Flash Movie Review: Captain America: The First Avenger
Captain America was never part of my comic book realm; so, I will have to take the movie for face value on its version of how Captain America came to be. The movie was slow in the beginning as we watched Steve Rogers, the future Captain America, being rejected repeatedly from military service. However, the special effects to create a scrawny Chris Evans, to portray Steve Rogers, was impressive. It wasn’t until Steve was turned into Captain America that the movie became fun for me. The time was 1942 and Nazi Germany’s secret Hydra department was determined to create the ultimate weapon to take over the world. Led by Hugo Weaving as Johann Schmidt/Red Skull, he was a perfect comic book villain. Like me however, how many of you see Hugo and immediately remember him strolling down the street in his flip flop dress from the movie “Priscilla, Queen of the Desert?” I got a kick out of the good vs evil thing; though, Hydra had all the cool looking weapons and over sized machinery. If you are in the mood for some kitschy, comic book fare, then this would be a movie to watch. And make sure you stay through the credits.
2 1/2 stars — DVD
Posted on December 2, 2011, in Fantasy/Sci-Fi. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
moviejoltz 
Basically, I agree with your review. As a kid, I had two superheroes who stood above the others: Captain America and Spider-Man. Every time a superhero makes his debut or return to the big screen, the story dedicates too much time telling his origin tale. While Captain America hasn’t appeared on film since those bad made-for-TV flicks during the late-70s, I understand why the filmmakers allowed more time to establish the Steve Rogers/Captain America background. With that in mind, I think it did slow the pace significantly. I thought the film looked great , and yes, stay through the credits. Absolutely worth the wait. Perhaps this is based upon sentimental value, but I’d give the film three stars.