I warmed to Thor disproportionally to how much I warmed to 3D. In fact I didn't warm to 3D at all and continue to dislike it intensely but anyway that's another post, back to Thor.
It's all very predictable: Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is desperate to become King but his father doesn't think he's ready, that he's too hot-headed and arrogant, plunging in, hammer twirling, without thinking through the consequences fully.
Of course he learns the hard way having been stripped of his all powerful hammer and banished to earth for accidentally starting a war leaving his dodgy brother to step into his shoes.
Yes there is a lot of CGI and a lot of ridiculous fighting but there is also a nice-ish love story between Thor and a human girl he meets played by Natalie Portman. I also like the amusing mix of comic book fantasy and 'real world' as the two collide.
It is strict popcorn fun with the added bonus that Hemsworth actually made me say, almost out loud, 'Oo hello' when he took his top off.
I'm giving it 62%. On Rotten Tomatoes it gets 94% from the critics and 84% of visitors liked it. It hasn't been released in the US yet so no rating on Metacritic.
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