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Thor (2011)

Directed by Kenneth Branagh

Fantasy | Action | Science Fiction

Most recently watched by CaptainBigTime, sensoria, sleestakk, Javitron, Allison, Drew73, lordofthemovies, krazykat, noahphex, schofizzy

Overview

Against his father Odin’s will, The Mighty Thor - a powerful but arrogant warrior god - recklessly reignites an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans as punishment. Once here, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.

Rated PG-13 | Length 115 minutes

Actors

Chris Hemsworth | Natalie Portman | Tom Hiddleston | Anthony Hopkins | Stellan Skarsgård | Kat Dennings | Clark Gregg | Colm Feore | Idris Elba | Ray Stevenson | Tadanobu Asano | Josh Dallas | Jaimie Alexander | Rene Russo | Adriana Barraza | Maximiliano Hernández | Richard Cetrone | Darren Kendrick | Joshua Cox | Justice Jesse Smith | Joseph Gatt | Luke Massy | Matthew Ducey | Jason Camp | Buddy Sosthand | Blake Silver | Jamie McShane | Dale Godboldo | Patrick O'Brien Demsey | Jim Palmer | Seth Coltan | J. Michael Straczynski | Ryan Schaefer | Matt Battaglia | Stan Lee | Joel McCrary | Isaac Kappy | Juliet Lopez | Rob Mars | Carrie Lazar | Harley Graham | Alexander Wright | Hilary Pingle | Shawn-Caulin Young | Kinsey McLean | Kelly Hawthorne | Dakota Goyo | Ted Allpress | Douglas Tait | Walt Simonson | Jeremy Renner | Samuel L. Jackson | Vanessa Bednar | Michelle Csitos | Stephen Oyoung | Rachel de la Torre | Francisco Peramos

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Thor is a great example of a movie I enjoy quite a bit but can’t seem to shake the pretty obvious flaws in the final product. Too much time wasted on Earth, no chemistry between Jane Foster and Thor despite great charisma separately by both actors, and a finale that I think doesn’t make a lot of sense thematically especially when you consider the forthcoming Avengers movie. Also enough dutch angles to last a lifetime, they become much more apparent on subsequent viewings. There’s still quite a bit to like regardless of the drawbacks. The world of Asgard is fun in kind of a cheesy way and the mythological world based history is detailed and rich with possibilities for future installments. The father-son drama between Odin, Thor, and Loki works pretty well with Branagh’s clear Shakespearean influence. Speaking of Loki, Tom Hiddleston might play the best villain thus far in the Marvel Universe.

While I enjoyed the hell out of Thor, the great parts don’t quite add up to a great whole.

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