fun, but don't expect the Aesir of mythology

Rating: 9/10 (13 November 2013)

I like this movie. I recommend it, for movie fans, for action fans, for Marvel fans, for f/x fans, and even for my fellow heathens -- but for us, I must add the caveat that there are scenes that one might find shocking if one goes into this thinking one is actually watching a story about our gods. Think of the Marvel Thor movies as an alternate universe. I'm not going to list the scenes because I don't want to get too spoiler-y, but...
Spoiler alert! Don't read any further if you don't want to read spoilers! Let's just say that at least scene one involves character death. You might not want to take young heathen children who might be confused about the difference between the Marvel Asgardians and the Aesir. It could be upsetting for little Asatru kids to watch a god they honor get killed.
There is a lot of "fantasy violence" in this movie, so it's probably not one that kids that small would get taken to see anyway, but I thought it was important to warn heathen parents about that.
That aside, this is a really enjoyable movie. The effects were seamless. The plot twists never stopped, right up until the end (which left me scratching my head and wondering if I missed a clue somewhere. I really didn't see it coming.)