As a pre teen, I read everything I could find in Greek and Norse mythology and when Thor came out in 1962, he became my favorite Marvel hero. That said, I found this movie in IMAX 3D alot of fun. The whole "god out of water" Earth segment worked for me. The Asgardian story worked as well. The fx were stellar, but brief. We only got a taste of Thor's kickass capabilities...and they are substantial. The film had a story and they chose to emphasize this. It was linear, but entertaining. If the Avengers is successful, then I'd expect more badass Thor there plus an eventual Thor 2. I guess Thor is considered too geeky for many comics fans...not to me. If you can't see this in IMAX 3D, then I'd avoid the other versions, as they have been roundly panned as being too dark...might as well see it in a nice 2D theater.