Thor At The Bus Stop (Indie GO!/VCI Entertainment DVD)
Picture:
C- Sound: C- Extras: A Main Program: C
Imagine
Thor, the Norse God of lighting is sitting at the bus stop, waiting to fulfill
his destiny and to save the world. As he
journeys in modern suburbia he knows his fate is to die fighting saving the
world from Jormungand or better known as the Midgard Serpent, he wonders why is
he dieing for a world that doesn't care anymore or much less know about his
great deeds or sacrifice. But what
really annoys him is people noticing his height and mistaking him for a
basketball player. That is the premise
of the odd comedy Thor At The Bus Stop.
As the
people go about their daily routine, unaware there walks a God of Lighting in
their midst. The God randomly
encounters/strikes down those who annoy him or is disrespectful with a bolt of
lighting. This starts a chain reaction
between the various citizens, thieves, punks, reporters, cops and commoners to
rethink their lives, but in the end, even after all the grief, misfortune and
evil Thor sees and experiences he decides face his fate and the world is still
worth saving and dying for. That there
are only 2 ways anyone can be, and only two... either you can be cool... or
not.
After the
recent Marvel release of their hit Thor
feature film (unreviewed, but highly recommended on Blu-ray) like all the other
mainstream popular movies there are always some parody knockoff movies, this
film take the Thor legend and places him in modern pulp fiction among a white
trash neighborhood, where everyone and anyone is living off another person by
taking advantage of one another. In the
end it is the single faith and innocence of a young girl that convinces Thor that
the Earth is worth saving, but whether this is funny or not is highly
questionable.
Extras are
much more entertaining and include a feature length commentary and making of
the film, behind the scenes, interviews, gag reel, music videos and trailers.
- Ricky Chiang
