Have I seen this before?

Rating: Null/10 (11 September 2011)

It's passable. I'll start with that.
You always, sort-of know what you're gonna get with a Marvel movie. Usually the formula works well enough that it can make a fortune look great.
I was initially surprised about how Thor seemed more unique, slightly different from the rest. It's a little refreshing.
Only a little, because you'll see things coming a mile away. One look into a character's face will tell you what role they play and which archetype they represent. Annoying, but this is a film based (tenuously) in mythology so perhaps it's only fitting that things play out as they do.
Some cool effects, for sure. I almost thought I was watching the inevitable Avengers movie at one point, where the heroes fly through the air, capes flowing. The Asgard effects were really cool too.
The SHIELD agent has gotten a good deal out of things, I think. Natalie Portman and Anthony Hopkins did a good enough job, but I found that every time they popped up, I was asking "Hey, what are you doing here?"
It was a fun watch. Nothing unexpected. The twists and the lines had been done before. There's a few meta-references, some po-mo humour. I digged the jokes about Robin Hood et al. but felt assured that they must have dropped a "Gimli" reference due to copyright.
Was it worth £10? Sure. Was it worth £100 million..... ummm... well....