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Download, Watch online Captain America: The First Avenger Movie.
| Genres: | ActionThrillerAdvent |
| Starring: | Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Neal McDonough, Toby Jones, Derek Luke |
| Director(s): | Joe Johnston |
| Available Quality: | Hi Def, Hi Def |
| Country: | USA |
| Year: | 2011 |
| IMDB Rating: | 6.9 |
After being deemed unfit for military service, Steve Rogers volunteers for a top secret research project that turns him into Captain America, a superhero dedicated to defending Americas ideals.
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Visitor Reviews: (20)
Rick Murray 14 May 2012
A wonderful movie for anyone to enjoy.
So before I start the review I would like to say that I am sort of adie hard Captain America fan, though it is a bit hard I will try mybest to put that aside for an honest review.Unlike many of the other recent Marvel films, The First Avenger had amuch darker tone, which followed suit very well with the actually plot,though it never failed to toss comedic relief into the mix. The camerawork was phenomenal, by my standards anyway, and the casting seemednearly perfect. The effects were astounding, costuming perfect, and thesubtle hints towards the fans were impeccable.If you would like the read the full review please go to:http://movie-experiences.blogspot.com/2011/07/captain-america-first-avenger.html
Fields201 14 May 2012
America Still Needs Your Help!
I must admit, I started liking Captain America after the arcade back in1992 entitled "Captain America and The Avengers." Then after that, Igot a copy of that horrid straight to video port simply titled "CaptainAmerica". I could tell the movie was trying, and it had potential, butit really fell apart as the movie dragged on. But flash forward topresent day and Hollywood revives Captain America again with "FirstAvenger: Captain America". I can say one thing, it was better than thatstraight to video version.The film opens when a crew in the middle of a snowy field. They findwhat appears to be a ship or a vessel and they go inside. It looks veryalien-like, and I was expecting something to attack them but insteadthey find Captain America's shield frozen in ice. Then we are quicklyintroduced to our main villain, Red Skull (played by the awesome HugoWeaving)and he finds some blue cube thing that's called hydra orsomething. Then he kill someone to prove he's a bad guy.Then we are introduced to Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) and he's thelittle guy trying to join the Army. He gets bullied, but a doctor wholooks suspiciously like the doctor from Pan's Labyrinth takes aninterest in him and puts him through an experiment to make him a supersoldier. That's when he becomes Captain America. After he avenges thedoctor's death from some random goon, his superior officer (Tommy LeeJones) puts him through some gigs across the nation, even some films,until he learns his true potential thanks to his love interest, Peggy(the smoking hot Hayley Atwell). Then Captain America fights the waragainst Red Skull.I must say that build up to Captain America is great. In fact, thisfilm was a joy to watch. My only problems with the film centers aroundthe main villain. He was way too uninteresting. Even the final fight atthe end was weak. The writing of this villain was a major setback to meas everyone else on the film carried it quite well. Hugo Weaving is anawesome actor and he did the best he could with the material he got.It's just a shame that his character was written rather flat and dull.It's not to say that the film was boring, as I mentioned it was a joyto watch. I still think X-Men: Origins was probably the best comic bookmovie of the summer with Captain America being second. A friend of mineonce denied that there ever was a Captain America movie. Now I think hecan finally admit that there is one now.
Viktor Olumcev 13 May 2012
Not bad
I just saw the movie and i taught it wash great!The trailer really mademe watch the movie.The story is nothing special but the script isreally good.The movie wash a little different than I expected but istill liked the movie.The actors acted great the effects were amazing,I have seen better but i liked the effects.Anyway i didn't like theenemy.First of all his plan wasn't clear,and he wasn't scary at all!Itwash pretty stupid captain America didn't get hurt at all, not even alittle bit.I loved the action and the fighting in the movie,It reallylooked realistic.The worst part wash the end.Captain America ends upsleeping for almost 70 years.And when he wakes up he is really shockedthat he wash asleep for 70 years,the stupid thing here wash is that hedidn't age at all.He wash the same!I heard that there is going to be asecond part and i really wonder what will happen.
jtmytake3 13 May 2012
The story of one of the greatest comic book icons Marvel's Captain America.
The First Avenger is finally with us, the superhero that embodies theAmerican spirit and what it truly means to be a hero explodes onto thebig screen in brilliant colour. The story of ninety pound asthmaticweakling Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) who is so desperate to do his bitin the war against fascism that he submits himself to Dr Erskine's(Stanley Tucci) experiment to create the perfect human. InstantaneouslyRogers becomes a poster boy for the Second World War and puts on abouteighty pounds, he now runs faster and is stronger than any other humanon Earth. But he is not alone in his abilities and he soon findshimself embroiled in the war he was so desperate to be a part in. Canthe kid from Brooklyn be the hero his larger than life heart preordainshim to be? If you're expecting this movie to be full of grossAmericanisms and lots of flying the flag basically the ultimate U.S.propaganda spectacle and admittedly there is much that would appeasethe American sensibility. But this is a story about one man and hisheart and courage of epic proportions, man with a propensity for goodand fighting for the good of the common man. This has always beenMarvel's answer to DC Comics man of steel Superman and by way ofadaptation alone they have beaten Superman's most recent reboot. JoeJohnson has expertly captured that bygone era of periodic Saturdaymatinée serials and when you look at his resume you can see why he waschosen to depict the story of one of America's most famous sons.The acting from the lead is again surprising; Chris Evans haspreviously played roles full of testosterone and ego but here skilfullybalances a man full of humility and guts the size of a nation. Hisinterpretation of the star spangled man of might accurately pays homageto a hero forgotten in recent years with the onslaught of comic bookcharacters. Hugo Weaving is suitably maniacal as Johan Schmidt aka RedSkull and Tucci is excellent as the man of great wisdom and knowledgetasked with creating a new weapon against the rising tyranny of NaziGermany. Mr Johnson has struck a great chord with the special effectswhich never overtake the telling of the story but instead are skilfullyused to enhance the story. If Mr Snyder wants a tip on how to bringgreat power and heroism to the screen he wouldn't go wrong in watchingthis adaptation, one only hopes that the impending Avengers cancontinue in this vein. Captain America receives 3 ½ out of 5 and is incinemas now.
tomgillespie2002 13 May 2012
Worthy entry into the epic franchise
Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) is desperate to get into the army and helphis countrymen fight in World War II. The only problem is that he'sshort, skinny, and has a list of medical conditions longer than hisarm. In his umpteenth attempt at enlisting, Dr. Erskine (Stanley Tucci)sees Rogers' passion and help enlist him in a research project to builda super soldier. Colonel Phillips (Tommy Lee Jones) doubts him, yetwhen Rogers dives on a loose de-activated grenade to save his group, heis convinced. Along with Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper), Erskine dosesRogers with a special serum that turns him into a muscled, near-invisible super soldier, and he becomes Captain America - at first afrontman to sell bonds, but when his friend needs to be rescued, hebecomes a superhero. Meanwhile in Europe, psychotic Nazi Johann Schmidt(Hugo Weaving) is harnessing a power that may help him rule the world.The Marvel films of late seem to fit into two categories - either verygood, and passable. This, unfortunately, falls into the lattercategory. The passable Marvel films (X-Men: First Class, The IncredibleHulk) have been relatively pedestrian yet have the uncanny ability tobe irresistibly likable and undeniably entertaining. Captain Americawas one I was expecting to be on the level of Iron Man and Thor. It'snoticeably overlong, it has poorly developed supporting characters, andan one-dimensional bad-guy. But Chris Evans and the fact that this is ateasing final link into the film that we're all really waiting for,helps raise the film up a few notches.I'll start with the bad. Firstly, the action scenes, compared to eventhe lesser Marvel films, don't really add up to that much. I mean, thisis a superhero fighting Nazis, and we all love seeing a Nazi gettingsmashed - but the big and loud action scenes are surprisingly dull.There's nothing to compare to the Frost Giants fight in Thor, or theCircuit du Monaco attack in Iron Man 2, or seeing The Incredible Hulkgetting angry. And Cap's whole superhero persona just isn't that good -he's just really hard and can throw a shield rather well. He can't fly,doesn't have a hammer of near-limitless abilities, and can't turnmassive and green.Sadly wasted are Tommy Lee Jones and Weaving. Given a role he cansleep- walk through, Jones just doesn't seem to be making the effort,and delivers his few comic lines with a can't-be-arsed look on hisface. Weaving chews on his lines with relish and is near-faultless asSchmidt, who later becomes The Red Skull. It's just a shame thatSchmidt is basically there to do no more than give Cap something tofight against. After Tom Hiddleston as Loki in Thor, who was ifanything a lot more interesting than his blonde-haired brother, broughtemotional torment and raging jealousy into his multi-dimensionalcharacter. Maybe I'm comparing it too much to the other Marvel films,but knowing that it's all building to The Avengers, it's difficult notto see it as one huge film.But while Captain America the superhero may be a little full, SteveRogers isn't. Seeing him transform from a skinny weakling who will getstraight up after a beating to become a giant of a man over-awed by hisnew strength, is a great reason to finally root for the little guy. Thenodding winks to the comic book nerds and the links to the other filmsprovide lots to smile at, especially in Tony Stark's father Howard, whoas well being an entertaining character, is played well by DominicCooper (though not the level of Robert Downey Jr.) who is an actor I'venever really taken to in the past . And it's nice to finally have astrong love interest in Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) after theblandness of Natalie Portman in Thor. As well as the obviousattractiveness, Peggy is a character that can kick some arse as well.Overall, it's a worthy entry into the epic franchise, and a nice finalcharacter film before it all really kicks off.www.the-wrath-of-blog.blogspot.com
comicguy3469 12 May 2012
Great Movie!
I just got back from a special pre-screening (no they didn't showAvengers trailer but..) CA is awesome! I give it an 85 because therewere some things they could improve on, but man was it awesome. I'd sayIron man is still #1, but CA is pretty dang close. It is par with Hulkand then comes Thor and IM 2. Yes I liked the Hulk, I couldn't figureout what fans didn't like about it, anyways another time. Great movie,I will for sure go see it again. I don't get why the critics are givingit bad reviews, I feel like they are now bias to comic book movies, orjust don't understand what's going on in it. The only thing wrong withCA was that it wasn't 5 hours long, which makes sense, it was a littlerushed, but whatever all the important pieces were there. It was greatstory telling, and man Chris Evans is Steve Rogers!!! The Red Skull wasgreat too, an actual scary bad guy. And those of you who were worried,don't be there are Nazis and swastikas in it. It followed the comicalmost perfectly, almost, you'll see what I mean, but I think for themovie universe it might just work out. The director did a perfect storytelling job her, couldn't ask for anything better. I'd like to see somemultiple emotional stories in a sequel as well as more bad guys.Anyways I'm pumped for Avengers (now we can see why CA is one of thegreatest heroes in the Marvel Universe), and I will go see CA againtomorrow at midnight and again on Fri so hopefully I'll catch myAvengers trailer. This is one movie I don't mind paying for 2d or 3d,it's all about the story here.
chrismsawin 11 May 2012
Does its source material justice
I've never been the biggest Captain America fan. Even when I was intocomics he always just seemed kind of boring to me. I have friends thesedays trying to tell me he's even more awesome now, but it just seemslike too little too late. My comic book reading days are over, for themost part. But despite that Captain America: The First Avenger lookedlike it had a lot of potential. Chris Evans seemed to fit the SteveRogers role incredibly well and Hugo Weaving always plays an excellentvillain. I've also enjoyed nearly every Marvel film since Iron Mananyway. So Captain America: The First Avenger looked like it could begreat, but also had a lot to live up to. It mostly delivers, but comesup a little short in being fully and completely satisfying.Just about all of Captain America is spent in 1942 during World War II.We follow Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) as he persistently tries to jointhe army and fails repeatedly due to his small size and asthma. Ascientist named Dr. Abraham Erskine (Stanley Tucci) sees potential inRogers and recruits him to Camp Lehigh in New York. Erskine seessomething in Rogers; his integrity, his honor, his natural desire to benothing more than a good man. It's here that Rogers is chosen for the"super soldier" experiment and eventually becomes Captain America.Meanwhile, Johann Schmidt (Hugo Weaving) leads HYDRA, a privateterrorist group, and has just come into possession of a mysterioustesseract that Schmidt claims gives him the power of the gods.The cast is ridiculously flawless in this. I've always been a big fanof Chris Evans, but I never really imagined him in the role of CaptainAmerica. He fits the role so well. He does look a bit odd before hegets the super soldier serum injected into him, but the method used wasprobably the best way to go. Evans is able to portray Rogers in aspectacular light. You believe he's a good guy just doing what hethinks is best for his country. Hugo Weaving is also a fantastic RedSkull. He's so hellbent on destroying the world yet he has class takingtime out to have someone paint his portrait or enjoy a glass of wine inthe middle of a pep talk to his HYDRA troops. Tommy Lee Jones alsomanages to squeeze in quite a few humorous one-liners. I feel likeHayley Atwell deserves the most credit though. In most superhero films,the love interest usually just does that; makes love to the superheroand sits on the sidelines worrying about him the rest of the time.Atwell's Peggy Carter actually makes herself useful. If it wasn't forher, Captain America never would've been given a serious chance as asoldier. Atwell also showed the widest range of emotion in the filmnext to Evans, as well. Captain America felt simple in the mostflattering of ways. It never strayed too far from Cap swooping in andhaving to save the day and never tried to over complicate things bycramming too much of the comics into an origin film. The action usuallyresulted in tremendous explosions and men being thrown across thescreen. It's like the movie gave you pride to be an American withoutbeing too political or overly preachy. In fact, it wasn't either ofthose things at all. It was just extremely gratifying entertainmentthat did its source material justice.The special effects were really top notch, for the most part. Thefinale with the highly anticipated battle between Red Skull and CaptainAmerica is probably the most impressive. There's a fight that takesplace in freefall between Cap and a few henchmen that's done incrediblywell and the special effects always shine brightest whenever that bluecube Red Skull is obsessed with is shown on screen. Some of the scenesthat were obviously shot in front of a green screen kind of got to methough; once you notice that it kind of takes you out of the action fora moment. Luckily, this was a film that made it easy to get sucked backinto it.Captain America has a lot of buildup with the pay off coming up shortof completely delivering. We spend all this time with Steve Rogersbefore the super soldier serum and after and his time on stage sellingwar bonds. We're basically itching and craving for him to beat the snotout of some Nazis by the time he goes off venturing on his own to wherethe 107th's last known whereabouts. That scene delivers the action inspades, but everything else that's exciting after that seems incrediblyshort. We get a montage that would've been amazing in its entirety andwe basically get bits of incredible action sequences sprinkledthroughout the second half of the movie. We never really get thattingling sensation from being punched in the face too hard during anincredible action scene. Fantastic things happen in the film, but theyseem to end as soon as they begin.Captain America: The First Avenger is one of the best written and mostwell-rounded superhero films of the year. The entire cast isphenomenal, the special effects are impressive, and it has all theright seeds planted for next year's The Avengers. The action almostfeels like an afterthought though. It's as if there was too much storyto tell and Joe Johnston had to cut down on action to cram in moredialogue. Captain America: The First Avenger is still explosive,exhilarating, captivating, and fairly entertaining, but it drops theball on delivering a completely satisfying climax.
Ed Uyeshima 11 May 2012
Seemingly Old-Fashioned Superhero Epic Gives the Marvel Franchise More Life Than Expected
It should come as no surprise that this mid-summer 2011 entry into theMarvel Comics-originated series would be the most unabashedlyold-fashioned of all the Avengers-related sagas, but what is admirableabout this particular epic adventure is how committed director JoeJohnston ("October Sky") and co-screenwriters Christopher Markus andStephen McFeely ("The Chronicles of Narnia") appear to be in tellingtheir somewhat revisionist story with such patriotic, good-versus-evilfervor on its own comic-book terms. There is nothing emotionallycomplex about the tale of this familiar superhero beyond astandard-issue time-travel element to bring all the Avengers storylines together. Bookended by present-day scenes, the bulk of the storyfocuses on our stalwart hero and his primary adversary, and how theyconfront each other during the height of World War II. In manyrespects, the film has a spiritual kinship with earlier retro-styleepics like "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and the 1977 version of"Superman".The historical part of the story begins in Norway where we see renegadeNazi Johann Schmidt uncovering an extraordinary power source which heplans to use for global domination. Meanwhile back in the US,diminutive and physically weak Steve Rogers is trying desperately toserve his country in the military, but he can't get past his 4-Fstatus. His plucky tenacity does not go unnoticed as émigré militaryscientist Dr. Abraham Erskine selects him for a highly risky experimentthat will transform him into a muscular soldier with superhumanstrength and speed. He performs a heroic act of derring-do against aNazi spy that throws him immediately into the spotlight, and the USgovernment decides to use him to sell savings bonds at patriotic USOrevues. However, when Steve finds out his best buddy "Bucky" Barnes islost behind enemy lines, Captain America is truly born complete withhis indestructible Vibranium shield. Naturally, he not only saves"Bucky" but the entire battalion who were given up for dead. All ofthis merely sets up the final showdown with the evil Schmidt, who hastransformed himself into Red Skull, the super-powered head of HYDRA,the Nazi's occult research arm.While the action in the second half is well-paced and impressivelychoreographed, it also feels increasingly overblown when you considerhow Captain America steadfastly remains a beacon of service and loyaltyas a direct contrast to the megalomania of Red Skull. The finale feelsanti-climactic in many ways. Already familiar to Marvel fans as thehot-headed Johnny Storm/"The Human Torch" in the "Fantastic Four"movies, Chris Evans does surprisingly well playing such an earnestcharacter, especially the first part where CGI effects turn him intothe classic 98-pound weakling. Hugo Weaving has a field day as Schmidt,even if his character's motivations start to come across as simplistic.Other actors fare just as well if somewhat predictably given the lackof true dimension they are given to play - Toby Jones (Truman Capote in"Infamous") as HYDRA's No. 2, Dr. Arnim Zola; Stanley Tucci as theslyly supportive Erskine; and Tommy Lee Jones in full military blusteras Colonel Chester Phillips. Only Hayley Atwell comes across as too wanto play the tough-acting strategic officer Peggy Carter, Steve'sromantic interest which the filmmakers barely have time to explore. Nomatter since the whole venture has obviously been designed as aspringboard for 2012's "Avengers" sequel.
Gregory 10 May 2012
Guten tag her Blaskovitz
Every time the heavy solider walked in I could not laugh and say "Gutentag her Blaskovitz". I know its Captain America and its better than theprevious versions, but it is still unbearable not to rif on.OK, ignoring one lousy editing shot around the end, the movie has goodvisuals and feels adequate. It's what many wanted out of such a movieafter previous failed attempts.But the main hero is a hypocritical boy scout. He says he doesn't wantto kill anybody, yet desperately try's to enlist into the war as asoldier, and in the end deliberately throws enemy soldiers out of aairborne bomber.The first half of the movie is about a CGI man in his 30es, as it'simpossible to take that voice seriously with that body. Any skinnystand-in would have sufficed for this, but they decided to dangle CGfor 40 minutes in front of us and think we would not notice. And thenthey make a pro-steroid add outright into a hulk rip-off.The idea to throw the Red skull as an independent German villain duringWWII is just insane. His Hydra monologues sound like he thinks beingslapped by the enemy makes him stronger. His superweapons areoverpowerfull, but never properly utilized because his soldiers arestromtrooper dumb. And where does he get his easily replaceable loyalhenchmen in such numbers? Not from the Hitler loving loyalist Nazisthat's for shore.But what's really unbearable is how the two powers meet every time.Nobody can see some guy skulking around at a well lit military base, orfire anywhere other than at his shield, which covers only 1/3 of hisbody. Hell, the badguys even have flamethrowers to deal with the guy,but every time something stupid saves his hide.Oh, and the ending "I wanted to bring you in slow" and that's why Ieven made you a fake girlfriend and put you into an easily escapablefacility in the middle of NY, after which you get a very odd lookingfinger by Uncle Sam.Its too insane not to rif on. My best was: You labeled one of yournukes "New Yourk"? I'm now half expecting the camera to pan off and seeanother labeled "Mutter".
Tyrolean 10 May 2012
Definitely the worst Marvel out there
I do try to watch all movies to the end. This one I could not. I knowits Captain "America" (or more accurately Captain U.S. of the same).Still, too much is too much. I acknowledge that this movie is inZeitgeist and showing no "Nazi" faces, only masks. Still, killing offanyone who doesn't speak English in a WWII movie is long forgone.That's just for my personal interests.For the everyday-audience-flaws: Just wtf? Firstly, if CA was a dwarfb4 becoming the mean machine, please depict him as such and not justshrink the image. No small person looks like this. Secondly, the labs,weapons and such. there heave been numerous films overstating what theGermans could do in WWII. But what with all the black light? The lab ofthe "Hydra" looks more sophisticated than what NASA could do in 50years from now). For the rest: gotta go, whats yourselves
09 May 2012
If you're not a 12-year-old boy ...
... or the tom-girl equivalent, or if you can't remember the excitement of trading comic books with your 12-year-old pals, you won't find much to enjoy in this hi-tech cartoon film. True, there are lots of fiery bits of debris flaying at you (and Blu Ray won't replace the whole hawg 3-D effects in a cavernous theater) and there are some nifty match-ups of death-rays in the robotic hands of armored rightists vs. ordinary machine guns in the sweaty palms of true-blue multi-cultural Yankees... guess who wins! ... and some lovely JamesBondly vehicles and gadgets. But there's no humor to speak of; I can attest that nobody in the theater in Culver City, a stone's throw from the mammoth Sony studios, laughed out loud even once. And no sense of irony or ambiguity of the sort that made "Ironman" better than most 'popcorn' flicks. This is not a "comic book film" made subtle enough for grown-ups who no longer relish popcorn.But I'm a boy who likes to see Nazis blown to smithereens. I loved "Inglourious Basterds" for that reason, as well as for its sharp humor and a few brilliant stints of acting. Unfortunately, "Captain America" isn't really about fighting Hitler, or about World War 2 in any shape or form. The "enemy" is a madman, also transformed by "science" into a superman, who has his own ambitions for ruling the world once he's out of the shadow of that wimpy goose-stepping Führer Adolf. The madman has captured the energy cube of the Norse Gods and has overnight established a network of super-arms factories. But here again, any sort of moral ambiguity, of the sort that made The Joker potently interesting, is lacking in this skull-faced baddy. Oh, and by the way, the Norse Gods (whom I worshiped ardently as a 12-year-old boy) didn't deal in energy cubes.If you make it to the final scene of the film, you'll surely realize that everything is set up for a sequel. That's in the grand tradition, isn't it, of Marvel Comix? Some were weekly, some were monthly, some sporadic, but there was always the covenant of the sequel. So I'm looking forward to the next adventure of the thawed-out Captain America in 2012, battling new hordes of tea-slurping rightists bent on world dominion with stagnation rays and the Mystical Cube of Gridlock.
cinematicheroes 09 May 2012
The Star Spangled Man With The Plan ;)
I chose the humorous song from the movie as the title of my review,because truly this film had a plan. They stuck closely to the Cap'sorigin, and doing it as a period piece was the only plan that I believewould have worked.The 1940s vibe will surround you as you watch the style, dress andpolitics of the period. The World's Fair-like event, headed by HowardStark's Car of the Future. The enlistment posters.The nostalgia that was that decade ... that time is a big part of thismovie. Combine that with Chris Evans' convincing portrayal of SteveRogers, the 90-pound weakling that wants so badly to help serve hiscountry. Stanley Tucci's Dr. Abraham Erskine, builds a sweet friendshipwith Rogers, and his respect for the latter helps form the bond of whoCaptain America will become.Then, there is Hayley Atwell, who as Agent Peggy Carter admires Rogers- even as the 90-pound weakling version - for his courage, his passionand most of all his character. There is more than an on-screenchemistry between Atwell and Evans, there is a believable, albeittragic romance. Without revealing the end, I found myself feelingsympathetic towards these characters, as this was not your average,run-of-the-mill comic book movie.Director Joe Johnston brings us another classic period fable in thevein of THE ROCKETEER, one of his earlier works. And screenwritersChristopher Markus and Stephen McFeely do a nice job capturing thevernacular of Rogers and his comrades. Erskine's line, "Stay who youare, not just a soldier, but a good man," is destined to go up therewith Uncle Ben Parker's, "With great power, comes greatresponsibility." Johnston gets great performances from everyoneinvolved including Oscar-Winner Tommy Lee Jones, and Sebastian Stan asa rebooted Buck, Cap's pal. Everything from the look of Cap's classiccostume, to the shield being a character in itself, just adds to thisperiod classic. The action sequences are not only top-notch, butinteresting and do help to advance the story. And, then there is HugoWeaving as The Red Skull. Awesome.Without revealing just how, the movie opens and closes in aTITANIC-like fashion, and I truly enjoyed the way it was presented.Truly this film, did have a plan, and I for one, love it when a plancomes together. ;)
cburns-5-982453 08 May 2012
great movie
Great movie. I thought it was going to be bad but it was really, reallygood. I will definitely buy this movie when it comes out. I think theychose the right actors for the characters in the movie. The action wasgood and realistic. Red skull is probably the most epic super villainsever, and is my favorite. I like how it started with cap in the ice andended with a surprise. The enemy was opposing. I like how tony starksdad was in it. I often thought during the movie, though, if we had thattech then we would have won the war a lot quicker. But yes i will giveit 9/10 stars and i would recommend it to anybody who likessuperhero/war movies.
Klas3176 08 May 2012
Something Deeper?
It is obvious that Captain America is an enormously popular flick, andalthough there will always be people who find some fault in one aspector another, just looking at the numbers makes it clear that this moviestrikes a chord in the hearts of a good majority of Americans. Manypeople have already given their opinions on the movie itself  whetheror not it follows the original storyline well enough, or whether or notthe characters were believable enough  and I have nothing novel to sayon that point. However, I do want to point out some of the themes thatstruck me within the movie because I firmly believe that CaptainAmerica's popularity springs from something deeper within it. We'veseen Hollywood spit out one action flick after another, but not all ofthem have the same appreciation, so what's the deal with this one?Captain America's action scenes are cool but they're really not anymore stunning than the next movie, it has comedic elements withoutbeing overly funny, and there is very little in the way of sexualmaterial to grab the audience's attention. No, I think the reason forCaptain America's popularity lies in its themes of character andsacrifice.In Steve Rogers we find a scrawny little guy with one goal in life: toserve his country with honor. We see in the opening scenes how Rogerspossesses an irrepressible inner drive to be a part of the war, but itis not for himself, his desire is completely selfless. "Men are layingdown their lives," he tells his friend, Buckey, "how can I do anyless?" The plot makes it crystal clear that Rogers is chosen for thesuper- soldier program for what is inside him  his character  and thesuccess he experiences throughout the movie are accomplished because ofhis selfless determination to do the right thing no matter what. Couldit be that audiences find it so easy to root for this guy because theyrecognize the value of character, or the value of doing the rightthing? Although many people want to assert that nobody can tell youwhat is right or wrong, the response from audiences to a guy whoselflessly and consistently does the right thing tells us otherwise.Similarly, the theme of sacrifice seems to connect quite a bit with usas an audience. All throughout the movie, Rogers is sacrificing himselffor others. When the only opportunity open to him is to be a performerin a ridiculous suit, he swallows his pride and takes it, sacrificinghis dream to be a part of the army so that he can support the troops inany way possible. Of course the biggest example of Rogers' sacrifice isthe ultimate one he makes at the very end, by laying down his life tosave the city. Could it be that people love Captain America so muchbecause they recognize the beauty of the sacrifices, especially theultimate sacrifice he made? Could it be true that, "Greater love has noone than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends" (John15:13)?I know some people may not want to believe in "antiquated" or "overlyreligious" ideas such as selflessness, moral character, and sacrificingones self for others, but when we watch movies like Captain America, Ithink we start to understand that these things really are imprinted inour hearts. Captain America gets high marks from me; it is first-ratein its quality and quite deep in its themes.
Christopher Reid 07 May 2012
Entertainment.
This was an enjoyable movie, although rather frustrating at times. Itcould have been great but doesn't really come close. I have a theorythat most movies can be improved by cutting them down, but I don't likecensorship. The great ones, however, are best left untouched. This onehas so many unnecessary clichés. Men in coats randomly turning knobs,arrogant army-people, weak people stereotypes, relationshipstereotypes. But really, the problem is the *cinematic* clichés. Theway these sequences and ideas are filmed the same way they've alwaysbeen made as if it's the only possible way.The movie got more interesting when it poked fun at (or satirised orwhatever) 1940's American war propaganda. Still, Superman seems more ofthe squeaky-clean all-American hero, giving friendly tips and speechesafter each rescue. Captain America is not as noble or as much of aleader. He's a good guy who was given powers and who takes ages tofigure out he should use them. He never questions the process. Aclassic quality of a hero is that they never choose power.Chris Evans is likable and convincing I reckon but seriously, all these"hot" celebrities playing "ugly" or "weak" is weird. Guess they didn'thave a choice. But Steve Rogers could have been one of the mostinteresting movie characters ever. The thing is, I think people withhis level of dedication and who have been through all those beatingsdevelop a high level of discipline and end up strong. Especiallypsychologically but also physically. They're kind because they know howit feels to be hurt. Usually, to be really stereotypical, the bigstrong guys are soft on the inside while the small guys are really edgyand aggressive.This movie basically supports steroids. You know, it's so importantthat we care about this guy, that we believe he's good-hearted and thenthey just give him strength and he's like "cool beans". Hugo Weavingwas cool as the villain, strange accent, a little like Arnie at timesbut certainly pretty unique and memorable. Shame the role's so one-dimensional. He likes playing mysterious masked/scarred people.As a popcorn accompaniment, this is plenty good. The action wasn'tamazing but was consistently good and fun to watch. I liked the overallstyle, like some forgotten time and place. Also hilarious how they hadbetter technology 70 years ago than now, I didn't realise that. And howlove sprouts so rapidly. Plenty to like and plenty to be like "why?".His shield was awesome :)
Medacakathareal 06 May 2012
A Solid Origin Story for the First Avenger
By no means is this film a masterpiece of cinema but at the same time,as a super-hero fan (read NERD) it was a thrilling, action-packed andwitty work of fiction that kept me interested from beginning to end.Captain America finally has himself a big-budget Hollywood movie that'snot only not bad, it's actually damn good. The origin story plays outexactly as it should. We meet Rogers before the transformation, whenhe's a scrawny kid from Brooklyn who desperately wants to do his partin WW2. Due to health issues and his pathetic physique and in spite ofhis strong moral character and courage, Steve Rogers just isn't cut outfor combat. Luckily a secret science division of our armed forces (readforerunner of SHIELD) has acquired a German scientist, a defector whooffers his super-soldier serum to create a new army. As you may haveguessed from the trailer the plan to create an army doesn't work...well it does sort of, in that they create themselves a one man army inthe form of Captain America.The strong points of the movie, other than the action sequences, areactually the characters. The movie does a decent job of making us feelfor all of them and despite his hulking post-serum form Cap is a prettynormal guy. He's awkward around women, can't dance and is, really, justa guy from Brooklyn. The movie relies fairly heavily on comic-bookstyle science which involves Nazis with ray-guns and metals likeVibranium (makes up Cap's shield). I should really call the villainsHydra agents, Cap spends most of the movie fighting NOT Nazis but analtogether more sinister enemy, Hydra, lead by the notorious Red Skull(Hugo Weaving).The acting is good as is most of the humor though there were a few gagsthat didn't quite connect with the audience and others that only seemedto connect with some.As for the action it was surprisingly sparse but that's far from aflaw, the movie prefers to focus on its characters and moves at justthe right pace with just the right amount of action. I felt likecheering every time Cap bashed a baddie with his shield. I would easilyput this film on par, or at least close to it, with Iron Man (2008) andSpider-Man (2002). Be sure to stick around for the scene after thecredits, which is more a trailer for the Avengers. As much fun as thissummer has been for Super-Hero fans next summer is gonna be a hell of aride.It's about a 7.5 Out of 10 but I'll round it up to an 8 for managing tolive up to my already high expectations.
twim23 05 May 2012
Real American Hero...Was Hoping for Better
OK...so this movie looks GREAT...the actually look of it. And, whileit's fun to root for the little guy, the story on this is a bust andthere are some key ridiculous moments:1. If you're in a convertible traveling at about 200mph and the bladesof an airplane are over your head, and a drop off from a cliff awaitsyou at the end of the runway...the idea that you'd make time for akiss...? Seriously??2. Film was trying sooooo hard to be "PC." Poor Derek Luke and KennethChoi. They are the only minorities in the WHOLE movie. The film goesout of it's way to bring attention to that fact, pointing out how"American" the Asian guy is because he's from Jersey and how smart theblack guy is because he speaks several languages. The biggest farce isthat these two men were serving along, and were accepted within, theall white squad. NEVER WOULDA HAPPENED. For making Americanrace-relations seem better than they were...this film gets a big WTF??On the flip side...unlike "Saving Ryan's Privates," "Band ofSpielberg's Romanticized Brothers," etc. or any other WWIIshow/film...at least Captain America rightly put minorities in the filmand didn't ignore that countless minorities were there, gave theirlives and got little/no recognition for their contributions. So, onthat note...Kudos.3. Best propaganda film since the original "Superman" with Chris Reeve.And my god...how much crap can the Germans take? I mean yes...theybrought us Nazis, but that's the only way we hardly ever see Germans onscreen....as the crazy Nazi or sex slave selling maniacal glutton, etc.I think Hollywood's trained us to equate a German accent with = "Badguy." Can you imagine watching this movie if you're not an American?4. What was that ending? "You've been asleep for 70 years?" In a coma?In a cryogenic state? Does that mean this guy can't die? Talk about acrappy convenient ending.5. The fact that this was just a set up next year's "Avengers." Forthose of us who stuck around after the credits, we were "treated" to asneak peek at next year's sequel to this crap. That's when, finally,this movie made sense...because it was made to roll out the other.All in all, it's a nice looking piece of cotton candy made with badsugar. You know the kind. When you see it in the bag, all nice and pink(or blue), you can't wait to get your hands on it. But, then you biteinto the stuff and it tastes like it was made from discarded sugar canethat was plucked out of a Columbian sewer. But, you eat it anywaybecause you paid your $2 for it.(1.5 stars/4)...Makes me salivate for the final Batman.
oceansroar 05 May 2012
Captain America Needs Help
The films starts off nicely. The set up is great, in which we can see apuny Steve Rogers wanting to be more than he can be, by trying to jointhe war to help his country.Unfortunately, the government turns awaythe scrappy guys, so he cannot get in to fight. Enter Dr. Erksine withan experiment that could possibly changes things for our littleoutcast. The experiment works and then the doctor is assassinated, sothings seem not so good for Steve. He even goes on the road, alsostarring in some films before he is taking serious when his comrades inwar need him. It is the adventure of a lifetime for Rogers, who willbecome Captain America, then the films falls apart. It becomes a littleboring and predictable. The fault is not the cast, especially ChrisEvans, who shines in this role as an all American hero. He is perfectfor the role. The fault does lie in the writers and directors hands.The direction seems aimless and the story loses momentum half-waythrough. Don't get me wrong, i stuck it through because i had hope anda large popcorn and cherry coke to finish.
davidgee 02 May 2012
Old=fashioned hokum
CAPTAIN America, with its WW2 setting and set-piece chases, reminded meof Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - and also of Dick Barton on theradio ("the wireless", as we called it back in the 1940s!).The transformation of Chris Evans (why is that name unfortunate to anEnglish ear?) from scrawny nerd to super-hunk was a jolly piece ofpseudo-science, but as Captain America Evans seemed a bit bland(super-heroes all too often are). I liked Hugo Weaving's Nazimega-villain who looked like Dr No and had an accent somewhere betweenDoctor Strangelove and Doctor Kissinger.The plot seemed stretched rather thin in places and despite 3D and somecutting-edge CGI, the whole thing is a slightly old-fashioned slice ofhokum likely to appeal more to the older generation - do they dosuperhero movies?
Monsieur_Lower_Intestine 01 May 2012
Bland plagiarism
If you've seen the awesome Shekhar Kapur film Mr India (1987), don'tbother watching Captain America, you'll realise fairly early on thatyou already know what's going to happen. This is a work of pureplagiarism. America has stolen yet another great Hindi story. Perhapsnot on the same scale as say INCEPTION, but galling none the less.Whilst I'm sure that this film does have it's uses (assistinginsomniacs for example, or perhaps the case could be used to replace abroken one from a good film), there's just so much more you could dowith an hour and a half of your life than watching a cheap rip off.For those of you who haven't seen or got a copy of Mr India and do havea copy of Captain America, please don't hesitate to incinerate anddispose of it before rushing to the shops to buy the real thing.