JMS = J Michael Straczynski, who handled the well-received relaunch of Thor a few years ago.
The Eye of Agamotto? By the hoary hordes of Hoggarth! A Doctor Strange movie would be a riot! On May 10, 8:08 am, Jason Service <[email protected]> wrote: > JMS? > > > > On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 10:45 PM, Adam <[email protected]> wrote: > > Spoilers! > > > There were a couple other Easter eggs as well. In the asgardian > > weapons room, there was something that looked suspiciously like the > > Eye of Agamotto. The first person the try to lift Mjolnir after it > > fell was JMS. The guy who pulls the bed off his truck is of course > > Star Lee. In town, there's a billboard encouraging a "Journey into > > Mystery." > > Walt Simonson has a cameo at the feast scene at the end. Eric's > > friend the gamma researcher is obvious. Anyone spot any others? > > > On May 9, 10:24 am, Jason Service <[email protected]> wrote: > > > This was posted earlier on the thread titled: Thor > > > > Dr Jen and i went with some of the St Pete Geeks this weekend. > > > > I would say the movie over all was...just fine, good even. I enjoyed it. > > I > > > was entertained by it. I was not blown away by it. > > > > SPOILER SPACE > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > * > > > I thought that the movie sort of followed a formula. In Iron Man we saw > > > Stark in the "Fun-Vee" just as it gets rocketed and then we got some back > > > story and it brought us "up to date" with that story and we moved > > forward. > > > Thor did the same thing. I don't recall The Incredible Hulk doing > > that...but > > > i may need to just re-watch it. > > > > Natalie Portman was good. I kind of feel bad for her though, this is > > another > > > "blockbuster" movie where she has to have a romantic relationship that > > just > > > doesn't pass the smell test. Ok, to be fair it isn't the steaming pile of > > > dung that the Attack of the Clones "love" development was, but this one > > just > > > doesn't get the job done. > > > > Chris Helmswort was a great Thor. Fantastic casting. I might have wanted > > a > > > Rx for 'roids to make him even more muscular, but the dude looked the > > part > > > and pulled off the character. The character development itself > > > seemed...rushed. Not to the point of unbelievability, but the pace of his > > > "change" was quick...likely too quick. > > > > Loki was an interesting character. I didn't like the new origin they have > > > given Loki, but i liked the way that his character subtly moved things > > and > > > shifted things early in the film...truly mischievous! As the story moved > > on > > > however, his motivation wained...i suppose they had to finally make him > > into > > > a villain. meh. > > > > Got a look at another Avenger, Hawkeye. Um, if this is what Hawkeye is > > going > > > to be, he'll be just as boring in the Avengers as he has been in the > > comics. > > > > Overall i enjoyed the movie! See it again, um, probably not in the > > theater, > > > but i will get it on NetFlix for sure! > > > > If anyone out there who reads this and is going to go see it again, or > > wants > > > to do the research, i *think* there may have been a small easter egg when > > > Thor 'snatches" back Jane Foster's notebook, there were papers under the > > > book that we had a second or 2 to see, that may have been some Avenger > > > related docs...i really didnt' see and i am just guessing but i would > > like > > > to know if anyone else saw what they said. > > > > On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 11:31 PM, Cary Preston <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > No spoilers. Good, but not great; left me wanting more. The movie as a > > > > whole felt rushed. Thor was perfect; the look was dead on, the > > character was > > > > exactly as I would have hoped. Natalie Portman is gorgeous but > > completely > > > > pointless, her character has no background and could almost have been > > done > > > > without. Loki was dead on as well.The after-trailer footage provides > > fodder > > > > for what will create the conflict in The Avengers. > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups > > > > "The Unique Geek" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > [email protected]. > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "The Unique Geek" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. 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