Avengers Assemble!

[BillyG]

Yeah, I read several of them this morning as well. Stretches from good to incredible, so who really knows. I want a review from someone with zero interest in the comic.

[FilmNerdJamie]

Clint isn't the type to shut anyone's dick for good press. So if he says it works, I believe him. On the other hand, the other reviews it felt like they were looking for nice things to say, especially that THR review where they essentially say, "Don't worry. Hemsworth is good! Because he's hot!"

[Matt]

I only read the quick one on /film so far. For him, it sounded like the Asgard stuff (beginning and end of the film) worked great while the Earth stuff (the entire middle of the film) was kinda flat.

[FilmNerdJamie]

When you're reduced to literally throwing in Iron Man and Hulk (from their own movies) in the Goddamn TV spots, then you know something's up for Thor.

I'm optimistic this works, but this feels like The Incredible Hulk all over again. Us nerds will dig it. Nobody else will. Still think Fast Five is going to be quite the severe balls-kicking to Thor. And again, it feels like most of these early reviews are willing it to be good because they so want it to be.

[Captain Russ]

I enjoyed The Incredible Hulk quite a bit.

And I'm firmly in the non-fan camp of the character.

(Also loved Nolte's speech at the end of the first one. He owned that scene.)

[FilmNerdJamie]

I liked The Incredible Hulk too.

But all that advanced press it got (especially when it was hot off Iron Man exploding) was overly dick-sucky.

[Timothy225]

When you're reduced to literally throwing in Iron Man and Hulk (from their own movies) in the Goddamn TV spots, then you know something's up for Thor.

I'm optimistic this works, but this feels like The Incredible Hulk all over again. Us nerds will dig it. Nobody else will. Still think Fast Five is going to be quite the severe balls-kicking to Thor. And again, it feels like most of these early reviews are willing it to be good because they so want it to be.

I got the exact same vibe when I saw Hulk and Iron Man pop up in the commercial ("They're mentioning those two films before talking about Thor? Oh, boy...").

[Abraham Smashington]

I enjoyed The Incredible Hulk quite a bit.

And I'm firmly in the non-fan camp of the character.

(Also loved Nolte's speech at the end of the first one. He owned that scene.)

Werd.

[Captain Russ]

I liked The Incredible Hulk too.

But all that advanced press it got (especially when it was hot off Iron Man exploding) was overly dick-sucky.

Strangely, I remember it getting a lukewarm reception.

Which is why I only caught it when the Home Box Orifice started putting it on their schedule (or was it Skinamax?).

[FilmNerdJamie]

Strangely, I remember it getting a lukewarm reception.

Biggest movie-news site/studio spin I can remember. Incredible Hulk cost way more than the Ang Lee film, opened lower and made a hair shy more total stateside. Yet the reboot was written off as a success by most.

Like I said. Dick-sucking at its finest. And then all that bullshit with Norton and those guys actually thinking he was coming back after he childishly refused to promote it and the press/attention that got? Talk about stupid motherfuckers.

[Captain Russ]

Really?

I guess I just had no interest in the hype machine that summer.

I do recall Nortongate though.

[Matt]

Harry (AICN) loved 'Thor'. I'm past the point of believing him on anything, but some of the stuff that he described in his review DOES sound pretty cool.

[Ray Abed]

THOR has a 94% Tomatometer so far (out of 17 reviews). Didn't see that coming.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1197233-thor/

[Nathan]

I enjoyed The Incredible Hulk quite a bit.

And I'm firmly in the non-fan camp of the character.

(Also loved Nolte's speech at the end of the first one. He owned that scene.)

Ok. Can someone please explain this to me??? I did not understand that film. Not being a dick here. I just want to know what I'm missing.

[Matt]

That's awesome. I hope that the % stays that good when it's got another 100 or so reviews in there.