Captain America: The First Avenger (Three-Disc Combo: Blu-ray 3D / Blu-ray / DVD / Digital Copy) Reviews

Captain America first appeared in the Marvel Universe in March 1941, and quickly became a symbol of America’s fight for freedom, enjoying his heyday as America and her allies fought the Nazi’s and the Japanese empire during World War II. Created by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, the Captain America comics told the story of a scrawny New York kid, Steve Rogers, who was inducted into a special program to create a so-called super soldier. The gaunt, feisty and brave Rogers would become a brawny superhero, but with no more powers than that of an enhanced man. Two less-than-stellar TV-movie adaptations aside, Captain America has been ripe for the big screen treatment – never more so than the last decades surge in Superhero movies. This big-budget adaptation has avoided overdoing the patriotism and aligned itself nicely with the carefully woven Marvel universe now in full swing. It’s action packed, fun, and a solid accomplishment in almost every way.