Hey my movie blog readers. I was in San Diego last week for Comic-Con and had a blast with my brother Justin and my dad. While I was there, I ended up getting to see Captain America with a packed audience on July 22, 2011. Experiencing a movie on the west coast was fun as everyone was into it from the start. Let me say, this is probably one of my favorite superhero movies besides the X-Men movies (minus Wolverine), Iron Man 1, Spider-Man (all three), and of course all the Batman movies. Yes, I enjoyed Batman and Robin. The cheesy Adam West/Burt Ward movie from 1966 is great as well just because of how amazingly hilarious it is. Anyway, back to Captain America. Being a history buff, I loved how the comic's origins were brought to the screen as he was originally designed to combat bullying from Nazi Germany as well as instilling patriotism at home for the American war effort as they entered the war in 1941. I thought that Chris Evans was very believable in the role and I look forward to seeing what he does in the Avengers movie. I liked how they made the romance between Evans and the Hayley Atwell's Peggy Carter character similar to something you would see in a movie of that era. Stanley Tucci provided some great comedic moments interacting with Evans who I feel is primarily a comedic actor. I felt that the best part of the movie was definitely Hugo Weaving's portrayal of Red Skull. He has a gift of creating great characters such as V in V For Vendetta or Agent Smith in The Matrix trilogy. This was no exception as he definitely created an aura that his character wanted to destroy mankind with his Hydra organization which was an opposition to Adolf Hitler's Nazi party. It seems he felt the Nazi's plans weren't harsh enough so he developed more dangerous weaponry he could use to gain better standing. I am very impressed with the action sequences and the effects. I defintely recommend this movie as it gives a basic comic book formula perfectly placed into a historical setting and the results are positive. I give the movie a 4/5
Gerard Verterano
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