"Thor" hits the nail on the head, if the nail were Jotuns and the hammer was Mjolnir

Rating: 9/10 (21 May 2011)

I came into the theater with more of a knowledge of Norse mythology than of Thor's Marvel lore, which gave me the pleasant surprise of recognizing some of the names from mythology. However, this also made me cock my head at some of the inconsistencies with legend- like how in mythology, Sif is Thor's wife and is noted for her golden flowing hair, but in "Thor," she was a fiery brunette warrior woman who runs around with the Warriors Three, who I guess are a group of Asgardians from the comic who aren't gods but kinda run with them.
Anyway, Norse knowledge aside, the casting, especially of all the Asgardians, was incredibly well done. Anthony Hopkins, known mostly for his role as Hannibal Lecter, plays a wise and diplomatic Odin, who casts his son Thor down from Asgard. My favorite actor from the film was Tom Hiddleston as Loki, who really embodied the role he was given.
As far as the movie itself, I was always really excited about the scenes that took place in Asgard, but not so much so the ones on Earth. When Thor touches down, he spends a solid day and a half on Earth, and doesn't cause nearly as much chaos as I would have liked.
I saw "Thor" in 3D, and the effects were great- Asgard was a fantastic golden wonderland, like one would expect it to be, and you could almost feel the chill of Jotunheim's icy wastes. And it wasn't gimmicky- the movie definitely could've stood on its own without the 3D. All in all, "Thor" was a great movie-going experience for Marvel geeks and even Norse geeks, too, if they can ignore some inconsistencies and remember that it's a comic book movie, not a mythology movie. This is definitely a film to see this summer. My only advice- girls, try and contain yourselves when Thor is on screen if you go with your boyfriend. It'll be difficult- trust me.