Thor (2011)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 2011
	Director: Kenneth Branagh (Frankenstein, Hamlet)
	Actors: Chris Hemsworth (Star Trek, The Cabin in the Woods, The Avengers), Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs, Legends of the Fall), Natalie Portman (Black Swan, Star Wars 1-3)
	Country: USA
	Genre: Action
	Conditions of visioning: 16.03.2013, Blu-ray, Home cinema
Synopsis: On the crowning day of the new king of Asgard Thor (Hemsworth) by his father Odin (Hopkins) the Frost Giant, ages-old ennemies, reappear. This event will be the beginning for Thor of a test to prove he is worthy to be king.
Review: This was the last individual movie made as part of the preparation for The Avengers, after Iron Man 1-2, The Incredible Hulk and Captain America. The universe is different as half of the movie doesn't take place on Earth. But I found the depiction of those ancien Gods (and their technology) to be too shiny and completely unbelievable. The hammer (Thor's weapon) itself is ridiculous. The character played by Nathalie Portamn is pretty useless and the location for the action on Earth (a small town in New Mexico) is also not very exciting. Each time I hear about Thor, it reminds me of the way this mythology was introduced in the TV-series Stargate SG-1: the Asgardians were actually little grey aliens and the hammer was a spaceship of incredible power: that was a story!
Rating: 3 /10