Since the announcement that Thor was gonna be made into the big screen, it has been raising some eyebrows. 1st, who the hell is Chris Hemsworth? 2nd, Kenneth Branagh on the director seat? FYI, that guy is famous for making Shakespeare movies. And 3rd, last but not least, I heard lotsa people asking me, who the hell is Thor? Is this some kind of old mythology thingy? No worries, when u finished watching this 114 minutes flick, you'll be get more satisfying answers and Hemsworth's 6-pack (and the girls go 'whhooaaaaa')
Meet Thor, son of Odin (Anthony Hopkins), future leader of Asgard, a one bastard arrogant prince, likes to have fun and kicks asses. While his brother, Loki, is the anti-Thor, and holds lots of grudge deep within his heart (a.k.a. jealousy). After years of peace between Asgard and Frost-bite, Thor just simply drops by, creates havoc and useless brawl. Then, feared he will misuse the power, Thor is cast out to the Earth realm (along with his mighty hammer, Mjollnir), hope he can learn from his mistakes. Turns out, he got hit by a hot chick/researcher, Jane (Natalie Portman), and her gang, Erik and Darcy (Stellan Skarsgard and Kat Dennings). Together, they try to find the hammer, and things just get a bit out of hand when, S.H.I.E.L.D interferes. Back to Asgard, Loki has his own agenda, and just like any other cheesy villain master plan, he's up to no good.
Well, among the Avengers (I assume you all already know what it is), I must say Thor is one of the strongest guy, but probably not as famous as Iron Man or Captain America. Nevertheless, his most prominent feat is that he's the son of Odin (simply he's a god). Now my friends, Thor is the answer of that easter egg right at the end of Iron Man 2 credit title (if you waited long enough back then). Luckily, Thor does not suffer from the 'Avenger hype' which happened on Iron Man 2. I still hold the grudge on Tony Stark 2.0, since it does not represent a true comic book movie (it only has 2 action scenes and 1 lousy domestic disturbance). It was like a more pre-Avenger movie afterall. But I can assure you, Thor provides more eye-candy and spectacular scenes. Well, not as grand as Avatar perhaps, but consider this is a mere superhero movie, the result is magnificent and beyond expectation.
Hemsworth clearly is the main attention as the Thor himself, and he is not disappointing after all. I like the additional beard, since the original does not have any. It adds the more manly appearance, and also to cover the boyish face of him. Natalie Portman may not gives her Oscar performance, but hey, this character is an easy money for her, but still captivating. The addition of 2 senior actors (Hopkins and Skarsgård) clearly brings some quality which we don't usually see in a typical comic hero movie. However, the goddess of the movie is clearly Jaimie Alexander, as one of Thor entourage crews, even hotter than both Natalie and Kat. So guys, rest assured, you also get your eyes get some hottie treatment. For easter egg, yes, we get a glimpse (but wasteful) of Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), and last but not least Nick Fury himself (Sam Jackson).
I really enjoyed the whole Thor experience, I admit that I clearly underestimate this before hand. Kudos to Branagh who did a great job, I guess he adds some of his Shakespearean chops texture into the movie main elements: pride, paternity, and honor. Thor also has its balance in term of seriousness and funny moments (some of the lines are really really hilarious), and it has also some touchy moments, regarding father and son relationship. Thumbs up also for the CGI team, to deliver magnificent Asgrard mythical realm and those action fighting scenes. Thor has all the elements and wow factors to be the next super hero franchise. And by Odin's beard, I really hope the Avenger won't screw it in the end. Suddenly, Hollywood just transforms the second-string superhero into the A-list.
My Review : 8/10
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