song in its heart." Comic Book Resources also commented that the movie was a lot of fun, but added, "the film doesn't quite reach its true potential due to a villain who never truly feels like much more than an amorphous bad guy." Those of you who went to see it over the weekend: what did you think?
it lacked extensionalism (Score:3, Funny)
And the product placing could have been better as well.
it made me fart (Score:0, Funny)
am i the only one ? never had a movie do that to me before.
Funny that (Score:5, Funny)
I thought I had disabled the slashdot advertisements a while back.
Gotta say it. (Score:2, Funny)
That's... Brilliant!
(note: If you don't know Doctor Who, first... why are you here? second... you won't get this joke)
Re:First? (Score:4, Funny)
The Asgards are skinny little grey people.
Re:Ham-handed love sequences ruined it (Score:5, Funny)
I usually feel uncomfortable in my chair with Kat Dennings too... usually have to cross my legs or throw a blanket over my lap.
Re:Funny that (Score:5, Funny)
Do you know how often I get offered something "thanking [me] for [my] positive contributions"?
Every day on the top right corner of slashdot, is a lot more than from my boss or family.
Plus, the ads do pay /. bills, so they might as well keep believing that I'm seeing them.
Re:it lacked PERIOD. (Score:5, Funny)
Mere mention of it here reminds me how much I miss the byline that Slashdot used to carry:
"News for Nerds, Stuff that Matters"
Re:it lacked PERIOD. (Score:5, Funny)
There was always an implied "or".
Re:Mjolnir... (Score:5, Funny)
Obviously, London skyscrapers are simply more worthy than SHIELD's helicarrier, thus making it impossible for the hammer to smash through them. It's the same reason Thor was able to hang Moljnir on that very worthy coathook without it ripping off the wall from the weight.
Re:it lacked extensionalism (Score:5, Funny)