The superheros are in full swing at this years box office and Captain America puts the sparkle in the marque. Superheros are awesome on their own in print form and small screen, but putting them on the monster screen with surround sound was the best idea ever.Captain America: The First Avenger introduces us to a man who doesn't know the meaning of the word quit. A simple man, a scrawny man, from Brooklyn, who only wants to defend the country that he loves so dearly. This scrapper is non other than Steve Rogers(Chris Evans).
The great war to stop Hitler is on and Steve only wants to do his part and join Uncle Sam's Armed Forces. Sadly, his just to small and weak to be recruited. Not one to back down, he forges his enlistment papers every chance he gets and gets shot down every time. Down-n-out, his friend James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes(Sebastain Stan) comes to his rescue and brings him on a double date to the World's Fair(pay close attention to the car show, you'll get introduced to Tony Stark's(Iron Man) father).
With Uncle Sam's gaze peering through the roaring crowd, Rogers, slips threw to try and enlist once more. The looming warning of punishment is every where regarding falsifying papers. The doctor slips out of the tented room and the MPs step in, followed closely by Dr. Abraham Erskine(Stanley Tucci). After a few questions, hes in! Thrown head first into a testing boot camp, Rogers never gives in and proves himself the perfect specimen for the scientist's ultimate human experiment to take down the Nazis power house.
A new age super hero growing into his skin and high power action trumps all in this fast paced thrill ride. Tons of explosions and fire power prevails in this intense roller coaster. Amongst all the madness, a love story blooms with a date that can't be kept.
Captain America: The First Avenger stands the test of power house blockbusters with its cunning whit, amazing characters we can all love, and great camera work. With all the grands that this movie has, I only found one fail amongst the film. The CGI work. I'm not sure what causes it, but when the characters need to run at super hero speed, the CGI seems to stretch them to odd lengths. The green screen work also didn't seem to flow as well as I would have liked. Watch your lighting angles boy! Us fan boys/girls notice the smallest of mistakes.
Overall, its a hell of a time and it makes you want more! This is a summer movie that everyone should see. There is a bit of sexual humor, but I don't thing the young-ins would get the joke. I also really appreciated the subtle references to the other Avengers. See if you can find them and let me know what ones you saw.
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Stay through the ENTIRE Credits to get your first look at The Avengers due out in May 20112.
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