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Somehow, you always knew that Captain America was going to end up like just another one of those chest pumping hoo-RAH films that appeal more to an American audience than us across the Pond... more

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  • 34 of 34 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 8 thedevilinme

    Member since 13/05/2008

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    4 Stars Check out Chris Evans guns girls! Review with images 09/02/2012
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Way above average superhero film

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Bit clunky in places

    Star – Chris Evans Certificate – 12a Run Time – 124 minutes Country – USA Genre – Super hero Rental – Triple play edition (choose your fmormat option) Rental – £2.99 per night@Blockbuster ----------------------------------------​------------ Ever since the tantalizing and extremely brief appearance of the iconic Captain America shield in Tony Stark’s lab in the brilliant Iron Man I have been looking forward to this movie. He was my favorite superhero as a kid and what the comic books were supposed to be all about, delivering a rather raw and stripped down movie around a more human character ... more
  • 45 of 45 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    3 Stars Captain America: Throws His Mighty Shield! 12/08/2011
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Good effects (Red Skull makeup and skinny Steve CGI), Good performance from the whole cast

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Action didn't thrill me like other superhero films, ending just feels like setup for The Avengers

    Captain America may be the first Avenger, but his movie is the last film leading up to next year’s blockbuster The Avengers. As a superhero fan I cannot wait to see the stars of the Incredible Hulk, Ironman and Thor team up on the big screen, but before all that I had to see how the live action Cap would turn out. Hopefully better than the direct to video disaster we got back in the nineties staring Matt Salinger. As a Marvel reader there was no chance that I would miss the movie, although truth be told I’m not all that crazy about the character. My exposure to Captain America is actually ... more
  • 34 of 34 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 5 BlackSwan

    Member since 29/01/2010

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    4 Stars Doing right by Cap a third time? 26/01/2012
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Cleverly executed adaptation keeping loyal to the source material without compromising the film

    Disadvantages Disadvantages General problems with the whole Captain America mythology

    Plot: In the present day circular object with a blue and red motif is uncovered in the arctic. The story behind this object starts in 1942. The Nazis have a deadly terrorist leader in their midst, the infamous Red Skull (Hugo Weaving) and his H.Y.D.R.A. has stolen a powerful new energy source he intends power some devastating new technology. Meanwhile, the frail and undersized Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) continues to fail to make the medical and he attempts to enlist in the US military. Impressed by his determination and spirit, scientist Abraham Erskine (Stanley Tucci) decides he is the ... more
  • 46 of 46 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 4 laurahartleyy

    Member since 07/06/2011

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    4 Stars Captain America - The First Avenger - Great movie!! 03/08/2011

    Advantages Advantages Great actors and acting, good story line, plenty of action, bit of romance, great CGI,

    Disadvantages Disadvantages The ending is a little disappointing

    There seems to be a continuous stream of super-hero movies at the moment and if I'm perfectly honest I'm getting a little bored. Yes, they're all different superheroes and they all have different powers but essentially the plot lines are all the same. Bad guy emerges. Ordinary man suddenly turned into superhero. Superhero saves world. Life goes on. This is why I was so surprised that I was actually really looking forward to the release of Captain America. I had no idea who Captain America was or what he could do but from the minute I watched the trailer I knew this was a movie I had to see ... more
  • 45 of 45 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 8 afy9mab

    Member since 11/07/2000

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    3 Stars The First, But Not the Best 18/11/2011
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages A strong cast and effects.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages A lack of suspense and under-developed supporting players.

    It’s 1942 and scrawny civilian Steve Rogers has just been turned down for military service for the umpteenth time. He’s determined to join the fight against the Nazis and signs up for a secret project, where a newly developed serum created by Dr Erskine transforms him into a super-soldier. Reborn as Captain America, he’s pushed into performing publicity stunts by the government. But when he hears his loyal friend Bucky Barnes has disappeared, he drops out of the stage show and hares off in hot pursuit. His first test as the all-American superhero sees him trying to thwart a nefarious plot to ... more

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Actor(s) Sebastian Stan, Hayley Atwell, Toby Jones
Genre Action & Adventure
Classification 12 years and over
Production Year 2011
Colour Colour

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