Thor

Thumbs up from this viewer!

I've been openly mocking the idea of a Thor movie for a long time.
I've never been a fan of the comics, and just couldn't imagine any way
to make a flick that wouldn't be laughable. When the trailers started
showing up, my expectactions seemed to be confirmed.

What a delightful surprise, then, to find that it's easily my favorite
flick yet from Marvel Studios. Better than both Iron Man films, and
definitely better than both Hulk films. "Thor" contains the perfect
blend of grandeur, silliness, gravitas, and light-heartedness. Perfect
summer fun, full of fun performances and wonderful special effects.
Director Branagh hit all the right notes here.

I also feel that, between this movie and the trailers I've seen for
"Green Lantern," I'm kinda (surprisingly) stoked to see comic book
movies blowing up into full-on, balls-out craziness. All the big
super-hero films of the last decade have been rooted in a muted,
real-world milieu, justified with pseudo-science. That was cool, and I
like those movies, but it's fun now to see heroes battled cosmic foes
in blatantly fantastic settings. So over the top, and full of silly
fun.

Bring on Captain America and the Avengers!

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