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Captain America: The First Avenger (Johnston, 2011) — The Reviews Thread

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Captain America: The First Avenger (Johnston, 2011) — The Reviews Thread

Please continue pre-release discussion here.

Movie:
"Captain America: The First Avenger" (Starring: Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Natalie Dormer, Stanley Tucci, Tommy Lee jones, Dominic Cooper, Hayley Atwell, Neal McDonough)

Release Date:
7/22/2011

Rating:
PG-13 (for probably the usual Marvel superhero film action violence: bloodless but intense throughout)

Running Time:
121min. (2h. 01m.)

Budget:
$140 million

IMDb Synopsis:
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Based on the Marvel Comics character from World War II. A brave, yet mild-mannered young soldier named Steve Rogers, volunteers to undergo a series of experiments for a US army Super Soldier program. The military succeeds in transforming him into a human weapon, but quickly decide that their Super Soldier is far too expensive a creation to risk in combat. So, they decide to put him to use as an army celebrity and parade him across Europe to boost morale by performing in USO shows for American troops. He is even given a costume that bear the colors of Old Glory for the stage. Then, when a Nazi plot reveals itself Rogers must rise up and and become the First Avenger, in order to save his country. Steve Rogers becomes Captain America and he earns his way into the hearts and souls of every American, bringing hope and justice to a war-weary nation. Later, during a mission to Germany to stop his archenemy - The Red Skull, from launching rockets at the allies, Captain America sacrifices himself and winds up frozen in ice for almost six decades! Revived, Steve Rogers now must join forces with new heroes and become an Avenger of the modern age.


IMDb Info and Rating:
7.5 (26,556 votes as of 8/08/11)

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Fresh:155 Rotten:42 (79% as of 8/08/11)

Metacritic:
66 metascore ('Generally favorable reviews' as of 8/08/11)

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Re: Captain America: The First Avenger (Johnston, 2011) — The Reviews Thread

Originally Posted by Super X
Here's a positive review by Roger Moore from the Green Bay Press Gazette:

http://greenbayhub.greenbaypressgaze...text|FRONTPAGE
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That's so weird. Roger Moore writes for the Orlando Sentinel and apparently some other company the Green Bay Press Gazette publishes. He uses the same reviews for both. Weird.
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Re: Captain America: The First Avenger (Johnston, 2011) — The Reviews Thread

Extremely positive review:

http://thefilmstage.com/2011/07/20/r...first-avenger/

Recalling the serials that populated the time period it encapsulates, Joe Johnston’s Captain America: The First Avenger, the last in a long summer of superhero films, deals in absolute good and absolute evil in a world in which a first kiss is just as important as preventing a maniacal villain from blowing up the world.
Even after moving on from his roots as a visual effects artist for George Lucas and Steven Spielberg in the 1980s, Johnston has suffered a career full of what mostly feels like Spielberg-ian retreads (The Rocketeer, Jurassic Park III, Hidalgo). Here he shines, utilizing the never-ending resources provided by Marvel Studios to create something truly memorable.
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Re: Captain America: The First Avenger (Johnston, 2011) — The Reviews Thread

UGO had this to say:

YOU WILL LIKE THIS IF... You love superheroes, war movies, period pieces and/or a good time.
YOU WON'T LIKE THIS IF... You’re a Nazi, a member of Hydra or you just plain hate America.
Grade: A

http://www.ugo.com/movies/captain-am...avenger-review

We're heading to Dallas Saturday morning, so I bought some tickets for the 11:20am showing at Studio Movie Grill to get some lunch at the same time. My kids should dig that since there aren't any theaters like that in the greater Tulsa area and the only one in OKC you have to be 21 to eat at.
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Re: Captain America: The First Avenger (Johnston, 2011) — The Reviews Thread

^So the majority of the rest of the world is not going to like this?
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Re: Captain America: The First Avenger (Johnston, 2011) — The Reviews Thread

A friend of mine who's seen the film says it's pretty good, but far from spectacular. I'm sort of getting this vibe from a lot of the buzz I've heard that doesn't originate from the fanboy community. I remain cautiously optimistic.
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Re: Captain America: The First Avenger (Johnston, 2011) — The Reviews Thread

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^So the majority of the rest of the world is not going to like this?
What if you think hating America is a good time?
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Re: Captain America: The First Avenger (Johnston, 2011) — The Reviews Thread

Currently 33% at RT... uh oh...
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Re: Captain America: The First Avenger (Johnston, 2011) — The Reviews Thread

Originally Posted by Labor
Extremely positive review:
Recalling the serials that populated the time period it encapsulates, Joe Johnston’s Captain America: The First Avenger, the last in a long summer of superhero films, deals in absolute good and absolute evil in a world in which a first kiss is just as important as preventing a maniacal villain from blowing up the world.
http://.com/2011/07/20/review-captai...first-avenger/
The Captain America serial was awful, so if that's what this one brings to mind, I am soooo not there. And since when does anybody want to go back to the insipid world described in that last sentence? Well, maybe 12-year-olds, which would be this film's target audience if any of them had even heard of WWII.
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Re: Captain America: The First Avenger (Johnston, 2011) — The Reviews Thread

I don't think that means the Captain America serial specifically, just serials of that time.
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Re: Captain America: The First Avenger (Johnston, 2011) — The Reviews Thread

Originally Posted by Hokeyboy
Currently 33% at RT... uh oh...
Yeah... they hated Green Lantern and that wasn't nearly as bad as they made it out to be. I never thought that either trailer made this look like a "can't miss" movie, but as a huge comic book guy, I was going to see it regardless. Guess we'll see...
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Yeah... they hated Green Lantern and that wasn't nearly as bad as they made it out to be. I never thought that either trailer made this look like a "can't miss" movie, but as a huge comic book guy, I was going to see it regardless. Guess we'll see...
It's now up to 60%. It'll be interesting to see what the final consensus is.
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Re: Captain America: The First Avenger (Johnston, 2011) — The Reviews Thread

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Yeah... they hated Green Lantern and that wasn't nearly as bad as they made it out to be.
You're right. It was worse.

Still though it seems to be rising, so I hope as more reviews come in we get more positives.
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Re: Captain America: The First Avenger (Johnston, 2011) — The Reviews Thread

Rotten Tomatoes:
Fresh:13 Rotten:08 (62% as of 7/20/11)

Metacritic:
62 metascore ('Generally favorable reviews' as of 7/20/11)
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You're right. It was worse.
You go straight to hell Hokeyboy! Straight to hell!
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Re: Captain America: The First Avenger (Johnston, 2011) — The Reviews Thread

^but that's far, also I heard they don't let you come back
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Re: Captain America: The First Avenger (Johnston, 2011) — The Reviews Thread

Green Lantern had a 26% which was about right, I'd say maybe 1 in 4 people liked it. I was definitely in the other 74%.
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Re: Captain America: The First Avenger (Johnston, 2011) — The Reviews Thread

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Green Lantern had a 26% which was about right, I'd say maybe 1 in 4 people liked it. I was definitely in the other 74%.
Way to be a sheep.
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Re: Captain America: The First Avenger (Johnston, 2011) — The Reviews Thread

I'm worried about most of the critics saying it's just one long trailer for The Avengers. I hope it's not that obvious.
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Re: Captain America: The First Avenger (Johnston, 2011) — The Reviews Thread

I hope this is good. I don't think it looks like anything fantastic but it seems like it should be a fun time. I'm gonna try and go see it tonight. I've enjoyed the other offerings from Marvel so far this year, but I thought Green Lantern was an absolute disaster. The trailer for this gave me a better vibe than I got from Green Lantern though.
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69% on RT, sounding better.
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Re: Captain America: The First Avenger (Johnston, 2011) — The Reviews Thread

Originally Posted by PopcornTreeCt
I'm worried about most of the critics saying it's just one long trailer for The Avengers. I hope it's not that obvious.
It can't be any more of a trailer for The Avengers than Thor, can it?
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Re: Captain America: The First Avenger (Johnston, 2011) — The Reviews Thread

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Way to be a sheep.
By that logic anyone who didn't like Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever is also a sheep.
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Re: Captain America: The First Avenger (Johnston, 2011) — The Reviews Thread

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By that logic anyone who didn't like Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever is also a sheep.
Obviously. That's the definition.

Also, it was tongue-in-cheek, Mr. Serious.
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Also, it was tongue-in-cheek, Mr. Serious.
Oh I know, I just like to reference Ecks vs Sever as often as possible.


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