Thor [SteelBook] [Includes Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray] [Only @ Best Buy] [2011]

I thoroughly enjoyed this one. I just recently started getting into the marvel universe, so I’m catching up on these. I watched Ragnarok before this, and while I enjoyed it, I liked this one more. The picture quality was stunning and loved how this movie was shot. It’s a gorgeous looking disc.

Beautiful artwork and finally a 4k release! I love the back cover art progression through the trilogy.

Thor is an exquisite film. I thought it was smart, well written, visually stunning, very well directed, and struck just the right tone for the material. There’s really no other movie you can compare this one too. It’s part psychodrama that explores the depth of human relationships but still delivers great action. It also gives us a human element to which most anyone should be able to relate. This movie really is exceptional. From the epic opening set on Asgard, to the awesome battle with the Destroyer back on Earth, Thor is filled with plenty of action, a compelling story and some superb direction from Branagh. Yes, I said superb. Everything I wanted in a film such as this and, actually, quite a bit more.

I came into this with not really sure what to expect feelings, and I was just...blown away. The movie takes you back and forth between worlds and the imagery, the characters, the interwoven subplots are all captivating and intriguing and just really enticing to draw you in. I loved loved loved Chris H as Thor. He brings this type of depth and intrigue but also relatability at same time. There are some other big name actors in this film that also add to the story in deep but important ways, and I have to say I went into this thinking ugh Natalie Portman is in this as I don't like her that much but I even liked her in this performance too! Also, the teaser at the very end after credits is superrrrr fun. All in all enjoyed and would actually look forward to a rewatch.

The second Thor movie is a great adventure that is fun to watch, but is slightly more solemn than it's comedy filled successor. All around the movie looks great in 4K (or rather a 2K upscale). The sound field is great and for those wanting to try out Dolby Vision (if you have the right equipment) there is a Movies Anywhere code included in the steelbook.

The first time around watching this movie I didn't think too much of it but now that a few years have gone by and Hemsworth's Thor has appeared in more movies, I've grown to love his portrayal of Thor and I can really appreciate all the work that has gone in to making Thor: The Dark World. It's a beautiful looking movie on 4k and the soundtrack is really good. All these superhero movies can only benefit by assimilating more of the comic stuff and Walter Simonson's run of Thor provided some of the groundwork for this movie and it worked as well as Jack Kirby's run of Thor worked for Thor: Ragnarok. I hope we keep seeing more of this in future Marvel movies.

As with the other films re-released in 4k, this one looks overall very crisp and you can definitely tell the difference between it and the HD version. This one does not seem to suffer from the blurriness issues that the Iron Man upscales had. For what it is, it's amazing. There are a lot of upscales where you can see no difference in quality. This is not one of those. The packaging itself is wonderful. The artwork and borders go well together. Hopefully Ragnarok gets a re-release to match. Great addition to my MCU 4k steelbook collection. PS: Best Buy, please stop sending steelbooks in bags or mailers. They almost always get dented or bent and then I have to return them and wait for another. Just use a box.

I liked this movie best of all the Marvel Thor movies. It is a simple story of a hubristic young man losing his powers and learning the meaning of duty/responsibility/etc., but it works on its own terms. Since a large chunk of the movie cannot revolve around CGI-laden super-fights, it has to worry about "unnecessary" stuff like characterization, social conflict, etc. It has just enough of the "fun" stuff to be exciting without overstaying its welcome.