I own about 250 issues of Thor. My favorite are the Walter Simonson penned ones from the late 80s. Thor was always one of my more favorite titles. But it was so unexplored. There were 9 worlds to play around in, yet they barely scratched the surface of the Earth.
My wife and I both liked the movie. Having Kenneth Branagh helm this film seems at first to be quite the odd choice, as he's the guy who likes to film Shakespeare movies. But...I think having him direct was a good choice. ALso having top talent for many of the actors was a godsend. har har Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman, Stellan Skaarsgard,all Oscar caliber actors, Rene Russo,
I really think they tried to bring the ghost of Jack Kirby to the way Asgard looked. I was grateful for that.
I think Marvel will make an awful lot of money with this movie.
I liked how this movie stood alone, but they demonstrated how it can and will fit into the Marvel universe. Nice little touches there.