Thor

It's not art, but it's mighty fun.

Perhaps the best thing that can be said about Thor is that it doesn't feel like a cookie-cutter superhero comic book origin story.

Has a lot of that winking wit we've come to expect from our post-"Spider Man" Marvel movies. It has a hunky, self-mocking young star, solid support from a couple of Oscar winners and the slick sheen that state-of-the-art effects can give you.

With its references to other properties in the Marvel universe and to classic tales of redemption, this no-surprises summer movie might appeal to those who've been bitten by radioactive spiders or the Shakespeare bug.

This is eminently missable, though the mosaic design of Asgard, Thor's mythical realm, is pretty cool.

All told, though, Thor suffers from "Iron Man 2" syndrome: too much backstory, too many subplots and character introductions, and not nearly enough full-frontal nudity from Natalie Portman, who frankly is given very little to work with here.

Like Thor's hammer, this ersatz epic bludgeons its victims into submission. What's more, it requires them to stare at the source of their punishment through 3-D glasses.

one of the best movies from 2011 next rango, cars 2, kung fu panda, and transformers 3!

The first Thor is a film that rests entirely on the (very broad) shoulders of Chris Hemsworth and the manipulative charisma of Loki. The segments set in New Mexico feel like a low-budget TV episode filmed in a parking lot, but the movie is salvaged by the theatricality of the regal moments in Asgard. It’s a film that tries to adopt a high-brow tone, dealing with disappointed fathers and treacherous brothers, but then it remembers it’s a family product and throws in Jane Foster batting her eyelashes because the buff god is shirtless. A dishonorable mention goes to the Destroyer: a millivocal robot sent to kill a god, only to be defeated in a dusty little town as if it were a lawnmower gone rogue. Regardless, without the depth given to Loki in this chapter, half of the MCU would have collapsed like a house of cards.

A Pleasantly Surprising Mythological Hero Origin That Defied Low Poster Expectations.110510 (3.0)Perhaps because it was an era when I was deeply fascinated by 3D cinema, I ended up watching this in 3D. Judging purely by the promotional poster, I anticipated it would be completely dull and uninteresting, so I was genuinely surprised by how entertaining it turned out to be. Directed by Kenneth Branagh, the 2011 Marvel Studios production "Thor" introduces the Norse God of Thunder into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, successfully blending grand cosmic operatics with grounded fish-out-of-water comedy. The narrative follows Thor (Chris Hemsworth), an arrogant and reckless prince poised to inherit the throne of Asgard from his aging father, King Odin (Anthony Hopkins). When Thor defies his father's decree and launches a retaliatory attack on Jotunheim—the frozen realm of the Frost Giants—he **** a fragile peace and reignites ancient hostilities. Stripped of his godly powers, his enchanted hammer Mjolnir, and his royal status, Thor is cast down to Earth as an exiled mortal. Crashing into the desolate New Mexico desert, he crosses paths with astrophysicist Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), her mentor Dr. Erik Selvig (Stellan Skarsgård), and intern Darcy Lewis (Kat Dennings). While struggling to adapt to mortal vulnerability and humanity's quaint customs, Thor must learn genuine humility and self-sacrifice to prove himself worthy of wielding Mjolnir once again. Meanwhile, in the golden realm of Asgard, Thor's calculating brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston) uncovers painful truths regarding his true lineage, seizing the vacant throne through manipulation and dispatching the indestructible mechanical Destroyer automaton to Earth to ensure Thor never returns. Elevated by Shakespearean family drama, charismatic chemistry between Hemsworth and Hiddleston, and vibrant visual effects that popped on the 3D screen, the film proved far more engaging than its initial marketing suggested, firmly anchoring an essential avenger in cinematic lore.

una merda totale. trama banalissima, **** piatti. me lo sono recuperata solo perché mi devo guardare le origin story per prepararmi a doomsday, solo che ne avrei fatto volentieri a meno

Thor es una de las entregas más flojas de la primera fase del UCM. A pesar de contar con una mitología rica y un protagonista con potencial, la película se queda en una historia vacía y predecible, con una dirección poco inspirada y personajes sin carisma. La narrativa es superficial, con un desarrollo forzado de los conflictos y una falta de profundidad en los secundarios. Aunque visualmente Asgard luce bien, la combinación de tonos entre la parte mitológica y las escenas en la Tierra resulta desigual. La acción es funcional, pero no suficiente para compensar la falta de peso narrativo. En definitiva, un filme olvidable que desperdicia su propio material.