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

This should have been included in the main film! It's a very brief, very fast paced introduction to Agent Coulson. We don't see much - he enters a convenience store, tricks some robbers and fights them with a bag of flour - all with a suave calmness. It shows us everything we need to know about Coulson in a single action scene.

I don't like the title, I mean it could have been something better. The short is really short, like 4 minutes, so there isn't a lot to talk about. Coulson was badass in this short, showing us why he is a Shield agent. Really cool guy.

Agent Coulson Gets some gas and tries to pick which kind of doughnuts he wants when two robbers hold up the place.

This is a fun little "Day in the Life" story. Even when he isn't dealing with superhero egos, Phil is on the job and it's not boring. There is some great tension, brief action, and some humor in this. What makes the whole thing work is that it very clearly is not a big deal for the lead. This kind of thing happens all the time. This is 2 and a half minutes long, or 4, if you count the end credits.

This is currently available on Disney Plus. I recommend it to fans of the mcu. 7/10.

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. : )

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 made

Clark Gregg

The Bad:

Feels like a card advert

Not exactly a story present

Stupidly expensive for what it is

Things I Learnt From This Short:

Shield agents make such low salaries they have to choose between donuts

Just shooting bad guys is so passe

I really need to get into Tae Bo