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I really wish we'd gotten more than the one scene of Thor wearing his helmet. (Seriously, it looks awesome!) All of the Asgardian costumes and such actually look really good, in fact, even when walking down a street on Earth. Sif and the Warriors Three striding through town looking for Thor was a bit silly, but never so much that it took me out of the movie; it was just fun!

And one aspect that I'm immensely grateful to the creators of this movie for... it's a completely self-contained story while still leaving open the possibility for more. Even though we know Thor's coming back for The Avengers, the movie isn't written as though it expects future projects involving the characters and continuing the story, which is something that a lot of burgeoning wannabe film franchises fail at (Jumper or Push, anyone?). There are no dangling plot threads by the end. If there were no sequels or other Avengers-related projects, I think Thor would still stand well on its own.

I very much dug it. I go waaaay back with Thor, it was #224 (fighting the Destroyer) that made me a comics fan in the first place. So, as a lifelong fan, I thought the movie delivered.

Some fun easter eggs, like a travel billboard that said "Journey into mystery". As ever, stay after the credits!

Had a very good time watching Thor. I agree about the 3D adding very little to the film. I intend on seeing it again, and I'll be seeing it in regular 2D for comparison.

My review follows most of what has been said here: Good, self-contained story; spectacular visual effects; the costumes looked real but also not-of-this-Earth, as they should have; it found a nice balance between the campy-ness of the comic book universe, and the realism that is required in making such a film. I very much enjoyed it!

Just saw it today and thought it was good. Visual F/X was impressive and I liked the score.

Saddened that the Asgardians and Frost Giants are now advanced extra terrestrials and not actual gods and giants, respectively, as I remember in the comic. But if they're going to go with that new twist, then they did a good job of convincing me (I could tell from the trailers that was what they were intending to do, so I went in with an open mind).

I still prefer my frost giants 15-20 feet tall, but Jotunheim was nicely depicted as dark and lifeless and Asgard's splendor was definitely spot on.

Seeing Thor let fly his hammer upon a frost giant's face with its expectant return to his hand gave me a woody (sorry, ladies, but it did).

Chris Hemsworth and Anthony Hopkins were exceptional in their roles. Was a nice surprise seeing Hemsworth, a new actor (to me), do so well but I knew Hopkins would deliver in his role.

Loved seeing J. Michael Stracynski's cameo (first guy on scene of Thor's hammer, in the red pick-up truck) - love his work with Babylon 5, although I've only recently in the last few years have become aware of his writing for several comics, obviously Thor being one of them. I stopped collecting comics about 15 years ago.

Stan Lee's cameo was enjoyable as well. Wish I knew what Walt Simonson looks like in real life so I could find out if he had a cameo. His artwork and writing is what I enjoyed most of my Thor reading, back in the day.

Only thing I missed was Baldur the Brave. Was he in the movie at all and I somehow completely missed him?

Saw it in 2d, what can I say,

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I saw it in reg-D and thought it looked terrific. It was both epic and very funny ("I want a horse!") and the set design was truly spectacular. I was wondering how they were going to do the rainbow bridge, which has always struck me as slightly silly, but they pulled that off magnificently. It was cool and interesting, and you could see how ancient people would describe it as such. I agree with Winterminal that the costumes were awesome. Loki, especially, since his costume has always looked the most ridiculous to me. The Destroyer did not disappoint, after that teaser bit from last summer. They took the comics and really turned them up to 11.

There seemed to be a lot left out, so I'm looking forward to a Director's Cut. I think Thor needs a bit more time on Earth in order to truly earn his humility, but overall I can't complain with how jam-packed it was. Loki is a tough character to write, and that part was handled beautifully. I assume that was Straczynski's influence, since his take on Loki has been my favorite thus far.

Saw it this morning. I thought it was alot better then i was hoping.

First i like that they didnt just gloss over the asgardian parts in favor of a quick back story with his punishment. It did alot more for the story to have that all shown. The earth bound part has some definate camp to it, and the romance was all but brief and superficial.

I think they did a good job tying it into ironman 2. And really thought the comments about Stark were funny when the destroyer shows up. The ending credit scene is i guess probably the first forshadowing to the avengers movie. But frankly it worries me that they are going to have to make a threat suitable for Thor and the Hulk to deal with that will continue to give more earthly characters like hawkeye, Capt A, and Ironman something worthwhile to do.

My only large complaint, was the costumes. At first i thought they looked really good when all the characters were in Asgard. However when Thors buddies came to earth, what i thought was armor and such really kinda came off looking like foamy klingon armor from the star trek movies and TV shows. But it was brief and forgivable.

Overall i enjoyed it alot. I think the story was engaging (even if parts didnt stick to traditional thor lore) i think the characters all worked out well as they needed to and it was a fun ride.

I too thought the costumes were great in Asgard but on Earth, looked like cosplay.

Good, not great. The 3D adds virtually nothing; save a few bucks and see it 2D. Special effects: very good. Destroyer: very cool. Loki: good. Hemsworth was very good as was Hopkins (as always). Idris Elba is always supercool and awesome. Portman's character and story didn't really do it for me nor did the chemistry between her character and Thor. The Asgard stuff was much better than the Earth portions, but it is a nice set up for future Marvel stuff.

7-ish.

I totally enjoyed it. I would have liked a somewhat longer fight with the Destroyer, but I still thought it was well-done. I was extremely happy to see Thor flying as I had assumed they'd leave that out.

As for the aliens vs. deities debate... they did refer to them somewhat as aliens, but Odin made some kind of reference to the dawn of time, (don't remember the exact line), which gave me the impression of Asgard as ancient and mythical. They did refer to the characters as gods on more than one occasion and Thor detailing Yggdrasil put it all into the realm of mythology for me. I had been worried about this point, but came away happy. I was alo pleased that they showed Thor as freaking powerful and not just "as strong as a dozen men" or something.

Also spotted the golden apples of Idun.

I consider it worth the ridiculous admission price and would even see it again.

It was about as good as the first Iron Man, with similar strengths and weaknesses. I look forward to watching Thor fight the Midgard Serpent in the next one.

First I will echo the statements to see it in 2D.

Went with all my family and my dad turned to be at the end of the credits and said "So the only 3D is the credits?"

It really felt like that was it

My best sum up for it, is it's an origin movie. I was expecting a bit more action (if you're looking for action, you will probably be better served seeing Fast Five), but the acting I thought was really good.

I'd like to see a real sequal, but wonder if they can or will, as I'm not sure if it will be a big of a hit as Iron Man was.

the blond and the asian sound like 2 of the warriors three, only missing volstag.

Saw it. Enjoyed it totally.

Loved the reference to Gamma radiation, the nod to Donald Blake, and of course the after-credits scene that shows what will likely be the MacGuffin of the Avengers film.

Now, to await Cap'n A!

Just came back, and loved the movie. Had fun, loved spotting the references here and there, and I liked the motives of Loki for doing what he did. I would say that the only thing that bothered me was the first 10 or 15 mins of the film. Don't know if it was me, were I was sitting, but everything was cast in darkness and shadows, kind of hard to tell what was going on. Also if there's a 2D version, see it. There really isn't much that makes this movie 3D worthy.

I saw it today. I thought it was okay, but could have been better. It's worthy of seeing at least once. Here are two problems I had with the film.

(1) Apparently, the filmmakers wanted the movie to appeal more to a young female demographic, and so they shoehorned a really unnecessary, cutesy boy-meets-girl subplot onto the movie (a la Spider-man). Quite frankly, I hated this part of the movie. It slowed down the movie when it really needed more superpowered action. I was starting to feel like I was watching a chick flick.

Also--can I be honest, here?--I really think that Thor was way out of Natalie Portman's character's league. Come on, now. Not only is Natalie Portman not that hot, but her character didn't have a ounce of feminine charm. At all. Her character was an androgynous tomboy. I just couldn't buy into the idea that Thor would fall madly in love with her. Sorry.

So, yeah . . . next time Marvel, more action, plot, and dramatic conflict--and less romantic comedy, please.

(2) Where the heck was Thor's helmet? He was shown wearing it for about ten seconds during the crowning ceremony, but he never wears it again--even when he is expecting to fight a war against the frost giants.