Mr.ONegative You really think Thor 1 was the best story told???
No, I thought Thor had the best, most potent story of any of the MCU films. The letdown of Thor 1 was that somehow...(and I don't understand how)...they spent $150M ... as much as a LOTR or Harry Potter...to get Power Rangers: The Movie special effects. The frostgiants look like Ivan Ooze. The cgi looks like Reboot. The action and effects would've looked fresh in 2002. But it came out in 2011.
I will never understand that.
I mean I used to really dislike Thor 1, until I saw it again on TV and realized...it sucks in an X1 kinda way. Cuz when the first X-Men came out, it had funky effects, corny lines and some cringeworthy moments too, but at it's heart there was so much there and so much to look forward to. Tom Hiddleston and Anthony Hopkins did everything for Thor, that Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen did for X1. Hemsworth was every bit as on point and iconic in the role as Hugh Jackman was.
Every side character got a little moment. There was an energy to every scene, and every scene leaned forward. It all mattered and it was all memorable in a comic booky way, and it built the world around it, so well. There's some real inspiration here, and it sets such a great tone for what could come later. But yeah...by that measure Natalie Portman is Anna Paquin mixed with that Toad line.
Iron Man 1 is the best solo Avengers movie. It's the best made, and it's so pitch perfect beginning to end. But the story is just a character study on Tony Stark and what he means...to himself really. It's the RDJ show. And Cap 1 is so bland. It's an origin story that's over itself before it even really gets going. There's almost no story to it. Skinny guy from the 40s gets super serum and then he takes an icebath. That's the whole story. And any part that might be interesting is montaged. There's not really a bad guy, just someone who grumbles and goes away.
Thor 1 built an entire world. Not only had the greatest villain, but had the best incorporation of the threats into the story and lives of the characters. And it had the best acting. RDJ is a beast, but up against Hemsworth talking down the destroyer, Hopkins in the banishment scene, and pick your Hiddleston moment... There's more there is all.
OT, but that's also why I got little respect for Thor 2. There's no good reason why Thor 2 shouldn't have been on X2's level and the best MCU solo flick. I get the hype for it, cuz suddenly the effects weren't X1 bad and Natalie Portman could act again and Kat Dennings wasn't so annoying and they gave the side people more to do. But there is absolutely nothing to the story at all. Nothing matters. Even the death that happens doesn't matter. All the destruction, bad guys...w/e. Yes the action was badass, but that's all Thor: Dark World was was a remake of the 1st movie with slightly different results.
wished Thor had memorable fight scenes, they all been weak.
