Thor (2011)

I think 1/2 of the fun when watching a comic book movie is learning the background of the character. The process of going from a normal person to a superhero brings out the imagination in all of us. I think this is why films like Iron Man do so much better than their sequels. The beginning is the most intriguing part. Battling the bad guy takes a back seat to the rise to power, or learning how to use the tools, etc.

The part of this film that failed for me is that the background on Thor himself takes less than 10 minutes to explain. The viking gods or whatever is quick and confusing... or maybe just not that interesting... I'm not sure. Point being, the action and conflict starts so early that their is no intensity for a conclusion. Chris Hemsworth is handsome and actually quite good as Thor, he has some witty humorous parts after being sent down to early. Natalie Portman good, Anthony Hopkins good, Stellan Skarsgård good, there really wasn't anything wrong with the cast or acting here... it was the screenplay and probably directing.

Thor gets his hammer back at some point in the middle and I honestly didn't care at this point. Whatever... time to fight the bad guy... I hate to be so critical but this was just a forgettable comic action film, I'm sure there will be a sequel because Disney is still paying off their Marvel acquisition. Not worth your time.

Vote: 6/10

IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800369/

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