Captain America: The First Avenger-Review, Discuss, Grade, Sequel, DVD

Captain Craig · July 18 2011, 11:33 PM

When Steve Rogers is refused enlistment in the United States army during World War II, he is determined to find some way to serve despite his physical weakness. He jumps at the chance to take part in a military experiment that transforms him into the supersoldier known as Captain America. He and his companions Bucky Barnes and Peggy Carter battle a malevolent group called HYDRA and Hitler's chief weapons researcher, a man known as the Red Skull.

CAST
Chris Evans: Steve Rogers/Captain America
Haley Atwell: Peggy Carter
Sebastian Stan: James "Bucky" Buchannan
Tommy Lee Jones: Colonel Chester Phillips
Dominic Cooper: Howard Stark
Hugo Weaving: Johann Schmidt/Red Skull
Stanley Tucci: Dr. Abraham Erskine

RottenTomatoes current score is: xxx
Yahoo!Movies current grade is: xxx
Metacritic current score is: xxx

In anticipation of reviews hitting tomorrow and some sneak screeners being reported it's time to get this thread up and going. Hope it meets the expectations all or in part of everyone who helped make the lead up thread a big success. Like all our movie tracking threads it's a team effort.

This of course is the last piece in the Marvel Movie Universe lead up to The Avengers which opens May 2012!

Admiral_Young · July 19 2011, 12:46 AM

I will be seeing this on Friday or Saturday...most likely Sat. Really excited for this.

Agenda · July 19 2011, 01:20 AM

Not a great sign that there's no reviews yet.

Captain Craig · July 19 2011, 02:10 AM

^^^^^
If I had a dollar for every time I read that.
I guess people forget that few movies have reviews out more than a few days till release.

Captain Craig · July 19 2011, 02:10 AM

Dupe

Agenda · July 19 2011, 02:15 AM

I like Cap. I want it to succeed...

CaptainCanada · July 19 2011, 02:25 AM

Reviews are embargoed until the 20th, supposedly because the studio wanted to avoid them getting drowned out by media articles on the success of Harry Potter (I guess we'll know if that's accurate when we see).

Here are a few tweets, etc. from people who've seen it (mostly comments on RT or Twitter, a few from actual reviewers).

Captain Craig · July 19 2011, 12:40 PM

^^^^
Oh, the 20th. Must have misread something, thought it would be today. Very curious to see what the critics think if only cause the masses will take their queues in large part from them on a first, untested entry.

Warped9 · July 19 2011, 02:20 PM

CaptainCanada wrote:

Here are a few tweets, etc. from people who've seen it (mostly comments on RT or Twitter, a few from actual reviewers).

Looks like some positive buzz there. I haven't read Captain America for decades, but I've been very intrigued by this film. I want to see it and I hope it is consistent with the advance buzz I'm hearing.

The only downside is I have no interest to see it in 3D and I resent having to pay extra for something I don't want. 3D doesn't work well for my vision and I find it too distracting.

Griever · July 19 2011, 04:54 PM

Beyond Antares wrote:

Not a great sign that there's no reviews yet.

Found one: http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/...-sized-heroism

Beware of spoilers...and don't mind the Wolverine at the top.

Captain Craig · July 19 2011, 09:16 PM

The Citirix people are having one of their product demonstrations and this Thursday showing Captain America after the product demo. Yes, they hold it AT a theater. The last one I went to they showed Tron: Legacy. If we weren't having a conference in the building for which I might need to be on standby for I'd go for sure. Stupid conference!

JD · July 19 2011, 10:56 PM

I can't wait. I've been on a huge superhero kick for the last few months so this should fit right in. Along with Thor and X-Men:First Class, I've been working my way through the first seasons of The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Batman The Animated Series, Superman The Animated series, and the DCU DTVs. And I'm planning on starting a bunch of DC and Marvel comic series as digital comics.

Turtletrekker · July 20 2011, 12:22 AM

I'm going to a midnight showing tomorrow.

clint g · July 20 2011, 01:51 AM

I'm giving it a b-.....bordering on a c +. It was fun. It was entertaining. But it also felt rushed as hell. It certainly felt more like a set up movie than anything else. I will say this though, it has me very excited for the avengers

davejames · July 20 2011, 05:24 PM

Hmm, still early, but so far it's looking like reviews are going to be fairly mixed for this...

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July 19 2011, 12:46 AM	#2
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	Re: Captain America: The First Avenger-Review, Discuss, Grade, Sequel, I will be seeing this on Friday or Saturday...most likely Sat. Really excited for this. __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011.

July 19 2011, 01:20 AM	#3
Agenda Fleet Captain	Re: Captain America: The First Avenger-Review, Discuss, Grade, Sequel, Not a great sign that there's no reviews yet.

July 19 2011, 02:10 AM	#4
Captain Craig Vice Admiral Location: Nashville,TN	Re: Captain America: The First Avenger-Review, Discuss, Grade, Sequel, ^^^^^ If I had a dollar for every time I read that. I guess people forget that few movies have reviews out more than a few days till release. __________________ "Picard never hit me." Q-Less(DS9) "Freedom is the Right of All Sentient Beings" Optimus Prime Twitter:http://twitter.com/#!/CaptainCraig1

July 19 2011, 02:10 AM	#5
Captain Craig Vice Admiral Location: Nashville,TN	Re: Captain America: The First Avenger-Review, Discuss, Grade, Sequel, Dupe __________________ "Picard never hit me." Q-Less(DS9) "Freedom is the Right of All Sentient Beings" Optimus Prime Twitter:http://twitter.com/#!/CaptainCraig1

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July 19 2011, 02:15 AM	#6
Agenda Fleet Captain	Re: Captain America: The First Avenger-Review, Discuss, Grade, Sequel, I like Cap. I want it to succeed...

July 19 2011, 02:25 AM	#7
CaptainCanada Admiral Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada	Re: Captain America: The First Avenger-Review, Discuss, Grade, Sequel, Reviews are embargoed until the 20th, supposedly because the studio wanted to avoid them getting drowned out by media articles on the success of Harry Potter (I guess we'll know if that's accurate when we see). Here are a few tweets, etc. from people who've seen it (mostly comments on RT or Twitter, a few from actual reviewers). __________________ "I'm a white male, age 18 to 49. Everyone listens to me, no matter how dumb my suggestions are!" - Homer Simpson

July 19 2011, 12:40 PM	#8
Captain Craig Vice Admiral Location: Nashville,TN	Re: Captain America: The First Avenger-Review, Discuss, Grade, Sequel, ^^^^ Oh, the 20th. Must have misread something, thought it would be today. Very curious to see what the critics think if only cause the masses will take their queues in large part from them on a first, untested entry. __________________ "Picard never hit me." Q-Less(DS9) "Freedom is the Right of All Sentient Beings" Optimus Prime Twitter:http://twitter.com/#!/CaptainCraig1

July 19 2011, 09:16 PM	#11
Captain Craig Vice Admiral Location: Nashville,TN	Re: Captain America: The First Avenger-Review, Discuss, Grade, Sequel, The Citirix people are having one of their product demonstrations and this Thursday showing Captain America after the product demo. Yes, they hold it AT a theater. The last one I went to they showed Tron: Legacy. If we weren't having a conference in the building for which I might need to be on standby for I'd go for sure. Stupid conference! __________________ "Picard never hit me." Q-Less(DS9) "Freedom is the Right of All Sentient Beings" Optimus Prime Twitter:http://twitter.com/#!/CaptainCraig1

July 19 2011, 10:56 PM	#12
JD Admiral Location: Arizona, USA	Re: Captain America: The First Avenger-Review, Discuss, Grade, Sequel, I can't wait. I've been on a huge superhero kick for the last few months so this should fit right in. Along with Thor and X-Men:First Class, I've been working my way through the first seasons of The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Batman The Animated Series, Superman The Animated series, and the DCU DTVs. And I'm planning on starting a bunch of DC and Marvel comic series as digital comics. __________________ Over the course of many encounters and many years, I have successfully developed a standard operating procedure for dealing with big, nasty monsters. Run away. Me and Monty Python. Harry Dresden - Blood Rites (The Dresden Files #6)

July 20 2011, 12:22 AM	#13
Turtletrekker Vice Admiral Location: Tacoma, Washington	Re: Captain America: The First Avenger-Review, Discuss, Grade, Sequel, I'm going to a midnight showing tomorrow. __________________ Coulson lives!

July 20 2011, 01:51 AM	#14
clint g Admiral Location: Afghanistan	Re: Captain America: The First Avenger-Review, Discuss, Grade, Sequel, I'm giving it a b-.....bordering on a c +. It was fun. It was entertaining. But it also felt rushed as hell. It certainly felt more like a set up movie than anything else. I will say this though, it has me very excited for the avengers __________________ It's nothing personal, just business

July 20 2011, 05:24 PM	#15
davejames Vice Admiral Location: Sac, Ca	Re: Captain America: The First Avenger-Review, Discuss, Grade, Sequel, Hmm, still early, but so far it's looking like reviews are going to be fairly mixed for this...