Opinions of a Wolf

Summary:
Thor, the son of Odin of Asgard, is more than ready to take the throne, but his father, not to mention his younger brother Loki, believes he’s too arrogant.  Thor gets banished to earth and finds himself at the mercy of a young astrophysicist studying what appear to be wormholes.

Review:
Thor had a huge opening weekend and with good reason.  The classic mythology mixed with science is an interesting change from the machine suits of Iron Man and the web spinning of Spiderman, yet it still allows for awe-inducing action sequences that put the 3D technology to good use.

The storyline isn’t incredibly complex, but it is unpredictable enough to remain entertaining.  The movie definitely ends with enough strings left hanging to easily make a sequel, as indeed Hollywood is probably planning on doing.  Although strings left untied usually annoy me in movies, they simply don’t bother me in the Marvel movies.  These are huge series they’re adapting, and it honestly makes me happy to think that I’ll have more and more Thor movies to go see.

The acting was quite good, if we ignore the hideous fake British accents all gods in Hollywood movies seem to be forced to use.  What is with that?  Is it supposed to make us think they’re older or something?  It was kind of giggle-inducing, which wasn’t entirely a bad thing.  In any case, the acting was very good with a fairly decent cast including Natalie Portman and Anthony Hopkins.  Chris Hemsworth certainly did his part in beefing up for the role of a hunky Norse god.  Ladies and gay gentlemen, you will not be disappointed in getting to watch him run around the screen for a couple of hours.

The special effects were very good.  Things fly at the screen, but the director doesn’t go out of the way to make that happen.  The storm clouds look amazing, as do the Ice Giants.  Frankly, I could find nothing wrong with the special effects.

Overall, although Thor is a bit kitschy, it’s still a highly enjoyable start to the summer action blockbusters.  I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good action flick with a side of kitsch.

4 out of 5 stars

Source:  Movie theater