Thor [4K UHD]

This movie was very, very good from start to finish. If you love comic book adventures, then Thor has a good but different look into the life of a superhero movie. It is more of an introductory story rather than an origin since our main protaganist was born to be a super hero, not some accident-gone-wrong mutation like a lot of the others, which works for them, but not for Thor. Thor (played by Chris Hemsworth) is an Asgardian, who are beings from another dimension who are far superior in strength and power compared to people living on Earth.The family drama between Odin (Anthony Hopkins) and his two sons, Thor and Loki(Tom Hiddleston), plays out wonderfully and is essentially the main driving plot in this movie. Thor is a proud and arrogant warrior prince who is destined to be the King of Asgard whenever his father, Odin, thinks he is worthy of that title. Soon into the movie Thor disobeys an important request from his father that ultimately jeapordizes the peaceful times on Asgard by assaulting the Asgardians ancient enemies, the Frost Giants of Jotenheim. Odin is outraged at his eldest son and quickly strips him of his "godly" powers and banishes him to Earth until a time that he learns the error of his actions. Upon Earth, Thor quickly meets a group of scientists led by Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) who, through some mis-adventures, end up helping Thor to find his purpose behind his banishment. Meanwhile, back on Asgard, King Odin is falling into a coma, a rest he needs to replensh his awesome powers from time to time called the "Odinsleep" and cannot continue commanding Asgard, so Thors brother Loki assumes command in his place. But is all good with Loki? He seems to have a mysterious past, and now his motives are a little unclear as to why he wants to rule Asgard.Back on Earth, Thor must quickly learn his lesson in humility and get back to Asgard and set the things he messed up straight.Overall, this movie was very well acted. Director Kenneth Branagh deserves many kudos for getting good performances from his lead actors. Many have said that Tom Hiddleston steals the show with his portrayal of the jealous brother, Loki. And he readily does! The set designs in this movie were top notch- the interiors of Odins Throne room, Heimdalls observatory and parts of the frost giants homeworld were all stage built and they looked wonderful. The small town in New Mexico for the Earth scenes was built as well, but maybe this you can tell as it kind of looks simplistic, but it was still more than serviceable for the movies sake.And I'm kind of tired of people saying Thor and Janes "Romance" was to short to be believable. First of all, who ever said it was a full-blown romance gone full circle? I never once heard either character proclaim their love for one another. This was just Thor and Janes introduction to each other. They developed a crush for each other, and the filmmakers are waiting for the sequels to flesh it out even more. Have some patience people, this will pay off down the road.Buy or rent this movie and enjoy a great adventure with good action, you won't be disappointed! 4.5/5 (rounded up to 5/5)

Ok here's the skinny, I love the movie simply because "Follywood" did not totally screw it up. I am still pissed as all hell about the fact that when "Follywood" gets their hands on a comicbook character they think they can outdo the original writers, sorry "Follywood" big mistake, it ain't happenning. Who say's ain't, ain't a word ohh yeah, english majors, but I digress.Part of the reason comics are so popular is that they are very well written and the people who read really don't want his or her characters to messed up via "Follywood's screenwriters who think they are staying true to the characters or want to put their own spin on a great story. Thor was a great quick shot in to the world of one of Marvels most mistreated characters. We seem to always want to knock down or degrade our demigods, I'm not touching the real deal equation. The movie was definitely cool from a comic book fans perspective, even if there was no Donald Blake involved in the movie. Although his alter ego plays a very pivitol role in the comics until the year 2000,, and while Jane Foster was not a nurse all is forgiven. I came in to the movie not seeing a single trailer on purpose, as I have read and own about 75% of the Thor comics Marvel has produced. I have been reading them since he first ran in to the Hulk, back in Journey in to Mystery issue 112, and then I got in to Norse Mythology. So I am what Marvel would have called back then a "True believer" or Merry Marvel Madman. I loved the visuals, the timing was almost flawless and for an actor who was pretty much unknown to most Americans I think he did a really good job, and as always I wanted most special effects , especially when it came to what the hammer is actually capable of doing. I would dare say, that I would like to see another Thor movie this time without his half brother involved. But as most Most comic book fans of Thor know, that's almost impossible though, but Crusher Creel AKA "The Absorbing Man" would be a great nemesis for Thor as well as "the Celestials". Hell there could even be a subplot feautring Hercules after all Thor saved "Herc" from Zeus's brother Pluto. All in all a well put together effort if not completely accurate by "Follywood" So yeah, spend your money, put this one in your archives under the "Fun, Action, and fantasy section", it belongs there. It is way better than either Fantastic Four movies which were such a dissapointment to many fans of the books, but that's "Follywood" for you, Thos is a great little flick, it's a keeper.

Great movie