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

[Greg_S_H]

They've always got to make things more complicated than they have to be. I guess the Bucky thing is making the back history fit the Winter Soldier storyline instead of the other way around.

 

[SWFF]

First we had the first photo of the new SPIDER-MAN costume, now we've got one of CAPTAIN AMERICA, courtesy of MANIA.com:

 

[Sam Favate]

It doesn't look half bad.

BTW, the photo is from Entertainment Weekly. The other sites have been picking it up.

 

[SWFF]

I know, I don't tend to visit Entertainment Weekly, Mania, I do, so, I credited them, but, yes, the source, as it's indicated on the photo, is indeed EW.

 

[JonZ]

The gray straps dont seem to serve any purpose and are distracting.


Remove them, and it would look much better.

 

[EricW]

or make them blue?

 

[Jose Martinez]

I think it looks pretty good

 

[JonZ]

Empires pic....

 

[Chuck Mayer]

Evans looks pretty good. I'm excited to see what he brings to the film. I don't expect much else.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Joe Johnston rarely makes a really special picture, but his movies are always adequate for their purpose. Jurassic Park III wasn't a great sequel, but it wasn't a bad one either.


Official poster:

 

[Greg_S_H]

I liked October Sky, though the book was better (and the book's first sequel was better still).

 

[TonyD]

Originally Posted by JonZ

The gray straps dont seem to serve any purpose and are distracting.


Remove them, and it would look much better.

Looks like Rob Liefeld designed this costume.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

I believe that Caps will be parachuting into battle at least once in the picture, so it's possible that there's a parachute built into the suit that the straps attach. I like them, because they give the suit texture, and remind me of American paratroopers during World War II:

 

[Greg_S_H]

Looks pretty awesome. Skinny Chris Evans. So, is he fighting Nazis or not? If it's all Hydra, that'll really be lame. How will general audiences relate to that?

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Originally Posted by Greg_S_H linked from the movie's official site with a movie tie-in logo should ease your mind, since it opens with this panel:




The film's synopsis reads as follows:

Born during the Great Depression, Steve Rogers grew up a frail youth in a poor family. Horrified by the newsreel footage of the Nazis in Europe, Rogers was inspired to enlist in the army. However, because of his frailty and sickness, he was rejected. Overhearing the boy's earnest plea, General Chester Phillips offered Rogers the opportunity to take part in a special experiment... Operation: Rebirth.

After weeks of tests, Rogers was at last administered the Super-Solider Serum and bombarded by 'vita-rays.' Steve Rogers emerged from the treatment with a body as perfect as a body can be and still be human. Rogers was then put through an intensive physical and tactical training program. Three months later, he was given his first assignment as Captain America. Armed with his indestructible shield and battle savvy, Captain America has continued his war against evil both as a sentinel of liberty and as leader of the Avengers.


Basically, Red Skull seems to be Hitler's lieutenant, and Hydra seems to be his own private army.

 

[Greg_S_H]

Thanks for that. The current Avengers cartoon has removed the Nazis from the equation and there was some talk that the movie would do the same. I don't really like it for the cartoon, but it couldn't work for a movie where the audience doesn't know what Hydra is and expects WWII to be WWII.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

^ There are quite a few foreign markets that don't allow Nazis in children's programming, which is why I think they made that change for the Avengers cartoon.

 

[Patrick Sun]

 

[JonZ]

I nice little spot - but I was hoping for more footage. Looking foward to this one, and hope it doesnt disappoint.

 

[Patrick Sun]

I'm just going to keep my expectations really low, and hope Joe Johnston and company can entertain and even surprise me.