Shaw Capital Management Factoring: Thor disappoints but still tops the summer box-office

I don’t know about you but when I came to learn about Roman, Greek and Norse mythology in high school, I was not all that impressed. And now that another one has come to grace the movie screens, the impression just got worse. So a little known comic book character, the god of thunder, Thor, wielding a divine hammer got his own movie. Only that it’s a very lame attempt at depicting a Norse mythology story for the moviegoers’ eyes. I was never really a fan of the comic and won't be a new one anytime soon (or ever).

For one, I've totally got tired of 'banished hero learns his lesson and kicked some ass' formula most blockbuster movies have these days. The actors' attempt at archaic language failed miserably and the only redeeming factors, it seems, are the quality of visual effects and the notable performance of Tom Hiddleston as the villain brother, Loki. Don't mind the colossal earnings and excitable people lining the theaters who will emerge as Thor converts afterwards. Not because everyone flocked the cinemas and thinks it's ‘the bomb’ does not mean it's worth your time. Or have you forgotten Iron Man franchise already? I am thoroughly disappointed that the movie industry seems to be running out of decent ideas to put into screens that they have turned to comic books and novels for adaptations (that came out really bad, by the way).

You know, I'm not usually a critic who cares for acting and stuff but it was so bland I just have to mention it. I cannot possibly enjoy a movie when I'm constantly reminded of how trashy are the actors' performances. Perhaps the only major selling points of this completely boring movie is the attractive lead character or maybe it's the 'huge' fanbase of the Marvel story that watched it at least twice -- in 3D. At least when you know your plot's quite thin, put in some wit to make it entertaining for the rest of us, please. And I keep hearing of this 'glorious sense of humor' the film has. Where was it exactly? Are you kidding me? The whole story is practically dragging, man. Kid's movie all the way.