Yup, it started out with negative reviews but has recovered and is heading towards positive. Thus far is faring quite well both RT and Meta (71% and 67), at the moment making it a "good" but not "great" movie. At this rate, fear not it will not be a bad movie.

Watched it today. All along I believed this would be better than "Thor" and as such early on I decided not to watch "Thor" and wait for "Captain America".
Fortunately, "Thor" had a great reception and the movie is pretty good too with dazzling visuals, nice dose of humor and some pretty good action sequences. It was on the verge of great though not "Iron Man" great.
Oddly, I decided not to watch this movie (I was getting tired of the superhero action formula and also since I am not a comic book fan though I do keep an interest on film developments).

"Rise of the Planet of the Apes" was still fresh on my mind, and as it would be the case, I ended up watching this anyhow...

The Story - 3/5
Acceptable, fun and definitely retro. I wasn't too compelled in the story though. It definitely felt a linear. The frail one becomes the chosen one and let's give em' hell sort of thing. And a typical boss fight too.
I have no real idea if the Red Skull was really the best villain for the movie since I felt Hugo Weaving was underused (x10)! In fact, Hugo Weaving could have delivered an even more memorable performance if the story allowed him to do so. When he had that face on him, all you see is a villain and that's it. No real attachment to the character. I don't know, feels like an element or two missing here.

The Pace - 4/5
It was fine, no real qualms about the pacing. It starts out well, it integrates the whole transformation sequences well, and then when the action kicks off it bodes quite well. However, I did find noticeable discontinuity with the scenes of Steve Rogers and then when they switch to Johann Schmidt/Red Skull working in the lab.

The Acting Performances - 3.5/5
Hmm... well, not enough screen time or the writing wasn't strong enough for the villain and that is a big blow to the overall movie. Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, and Tommy Lee Jones, each did brilliantly well and had enough screen time and you knew them well towards the end of the movie. Not the case for Red Skull unfortunately.

The Music - 3/5
Nothing too memorable or there wasn't a "Captain America" anthem. I did like the on-stage Captain America performance though. It was fine, nothing too special.

The Ending - 4/5
Quite possibly the best part of the movie but it was super brief. I'm talking after the boss fight. Reminded me of "Enchanted" when Giselle came out of that sewer in the middle of New York City. Nice way to end the movie (as it is supposed to I guess?) and it sets it up beautifully for "The Avengers". Just good enough here and as such, not a bad ending at all. The boss fight was just meh for me though since I wasn't too bothered what happens to Red Skull.

FINAL VERDICT
"Thor" was better in my opinion. This movie verges on great but it settles on good. It does take off the ground and throw action set pieces at you but we have seen it all. One viewing is enough for this movie.

7.5/10

Just about good enough to invite you to "The Avengers" next year. "Captain America" brings retro and nostalgia of WWII in typical action hero manner. Villain is flatly done. Good movie, but not great. Worth a watch.


Here are Meta and RT for "Captain America" and "Thor" :



Stayed back and watched "The Avengers" trailer. Brilliant but so brief. Such a teaser.

Wow... things are moving really quickly, I mean for Avengers Phase Two that is. Wasn't a big fan of the first "Captain America", preferred "Thor" over it (both released same year).

...Meanwhile at DC.

Nice... not too impressed with the trailer though, could be keeping things hidden. Perhaps the movie has a lot more to offer.

Watched it on Sunday. This one is superior to the first Cap America in every possible way.

In 2011, it was Thor > Captain America.

For both the sequels, I would have say The Winter Soldier > Thor The Dark World.

The story roots itself deep into S.H.I.E.L.D. and its very existence. Interesting enough to make you want to know more.

...and sweet, we get a 'peek' at The Twins.

Where Spidey?

That fight at the end though...

Ant-Man there...

Spidey

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Yay, finally! Another new Spidey.

The eye shutters... how does that work I wonder.

Again... finally!

Seeing Spidey with all those superheroes...

From a box office standpoint, I think "Civil War" will surpass "Batman v Superman". (The latter already hit $700 mil.).

Both films- highly anticipated, having their own fanbases. Marvel has had an incredible momentum and I don't see how "Civil War" is not going to trample over most films this year including BvS.

And with the all time high anticipation of finally seeing "Spider-Man" in the Avengers universe, "Civil War" could just do it. IMO.

AoU and Iron Man 3.

My dislikes thus far. But the dislike level is still... likeable & enjoyable. Unlike BvS.

I really hope Fox can do what Sony did; do a one-timer, imagine X-Men cameo in the Marvel Avengers film universe.

Now I'm wondering how much Spidey action we are going to get in Civil War. Majority of Civil War excitement/anticipation is on the 'Spidey-factor'.

Anything that can be over 90% after 20 reviews ; almost guarantees a spot as "Certified Fresh". It would drop, but will be around 80s at the lowest; that's helluva lot better than BvS ever got.

Haha... CW > BvS already on the critic front. Fans will no doubt enjoy it even more. The only DC flick this year capable of remotely doing any good against Marvel is Suicide Squad.

More excited than ever for CW than BvS crap.

Friday for me...

Long weekend adding to the excited mood



Its like Avengers 2.5 with that many heroes in one film.

Black Panther. Nuff' said.

...well, this and Spider-Man.

By far one of the most enjoyable and memorable superhero film I've ever seen!

Without question, one the best Marvel films ever made.

Baron Zemo though Interesting character, didn't know about him at all actually. He sort of is the 'Lex Luthor' of Civil War

This is one of those films you just can't get enough of.

That airport fight sequence. Holy fuuu----

This many superheroes in one film, and you can still walk out of the cinema knowing what they all did, is an absolute achievement.

Well done, well done.

Black Panther took me by absolute surprise.

The fight scenes with Black Panther was nothing short of extraordinary.

I was just expecting 'yet another new Marvel character' thrown into the mix, but boy was I wrong.

And to know that the Black Panther film will be directed by Creed's Ryan Coogler; Marvel is just getting it right and right time and time again.

I thought Black Panther was African-American This adds a whole new dimension to the standalone film. Can't wait! I guess we'll find out the origin to the Black Panther suit (how does the claw retract/appear anyways...hmmm).