Thor

I went to see Thor today with my ten-year-old son.  I'm not a fan of 3D, I believe the celluloid should be 2D and I still don't want it any other way.  I know that they aren't recorded onto celluloid any more, but I really don't care - 2D only for me.  The only showing at my local cinema for 2D was as 12:00 noon, one showing per day.  3D, about 8 showings per day.  And they charge you £2 more to see it in 3D, when it costs no more to show it in that format.

Anyway, enough about my rant against 3D movies.

All in all, I enjoyed this immensely.  Anthony Hopkins as Odin was brilliant, as always and really shows up the other actors as his talent is stratospheric in comparison to anyone else around him.  Chris Hemsworth as Thor was very good as was Natalie Portman as Jane Foster.  Most of the other actors was fine and fulfilled their roles adequately.

I'm not totally sure of the role Loki (Tom Hiddleston) was meant to play - why do the American movie makers always seem to cast English people as the villans - as he didn't really come across as sufficiently mischievous for my tastes and his evil only really showed right at the end - I think a more subtle unraveling of his nature would have served better.   However, that said, it didn't really detract too much.

The only remaining question is how will Thor get back to Earth now that the rainbow bridge has been destroyed.....

Hmmm, yes, I liked this very much and it looks like Kenneth Branagh did a good job on it.  Can't wait for Captain America now and then The Avengers next year.....not forgetting the X-Men First Class in June too.

8/10