Thor (2011)
Average Rating: 6.7/10
Reviews Counted: 261
Fresh: 201 | Rotten: 60
A dazzling blockbuster that tempers its sweeping scope with wit, humor, and human drama, Thor is mighty Marvel entertainment.
Average Rating: 6.3/10
Critic Reviews: 45
Fresh: 28 | Rotten: 17
A dazzling blockbuster that tempers its sweeping scope with wit, humor, and human drama, Thor is mighty Marvel entertainment.
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The epic adventure Thor spans the Marvel Universe from present day Earth to the mystical realm of Asgard. At the center of the story is The Mighty Thor, a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. As a result, Thor is banished to Earth where he is forced to live among humans. When the most dangerous villain of his world sends its darkest forces to invade Earth, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero.-- (C) Paramount Pictures
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Cast
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Chris Hemsworth
Thor -
Natalie Portman
Jane Foster -
Tom Hiddleston
Loki -
Anthony Hopkins
Odin -
Stellan Skarsgård
Dr. Erik Selvig -
Colm Feore
Laufey -
Ray Stevenson
Volstagg -
Idris Elba
Heimdall -
Kat Dennings
Darcy -
Jaimie Alexander
Sif -
Clark Gregg
Agent Coulson -
Tadanobu Asano
Hogun -
Joshua Dallas
Fandral -
Rene Russo
Frigga -
Adriana Barraza
Isabela Alvarez -
Maximiliano Hernande...
Agent Sitwell -
Richard Cetrone
Frost Giant Captain -
Darren Kendrick
Frost Giant Sentry -
Josh Coxx
Frost Giant Hallstru... -
Justice Jesse Smith
Frost Giant Brute -
Joseph Gatt
Frost Giant Grundrot... -
Luke Massy
Frost Giant Raze -
Matthew Ducey
Einherjar Guard -
Jason Camp
Einherjar Guard -
Buddy Sosthand
Agent Delancey -
Blake Silver
Techie -
Jamie McShane
Agent Jackson -
Dale Godboldo
Agent Garrett -
Patrick O'Brien Dems...
Agent Cale -
Jim Palmer
Sheild Guard, Shield... -
Seth Coltan
Townie -
J. Michael Straczyns...
Townie -
Ryan Schaefer
Townie -
Matt Battaglia
Pete -
Dakota Goyo
Young Thor -
Stan Lee
Stan the Man -
Joel McCrary
Drunk Townie -
Isaac Kappy
Pet Store Clerk -
Juliet Lopez
Admission Nurse -
Rob Mars
Orderly -
Carrie Lazar
Viking Mother -
Graham Harley
Viking Child -
Alexander Wright
Viking Elder -
Hilary Pingle
Viking -
Shawn-Caulin Young
Viking -
Kinsey McLean
Viking -
Kelly Hawthorne
Viking -
Ted Allpress
Young Loki -
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Let's hope Branagh was well-compensated, at least. To quote his favorite author: No profit grows where is no pleasure taken.
Top CriticThor is on much safer ground here on Earth. The tone is immediately different: more relaxed; comic, not cosmic.
There is pleasure to be plundered from some of the battle scenes, especially when Thor is confronting ice monsters with blood-red eyes, and from the culture clash that resounds when he descends to present-day Earth...
The story might perhaps be adequate for an animated film for children, with Thor, Odin and the others played by piglets. In the arena of movies about comic book superheroes, it is a desolate vastation.
A giant notch up is Hiddleston, who'd make a good Edmund in King Lear: You register the chip on his shoulder rather than the villainy.
This is eminently missable, though the mosaic design of Asgard, Thor's mythical realm, is pretty cool.
Thor is terrific fun! It's aware of its own silliness but made with complete integrity and heart. The film is also beautifully designed and very well performed. A great summer blockbuster!
Tempering its sweeping scope with wit, humor, and just a little dose of dramatics, Thor is a super-charged fantasy epic that can stand alone in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Hemsworth gives the Thunder God all the spark he needs.
Winking, self-mocking, fun...
Branagh and co have taken one of the least relatable superheroes and turned his story ... into a hugely enjoyable, funny and visually spectacular film
"Thor" reminded me a lot of the "Iron Man" films. They are not particularly great, but they are highly entertaining with their explosive action sequences and fascinating characters.
It does nothing to stand out from the other comic book adaptations of the past few years, but it's an adequate and enjoyable slice of hokum.
... A solid introduction to the character, and the idea of encountering him again isn't a bad one.
... not to say that Thor is awful, simply uninspired, full of sound and fury and not much else.
...although it looks good, it feels fragmented, the action never coming fully to life and the central character rather colorless.
Arthurian grandeur, fanboy-pleasing whallop and special-effect razzle-dazzle flesh out the backstory of how the hunky hammerer got from Up There to Down Here.
What's left is the movie's middle 60% or so, which is a fun ride, though I could have done without the 3-D.
Branagh's chosen style (and that's a generous term to use here) pretty much consists of tilting the camera about forty degrees every fifth or sixth shot.
It may not be strongest film to have made the transition from comic book to screen but it does whet the appetite for more from the hammer-wielding thoroughbred and his jealous sibling.
The problem with the current crop of superhero movies is that once you've exhausted the A-list, you begin reaching for the second string personalities who do not have the same sort of populist street cred.
Director Kenneth Branagh, for all the Shakespearean fruitiness he imbues into some of his A-list performers, never forgets that Thor is ultimately an FX-driven film designed to sell popcorn.
The series of Avenger films continues to decrease in quality with Thor inferior to both the original Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk.
Thor visually muddled but still worth seeing.
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- Odin: Yes, I was a fool... to think that you were ready. Thor, Odinson, you have betrayed the express command of your king. Through your arrogance and stupidity you have opened these realms to the horror and desolation of war. You are unworthy of these realms, you are unworthy of these titles, you are unworthy... of the loved ones you have betrayed. I take from you your power, by my father, and his father before. I, Odin Allfather, cast you out!
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- Laufey: You know not what your actions would unleash. I do. Go now, while I still allow it.
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- Heimdall: You would defy Loki, our king, break every oath you have sworn as Asgardian warriors and commit treason by bringing Thor back?
- Sif: Yes.
- Heimdall: Good!
- Volstagg: Then you'll help us?
- Heimdall: [walks away] I am bound by my oath. I cannot open the Bifrost to you.
- Fandral: Complicated fellow, isn't he?
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- Volstagg: Do not mistake my appetite for apathy!
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- Thor: I must go back to Asgard, but I give you my word. I will return for you.
- Thor: [kisses Jane's hand] Deal?
- Jane Foster: [kisses Thor] Deal.
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- Thor: [walks into pet shop] I need a horse!
- Pet Store Clerk: We don't have horses. Just dogs, cats, birds...
- Thor: Then give me one of those large enough to ride.
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