Ever since the success of Iron Man in 2008, the Marvel Universe movies have been building to a point: The Avengers. With each individual character movie finding massive success, the idea of combining the characters into a team became even more of an enigma: how do you take four characters who have triumphed in their own pictures (as well as two supporting players) and combine them into an ensemble... 

Paramount and Marvel Studios had their work cut out with Thor, this summer’s early super-hero entry. For one, as a character Thor doesn’t have the fame and prestige of other Marvel characters. Even people who aren’t into comic books know who Spider-Man is, but Thor isn’t on that same level. Secondly, the last film from the studios, Iron Man 2 was criticized for working too hard on building... 

The summer officially begins with a cosmic ride through Norse mythology and the four-colored imaginations of Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and the minds behind Marvel Studios with an enthusiastic, energetic and fun (yes, FUN) entry into superhero cinema: Kenneth Branagh’s Thor. Move over Iron Man, Thor is claiming the throne. The Dark Knight might still be the best serious adaptation of comics-to-film, but...