THOR

an unexpectedly entertaining fun movie! It was at the 'cheap' theaters so both of us got in for $3.00. It was WELL worth it!!!!

interesting and engaging story of 2 brothers (though one is really the child of the "other race") and their father the King played by Anthony Hopkins. Thor, who at the start of the movie is headstrong and arrogant and eager to start a battle with the Others (frost kings? icy beings anyway.) mellows quite a bit as he gets banished from the kingdom by Dad and lands in the desert of New Mexico.

Natalie Portman (jane) is there with a close friend and an associate measuring something spatial and cosmic in the skies. Naturally her and Thor are attracted to each other but there is only a small tad of 'mushiness' and only 1 kiss. The scenes that involve Thor's interacting with earth people are really good with humorous dialogue (thor looks a lot like brad pitt) and once the shady G-men become involved it gets even more interesting.

I enjoyed the ending too which was a bit of a surprise. Acting was good and special effects were done well. A delightful cinematic experience. for the type of fantasy, sci-fi genre it falls in - both bill and i give it an 8.