One of the Best "Comic Book" Movies Ever Made

Rating: 8/10 (30 December 2013)

In the realm known as Asgard, "Thor" (Chris Hemsworth) is about to be sworn in as the new king by his father "Odin" (Anthony Hopkins). Out of jealousy his brother "Loki" (Tom Hiddleston) arranges for some Frost Giants to appear which causes the ceremony to be interrupted. While Odin considers the incident as an unfortunate inconvenience, Thor believes it to be a violation of a peace agreement between Asgard and the Frost Giants and decides to venture to Jotunheim to teach them a lesson. Odin commands him not to take matters into his own hands. Thor disobeys and with a few companions ventures to the kingdom of the Frost Giants anyway. This turns out to be a big mistake as Thor and his friends are surrounded and would have been killed had Odin not suddenly appeared to rescue them in the nick of time. Once back in Asgard Odin is furious and casts Thor down to Earth as a mortal human being. Anyway, rather than detail the rest of the story and risk spoiling the film for those who haven't seen it, I will just say that I think that this is one of the best "comic book" movies ever made. It has plenty of action but it doesn't go overboard with it. It also has good CGI but doesn't rely too heavily upon it either. It has some nice humor but even more important--it has a good plot. Definitely above average.