Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) (1 Viewer)

[TravisR]

Wouldn’t mind seeing some of the people who didn’t like this movie in here give their opinion now.

I liked the movie but I took a look at my two posts in this thread and I stand by them (though the first one was a bit of an understatement):

03/22/10

...but Chris Evans seems like he'll be able to pull it off.

07/20/11

Brooding works fine for Batman but it would be severely misplaced in a Captain America movie.

 

[Chuck Mayer]

I was on board with Evans from the rumor. As I said on page 1 of this thread, his role in Sunshine made me think he could pull it off. And he was exceedingly well-cast.

I still think it is one of Marvel's better efforts. It has the best romance of any of their films (Atwell is awesome at everything in this film), and it looks cool. Johnston did a great job. Wish there was a little more WWII action (beyond the montage), but I dug it then and I dig it now.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

That Paramount title card surprised me.

Paramount distributed all of the Phase 1 films except Avengers. Disney bought them out of the remaining obligations on their distribution deal after this film, and as a result of those buyout terms, Paramount also got their logo on Avengers and Iron Man 3.

 

[Tommy R]

Oh wow, this came out 10 years ago now (AND Thor). Interesting reading the first page of this thread, and the news that this was going to be released in May and Avengers in July two months later. Never really followed Marvel back then. I’m not even sure I was aware of the “MCU” was a plan when I saw the first Iron Man in the theaters.

 

[Sam Favate]

There's a story that goes that John Krasinski (Jack Ryan) auditioned for the part, and when he didn't get it, asked who did. Upon being told it was Chris Evans, Krasinski reportedly said, "Oh yeah, that makes sense. He is Captain America."

 

[Colin Jacobson]

I’m up to this in my rewatch and I’m shocked this thread didn’t get to 200 posts.

IIRC, "Cap" was the lowest grossing MCU movie pre-pandemic.

So if fewer people saw it, less discussion!

 

[Jake Lipson]

Paramount distributed all of the Phase 1 films except Avengers.

They did not distribute The Incredible Hulk either because the distribution rights for that character were at Universal. Most people seem to forget about that film because Mark Ruffalo was not in it, but Marvel has been sprinkling elements of it throughout some more recent projects. You're right about everything else, of course.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

I’m sorry I spoke so broadly in an effort to avoid confusion.

 

[Jake Lipson]

I just thought of it because I'm actually going to watch The Incredible Hulk this week.

 

[Jake Lipson]

I'm bumping this old thread for a very unfortunate reason.

Glen Trotiner has passed away at age 65. He was an assistant director on Captain America: The First Avenger and a bunch of other things.

Glen Trotiner Dies: Assistant Director On ‘Captain America’, ‘Independence Day’ & Dozens Of Other Projects Was 65

Glen Trotiner, who was first or second assistant director on such films as Captain America: The First Avenger, Independence Day and The Untouchables, along with Mozart in the Jungle, ER and dozens …

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I have to admit here that I don't remember hearing Trotiner's name before. I do watch the credits on movies, so I'm sure I looked at it at some point. But this is just a reminder of how many people do important work on movies that we as the audience don't really think about that much, myself included. Of course we know the names of people like the actors and the director who are higher profile, but people like Trotiner make significant contributions that aren't always immediately recognized. I know I really liked The First Avenger and Trotiner certainly had a part in that. It is very sad that he is no longer with us.

May he Rest In Peace.