Thor

With Chris Hemsworth in the lead (yummy), Natalie Portman and Anthony Hopkins, how could this film possibly fail? Well it certainly didn't! As the name suggests, this film follows the story of Thor, Son of Odin and the God of Thunder. Hot-headed Thor gets exiled from Asgard, realm of the eternal, after storming the icy world of Jotunheim, where he sought to discover why the Ice Giants had broken an age-old truce and snuck into Asgard. Landing on earth, Thor meets Jane (Natalie Portman), Darcy (Kat Dennings) and Erik (Stellan Skarsgard). Thor's trio of curious friends, unsure of his sanity, decide to help him retrieve Mjolnir, his beloved hammer which also fell to earth, after a government organization called S.H.I.E.L.D. confiscate Jane's research, and they have nothing left to lose. Filled with fantastic special effects, and particularly good acting from Tom Hiddleston, who plays Thor's devious brother Loki, this film ticked all the boxes. Magic, giant robots with lasers, theatrical fight scenes and of course, a budding romance between Thor and Jane, what else does this film need? Nothing, in my opinion. Highly enjoyable.

Released: 2011
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins


Rating: 10/10

Review By: Willow