The stars aligned and I was home to watch the Syfy Channel premiere of Almighty Thor. Damn you, stars!
The Good
* C. Thomas Howell wasn't in it.
* Some of the CG monsters are creative, if not well-executed.
* While he's not a good actor, Kevin Nash has a presence.
The Bad
* The plot sucks. The special effects suck. The casting is not even that good either.
* They re-use footage from Monster (the demolished buildings with smoke plumes)...which itself was re-used in Death Racers and The 7 Adventures of Sinbad.
* They re-use footage from 2009's Dragonquest (the establishing shots of mountains).
* They re-use locations from Alien vs. Hunter (the woods) and Mega-Shark vs. Gatoroid (The Bronson Caves).
* Thor is a terrible hero. He fails miserably on several occasions and never listens to help. He succeeds by pure chance and is always needing saving.
* Valhalla is a CG Castle...which is European in design. Thank you, Poser.
* 80% of the film takes place in Los Angeles. It's Masters of the Universe all over again!
* Mjolnir is a big rock strapped to a stick. That's all I need to say.
* Thor utters the line: 'Damn the fabric of reality!' Words...words fail me.
So yeah, this is NOTHING compared to the Marvel film. Watch that. Skip this one.
The Good
* C. Thomas Howell wasn't in it.
* Some of the CG monsters are creative, if not well-executed.
* While he's not a good actor, Kevin Nash has a presence.
The Bad
* The plot sucks. The special effects suck. The casting is not even that good either.
* They re-use footage from Monster (the demolished buildings with smoke plumes)...which itself was re-used in Death Racers and The 7 Adventures of Sinbad.
* They re-use footage from 2009's Dragonquest (the establishing shots of mountains).
* They re-use locations from Alien vs. Hunter (the woods) and Mega-Shark vs. Gatoroid (The Bronson Caves).
* Thor is a terrible hero. He fails miserably on several occasions and never listens to help. He succeeds by pure chance and is always needing saving.
* Valhalla is a CG Castle...which is European in design. Thank you, Poser.
* 80% of the film takes place in Los Angeles. It's Masters of the Universe all over again!
* Mjolnir is a big rock strapped to a stick. That's all I need to say.
* Thor utters the line: 'Damn the fabric of reality!' Words...words fail me.
So yeah, this is NOTHING compared to the Marvel film. Watch that. Skip this one.
Though you do have to admit, "Damn the fabric of reality!" will probably start working its way into our conversations now. Probably during Munchkin Quest.
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