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Captain America: The First Avenger
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Bullgrit
Adventurer
Tommy Lee Jones had the best lines, and he delivered them great.
I'm amazed at the special effects that made Chris Evans' the skinny little pre-serum Steve Rogers. I hope whoever played his body gets credit. And speaking of Evans, he did a very good Steve Rogers and Captain America. I'd shake his hand for that proper performance.
And the Red Skull -- Hugo Weaving and the make up artist(s) was excellent combination.
I could go on and on with praise like "awesome" and "fantastic," but really, the bottom line for me is that the whole thing was "proper." They handled the whole Captain America story in a proper way, and the writer, director, producer, and actors get my applause and appreciation.
Bullgrit
Welverin
First Post
That would be Chris Evans, they originally planned to do a face swap on someone else's body, but he refused and said if they can put his face on someone else's body they could make him look smaller and that he should do all of the acting.
Mouseferatu
Hero
Just saw this today. I don’t know yet if I’m prepared to call this the best Marvel movie to date. Need to see it, and some of the others, a few more times.
But I am prepared to say that, in terms of mood/tone/feel/aesthetics, it got absolutely everything right. Seriously. It’s brilliant in that regard alone. My biggest complaint is that it wasn’t about eight hours longer, so we could see a lot more of Cap’s missions during WWII.
Between this and X-Men: First Class, I kind of want at least half of all comic book movies to be period pieces from here on out.
But I am prepared to say that, in terms of mood/tone/feel/aesthetics, it got absolutely everything right. Seriously. It’s brilliant in that regard alone. My biggest complaint is that it wasn’t about eight hours longer, so we could see a lot more of Cap’s missions during WWII.
Between this and X-Men: First Class, I kind of want at least half of all comic book movies to be period pieces from here on out.
horacethegrey
First Post
Well, just watched this. And I have to say, it's not as good as Thor, but it's a solid movie and a great intro to the Captain.
SPOILERS AHEAD!!!
LIKES
Chris Evans - Truth be told, I wasn't exactly thrilled when I heard Evans was cast as Steve Rogers. He was annoying as hell as Johnny Storm in the Fantastic Four movies, but here, he does a complete 180 and proves what a damn good actor he is. Where his Human Torch is an arrogant douche, his Captain America is a humble and earnest dude. Evans portrays Steve as an underdog you can't help but root for, like in the scenes before he gets the Super Soldier serum, which for me are the best in the film. He also brings a nice understated humor with Cap in those hilarious USO shows.
Period setting - It's a good thing they hired Joe Johnston to direct this. Like he proved in The Rocketeer, the man knows how to create a convincing 40's setting. Despite the advanced tech Hydra displays, I bought that we were back in time when America was fighting in the Big One.
Peggy Carter - Wow. Nice to see a romantic interest in a superhero flick who didn't feel useless. Yeah, Haylee Atwell is gorgeous, but mad props to her for playing Peggy as anything but eye candy. She's a tough as nails broad who eventually softens her outlook as she becomes attracted to Cap. Their relationship was handled nicely and provided one of the more poignant moments in the film.
The Red Skull - It's Hugo Weaving. Nothing more needs to be said.
After credits teaser - ASSEMBLE. Nuff said.
DISLIKES
Uneven second half - The first half of the film is great, with some nice character development focusing on Steve and his eventual moment of glory when he rescues Bucky and the 107th from Hydra, thus becoming a hero for real. Everthing after that though, is a bit of a letdown. Cap's WWII exploits I think were needlessly glossed over and could have had more focus. It seems like they were rushing to bring Cap to the modern world in the end, which I thought hurt the film in the long run. I would have liked to see more of Cap's heroics in WWII in other films.
Lack of Nazi's - Hydra didn't feel like Nazi's, they felt more like Cobra from GI Joe. I wish the filmmakers didn't give us Hydra as Cap's default antagonists in an effort to be respectful to history. Cap is a WWII character like Indiana Jones, and he should be punching Nazi's left and right.
Overall. I enjoyed the movie, but kind of bummed that Cap is now in the modern era. We should have had more films with him in WWII.
SPOILERS AHEAD!!!
LIKES
Chris Evans - Truth be told, I wasn't exactly thrilled when I heard Evans was cast as Steve Rogers. He was annoying as hell as Johnny Storm in the Fantastic Four movies, but here, he does a complete 180 and proves what a damn good actor he is. Where his Human Torch is an arrogant douche, his Captain America is a humble and earnest dude. Evans portrays Steve as an underdog you can't help but root for, like in the scenes before he gets the Super Soldier serum, which for me are the best in the film. He also brings a nice understated humor with Cap in those hilarious USO shows.
Period setting - It's a good thing they hired Joe Johnston to direct this. Like he proved in The Rocketeer, the man knows how to create a convincing 40's setting. Despite the advanced tech Hydra displays, I bought that we were back in time when America was fighting in the Big One.
Peggy Carter - Wow. Nice to see a romantic interest in a superhero flick who didn't feel useless. Yeah, Haylee Atwell is gorgeous, but mad props to her for playing Peggy as anything but eye candy. She's a tough as nails broad who eventually softens her outlook as she becomes attracted to Cap. Their relationship was handled nicely and provided one of the more poignant moments in the film.
The Red Skull - It's Hugo Weaving. Nothing more needs to be said.
After credits teaser - ASSEMBLE. Nuff said.
DISLIKES
Uneven second half - The first half of the film is great, with some nice character development focusing on Steve and his eventual moment of glory when he rescues Bucky and the 107th from Hydra, thus becoming a hero for real. Everthing after that though, is a bit of a letdown. Cap's WWII exploits I think were needlessly glossed over and could have had more focus. It seems like they were rushing to bring Cap to the modern world in the end, which I thought hurt the film in the long run. I would have liked to see more of Cap's heroics in WWII in other films.
Lack of Nazi's - Hydra didn't feel like Nazi's, they felt more like Cobra from GI Joe. I wish the filmmakers didn't give us Hydra as Cap's default antagonists in an effort to be respectful to history. Cap is a WWII character like Indiana Jones, and he should be punching Nazi's left and right.
Overall. I enjoyed the movie, but kind of bummed that Cap is now in the modern era. We should have had more films with him in WWII.
Plane Sailing
Astral Admin - Mwahahaha!
Saw the movie and loved it.
Favourite one- liner? The Red Skull near the beginning, saying something like "And hitler is looking for toys in the desert!" - A lovely nod to Raiders.
I really liked the way they took the idea of the cosmic cube being the source of the power for hydras high tech weapons. Nice story linkage.
I also appreciated the brutality of the assault on hydras base. A lot of good men go down in a firefight, and it is unusual to see that reflected on film.
I also loved Stanley Tucci's work in the movie.
Favourite one- liner? The Red Skull near the beginning, saying something like "And hitler is looking for toys in the desert!" - A lovely nod to Raiders.
I really liked the way they took the idea of the cosmic cube being the source of the power for hydras high tech weapons. Nice story linkage.
I also appreciated the brutality of the assault on hydras base. A lot of good men go down in a firefight, and it is unusual to see that reflected on film.
I also loved Stanley Tucci's work in the movie.
Well, in Cap's defense, he DID punch "Hitler" about 180 times.
I just saw this today, and I thought it was very well done. One of the best "translations" from Marvel Comics to film I've ever seen.
Johnathan
Walking Dad
First Post
I usually like DC more, but I have to say that X-Men First Class and Cp blew Green Lantern out of the water...
horacethegrey
First Post
Hah. True that.Well, in Cap's defense, he DID punch "Hitler" about 180 times.
Johnathan
But while we're on that subject, I'd just like to say that whole USO plotline was a brilliant and original addition to the film. It made sense for the time period and gave a credible reason for Steve Rogers to be walking around in that costume.
