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This Isn't Mischief, This Is Mayhem

By TK | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (20)

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Not much to say here. It’s the second picture of Chris Helmsworth as Thor, plus first looks at Anthony Hopkins as his father Odin, and Tom Hiddleston as his evil half-brother Loki (also the main villain in the film). It’s a little too… I dunno… clean. A little too shiny and new. Frankly, it’s a little goofy. That said, it’s a production still, not necessarily footage from the film. A lot of people have been quick to bash the look of Thor, and I suppose that’s fair. It hasn’t exactly overwhelmed me, either.
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That said, it seems to me that every time a comic book movie comes out, people initially bitch about the appearances of the characters. Hugh Jackman was too tall, Superman’s costume didn’t look right, and so on and so forth. It’s a little early to get too harshly critical, but then again, what are internet movie sites for if not for undue bitching about things, right? So by all means, bitch away, with the caveat that things usually look much better in action, on the screen, than they do in production skills and promo art.

Honestly, I’m just hoping that they achieve the right feel. Loki should be a wonderful combination of mischief and jealousy, with some genuine evil thrown in. Odin should have gravitas and power in every thing he does. Thor… should swing a big fucking hammer and smash shit.

On a related note, apparently Marvel has made the decision to go 3D with Captain America and Thor, which I actually am kind of pissed about. I don’t have a problem with 3D as a general rule, but I have a major problem with post-production 3D. More often than not, it looks like shit and it’s a tacked-on idea that exists solely to make more money, and doesn’t really benefit the viewer. For the most part, as soon as I learn a movie’s 3D rendering was done in post, I find the non-3D theater. So… bad form, Marvel. I’m disappointed in you.

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Comments

"So… bad form, Disney. I’m disappointed in you."

There, I fixed it.

Posted by: superasente at July 14, 2010 10:54 AM

"So… business as usual, Disney. I’m not surprised."

there... I fixed it too.

Posted by: SaucyWench at July 14, 2010 11:05 AM

Odin's not a happy guy, so the chummy grandfather grin on Hopkins is bizarre.

And they are gods, after all -- and the work that Simonson and Kirby both put into making the Eternal Realm, well, godlyish, ought to count for something. "Clean" isn't what I'd look for specificallyu, but that's got to be part of it. "Outrageously beautiful" is what I think we should see, and somehow that granite cave doesn;t do it for me.

Posted by: hater from siloam springs at July 14, 2010 11:05 AM

I had the same initial reaction. It's too clean, too perfect, and too "modern." Their armor looks like they were made by MIT-calibrated machinery rather than ancient metalsmiths, the latter of which which at least to me is more logical, if I can even expect logic in a comic-book film, when creating these "ancient" characters.

Posted by: sars at July 14, 2010 11:11 AM

I have a major problem with post-production 3D. More often than not, it looks like shit and it’s a tacked-on idea that exists solely to make more money, and doesn’t really benefit the viewer.

Have we already reached a point with the current crop of 3-D where there is a "more often than not"? Avatar is still the only one I've seen.

Posted by: Todd at July 14, 2010 11:20 AM

I am firmly in the 3-D sucks camp.
I would really like it to go away, and soon.

Posted by: supafly at July 14, 2010 11:30 AM

I'd be surprised if they don't alter the palette quite a bit in post-production. Shoot everything well-lit, then make it grungy with a computer.

The armor does look a little fresh for my taste. But, I suppose gods can afford new stuff after every battle.

Posted by: Brigs at July 14, 2010 11:42 AM

Ummm... Looks a little bit "Batman and Robin"..
Joel Schumacher didn't have a hand in itn did he?

Posted by: Odnon at July 14, 2010 1:04 PM

If thats Odin, then I'm queen of all Valkyries

Posted by: JaneSpotting at July 14, 2010 1:59 PM

If a movie is made to be in 3D, like Avatar, I have no problem with it and it can, like Avatar, make the final product better. Even, like Avatar, transcendent. Of course, unlike Avatar, a 3D movie should still be a good movie when you see it in 2D.

God, I hate tacked on, post-production 3D. I haven't even seen one, it's a matter of principle.

Posted by: RobP at July 14, 2010 2:05 PM

Oh, and yeah, Odin should at all times have a grimace on his face bigger than the Grimace.

Posted by: RobP at July 14, 2010 2:06 PM

Their armor looks like they were made by MIT-calibrated machinery rather than ancient metalsmiths

Well, we have to remember that the Asgardians are all just super-advanced alien nomads who settled on earth when their planet was destroyed by the hatching celestial child that was birthed within. They become whatever they are believed to be, so when early humans first laid eyes on them and believed them to be Gods, they literally became Gods. So, it should look a little more alien than not.

Posted by: superasente at July 14, 2010 3:18 PM

I think they all look great, though Thor better be wearing a helm come time for battle.

A very Kirby-esque blend of sci fi and traditional, just the way The King designed them.

Posted by: The Mutt at July 14, 2010 3:54 PM

I don't have too much of a problem with the 3D thing as long as I can chose the 2D version. Let's face it-they wouldn't be doing it if the idiot moviegoers didn't fork over the extra cash for even sub-par thrills.

Posted by: Dave at July 14, 2010 7:20 PM

Joel Schumacher didn't have a hand in itn did he?

Any nipples on the suit? No, we're clear.

Posted by: Uriah Creep at July 14, 2010 10:20 PM

yeah I'm loving the look, most of the asgardians original costumes looked more like Galactus then Norse mythology so this works fine for me.

Posted by: Ben at July 14, 2010 11:35 PM

This is much worse news that the Ed Norton thing. Norton is a fantastic actor, but subtracting him from the Avengers equation doesn't damage perceptions as much as adding this gimmicky 3-D crap. It could be used in a way that enhances the plot, say in a Dr. Strange flick starring Hugh Laurie, but as cool the Rainbow Bridge might look in 3-D,it has no place in a WWII movie, and First Avenger: Captain America is doomed to drown in cheese.

Posted by: AmbroseKalifornia at July 15, 2010 3:17 AM

Yeahhh...this is the only image I've seen from this and already I know that, if I see more, I will go into convulsions of cringing. Won't be.

Wow. One single image is all it took.

Posted by: JLRoberson at July 15, 2010 11:12 PM

Gotta be better than XMen/Wolverine.

Posted by: b003 at July 15, 2010 11:43 PM

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Posted by: Arthur Dent at July 16, 2010 8:33 PM