Thor goes at it hammer and tongs and forges some good spectacle for the viewer. Tom Hiddleston produces a good performance as the weaker of the two sons who claims power unduly when this is taken from the heir to Asgard kingdom. Chris Hemsworth makes a good fist of the role, convincing us of the Thunder God's alpha male traits. The visual effects of the distant realm are pleasingly colourful but a little distracting for their confection - we are expected to use our imagination for such a place but it looks rather computer generated rather than mystical. The fight scenes and sound are tremendous and there is great support and talent on offer, and underused I might add. How the film is held together depends on story and that is where the film disappears down the wormhole, so to speak. It is essentially a bridging of special effects sequences and not much is built in feeling for us to care about, certainly there is not enough feeling between the brothers for us to think Thor cares quite as much about his brother by the end. All the fantastical characters are not interesting. They're defined by their attributes, not their personalities. But, there is enough in the film to spark the imagination for it to be entertaining and quite funny.

Upon re-watching Thor tonight for the first time in nearly seven years, I was thoroughly entertained. Thor is a well made film and a worthy entry of the God of Thunder into the MCU. Tom Hiddleston does a great job as Loki and Chris Hemsworth is awesome as Thor. This film does have cliche, especially with the love story between Thor and Jane (Natalie Portman). It's sometimes silly but doesn't detract too much. This film does a good job at introducing information to us about the outer realms that will be important in the MCU for years to come. The special effects lack at times and there are some lazy edit jobs during some major action sequences. The charm of Thor and his discovery of what has happened to him after he is sent to earth is really a fun part of this film and it is rather enjoyable to watch. In the end I was quite entertained and I did enjoy Thor. It's a good film and a solid entry into the early days of the MCU.

I have been a huge fan of marvel films since my childhood despite the fact that i have never read the comics and have kept track of the mcu since it started. All of their films have been extremely entertaining though some have more faults than others. However, of the mcu's first five films, thor is my second favourite behind the first iron man movie. Positives: Good cast, particularly Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston Excellent visual effects Some good humour A positive message of redemption and humility in the story. Negatives: Introduction of Hawkeye was lacking as he only appears for a couple of minutes in the film. Earth- based storyline lacks in scope and develpopment in contrast to the asgard-based storyline How can thor redeem himself in just one day?

I avoided watching the Thor franchise for a while because I thought that this was gonna be too much cgi and unfunny while trying to be funny. But I have to say I was surprised. This movie was funny and at the same time had you paying full attention to it and have you at the edge of your seat. I recommend this movie