Comments on: Matthew Vaughn in Talks to Direct Thor Movie

By: Snook

Snook — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 10:55:06 +0000

Oh Dee - I dearly hope you are right.
As a matter of interest I have been a fan of marvel comics since my first Spiderman Annual in 1975 and it is precisely for this reason that I would rather they not make it at all than make a half-arsed hash of it.
I think the “middle of the bucket” statement is harsh but to non comics fans it might not be an entirely innaccurate point. Thor is one of my favourites but there is no doubt that he is not as famous as Spiderman or Batman and the film might not get the financial backing it needs to make it the masterpiece it ought to be.

By: DEE

DEE — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 02:32:22 +0000

ok !!!! I think its safe to say that whom ever wrote the above passage never grew up on comics.With the outcomes of ironman and the incrediable hulk.One would think or even dream of a possiable live action avengers movie.a movie that would have to have all original avengers including THOR!!!!!!!

By: Snook

Snook — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 08:09:47 +0000

It will alas be a load of crap.
I dearly hope I am wrong but there is no way it will get a Lord of the Rings budget or preparation timescale.
It is a film aimed at the comic fans but is unlikely to get much of a following beyond that so it is too much of a gamble for investors and movie companies.
The budget will be limited and therefore it will look like Dolph Lundgren’s He-Man film, with the one exception of a massive storm summoning special effects scene which will take half the budget (and be over-played in the trailers.
Whoever plays Loki will steal the show (e.g. Alan Richman in Robin Hood prince of thieves) and the Thor actor will be a steroid filled meathead who couldn’t deliver a line if it was in an envelope with a stamp on it.
If anyone out there runs a fake fur and horned helmets business, get stocking up because you’ll make a killing (alas).

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:55:15 +0000

“Middle Of The Bucket?” By Odin’s Beard! Peter Sciretta perhaps you are referring to the Punisher, Daredevil, Ghost Rider, & Elecktra? Thor comics always had a deeper story and content than these others and I believe that with the right director, keeping true to the comic, this shall prove to be a bigger box office draw than the above four put together!

By: Big Mike

Big Mike — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 22:40:10 +0000

Since the first Marvel films have come out a lot of “old school” friends and I have been longing for a Mighty Thor movie to appear. If done right, it could be one of the very best. How about a script including Hercules and Thor battling for nurse Jane’s love? Loki plotting against Thor?

By: the mighty matt

the mighty matt — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:45:00 +0000

Shater you put absolutely perfect, anyone who knows thor knows if this movie is done right, and by right i mean sticking to the comics without making stupid changes that will ruin it, a perfect example is superman returns, where some idiot gave him a kid. thor would make a awesome movie series, fighting all the greatest vilians, loki, surtur, absorbing man, and then we can only pray beta ray bill come out and theres a spinoff. Asgard will be awesome as long as they keep the language in the shakespearan tounge.

By: Shatner

Shatner — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:57:53 +0000

Thor is middle of the bucket? With the success of Lord of the Rings and CGI, you are saying Hollywood can’t create Asgard? Everybody who knows anything about comics is familiar with the Mighty Thor. He is an A-List Marvel character. They made Daredevil. They made Elektra (I’m still trying to figure that out), but Thor won’t translate? Hollywood has to stick to the spirit of the comics. I think the problem is not with the superheros, but it’s Hollywood’s treatment of characters that we grew up watching in cartoons and reading in comics. Case point, The Hulk. They turned it into a Shakespearean play or something. These are comics not King Lear. Stick to the subject, don’t make it deeper than it has to be. Sure you can make subtle changes, but don’t corrupt the characters that the real fan knows inside and out. Thor would be successful as long as they don’t do dumb things like casting people completely wrong for the role.

By: Optimus Prime

Optimus Prime — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 21:34:51 +0000

my god! it’s about time!