Rating: 3.7/5

Review: "Thor movie review"

The first Marvel comic movie for this year. Captain America and X-Men: First Class will be the following Marvel comic movies for the year 2011. I didn't had much expectations for this although this is a superhero movie. When I watched the trailers, it seems like it is like another X-Men origin: Wolverine which is a loud movie full of action but with no real substance. It turns out I am right. The story is pretty straight-forward, the action though is less action-packed than Wolverine but the CGI and music are not bad.

The story: The first half and hour shows Thor in his fantastical planet, Asgard. For action fans, they won't have to wait long for the first major action scene which is in the first half and hour. Thor and his friends smashing some big bad guys and one impressive scene where Thor smashes the floor with his powerful hammer. After the first half and hour, Thor is sent to the human world. Blah blah, three people help Thor and he goes to find his powerful hammer which results violent fist-cuffs with S.H.I.E.L.D's people. Another action scene to whet the action fans ' appetite for the next half and hour. Meanwhile, things are going on in Asgard. Loki, Thor's brother, is jealous and wants to be the king of Asgard when Thor's father is in coma. After one hour has passed, some romance stuff moves on. The decent pace brings us closer to the climax.

Before the climax, another action scene take place. This time, Destroyer is sent by Loki to destroy Thor and his friends who come to earth to save him. Cue to the explosions. The time where sets and cars explode. After much struggle, Thor finally defeats him with his hammer and zooms off to Loki. Boom! The climax! It is okay which involves Thor and Loki bashing each other with their weapons. Yes, it is a bit short and I wish that it is longer. Basically, it is not that action-packed as what reviewers or critics have said. It only contains four decent length action scenes. I wish there would be more scenes of Thor bashing bad guys with his hammer. Acting wise is good. Music is not bad, it is kind of epic at times.

Overall: I wouldn't call it a good Marvel comic movie. Iron Man is better than this. But it does what it does at best. To entertain. The cinema's picture is unfocused so I think 3D would even dampen the effects. With Captain America the next Marvel comic movie, I hope it can even be better than a generic superhero movie.