Covers Basics of a Great Sequel

Rating: 8/10 (8 November 2013)

I saw "Thor: The Dark World", starring Chris Hemsworth-Red Dawn-2012, Star Trek-2009; Natalie Portman-Black Swan, Zoolander; Tom Hiddleston- The Avengers-2012, The Deep Blue Sea; Christopher Eccleston-G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Doctor Who-t.v.-2005 and Anthony Hopkins-Red 2, The Mask of Zorro.
This is the second Thor movie, or actually the third, if you count the Avengers, and it covers all the basics of a good sequel. Chris returns as Thor, fighting the battle against evil dark elves, who are led by Christopher, as Malekith. It seems that there is an evil energy force called the Aether, which is so powerful that it could mean the end of everything, and guess who wants it? Yep, Christopher. FYI: For all the comic book nerds like me, the Aether is known by another name that you should know, it's one of the six Infinity Gems. Anthony returns as Odin, the father of Chris and the king of the nine realms, including Asgard, their home planet. Tom returns as Chris's evil brother Loki, who is sentenced by Anthony to be put into the deepest dungeon that can be found on Asgard, mainly for his part in the Avengers escapade in New York. Natalie has found her way to London, in her search for Chris; she wants to find a connection between Earth and Asgard so that they can be reunited. The only problem is that she gets into a situation where she ends up possessing the elusive Aether that Christopher wants and the hunt is on. Chris even has to bust his brother Tom out of jail to help in the good fight. But, can Tom be trusted? One of his nicknames is 'The Trickster' or god of lies. There are some good fight sequences, I especially liked it when Chris would spin his hammer before applying it to the job at hand, just like in the comics. I also liked the balance of humor with the action. As far as cameos go, Stan Lee appears in the mental hospital scene-he wants his shoe back-and there is a small scene with the appearance of another super hero in costume. When the end credits start, there is a scene, and then at the very end is another scene, so don't leave early, or you will miss the set up for the next movie. It's rated "PG-13" for violence and mild language and has a running time of 1 hour & 52 minutes. I really enjoyed it and would buy it on Blu-Ray.