wonderful surprise

Rating: 8/10 (2 May 2011)

I must be honest, my hopes for this movie were very low. The trailer wasn't very appealing and to capture Thor's comic magic was quite a challenge. Gladly i was mistaken, the movie is a great introduction to the asgardian hero and i was kept entertained from beginning to the end.
Balanced action that moves back and forward between Asgard and Midgard. Sadly 3D doesn't make the movie better, on the contrary. I sincerely hope 3D is reserved for pure animation movies... that's right... leave "pure" cinema alone.
Chris Hemsworth played the perfect Thor (after being bitten by zillions of steroid "bees" to bulk up for the part)
Hopkins plays Odin very well, wise, mysterious and powerful like the god of gods should be.
Was impressed with Tom Hiddleston has Loki, moving from a friendly innocent role to a mischievous, dark character (just like it was in the norse Myths).
Portman did her part, strangely looking very young compared to some other roles, but Chris/Tom lead the play here.
Using a color actor for Heimdall (Idris Elba) was a very odd move, considering we're talking about norse gods. Surprisingly it worked very well, since Heimdall is the guardian of Bitfrost and he messes up with magic portals, the dark skin gives him that arcane-wise looks.
Can't say the same about the Asian actor (Asano) who is COMPLETELY out of place here, with his strange accent and looks... one of the reasons i don't give 10 out of 10. Actually, i find Thor's friends (apart from Loki) a bit of the "weird bunch", lacking charisma and presence in the movie (and with the Asian guy, lacking on the norse department).
Asgard was well portrayed, CGI all the way... but comparing with the comics, Asgard is a very stylish version of a norse "olympium".
Action sequences were great and so was the humor. Many times i found myself laughing my behind off to some viking style behavior.
Don't want to spoil it for you, but if you know the comics style, you will actually feel like inside them sometimes, with all that cosmic atmosphere around the fight sequences - colorful, mysterious, out of this world.
The only last fault i can mention was me wanting for more... and isn't that a good thing for a first movie?
Bring on Thor 2!!! Odin be praised!