MOVIE REVIEW: Thor
THOR-- 4 STARS Official Website Internet Movie Database Since DC Comics gained popularity in the 1930's and Marvel Comics followed in the 1960's, people have always salivated and wondered if any movie based on superheroes was even possible to film, let alone do the source material justice. TV took their cracks with actors jumping into camera to look like they flew ( The Adventures of Superman ) or settled for camping it up ( Batman ). It wasn't until movie-making technology slowly caught up to imagination in 1978 when Richard Donner's Superman lived up to its marketing campaign in stating "You'll believe a man can fly." That film was the game-changer. It brought pulp to life and showed that fantasy could become reality. Looking back on that original Superman and the first round of Batman films that followed, you can see how they shocked the world during their time. But even those pale in ability to the most recent comic book film renaissance, taking pl...