Screw the critics... this movie rocks!!!

Rating: 8/10 (10 May 2011)

This movie completely exceeded my expectations. I was questioning whether or not they could pull this one off walking in, but in this rare case I was really pleasantly surprised by the outcome. The performances by Hemsworth, Hiddleston and Hopkins were outstanding. The plot was surprisingly well written and delivered. The action was nearly non stop and the visual effects were stunning. Do yourself a favor however and try to catch the movie in Digital format. Both 2D and and 3D(a common occurrence during this 3D mania) were sub par from what I understand but I saw it in Digital format and it was spectacular. I was very surprised by the quality of production and direction in this movie and rank it among the best of its super-hero genre. Personally I believe in certain respects it excelled the Iron-Man, X-Men, and Spiderman films. Its not quite Christopher Nolans Batman trilogy, but it comes as close as any can to that level of success. The only action-adventure epic that could best this achievement this summer may be the upcoming Green Lantern film, but that remains to be seen... Oh and a special shout out to Idris Elba for an outstanding supporting role performance.