"Phase Four: Successful" aka the "Thor" thread

[The Sevenshot Kid]

I just got back from seeing Thor and my only thought is that Marvel must have kidnapped a leprechaun cause they hit this ball right out of the park. There was not a single thing about this movie that detracted from the experience for me. I even saw this in 3-D and I forgot all about those stupid glasses.

This movie is better than Hulk, it's better than the Iron Man movies and that't because it does not shy away from it's comic book roots in the slightest. I didn't believe Kenneth Branagh when he said he had been a fan of the comic when he was younger but now I have no choice. Everything in this movie is lovingly adapted from the source material in a new and interesting sort of way that doesn't betray it's roots.

The cast is superb, the story is superb, the writing is great, and the effects are pitch perfect. Special mention has to be made of the performance Hiddleston gives as Loki. He portrayed a wildly complex character that he and Branagh had to have worked on together a lot to get right. This movie is unashamed of where it comes from and it has real weight when events unfold on screen.

Seeing how well this was done makes me worried about Captain America's potential (or lack thereof) of successfully following this film. You should see this movie even if you only have a passing interesting in movies in general.