Thor:  The Dark World

So, Raymond and I contributed to the $86 million Thor took in over its opening weekend by going on a movie date.  My two cents:

Much better than the first Thor movie (and not just because Thor is sporting longer, better-looking hair – but it works for him, just sayin’).  I’ve enjoyed all the Marvel movies, but the first Thor was actually my least favorite.  I’m pretty sure it was all the jumping around between different story lines that made it less than fantastic to me – and I find the Asgardian accents a bit strange and inconsistent – but all that changed in Thor 2. 

This movie really brought out so much more depth in each character.  Rene Russo’s Frigga has a much larger role, the onion that is Loki has a few more layers peeled back – can I just add that Tom Hiddleston is incredible in this movie – best villain ever.  Even the all-seeing Heimdall (Idris Elba) opens up a bit.  Since this is a spoiler-free review, I’ll be careful, but if you saw the trailers for Thor, you know that Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) goes with Thor to Asgard – I thought this would be totally weird, but it was fine and helped bring everything together nicely for the story.

Bottom line – if you weren’t a huge fan of Thor after the first movie, give him another chance.  Thor:  The Dark World has edge-of-your-seat action, emotion, super special effects and some hysterically funny parts you will absolutely love.  Important:  Stay in your seat until the last credits roll – there are two post movie scenes you don’t want to miss.

Did you see Thor this weekend?  What did you think?