CAPTAIN AMERICA: WINTER SOLDIER
by Silverscreen Snob, Michael Johnston & Kudos
The
latest installment of the Marvel franchise has landed in the muscly
form of Captain America. However the main attraction is neither the
size of Chris Evans arms (sorry ladies) nor the pout of the beautiful
Scarlett Johansson (never mind boys). Instead, the whole film is
nothing short of a game changer for those that follow the Marvel
universe and the TV series. Without giving too much away, watching
the old films will never be the same again.
Mr
Evans does a fantastic job as the man out of time trying to make
sense of the world he now inhabits. Joining him this time is Ms
Johansson as the arse-kicking Black Widow, and Anthony Mackie as Sam
Wilson, aka, Falcon. Both are great in their sidekick roles; Black
Widow gives the girls a reason to cheer by holding her own against
the men of the movie, however these moments seem to be inter-cut with
several lingering shots of her tightly clad bum. Mackie also plays
his part well without looking like he is just auditioning for his own
solo film.
The film is action sequence after action sequence but this doesn't detract from the plot. The only negative I have with the faster paced scenes is that sometimes the punches and kicks are a blur (but that could be something to do with my age).
And now onto the titular Winter Soldier. I won't reveal his identity, even if it is pretty much an open secret now. However I will say that, although he is an excellent foil for Steve Roger's Captain, I would have liked to see him a lot more. For a man whose name is in the title, he plays second fiddle to some of the other bad guys.
Despite my Winter Soldier gripe, this is a fantastic film and really does open up the future for the Marvel film franchise. There are little nods to other Marvel characters, both old and new, which should keep every fan boy (and girl) happy. As usual please stay until the end of the credits for two post film sequences, the first of which had me squeal with delight... thank goodness there was only my boyfriend and daughter in the cinema (who were just as excited).
http://www.silverscreensnob.blogspot.co.uk/The film is action sequence after action sequence but this doesn't detract from the plot. The only negative I have with the faster paced scenes is that sometimes the punches and kicks are a blur (but that could be something to do with my age).
And now onto the titular Winter Soldier. I won't reveal his identity, even if it is pretty much an open secret now. However I will say that, although he is an excellent foil for Steve Roger's Captain, I would have liked to see him a lot more. For a man whose name is in the title, he plays second fiddle to some of the other bad guys.
Despite my Winter Soldier gripe, this is a fantastic film and really does open up the future for the Marvel film franchise. There are little nods to other Marvel characters, both old and new, which should keep every fan boy (and girl) happy. As usual please stay until the end of the credits for two post film sequences, the first of which had me squeal with delight... thank goodness there was only my boyfriend and daughter in the cinema (who were just as excited).
Kudos
Now I am not a Avengers fan, Thor was a bore, Iron Man got rusty by the third and the Hulk never amounted to much..........Captain America I did like, the tone, the plot and the morals....
Now I am not a Avengers fan, Thor was a bore, Iron Man got rusty by the third and the Hulk never amounted to much..........Captain America I did like, the tone, the plot and the morals....
So on to Winter Soldier, stunning on the eyes without getting silly, some of the smaller set pieces stayed longer in the head than the huge brilliant CGI orgy later on, the side on fight scene at the start was like ballet with bite, the lift scene has got me paranoid about sweaty people in lifts and the Black Widow, well just got me sweaty, wow.
Your eyes will not be disappointed but weaved in is also something for the grey matter, has a feel of 70s cold war movie where you can trust no one, mixed with current paranoia of remove the threat at any cost even before any threat has been made...........”thought crime” punished by remote drones.
A strong cast backed by writing that never lets you worry about the plot and CGI that is jaw dropping, sit down, pull down the safety harness and enjoy the ride but remember not to leave your brain in the foyer ….....you will need it and a little treat for “War Games” fans
“This is not freedom, this is fear"
Michael johnston
Captain America 2 winter soldier...I like my superheroes clean cut nobel righteous etc and with the possible exception of superman they don't come cleaner cut than steve rogers .from the start a wonderful set piece rescuing some people from pirates to the elevator scene .nick fury stuck in traffic...(seriously) and the taking down of a fighter jet will have the nerds reaching for the tissues, not that its all set pieces (theres lots but it never feels like they re just cramm...ing em in)the weight of the film is in the trust issues and secret organisations that weigh on cap s mind when fury tells him all isn't as it seems ,Robert redford reminds the young uns how to act (isn't he always good)and jenny agutter will have your jaw on the floor in one scene ,the villain on show is silent but deadly and doesn't appear till mid way and isn't your usual manic psycho, the fight scenes with the cap and him are outstanding ,its hard to keep things fresh when every film has a fight scene trying to out do the last one..but this does ,admittedly I love a marvel superhero film but I dare anyone not to enjoy the ride...as usual with marvel stay till the end credits for a sneek peek (the uber nerds will understand it all ) but will leave most scratching your head. in short, better than the 1st not as good as avengers but really what is!!!
