Marvel One-Shot: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer (2011)

A Major Disappointment

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

The cinematography is great and helps the story in so many ways. I loved it.

So far I've been less than impressed with these Marvel One-Shots. I get the concept behind them, I think it's quite neat and they make a great DVD extra but they just haven't been all that good.A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer has changed that. In this tiny little short we see our very own Agent Coulson foil a robbery at the petrol station he has stopped at.The humour is there, Gregg is fantastic as usual and they make the best of the minimal time available.Speaking of time, this has a feature time of just four minutes however literally half of that is the credits so truth be told this is a 2 minute Marvel outing.The most frustrating thing is that this cost half a million dollars to make. That's right 500,000 for 2 minutes of entertainment!? How do these people justify their salaries, it's sickening. I'm a movie obsessive as anyone who knows me (Or has been on my profile knows) but the amount these people make for playing dress up is offensive. How have we gotten to the stage in the world where the highest paying jobs are acting, singing and playing games? It's an embarassment.Anyway this is a fun little short.The Good:Very well madeClark GreggThe Bad:Feels like a card advertNot exactly a story presentStupidly expensive for what it isThings I Learnt From This Short:Shield agents make such low salaries they have to choose between donutsJust shooting bad guys is so passeI really need to get into Tae Bo

OK, Coulson is a bada**. Let's just get this out there. The story might have been something as boring as a gas station robbery but Clark Gregg puts in so much charisma that it is worth the watch. Gregg's Coulson is completely witty in this short as he kind of messes with the robbers until he very easily takes them down. It is very unexpected from someone who we have only seen on the sidelines but it is very welcome. This doesn't add much to the plot of either Iron Man 2 or Thor, it's just good plain fun and something for Clark Gregg to showcase himself with.+ Clark Gregg + Humor + Quick, effective action - Adds nothing to overall story, still fun thoughFinal Score: 8.8/10

What was meant to be a quick gas and snack stop turns into a bit of a work out for our suited hero.Without breaking into a sweat or getting an iota of dust on his suit Agent Coulson manages to nail two very naughty bad guys with some serious moves and a bit of "wire work" thrown in.(All strings airbrushed - but we know you can't jump that high Phil.)It goes to prove the point that Agent Coulson can use ANYTHING as a weapon and in true hero style he does.Slickly shot with a small amount of dialogue.All in a nights work. : )