I just watched it in 3d.
REVIEW
Positives:
Thor is epic. All the Asgard scenes radiate a really grand scale and epic feel, think Lord of the Rings and the Na'Vi planet in Avatar. The visual effects, the music, the art direction, and the cinematography all help make this film truly epic. Epic awesomeness: this is the niche of Thor, and the filmmakers of the sequel should capitalize on this and spend more time in Asgard and the other realms. He is the only superhero who can give us this. While watching the first act of the film, the scenes in Asgard and Jotunheim, I was actually saying in my head "Nolan, Favreau, Donner, Raimi, and Singer just got owned", but then the Earth scenes brought it down for me (more on that later).
Chris Hemsworth and the character of Thor- perfect as Thor, there is nothing to complain about in his performance and character. Chris captures the arrogance and nobility of the character perfectly, and he looks the part better than I could ever hope for. His action scenes are cooler than I thought it would be. Kids would definitely be buying some Mjolnir replicas after watching this movie. They did Thor justice.
The Asgardians and the Frost Giants- everyone did a great job especially Odin, Laufey, Loki, and Sif. The ones supposed to be likeable are really likeable, the ones supposed to be scary are really scary. Thor's relationships and interactions with each character gave a smile to my face.
Negatives:
The Earth sequences- the scenes in Midgard pale in comparison with the scenes in the other realms. While the Asgard and Jotunheim scenes crackle with epicness, grandeur, and originality, the Earth scenes feel somewhat boring, predictable, flat, long, and forced. The transformation of Thor from a war hungry son to a humble and piece loving guy isn't developed as well as I hoped it would be, so as his relationship with Jane, and I was actually thinking how more epic and interesting it would have been if they used the Donald Blake origin instead. It would have made the Earth scenes even longer, but his journey would have been more involving and interesting.
But I was wondering if watching this in 3d made me disinterested in the Earth scenes, that is why I'll watch it in 2d later. I will give another review after watching it for the 2nd time.
Bottomline: The scenes in the other realms are fantastic stuff, while the Earth scenes made me deduct a point from the movie. One of the best and most ambitious superhero movies ever.
Grade: 8/10
My new top 10 superhero movies ranking
THE DARK KNIGHT 9.5/10
BATMAN BEGINS 9/10
SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE 9/10
IRON MAN 8.5/10
SPIDER-MAN 2 8.5/10
X2: X-MEN UNITED 8.5/10
THOR 8/10
SPIDER-MAN 8/10
X-MEN 8/10
SUPERMAN II 8/10
