Plenty of Action and Humor Throughout

Rating: 7/10 (16 March 2014)

Before the reign of "Odin" (Anthony Hopkins) the Dark Elves were led by a malicious being known as "Malekith" (Christopher Eccleston) who craved an extremely powerful energy source known as the "Aether". In his attempt to get it (in order to destroy the universe) war broke out between the Dark Elves and Aasgard which ended up in the Dark Elves being annihilated and the Aether buried forever. Or so everybody thought. As it so happens Malekith managed to escape and due to a rare convergence of the realms the Aether has become uncovered. And Malekith wants it badly. The only problem is that "Jane Foster" (Natalie Portman) has not only discovered it but it has also infected her very soul. Recognizing Jane's serious plight Thor takes her to Aasgard for medical care. So in order for Malekith to acquire the Aether he now has to battle all of Aasgard in the process. Anyway, rather than detail the entire story and risk spoiling the picture for those who haven't seen it I will just say that this was a very good movie which had plenty of action and humor throughout. In all honesty though I thought there were some parts which seemed to drag a bit while other parts went overboard with the graphic action. In any case, this was quite enjoyable and I rate it as above average.