Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

Captain America: The First Avenger: Directed by Joe Johnston. With Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Tommy Lee Jones. Steve Rogers, a rejected military soldier, transforms into Captain America after taking a dose of a “Super-Soldier serum”. But being Captain America comes at a price as he attempts to take down a war monger and a terrorist organization.

“I had the pleasure of watching a sneak preview for this and thought it was a great superhero movie. It follows the u0026quot;superhero formulau0026quot; but thatu0026#39;s to be expected. There are plenty of references to the comics as well as the other Marvel movies. There are numerous comic book references and foreshadowing that I probably canu0026#39;t even write here but will excite most of the comic book fans. In fact, Howard Stark plays a prominent role in this film and you see where Tony Stark gets his charm. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe movie really captures that patriotic spirit that permeated the US during WW2. The movie itself almost becomes like one of those military recruitment ads it showcases. It is chock full of flag-waving patriotism. But you probably should expect that going to a movie called u0026quot;Captain America.u0026quot;u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eChris Evans is a good Captain America and downplays any flashiness associated with him as the Human Torch. The CGI effects that show him as a scrawny twig were seamless. He carries that vulnerability with him throughout the film whether he is getting beaten up physically or emotionally. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe rest of the cast fills their roles well- especially Tommy Lee Jones as the gruff, but lovable, colonel and Hugo Weaving as the evil baddie bent on wold domination. Those two play their characters the way you would expect them to. Although I was waiting the whole time for Hugo Weaving to say u0026quot;Mr. Anderson.u0026quot; The only odd twist is that Captain Americau0026#39;s sidekick from the comics, Bucky Barnes, is much tougher and older than youu0026#39;d expect. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThere are numerous one-liners throughout the movie that drew chuckles from the audience. You also get plenty of action and explosions which are always a crowd favorite. Stylistically, itu0026#39;s very similar to Iron Man. Overall, itu0026#39;s a fun comic book adaptation that really adds into steam Marvel is building up to with The Avengers. Nice work.”