Like The Movie - Thor In Disneyland, Less Than Impressed

 

Thor: The Dark World movie props in Tomorrowland - Yawn

So as mentioned earlier, I fell asleep during Thor: The Dark World, a picture which failed to capture even slightest bit of interest from me. Down in Disneyland, we decided to walk over to Innoventions building to see Thor - Treasure of Asgard exhibit. When we arrived, we were told it was a 30 minute wait to see the big guy with a hammer. If I couldn't stay awake for 30 minutes to watch his movie, I wasn't about to wait 30 minutes to get inside of a meet and greet. So I took a few pictures of the movie props Disney had put in display cases and moved on.

The neighboring exhibit of Iron Man suits still brings a little more super-heroness to the party even after being on display for several months now.

The Un-Marveling Of Marvel

As you can tell by now, quite sadly I might add, I am not a fan of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. highly anticipated TV series. It's not that its bad, just disappointing. For every two minutes of genuine entertainment, there is about 15 minutes of sleep inducing dialog from characters I can barely give a lick about.

Fast forward to this past Monday and Thor:The Dark World. I slept through half of it. What's going on here? Then Avengers was great; Iron Man 3 was decent; Agents disappoining; Thor - zzzzzzzzz. 

At least the preview of Captain America: The Winter Soldier was quite solid and promising and the Marvel One Shot short film of Captain A's main squeeze Agent Carter was fantastic. Leave it to Captain America to save the world again.

It Must Have Been A Dark World - I Fell Asleep In Thor

I was looking forward to seeing Thor: The Dark World - honestly I was. I'm a blog writer after all. But truth be told, Thor is my least favorite of the Disney controlled Marvel superheroes and once the theater lights were dimmed, so was I. I just told Mrs. DisneylandTraveler that I probably slept through half the movie and we now need to buy the blu-ray just so I can figure out what went on.

I know what the problem is. More than any of the other action superhero movie characters, Thor dabbles in the world of Fantasy - Lord if the Rings or The Hobbit type of stuff (none if which I have seen either).  I'm a man who mostly works in a earthly plane so the other worldly stuff goes beyond my simpleton mentality.

Maybe my next viewing of Thor: The Dark World will take place shortly after have breakfast and a half of potcoffee.

Thor vs, Brad Pitt

Needless to say my baby sister is far to busy of a person to be considered a movie buff but she did manage to pull of the funniest line of the week. When we told here we planning to see Thor: The Dark World Monday on the IMAX she politely declined saying she wasn't much of a Brad Pitt fan. I would agree. Not much of a Pitt fan myself except Brad Pitt has nothing to do with Thor. Chris Hemsworth, the movie Thior is about 6 inches taller than Pitt, outweights him by a good 50 lbs of muscle mass, is about 20 years younger, and is an Australian. Other than that. Not much difference between the two actors

Needless to say that compared to Chis Hemsworth, Brad Pitt is pretty much of a squirrel (but truth be told, Pitt is a much better actor).

I Want To Like Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D - But I Just Don't

I tried. I really wanted to like Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. but I don't. Take the other night for instance. I fired it up on the DVR, watched the first couple of minutes, then picked up my laptop and starting looking at other things while the show played. What the show was about or how it ended, I have no idea because I didn't care. Crap! I wanted to care but can't.

Clark Gregg is fine as agent Coulson but was more of a clever scene stealer when he had bit parts in the big Marvel movies. He's not a large enough personality to be a TV shows biggest star. And I really like Ming-Na Wen as Melinda May because she really is able to bring mystery, depth, and sensuality in a part that is severely underwritten. Wikipedia has her at about 50 years old which is amazing.

But the rest of the cast - yikes! - gawd awful, especially Chloe Bennett and the two scientists that speak with Irish accents. If ever a show could use a retooling, it is this one. 

The show is set to record new episodes on the DVR but I am running out of patience. It's not hard to delete a timer. 

Actually, The Goldbergs, the comedy following Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D is a far, far better show.

Marvel One Shot - Agent Carter - A 14 Minute Lesson in Superior Female Butt Whipping

Perhaps the true jewel of the Iron Man 3 Blu-Ray set is the inclusion of Marvel One Shot's Agent Carter. Following his supposed death in a plane crash, Captain America's love interest has moved on with her life and become a field agent in the origins of Howard Stark's S.H.I.E.L.D. Constantly put in her place by the male dominate agency, Carter picks up a phone call one night that prompts her into action. And its action she delivers.

There is more action and interest in the 14 minutes of Agent Carter than the last 60 minutes of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Perhaps Marvel may need to rethink this thing out.

Iron Man 3 - A Mixed Bag

Iron Man 3 was a big step up from Iron Man 2, perhaps the worst film in Marvel's Cinematic Universe, it kind of runs head and head with Thor at the bottom of the barrel. While Robert Downey Jr., probably out of shear boredom with the character, reaches and stretches his Tony Stark character in the new situations - now suffering from pannick attacks and severe anxiety. It's a bit over dramatic for this character and story the plot would be better served as a direct line ass whooping (see Iron Man 1).

Did we need to see 42 remote control iron men at the film's climax when one real would with Stark in ti would do? Do we need Don Cheadle's Iron Patriot / War Machine? No.... not really.

What we do need is more of Gwenyth Paltrow who become the real focal point of these movies. She shines while the rest of the movie throws in everything but the kitchen sink.