Thursday, May 1, 2014

Thor: The Dark World 2013


Thor: The Dark World


     The Dark Elves were a race of beings living thousands of years ago.  They tried to send the universe into darkness by using a weapon called the Aether.  Asgard warriors stopped them but the leader escapes to await another chance to use the weapon.  Jane Foster and Thor have not seen each other for two years but she is waiting for him to return to Earth.  Thor has been trying to broker a peace between the nine realms.  Jane goes to investigate a wormhole and becomes sucked into it.  Thor learns that Jane is missing and when he returns to Earth.  She returns at the same time and he brings her to Asgard.
     I’m not sure you could call the storyline a plot?  Everything is so complicated and interwoven that I wonder if even the actors know the story?  A lot of the Marvel Comic movies must rely on viewers knowing the background of the characters in order to be able to fill in the blanks?  What if you’ve never read any of the comics, how do you figure anything out?  Is any of it important, it's just action and without meaning?  2 ½* (This movie is so-so)

112 Min, Action directed by Alan Taylor with Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Eccleston, Jaimie Alexander, Zachary Levi, Ray Stevenson, Tadanobu Asano, Idris Elba.

Note:  Imdb 7.3 out of 10, 65% critic 80% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Roger Ebert 2 ½*.





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