So, this movie had to be made in order for all the characters to be ready to assemble for the upcoming Avengers movie. The Hulk was done, twice before no less. Iron Man has already had his sequel. Thor made his appearance earlier in the year. I wonder who else needs to be introduced before they can begin on the eventuality.
I cant say that I cared much for this movie. Its over 2 hours long and feels like it. For some reason, the last few Marvel superhero tales had taken a very serious tone. This includes X-men First Class. Thor tried to vary from this template. I found more humourous moments in Thor than I have in any other fish out of the water story, But I could not find myself liking that. The cameo appearance of Hugh Jackman as Logan in X-men First Class was one of a handfull of instances of chuckles that I could muster. What little gags there is is found sprinkled sparingly here and there. Not enough to lift the mood in any substantial way.The first Iron Man had a nice pace to it. It felt like a fun romp. The actions scenes were fun to watch and the visuals added to the airy feeling. After all, these were derived from comic books and comic books were what I used to read for fun. I wished Capt America could have been fun.
We are introduced to the proverbial 90 pound weakling in Steve Rogers. A scrawny Brooklynite who strives to fulfill his duty by enlisting during the war and failing at it 5 times. His appearance on screen is that of the comic book ad where he is representative of the guy who gets sand kicked in his face. He attracts the attention of a special division of the Army and is inducted. More exposition before Rogers gets experimented on and emerges taller, faster, stronger. Initially, he is trotted out to sell war bonds and advance the war effort at home. While on tour in Europe, he defies regulations to save his best friend Bucky who is being held captive, along with other allied prisoners. by the Red Skull. The Red Skull is amassing an army and advanced weapons to aid, or usurp, Hitler. Rogers and his hand-picked group succeed in thwarting the Skulls plans and staying one step ahead him. In the end, the good guys win and the bad guys lose.
If this telling sounds boring, we thats how I found the movie. If you have to watch this, wait to stream or rent. Most people know the sotry of Captain America so I dont think you would be missing much if you dont see this before the whole Avengers come together
