THOR
3 out of 5 stars

“whoever wields this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of thor.” – odin

the comic book character of thor and the dynamics of his family transforms into some shakespearean platform. also, the ruler of asgard has never been this sexier... ;)

if you don’t already know the story of thor and asgard and odin’s realm... thor (chris helmsworth) is an arrogant and selfish prince, who thirsts for war and vengeance. he wields his great hammer and source of absolute power from his hammer named mjolnir, which his father odin (the great anthony hopkins) bestowed upon him. on the day of his coronation, his special day is interrupted by a couple of frost giants, trying to take back their source of power called the casket of ancient winters. turns out the frost giants are lead by their own king, laffey, and he and odin have been feuding for centuries... odin obviously won, and took away laffey’s source of power AKA the casket. thor is hellbent on taking on the evil frost giants, and rounds up his friends even loki (british actor tom hiddleston), his jealous and mischievous brother, to attack them in their home world. odin disapproves of thor’s selfish action, and banishes him...to well, EARTH. (where he’s found by physicist jane foster or natalie portman) thus, thor is suppose to learn a thing or two on this planet called earth, and until that happens, he can not possess the power of his trusted hammer.

not that great as iron man, but definitely better than green lantern and incredible hulk. kenneth branagh, expert on all things shakespeare, brings him own twist to the comic book legend of thor, and he definitely emphasizes the father-son relationship between odin and thor and even applies the SAME storyline as henry V to this movie. comic book or not, it’s a great drama, indeed. the plot is flimsy and sort of shallow, but the special effects, music, and dramatic effects aren’t half-bad... however, this one needed a GREAT villain b/c i thought loki was a big old pussy for a villain. srsly? we deserve better than that...loki was just creepy and...well, weird. :P