Thor

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	Chris Hemsworth	Thor
	Natalie Portman	Jane Foster
	Tom Hiddleston	Loki
	Anthony Hopkins	Odin
	Stellan Skarsgård	Erik Selvig
	Kat Dennings	Darcy Lewis
	Clark Gregg	Agent Coulson
	Colm Feore	King Laufey
	Idris Elba	Heimdall
	Ray Stevenson	Volstagg
	Tadanobu Asano	Hogun
	Joshua Dallas	Fandral
	Jaimie Alexander	Sif
	Rene Russo	Frigga
	Adriana Barraza	Isabela Alvarez
	Maximiliano Hernández	Agent Sitwell
	Richard Cetrone	Frost Giant Captain
	Darren Kendrick	Frost Giant Sentry
	Josh Coxx	Frost Giant Hailstrum
	Justice J. Smith	Frost Giant Brute
	Joseph Gatt	Frost Giant Grundroth
	Luke Massy	Frost Giant Raze
	Matt Ducey	Einherjar Guard
	Jason Camp	Einherjar Guard
	Buddy Sosthand	Agent Delancey

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Director	Kenneth Branagh
Writer	Ashley Miller, Zack Stentz, Don Payne, J. Michael Straczynski, Mark Protosevich, Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby
Producer	Victoria Alonso, Louis D'Esposito, Kevin Feige, Alan Fine, David J. Grant, Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby, Craig Kyle, Stan Lee, David Maisel, Patricia Whitcher
Musician	Patrick Doyle
Photography	Haris Zambarloukos

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My quick rating - 6.8/10. Ok, slightly behind (I kind of forgot to watch this), but excuses aside, I enjoyed this movie. EDIT: I was even behind on reviews back then LOL. Yes, I am a comic geek, so maybe a tad biased, although admittedly I did not read "Thor," so the rating is on movie merits alone. The movie follows the life of a "G-d" in the form of Thor(Chris Hemsworth), who is the god of thunder. He is raised in Asgard to become the heir to the throne in a pseudo-Greek mythological type world of people with extraordinary powers. When Thor's arrogance to unleash a war upon a race of frost giants that has been ensuing for many years breaks the code of a treaty of peace, Thor is banished from Asgard without his powers and his mighty hammer to the end of the worlds, or as we know it, Earth. Yes, there is a side story to all this, but it is woven between events on Asgard and Earth to tell the hows and whys of the occurrences leading to Thor's punishment. Well, now on Earth, without any power and no sense of what being mortal actually is, which leads to some humorous scenes, he meets his new friends by being hit by a car containing astrophysicist Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) and her associates Professor Selvig (Stellan Skarsgård) and the lovely Darcy Lewis (Kat Dennings). These lucky folks decide that he isn't some wandering drunk and help him on his plight to retrieve his magical hammer. During the relationship with Jane and back in Asgard, Thor's brother, Loki (Tom Hiddleston) is able to seize the throne of king as Odin (Anthony Hopkins) falls ill, but does Loki have some ulterior motives here? The movie moves on with a steady hand of extremely well done character development, which, being helmed by Kenneth Branagh, did not surprise me at all. A master of making you believe in the characters is something no one does much better, and in the unbelievable story material he was given, he scores an A+. The scenes in Asgard look absolutely breathtaking, the scenes in the frost kingdom look so dismal you can almost feel the chill, and Earth, well, that is just New Mexico, nothing exciting (but some very good camerawork helps here). Of course, there is going to be some exciting action sequences to tide you over, but this movie is really about the acting and chemistry of the cast, which is something to appreciate greatly. I only wish they would've given a bit more time to the romance between Thor and Jane (yes, I did just type that). Their love story seemed to be an afterthought swept under the rug to keep the comic book story going. Ultimately, this movie, and Marvel Studios, again bring out a quality picture about a superhero, but doesn't just use eye candy action to wow the viewer, but uses real emotions to draw the audience into the trials and turmoils that occur. IMDB 7.0. Oh, after the credits, there is a bit more info about the SHEILD that unfolds, which is part of the ongoing story of the Avengers. Enjoy.

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