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 

What were they thinking when they made this movie? Nothing original in the story, I found this film to be simply boring. Evidently, Mickey Rourke reached the pinnacle of his resurrected career with The Wrestler. His performance here was the formula he used in Iron Man–limited dialogue, stone faced expression, with no acting talent on display. Mickey portrays King Hyperion who is in search of a weapon that could aid him in destroying humanity. Will the Gods above put there faith in one man to stop the King, as he leaves a trail of destruction across the land? I did not care nor do I believe you would either. Take a pass on this movie.

1 star

Give yourself a real movie treat, let the kid in you come out and if you do not see any other movie this year, do yourself a favor and see this magical movie.  Martin Scorsese has made a truly classic film. I am not a fan of 3D but in Martin’s hands, the 3D was like an invited guest at the dinner table, instead of the drunken neighbor who intruded on your dinner party and wouldn’t go home. If you do not see this movie in 3D, I don’t believe it will make the experience for you any less; but if you can, see how Martin uses it to complement a scene by not making it the main focus, such as objects coming out of the screen to poke you in the eye or fly over your head.  Because I want you to go into this movie with as little information as possible, let me just say it is about an orphan who lives in the Paris train station. Asa Butterfield, who portrays the orphan, has some of the most expressive eyes I have seen on a young actor. By the way, of the entire audience I was with, there was only one child. Please make the time to see this movie and get lost in its enchanting story.

4 stars

I am not Team Edward nor Team Jacob; though, I do have the unread 1st book sitting on a shelf. And after seeing this movie I may never read the book. This movie was so boring–I cannot remember being at a wedding this long since my nephew’s wedding.  At least his was amazing and I was eating and dancing the nights away.  So little action in this film, opposite from some of the trailers I previewed.  And do you know what was the worst part of this film? It was the soundtrack, absolutely annoying. There seemed to be music in every single frame–swelling up and slipping back, trying desperately to inject some drama into this dull story. Now as a side note here, I did my own informal polling and discovered that most women enjoyed this film, where men did not. No statement here, just an observation. I consider myself an old-fashioned romantic but I am telling you, this was not my idea of romance. For those of you who have seen the previous movies and will see this one, make sure you do not leave when the credits begin.

1 1/4 stars