Thor

A beautiful fairy tale that manages to illustrate both worlds (based on Thor's realm). I was a little bothered that Thor knew everything. On the other hand, there have been plenty of aliens amazed at cars and so on. I laughed at the scene where Thor walks into the Pet Center and says: "Give me a horse." The film certainly has more positives than negatives, but I'm still a little short of a full count. The 3D was completely unnecessary. (2011-05-06)

I didn’t believe in it, even after the overall satisfied responses, but this is surprisingly pretty good. Half of the story takes place on earth, the other half in Asgard, Thor’s home planet, which looks quite gorgeous, even if you can see the lack budget a little. But I liked the scenes on earth a bit more, they are filled with pleasant light-hearted humour, especially at the beginning. By the end, unfortunately, things get awfully serious and there isn’t even a hint of humour. But it’s still pretty nice and fun to watch. The biggest surprise for me, however, is that the blond and thunderous Hemsworth is a pretty good actor… (2011-08-28)

It’s clear to me now why a Shakespeare filmmaker like Kenneth Branagh went for this. All the scenes from Asgard seem like great theatre, with interesting characters, great fatality, betrayal, envy and jealousy. Asgard, with its megalomaniacal architecture and all its pomposity, was the most entertaining part, and the episode from Earth, thanks to the good actors, was also enjoyable, although I can't shake the impression that more unintentional humour could have been extracted from "Thor wondering among men like a bull in a china shop". Chris Hemsworth is likeable in every way, Hopkins finally after a long time in a role that suits him best; these classy characters, that's his thing. Overall an enjoyable 2 hours and I wouldn't mind a sequel. (2011-05-08)

Perhaps my disappointment with this is caused by excessive expectations based on decent to enthusiastic responses, but even though I was only expecting a fun summer blockbuster, I was surprised at how intellectually shallow and easily forgettable this is. The only positive aspect is Kenneth Branagh's perspective, as he was well aware of the stupidity he was directing and didn't take it too seriously. On the other hand, there is too much genre baggage and pathos in it for my taste. I really didn't expect that I would enjoy Snyder's Watchmen more... Overall impression: 40%, influenced positively by the enchanting Natalie Portman. (2011-10-06)

Thor liked me. I liked how the creators combined reality with Asgard, how they placed Thor in reality, how they made fun of everything. It was nice to watch in the context of fantasy, which I will never stop enjoying watching. They show a world that I can't even dream properly. And the creators are able to beautifully translate their fantasy into reality. Asgard was really beautifully created. Hats off to the creators for embarking on something like this, and I'm glad they want to make a much more epic story in the future and not just stop at one part. It's not quite a five-star review, but that's probably just because it feels like the creators made Men in Black with a different story. Or an interesting idea cut into jokes and with great actors. Those Men in Black back then were something I couldn't imagine as a child at all. Magnificent Sci-Fi/Fantasy and a comedy on top of that. Thor follows the same line and I enjoy it. Don't I? But there are other pieces that deserve five stars. Anyway, I'm glad such movies are being made. A person then enjoys an unusual story, comfort, pleasantness, and great actors, who are great to watch because they either play completely ordinary people or extraordinary gods. (2012-06-13)