The "politically correct" Thor, Boo!

dude ur complaining about something tht actually exists in the comic being explained for those tht don't read comics

It was an average superhero movie at best. I felt nothing for any of the characters. It was acted well enough and th fx were good, but overall it lacked heart and drive. Oh, and a story. This seemed nothing more than a weak intro of Thor for the general audience. I had no expectations going into it and left feeling flat. I'd give it a C- or 2 1/2 stars outta 5. Meh.

Loved Thor. Seen it 2 times already. I personally didn't care that they changed a few things. It was still an awesome (not quite epic) movie that flew by.

I loved the movie. You can't expect a movie that is known to be a prequel to an even larger movie to be heaping with comic book lore. This is a movie to set the audience up to get them wanting to see The Avengers next year and hopefully increase their interest enough to get them to fork over some more cash to see Captain America.

That being said I think a career change for Jane Foster helped to bring a bit of scientific reality to Thor traveling through the cosmos. She was originally a nurse because what else would an independent woman be doing in the 60's and 70's. Updating her career path only made sense to add a touch of reality and believability.

Chill out, Anonymous, you are overreacting.

Well - they did open the door for possible other ways to travel between the realms - so hopefully that will create more opportunities to show this type of travel. Thor really to me- is one of the hardest to show - because you are asking allot of movie goers- who are not into comics - to believe this is actually possible - but even if you aren't into comics - this was an awesome story because it is tied into "Norse" mythology- which I love!

@Anonymous CBM Contributor - Shut up

You are a dumb [frick]... please get off the internet.

@kjdunc14 well all she said was he arrived on earth via a wormhole. she didnt "theoretically rationalize" his abilities, everyone thought he was crazy until he died and became the god of thunder again, watch the movie again man.

@kjdunc14: He DOES have superhuman God-Like powers. They made that clear. Loki being referred to as a master of magic proves that it wasn't all science. And, have you ever read the official Marvel Comics description of Asgardians? Marvel has always blended the two.

I was displeased with the fact that they kept using the term realm, leaving it ambiguous as to whether Thor was from outer space or another dimension. Not until the Easter Egg at the end did they spell it out and say "dimensional gateway."

Asgardians in Marvel were worshipped as gods here once (the only intelligent line Darcy had in the movie). They are only "gods" because they came from another dimension closely linked to ours, have immense superhuman power, were worshiped by Vikings and influenced their culture. The opening scene in Norway agrees with this.

All mythological gods in the Marvel Universe stemming from real world history are explained this way. It has ALWAYS been clear that they are extradimensional beings who were worshiped by humans but are not gods in the sense of creation. None of them created man. They were created themselves. Each culture led themselves to believe that these entities were their creators though. This is not a movie plot device; it was the way Lee and Kirby wrote it 45 years ago. IT IS MARVEL CANON.

I swear, I have felt it necessary to post so much on this point, one I feel is rather easy to grasp, yet so many still don't get it.

Now, I will reiterate my contention with the film (which I LOVED both times I saw it 2D and 3D). During the film, they were too ambiguous as to whether they were intergalactic or extradimensional within the movie. Nick Fury's line in the end bit cleared that up when they talked about "Foster's Theory." I didn't appreciate the straddling both sides of the fence. That was irritating. Yet I understand, even more clearly as I once again feel the need to write this, that people are buffoons. They don't understand complex theories and would be turned off. Thor gets 4.2/5 stars from me. If it wasn't for some of Portman's lines and their annoying delivery it would be a 4.5.

@kjdunc14: You are obviously a fan, but you must understand that even the fans bitched for ages how they couldn't see how Thor would fit into their precious Iron Man world. So, perhaps the filmmakers here felt obliged to overcompensate with explanations for the unimaginative idiots who they were afraid simply wouldn't get it.