Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Natalie Portman, Christopher Eccleston, Anthony Hopkins, Rene Russo.
Director: Alan Taylor
In the last 2 years, I have become a huge Tom Hiddleston fan, even going so far as to wait around with a bunch of 20 somethings for 12 hours just to see him in person. Tom is a fan girls dream. He is tall, handsome, charming, English and can actually act! I know, I know, it's a matter of opinion, but this is MY page, therefore, I'll state my opinion if I want to.
Thor, along with Captain America, Iron Man and the Hulk is part of the Avengers series and each movie follows another in terms of storyline. Tom Hiddlestons' character, Loki, has now been in three of the movies and has been well received by the popcorn movie going public.
WARNING: THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE MOVIE YET, PLEASE STOP READING NOW.
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Odin (Anthony Hopkins) begins our new chapter with a history of some of the races of the nine realms, including the Dark Elves, led by Malekith (Christopher Eccleston) who is intent on bringing darkness to all through the use of the Aether, a liquid form of evil that destroys all that it touches. Hundreds of years later however, Odin is unaware that the Aether was hidden by his own father after the Dark Elves were defeated, laying dormant while Malekith slept with those that remain of his race.
Following on from The Avengers, Loki has been taken back to Asgard by Thor and is imprisoned in the dungeons below the Throne room for his crimes against the nine realms after a bit of a dressing down from Daddy.
Meanwhile back on Earth, Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), is missing her blonde haired Asgardian God and mopes around London looking for signs that he may return when her intern Darcy (the hilarious Kat Dennings) takes her to see a phenomenon in an abandoned building. All signs point towards Thors return, but in the meantime, Jane is sucked into another plane and comes into contact with the Aether, which seizes it's chance and infects Janes body.
On Asgard, Thor speaks to Heimdall, the Guardian of the bifrost, asking him how Jane is, when Heimdall realises something is wrong as he can no longer see her. Thor immediately returns to Earth, only to find Jane showing off some new, rather lethal powers of her own. Thor whisks her back to Asgard to see if his healers are able to help, much to Odins distress, when they are attacked by the newly awaken Dark Elves.
Thor enlists the help of his disgraced brother, who reluctantly agrees and their quest to defeat Malekith and restore Jane to her normal self begins.
There was a lot of humour in this film, which really lightened it up for me, and with the return of all but one of the cast from the first movie, I found this to be a brilliant and engaging sequel. I would even go so far as to say I enjoyed this more than the first one.
The stand out for me...............was Christopher Eccleston as Malekith. The make up was absolutely fantastic and he is pretty much unrecognisable. He really was the embodiment of a dark elf. His elaborately braided hair was stunning and he had such an overwhelming presence whenever he was on screen.
I also loved seeing Chris Hemsworth really settling into his role as Thor. In the first movie I found he was almost awkward, over did the accent a bit and the blonding of his eyebrows and hair was just a bit too much. They started righting some of these wrongs in The Avengers but seem to have really found the look with this film. His relationship with Jane is very sweet and the chemistry between him and Natalie Portman is definitely there. Very much enjoyed the one minute shirtless scene and the scene on the London underground where the random office worker takes the opportunity to bump into his chest and feel him up...........who wouldn't!!
The two major cameos were so well done that I won't spoil them here even though I've given a couple of things away.
While I haven't seen it myself, apparently film critics Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton, reviewed this last week and hated it. I really don't understand why film critics that obviously don't enjoy popcorn films, or films based on comic books would even bother when they would rip it to pieces even before viewing it. People like that should stick to their old fart films with no action, adventure or enjoyment. God I hope I'm not like that when I'm older and am still going to see comic book movies in years to come and thoroughly enjoying them.
For those seeing this at the cinema, STAY UNTIL THE VERY END!!! There is a bit after the minor credits, then a bit after the major credits. But if you're a Marvel fan, I shouldn't have to tell you to stay until the end. :P
I really enjoyed this and have enjoyed discussing it with my family over lunch today. Please remember, this is a popcorn film, not a film for people that like to be mentally challenged. Take your brain out, and enjoy!!!
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