I Am Thor

Last year, I saw a flyer for Thor, playing a really small bar in Monroeville, not far from my Pittsburgh home. I didn't go, but after this, I kind of wish that I had.

At the beginning I was a little worried. The documentary starts off in a suspiciously congratulatory fashion when describing John Mikl's rise to stardom but thankfully it becomes brutally honest and intimate once the first leg of his career is over.

Jon Mikl Thor is a very unusual subject for a documentary and very, very few people even know who he is, so it makes this film a difficult sell. However, I instantly recognized the name and was incredibly thrilled that a movie about him just debuted on Netflix.

I have seen many documentaries. I believe that I have never been so moved or enthralled by a movie.

RELEASED IN 2015 and directed by Ryan Wise, "I Am Thor" is documentary on the life of flamboyant body-builder/metal front-man Jon Mikl Thor and his band, Thor, from its beginnings in the 70s-early 80s to more recent years.I remember seeing albums by Thor (the band) at record stores back in the day and my response was always, "Um...

I thought I knew a lot about music (and I even spent time in a band myself). So I feel kind of embarrassed that I didn't know about this band until watching this documentary.

Been a fan of Thors since I was a kid and stumbled onto the John Fasano movie "Edge of Hell" or "Rock n Roll Nightmare as it was known in the U.S.

I just watched this on Netflix and I flatly refuse to believe it is a true story. The makers of this movie have pulled an elaborate prank on us and I'm very impressed.