Thor

After much build up and much anticipation, Thor has arrived. Earthdad went along not really knowing much about this one before hand. As it was beginning he asked "Who is this guy again?" And I reminded him - "You remember - Thor - the god of Thunder, son of Odin - the guy with the hammer?" "Oh yeah" he said. We sat in silence for a minute and I whispered "I never liked him in the comics come to think of it." "Me either" So what the heck were we doing there?? :D That must be said, though - neither of us were die hard Thor fans before coming to this show.

But you have to see em all - especially all of the Marvel comics movies. They made magic happen with Ironman, but this is no Ironman. Chris Hemsworth stars as Thor. He is nice to look at but not especially charismatic as an actor. Natalie Portman is his love interest, the mortal Jane (plain?). Raise your hand if you're tired of seeing Natalie Portman on the screen. Her role is really one of be there, look cute, wait for the next movie before you really have a part.

Sir Anthony Hopkins is here - which is funny since it seems to be a lowering of his standards to be in this comic movie, yet he does get to be the god Odin. Couldn't let that one pass, I suppose. He does a decent job.

Everyone in this movie is doing a decent job. And there are plenty of explosions and fast cuts and definitely a high quality production. It was just sort of boring. Hard to explain but it didn't grab us or hold our interest.

Stan Lee has a cameo appearance as usual. :) Always nice to see him.

Idris Elba was the most controversial element of this movie - as a black man playing a Nord god - and some said they would boycott because of that. He does a great job and definitely adds a needed element here. I just wish he had a larger part.

The credits are the longest of any movie I think I've ever seen - but if you can manage to stay around through them there is a preview clip with Samuel L Jackson and Stellan Skarsgard from The Avengers.

Nearly forgot to add that we gave it a "2".

The place was Pueblo Tinseltown. Caci sold us tickets and gave some sympathy about the crazy weather, Avril did a great job quickly serving us up freshly popped popcorn and real butter (and sprinkle cheese!), and we were happy to see Super Manager Shane working hard as usual!

Looking ahead - Oh My God - Cowboys vs Aliens!!! Can't wait! Jon Favreau, Ron Howard, Steven Spielberg, Harrison Ford - this one cannot miss! :)