The best Marvel movie after The Avengers & the best superhero movie of the year!

Rating: 10/10 (13 November 2013)

Thor: The Dark World continues with the story of the God of Thunder, Thor(Chris Hemsworth). After Loki(Tom Hiddleston), is imprisoned for his despicable crimes in New York(these events take place in The Avengers) by Odin(Anthony Hopkins), Thor along with Sif(Jaimie Alexander), Fandral(Zachary Levi), Volstagg(Ray Stevenson) & Hogun(Tadanobu Asano) set about the task of bringing peace & harmony to the nine realms. However, when an ancient & extremely dangerous substance called the Aether gets unleashed into the universe it is up to Thor, to stop the Dark Elves led by Malekith(Christopher Eccleston) from laying their hands on the Aether. However, Thor can't do this on his own. So, he seeks the help of his estranged brother, Loki. Thor also returns to Midgard aka Earth to protect his love interest, Jane Foster(Natalie Portman) at any cost.
I freaking loved this film! It was definitely the best superhero movie of the year. It was even better than Superman reboot, Man of Steel because even though it was action packed, there were humorous scenes as well. The 3D was effective except, in the scenes with dialogs. The special effects were out of this world. I loved the fact that there was more Asgard, this time. I also liked that they introduced us to more worlds like, Anaheim & Svartalfheim. The climax was so unexpected & mind blowing. This is the only Marvel film, to have such an unforeseen twist. This film was way better than Thor(2011). It was way more action packed & hilarious compared to Kenneth Branagh's watered down original. The performances was definitely one, of the many pros of the film. Chris Hemsworth plays the part of Thor, to perfection. Natalie Portman is brilliant as Jane Foster. However the standout performer in the film is, yet again, Tom Hiddleston as Loki. Hiddleston's cheeky & witty dialog delivery keeps the viewers guffawing for a good part of the film. However, Loki can turn terrifying in an instant. This shows what a versatile actor Tom Hiddleston is. No matter how despicable Loki is, I can pretty much guarantee that everyone loves Loki. This is the magic of Hiddleston. Anthony Hopkins is great as Odin. Christopher Eccleston is menacingly evil as Malekith. Jaimie Alexander, Zachary Levi, Ray Stevenson & Tadanobu Asano are impressive as Sif, Fandral, Volstagg & Hogun respectively. Idris Elba is spectacular as Heimdall. Rene Russo is outstanding as Frigga. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje is effective as Algrim/Kurse. Kat Dennings & Stellan Skarsgard are great as Darcy Lewis & Erik Selvig respectively. If I had to pick one teeny tiny flaw then that would be that, the film was too short. I would have loved an extra ten to fifteen minutes. Anyway, Thor: The Dark World is a must watch for pretty much everyone, even the Marvel haters.