Alright, food eaten. I can't reply to everything since I don't want to take over 30 minutes between movies... but I'll address a little.
I can see how Kat Dennings could annoy some people since she was just "comic relief" and I can see how people would get annoyed if they don't find her one-liners funny, but she wasn't even half as bad as the Hammer dude in Iron Man 2, **** that guy. He made every scene terrible.
The romance wasn't bad either, I'd call it understated if anything. I mean there was a tender moment as they fell asleep under the stars, Portman crying over Thor's dead body, and then the kiss when he went back to Asgard. I mean that was basically it. I can recall like one lingering shot while she first drove him the car to retrieve Mjolnir, but it was literally about a 2 second gaze. Didn't bother me in the least.
Final battle was weak, but the other battles made up for it. And Hemsworth's voice makes up for any qualms you have with the writing. I could listen to that man talk all day.
Now if you'd excuse me, it's time for the Captain.
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