It Sure Ain't the 1990 Film

Rating: 9/10 (9 August 2011)

After all the hype, after all the waiting we finally reach the final avengers movie before the big cahoona. So far, all of the Avengers films have been good. I loved Iron Man, I really liked Thor and The Incredible Hulk, and I also liked Iron Man 2. But, I've been waiting for an Avenger film that rivals the fun I had with the first Iron Man.
And I finally found it with. With Captain America, of all things! Even before I walked into the movie, I felt that it was going to be at least good. If you can do Thor, then how hard can Captain America be? I wasn't worried about the Director or cast, and I couldn't wait to see it.
The Good-- 90% of it. The casting was great and I loved every actor in the film. Chris Evans does a great job as C.A., selling the whimpy Steve Rogers without taking it too far and making a believable transition from that to Super-Soldier. I was rooting for him all the way. I loved all of the supporting characters, which include the likable scientist Stanley Tucci and the super-sexy love interest. Another strong point to the film is how well it captures the time. It looks and feels like a world war 2 era film, especially during the bond-selling scenes. It even felt like a Bond film at times. The action scenes are top notch and the climax was exciting and emotional. Not to mention that the ending of the film was very exciting and I encourage people to stay through the credits.
Bad-- The first thing is probably just me not being a huge Captain America/Thor fan, being that the movies were my first intro to the characters: I would have liked more information on that glowing cube thing. They just say that it's a huge power source and It had something to do with Oden. A little more information would have been nice. Another thing is that I didn't like the Red Skull's makeup. It was too rubbery looking, It was supposed to be a physical deformity and it just looked like a mask with some CG on top. My final complaint is that the villain death was kind of weak. I predicted that it would happen that way, but it wasn't a good execution.
In Closing-- It's a great film, go see it. It's funny, fun to watch, and you will not be disappointed by hardly anything. There were even points while I was watching it where I considered it perfect. I'm still debating on whether or not it's better than Iron Man 1.