genuinegirly

Saw it in 3D the first weekend it was out. I was looking forward to its release, though my husband wouldn't have gone out of his way to see it on his own. There wasn't a big crowd in the theater, which was somewhat surprising.

We had a wonderful time - overly cheezy at times, but a good comic book movie should be. It felt like a children's flick, honestly, along the same violence level as Ben 10 and Stargate SG1. It was riddled with fun science-y stuff. Natalie Portman did a fine job as a brilliant-yet-beautiful physicist (aside - wondered how much money Kashi payed to have her toss their cereal into a cabinet. There were a number of instances of obvious product placement).

While I did not read the comic book series, nor have I seen the Thor cartoon, I was able to follow the story easily (another example of how I gave it the distinction of a children's flick). My familiarity with Norse mythology came in handy. Loki was way more dark than the sillly trickster that I expected. I liked the galactic theme, and how they placed Asgard on another planet where the gods seemed to take only a passing interest in the lives of Earth's mortals.

The film had a very strong moral thread, with greed and aspirations coming second to humility - and yet good/evil was delightfully murkily defined.

Definitely worth seeing on the big screen in 3D, not sure that I would have enjoyed the same level of fun if I were to see it for the first time at home. I stayed well into the credits because their 3D hubble-like images kept me captivated. Even though it's rated PG-13, it's mild and honestly I felt it should be rated PG. It's definitely a good flick for kids age 8+.

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