Thor: Odinson? - Godsized Edition

I was an early previewer for the mortal-sized edition of this, and my review for it is here: https://ifdb.fanedit.org/thor-odinson/reviews/?user=34747. One of my main issues was in wanting several of these deleted scenes back in, so it was a joy to have that here. My thoughts on how the film feels generally are here: https://letterboxd.com/nottheacademy/film/thor/1/

As far as the specific editing as a fanedit, I have to say that this starts off great, with a cool new "Malthus Fanedits" intro. Early on, we're then given a deleted scene where they check Thor into the hospital which...eh, honestly goes on too long. It's not very funny, so I'd trim that. Later, Thor and Selvig's deleted scene when they get drunk is reinstated, but their actual drinking is trimmed. I loved the bit where they start drinking and then get into a bit of an accidental pissing contest, so I would've kept that rather than them suddenly knowing some coordinated dance.

When the film eventually shifts to Asgard (and where else are you going to put that prologue backstory, haters? Deal with it) we get several partially reinstated pre-coronation scenes, which are all great! They're trimmed well to ensure the pacing isn't bogged down, and the completed visual effects for the scenes look flawless. As far as that prologue that some people mention confused them at first, perhaps just adding some text on screen like "Odin, Father of Thor and King of the Realm" would sort that out for them? Regardless, whatever quibbles someone might have should be well made up for by the reinstated Loki "coronation" scene, my biggest issue with the previous version of this. It is an absolutely VITAL scene for understanding Loki, and it makes this film even better.

IF I were to quibble with this... I would say that some of the scenes on Asgard or Jotunheim in particular might be a bit dark. Were the levels adjusted? The music can also sometimes feel too loud, making some dialogue (especially in Asgard) hard to hear. And the final act on Earth doesn't quite flow as smoothly as the rest. I think the edit in the previous version of how the Warriors 3 rejoined Thor worked better. The reinstated Warriors 3 on Earth scenes are good, but I miss their arrival scene where Sif really shines. I would have given up the saving Selvig scene (which was...fine) to get that back in.

All in all, this is a replacer for all versions of Thor that previously existed. While I might personally alter a couple things, it's undoubtedly a fantastic achievement in fan-editing.

Great edit! The transition into the second act felt a little abrupt (I agree with reddskyz's review on this) but switching it with the first act is still a major improvement. The deleted scenes were great additions for the characters.

This was just a really fun experience! I loved how the separation of the two halves played out and going from the jokey tone of Earth to the more serious nature of Asgard felt like a much more natural change than in the original film (although I love that film too)! This kind of solved some of the tonal problems of the original. The experience of Loki is obviously impacted by the change of the structure and the experience of character growth for Thor changes too and I think it kind of works for Thor although since we see Loki already before his introduction in Asgard and we shift to the Asgard portion after finding out Loki lied about Odin, his introduction with his first image being him literally a shadow wearing horns has a different energy, I don't think it's worse necessarily but it's definitely a different feel. Honestly, the restructuring helps the movie feel quite different and the editor definitely achieved their intention of making it more ambiguous whether Thor is crazy. This was just a super fun watch! If you liked the original movie, you'll really like this too!

I truly enjoyed the changes in tempo and sequencing. Definitely check it out if you haven't already as this edit does a great job in telling the story from a different perspective and makes you care more for the characters.

Really interesting fanedit, that tooks a traditional Phase 1 Marvel Movie and makes it much more dynamic and interesting in narrative terms. The technical aspects of the edit are impeccable making it a must see if you enjoy good adventure fantasy films