Captain America: The First Avenger Movie Blurb by Shale July 22, 2011 Ya knew this was gonna be my first movie choice this weekend. While I never got into a lot of these "Avenger" comic characters in print, I sure am enjoying them onscreen. Usually I mention with this type of PG-13 action flick that I do not see it as a 66-year-old man but as five 13-year-old boys. Well, this time I probably enjoyed this movie more than anyone younger because Captain America was a hero of World War II. (First appeared in comics in 1941) Not that I was around in WWII, but my father and all my uncles were and I grew up on the styles and music of that era as seen in the movies on TV. So, it was familiar surroundings for me that may get lost on younger viewers. As you may have seen in the trailers, Steve Rogers (CGI Chris Evans) is a 90-pound, sickly man who has good intentions and wants to join the army (as so many teenagers did in that war). He tries several different recruitment centers and keeps getting rejected. Steve Rogers (4F) He is discovered by Dr. Abraham Erskine (Stanley Tucci) who sees it is his good heart that makes him an ideal candidate for the secret super soldier experiment. This is where we first meet Col. Chester Phillips (Tommy Lee Jones) the gruff combat vet who is in charge of training the super soldier recruits. Steve Rogers (USDA Grade A Prime) Right out of the egg, Captain America gets to show off his abilities as he chases down a Nazi spy in NYC barefoot. With him all the way thru this transformation is Agent Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell), who you know will fall for this sweet, naive hunk. Agent Carter & Captain Rogers True to the war effort, this new prototype super soldier was not going to be wasted in combat but was sent around the country as Captain America selling War Bonds. When he is in Europe on a USO show he finally sees his true calling, especially when his hometown friend Bucky (Sebastian Stan) is captured behind enemy lines. Turns out it was not the Nazi's but a breakaway super armed paramilitary called HYDRA run by Johann Schmidt (Hugo Weaving) who becomes Red Skull. Also involved in this war effort is Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper), Tony Stark's father and the Allies prime weapons maker. Needless to say there are action scenes and even while watching in 2-D I could tell they were made for the 3-D version of this film. I enjoyed the film and you know it is a prequel to The Avengers coming out next May. In fact, when the movie ends don't jump up - stay for the whole 7 minutes or so of end credits and you will see the trailer for that movie with Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson).
As an australian i was upset.. That Sam Worthington could not be Capt America. But is suppose he 'is not an american' He has the style.. and the skill to be such.. Gues its not an american world.. yet.. lol Ah well
It is our duty To use the technology to we have made in the West. To fashion it to weapons. To destroy evil 1st in other nations. Then in our own.. Then to obliterate the power mongers till nothing is left but the men and women For evil will always flourish when good men do nothing There are no nations. there is only planet earth "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. Dont be fooled.. Its not America.. its earth
Saw this today, thought it was pretty ordinary, I liked Thor better. Set in WW2, yet there are all these star wars weapons. Chris Evans was rather wooden. And even Hugo Weaving messed it up, we got this bizarre Arnie Impersonation with Red Skull. Maybe there has been too many of these type of movies lately but I found it painful
I have heard from a lot of people that they didn't like this movie. I really enjoyed it though. I also enjoyed reading your review, as always!
Vanilla Yes there have been many such.. Hellboy Iron Man to name a few. Watchmen i dont include because it was so well done its a genre on its own. Have not yet seen Cpt America.. Hugo weaving messed it up.. thats not good. It seems most reviews agree with you to an extent. Sad That america can rule the planet but not define itself My psychologist daughter would have much to say on that. But as a philosopher i say Too many cooks Captain America should in theory be like Matrix or Avatar. A locus of interest. A place where we share dreams. It seems the american dream is dead. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,[73] that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed
