Our first introduction to the Hammer and the superhero who wields the powerful weapon was not a bad deal.
We watched Thor a short while ago and while we certainly didn’t leave the theater in a giddy euphoria, we didn’t feel shortchanged either.
Superhero movies often come with an extra dimension, the extraterrestrial dimension, and Thor doesn’t stray from the formula.
Our eponymous 12-pack blonde hero (Chris Hemsworth) hailing from the distant realm Asgard is banished to Earth and stripped of his Hammer-lifting and Hammer-hurling powers by his father, the King Odin (Anthony Hopkins), as punishment for his reckless attack on the Frost Giants, those ice-covered monsters.
Never mind that the seeds of a conspiracy are being hatched at the same time by Thor’s jealous younger brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston).
Asgard Meets Earth
The presumptive heir’s landing path on Earth is on the same course as a van bearing young astrophysicist researcher Jane (Natalie Portman) in New Mexico.
Before long our 12-pack Asgard immigrant is developing a fondness for coffee and other Earthly delights including Black Swan oops Jane. Continue reading »
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