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#261 Quadrotritacale

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Posted 29 July 2011 - 10:00 PM

I saw "Captain America: The First Avenger" and loved it. It's not as emotionally powerful or epic as "The Dark Knight" and it's not as morally thoughtful and witty as "Iron Man", but I liked it more than either. I prefer less needlessly complicated superhero movies with a lighter tone. I get exasperated when there's too much angst. I liked "Iron Man" a lot, but I thought the sequence where he becomes "Iron Man" by making his costume in a cave sort of stopped the movie dead. It was too reminiscent of "Batman Begins". That's my main complaint about the movie. Also, the big fight at the end was a bit forgettable.

I liked Captain America's back story before donning the costume more. The scenes of Rogers working his way towards being selected for the experiment through his determination and heart were great to watch. Pity Stanley Tucci wasn't on screen for very long...loved his character and its dialog. Beyond that, the movie gave me everything I wanted in a superhero movie - a hero I got to know who had an appealing personality, a suitably maniacal villain, a strong love interest, and action scenes with plenty of moments to cheer and/or laugh at.

Speaking of the love interest, I think "Captain America: The First Avenger" had one of the best love stories of any superhero movie. Unlike in the Batman movies, the girl felt organic to the story instead of shoehorned into it. She didn't just spout exposition most of the time. She wasn't a damsel-in-distress. She was independent, tough, could stick up for herself, and helped make a surprisingly poignant ending possible. I was really caught off-guard by how moving her chaste, doomed relationship with Steve was. The last thing I expected from this movie was an ultimately tragic love story. Steve's last line was simultaneously cool and heartbreaking.

This was my favourite superhero movie since "X2", which is and I'm quite sure will always be my favourite. I like my superhero/comic books movies with less dourness, and more pure fun through enthralling fights, cartoonishly charismatic villains, and simple, but satisfying romance. tongue.gif

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Posted 31 July 2011 - 10:21 AM

I think we both like it for slightly different reasons, but I have to agree. The girl had that sexy 40's pinup girl look, but she was clearly more.

They successfully imparted the attraction, w/o having to tear off any clothes.

And after the one kiss he gets, Tommy lee jones looks at Cap and says he's not going to kiss him was perfect comedic timing!

It was just fun.

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Posted 01 August 2011 - 02:55 AM

QUOTE (Gothneo @ Jul 31 2011, 05:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I think we both like it for slightly different reasons, but I have to agree. The girl had that sexy 40's pinup girl look, but she was clearly more.

They successfully imparted the attraction, w/o having to tear off any clothes.


Yeah, I wish more movies would do that. "Sexy" isn't always about how much flesh is on show. I saw the woman in the Cap'n America trailer and I thought she looked very attractive. There's a lot to be said for a little retro!




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