i say thee, NAY!!! : thoughts on Thor the Movie

to sum it up in one word: awesome.

now i guess i'm a huge fanboy of Thor Odinson, so that opinion might seem a little biased but i honestly believe that Kenneth Branagh did a fine job on bringing the god of thunder to life. the guy chosen to portray Thor, Chris Heimsworth, was also up to the task of displaying the arrogant, yet with a heart full of nobility, prince of Asgard.

now there were minor annoyances regarding detail (hogun has a mustache, period. and volstagg the voluminous is simply not voluminous enough) but that's just the rants of an avid reader of the comic books. however, even these grievances were insignificant, as Thor had redeeming qualities that makes it one of the greatest superhero movies today.

certainly the battles were graphically amazing, bringing to life the Mighty Thor's immense power levels and hammer swinging awesomeness. i loved how they showed just how powerful the god of thunder really is: facing a horde of frost giants single handedly was no insignificant feat, as was summoning a huge tornado to face off the Destroyer armor.

however the highlight of the movie was actually the story and the characters, and especially those regarding Asgard. rather than a simple fight to save the day, Thor actually showed some depth with it's plot. in the end, it somehow successfully pulled off a magnificent tale of brotherhood (albeit with dire consequences) and jealousy, of redemption and forgiveness.

so my hats are off to you mister Branagh, for a job well done in making this fine movie, and not screwing up my favorite superhero of all time.

now here's to hoping that Marvel would bring Beta Ray Bill and Stormbreaker to fight alongside Thor next!!!

FOR ASGARD!!!

p.s. thanks for the company, guys!!!

a little confession.

i admit, i'm a freaking Grammar Nazi. at least partially anyway.

i might not go correcting everything on the internet, but i do occasionally laugh my butt off at the most basic, simple, ridiculous mistake that everyone with a keyboard seems to make.

come on people, can't you at least learn the damn difference between you're and your?
how bout at least making reasonably coherent sentences?

and you know what's especially annoying that it's not even funny?
people who use complicated, sophisticated and completely irrelevant words simply to imply their 'vast' vocabulary while the fact of the matter is that they couldn't put two and two together.

i realize this might come off as snobbish, or perhaps elitist, and maybe it is.
but seriously, if you at least try to improve and seek input from others, then i'm positively rooting for you.
however, if you keep making the same foolish error time and again you should just get off that keyboard. go type in your own language, for crying out loud.

and yes, i realize my English isn't perfect. at least my words don't look like they were spouted by google translator. and yes i write without capital letters, but that isn't exactly an atrocity.

learn to write better than a 5 year old. go read a novel or something.

For honor, for glory, for Asgard!!!

holy crabby crap i'm having a geekgasm with all this anticipation!!!

Thor's coming into the big screen in a few days, and i'm psyched up!!! No frost giant of an exam will stop me from watching the god of thunder kick every single butt that needs to be kicked.
It's welcome to the big leagues, Midgard.

geek rant ahead, be warned.

Now this is awesome.

Scott Weaver is my new hero. well one them anyway.

imagine a sculpture of San Francisco.

now imagine it made from toothpicks.

now imagine it again with pathways designed for tours of ping-pong balls.

now see this and say with a straight face that you're not impressed.

THOSE ARE FREAKING TOOTHPICKS. THAT IS FREAKING AWESOME.

video after jump.

i wish this was my lecturer...

i sooooooo wish i had portal 2 right now... i miss GLADOS...

p.s. i realize this is possibly fake, but it's still awesome.

via [Geekosystem]