I liked Thor. It was fun.

As far as New Mexico goes there are new studios on the books. Part of Tranformers 2 was shot at Davis Monthan in Tucson, AZ, and the production support was from New Mexico; from fuel to catering, all New Mexico because of the tax credit.

I really don't follow any comics.  At best I know the majority of Batman history, but even his comics I'm a bit vague on.

Saw this in 2D - I don't think 3D is worth the extra $. Sure things may pop, but for me it's just a new fad.  I'd prefer IMAX as for me is crisper and clearer.  Last I checked I had 20/10 vision and 3D for whatever reason bugs the hell out of me.  

But this was okay, but nothing in the grand scale of story-telling in my eyes.  Hopkins was awesome, but in the last few movies I've seen him in, he does great but is under-used. Watched Freejack on Netflix a few weeks ago and he was in that for a total of somewhere around 5-10 minutes. Mick Jagger was surprising good as the villain in Freejack...

But with Thor, I just wasn't impressed.  Like someone above said, they seem to be concentrating on setting up for the finale rather than take their time on all the movies and let the finale piece itself together and it definitely shows and that's NOT a good thing.

I usually like Natalie Portman, but not in this film, she was okay, but not the best of hers by any means.

I likeKat Dennings too, but the acting in this film for me was sub par all around.  

Quoted from Dreamscale Good work, Brett.  Interesting...between Albuquerque and Santa Fe. So, they did build a fake town then, right?  It sure looked fake.

They sure did, every artificial bit of it.
Even in the trailer it looked pretty sad.
Maybe Brannagh was going for a Western ghost town sensibility?
I've driven through Galisteo on my way to somewhere with toilets.
"Silverado" was made there in the 80s and more recently "Legion" set up shop there.

E.D.

I watched the film last night.
Overall, I don't think it embarrassed itself.
I thought the mystical Asgard visuals were stunning.
The New Mexico "hobby town" looking sets, not so much.
S.H.I.E.L.D. felt a little shoehorned in there and kinda ineffectual.
Agent Colson looked like he needed a nap most of the time.
Kat Dennings was pretty wasted as Portman's science sidekick.

I felt at times the drama kicked in, but it was stunted.
It's a tricky property with truck loads of fantasy and mysticism.
It handled the non earth bound elements pretty well.
But I didn't care much for the dust bowl dual in the sleepy town.
It needed some scale, get S.H.I.E.L.D. involved, more toys and carnage.
Brannagh was a good choice, I hope he gets good offers for his effort here.

E.D.