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Friday, 29 July 2011

Captain America: The First Avenger, 2011


Director: Joe Johnston
Stars: Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, Stanley Tucci









I really like what they're doing, making a bunch of movies about superheroes that are separate in themselves, and then at the end of each one, they bring them together as one: the Avengers! At the end of Captain America, after the credits, is a preview for the Avengers, coming out in May 2012. Though superhero movies can be depressing, I am looking forward to this.

It's 1941, and Steve Rogers (Evans) is a short, weak, asthmatic kid from Brooklyn who wants to join the U.S. army, but is rejected multiple times. Then he meets Zola (Tucci), a German doctor who developed a super drug-injection thingy that would basically make you better in every way. He sees the greatness in Rogers, and gives him the injections. Now Rogers is a tall, muscular super-man, and he's ready to fight the Nazis.

Lots of explosions. Lots of action. Lots of army green.

This one was good, and I really enjoyed it, though I can't say I was crazy about the ending. You'll see.

NOTE: Chris Evans also played "The Human Torch" in The Fantastic Four. I guess he likes to be a superhero!

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