Alright, so I saw The Avengers again the other day with my wife who was insistent on seeing what the fuss was about. Quick tangent she was thoroughly engaged but I think it had more to do with Robert Downy Jr, and Chris Hemsworth than anything else. When I asked her about it afterwords her first comments were, damn RDJ was funny, and Chris Hemsworth is buff. I digress though.
However, I have a question for anyone that is well versed in comic book lore. In Thor, when him and Loki are fighting on the Rainbow Bridge, he places his hammer on Loki's chest to prevent him from going anywhere. My question is, would that same technique work on Iron Man, and even Hulk? If it did, you figure Thor would be at a huge advantage when it comes to hand to hand combat, and would make him virtually unstoppable (as long as the person he placed it on someone who isn't worthy)right? In essence, couldn't he throw the hammer at someone, which in turn knocks the person down, then quickly rush over, place the hammer on the persons chest, and continue beating his adversary into oblivion? As for the great fight scene on the Hellacarrier between Thor and Hulk, wouldn't that be Thor's first instinct? Place the hammer on the Hulks chest so he would be unable to go anywhere, thus not be able to tear the ship apart? I understand that Hulk would fight it and smash a hole through the ship where he is laying, but if the hammer can't movie, it would just follow him from level to level until the eventually fell out of the ship.
The movie is still tremendous, and this doesn't ruin anything for me, but it did have me wondering, and if anyone could answer this question it would be much appreciated. That, and I am at work until 6AM, and these are the kinds of things I think about when it is slow.