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Director: Joe JohnstonCast: Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, Tommy Lee Jones, Sebastian Stan, Stanley Tucci
Date: July 2011
Plot: Small, skinny but very eager Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) is a WWII U.S. Army soldier who volunteers to be a part of an experimental military program that infuses him with super-human powers turning him into Captain America. It is up to the First Avenger to use his new found strength to battle the villainous leader of Hydra, The Red Skull (Hugo Weaving).
Trailer - Captain America: The First Avenger
Review: I must confess, when I saw the first teaser for this installment of Marvels pre-Avengers origin story I was very excited despite not reading any of the comics, old or new.
As I took my seat in the cinema, my anticipation and set to the max, hairs on the back of my neck standing upright I was ready to entertained and I was! From start to finish I don't think I looked away from the big screen, definitely at no time did I look at my watch and to see how long was left or how much more I had to sit through.
Personally I really enjoyed the movie for what it was, a blended War/Superhero/Sci-Fi/Comic Book movie. Did it have its negatives, sure, but nothing to stop me from going to see it again if I wanted. There is alot of talk about the film being a US Army recruitment campaign in disguise as an action movie and that it is very emm... America, Fuck Yeah!!!-ish. Honestly though, what do you expect, Captain America was always that type of hero and it is a rare War movie that doesn't show its own country in a good "recruitment" light, so please stop the trivial arguing and enjoy it because that is what I did!
First thing to note is the special FX for pre-Captain America Steve Rogers and the Red Skull... awesome, seamless, pixel perfect and did I say Awesome! I thought Chris Evan was a great choice for the all American American, he plays the part very well. He can play the action hero, has the comic timing to be funny and the charisma to hold an audiences attention for 2 hours. It will be very interesting to see if he can make his character stand out in The Avengers with Robert Downey Jr, Samual L Jackson, Jeremey Renner and Chris Hemsworth.
No surprises from the supporting cast either with Tommy Lee Jones and Hugo Weaving, both great actors who have a terrible habit of stealing every scene they're in, no matter who else is there! Hugo Weaving especially is fantastic as the villain in this story. Even though he has his head in full "Red Skull" make-up for about 60% of the movie you can still feel the characters hate, anger and evilness, which to me is the sign of a very good actor!
To finish, yes, I would recommend this to comic fanboys and casual movie goers alike if not for an entertaining evening at the cinema then to at least start the excitement for the upcoming Avengers movie next year!
Avengers Assemble!!!
