Thor is...good?!?

That's right. Marvel has perfected a formula for its origin series in anticipation of The Avengers. a) Casting is key. Even Anthony Hopkins, normally laughably melodramatic, seems good for the role. b) After casting, make sure they act...and act well. As I said, Hopkins performs admirably as Odin, and previously unknown Chris Hemsworth(unless you knew him as Kirk's father in the Star Trek reboot) is a great Thor. c) Don't fuck around too much with the original story from the comics. No new villains or characters people neither recognize nor give a crap about. I do wish they would find a way to plug in Beta Ray Bill, but I'll settle for now. Oh, there is a D! d) spend a shit ton of money. And they did. And it shows. Thor was fun, and I expect more from Captain America. Not so sure about Green Lantern, as it's DC Comics's baby, but Batman went well...oh, wait, Christopher Nolan brought that back to life...uh oh...