Captain America: The First Avenger

Rating: 7.1/10

Film Class: B

Genre: Action Superhero

And I thought this movie would be a blast... Considering Captain America is the first avenger... oooowwww.... it turned out there was not much to owwww about. The skinny pre-Steve Rogers was so convincing that I find it almost hard to believe that Chris Evans actually played him. Thought perhaps they superimposed Chris Evan's face on a skinny guy. But from the trivia, they actually CG-ed his body instead.

Steve Rogers is a patriotic citizen of America who wouldn't give up his dream of becoming a military soldier despite his weak physique. Deemed medically unfit countless times, his perseverance finally paid off when a top military scientist decided to give him a chance to prove himself. Impressed with his heart and character, they enlist him for a top secret research project to transform him into the perfect soldier.

*spoilers ahead* I liked the part where Steve Rogers threw his body over a hand grenade to protect his teammates, a classic NS story which stayed with me till this very day. It sounded so magnanimous, however, the movie didn't have a good build up to it. It felt like a quickie, it came before you knew it, and when you knew it, the scene had already passed you by.

Also liked the part where Steve Rogers' body became so chiseled after being injected with the super-soldier serum, or whatever you call it. There was a similar scene in Spider-Man, where Peter Parker woke up to a buff body after being bitten by the radioactive spider. However, in this case, the difference in physique was much greater and the result was more... impressive.

Captain America felt so god-like in this movie. However, I really wasn't too fond of his trademark weapon... a shield. A shield made up of a rare element that can deflect bullets without being scratched. There was nothing really awesome and drool-dripping about it. I'm aware that I can't blame the director for that since the character was as such and the director did good whatever he could to make the shield "feel" awesome... Perhaps a hint too much. *Major spoilers ahead* This is seen for the first scene where there's so much hooha about finding something in the middle of nowhere in the North Pole... and low and behold, it's shield. A little off and disconnected I felt.

I liked Red Skull's look but not so much the portrayal of Red Skull by Hugo Weaving. Hugo Weaving was stellar in the Matrix and V for Vendetta but somehow, his voice didn't quite fit in in this movie. I haven't heard Red Skull speak before, at least not that I can remember, but I would think Red Skull would have a coarser voice to match his burnt, volcanic red face.

While there weren't many scenes which blew me away, the ending did however pack a fine dose of immense anticipation for the long-awaited The Avengers. Do stay tuned for the after-credits scene and trailer for the The Avengers.

Possibly one of the weakest movies of The Avenger's franchise.