Thor

 
Thor is rated PG-13 and is 115 minutes long. Thor is one in a "series" done by Marvel Entertainment (now Disney). Marvel, for those of you who don't know, does comic books. Lately (say over the past 3-4 years), they have been putting out superhero movies- Iron Man 1 & 2, Captain America, Thor, and Hulk (not done by the same production company, which is why it's not as good). It's all going to culminate in the ultimate superhero/action movie on May 4: The Avengers. Each movie has introduced us to the characters in the Avengers and given us background. I watched Thor with my dad and Becky (lil sis).

The movie was good- it gave us a lot of background on Thor and is the last movie for Avengers. I liked seeing Thor's home world- it was beautiful, and the detailing was pretty darn awesome. Story was good- it was more of an internal battle than battling a real enemy, although there are bits of that too. I liked how this introduces Thor to the world, since he is not the most "famous" superhero out there. Plus you learn a little Norse mythology, so it's a good story AND educational! :)

I can tell you this-- you can get away without seeing Hulk (either one) or Iron Man 1 and then go see Avengers, but you HAVE to see Thor. I'd say that's the one you have to see before May. Otherwise you will be just plain confused.

And as always with Marvel (except X-Men: First Class) you MUST watch to the end of the credits!!! They leave a little teaser for you, and it's the best bit we got until the full Avengers trailer was released.