It works Steve becomes a larger, more muscular, and supremely athletic version of himself, but his Steve is selected for his grit, bravery, and determination to be Highly advanced serum, perfected with the aid of industrialist Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper) and administered under the supervision ofĬhester Phillips (Tommy Lee Jones) and British officer Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell). The only catch is that Steve must submit to a select program for growing super soldiers using Scientist who's going to get Steve into the action. Abraham Erskine (Stanley Tucci), a German defector and the brilliant The scrawny Steve isĪ classic 4F, but his heart and determination to enlist catches the eye of Dr. Standing up to Nazi bullies are shattered when he's rejected from service for a myriad of health-related issues. Unfortunately, young Steve Rogers' (Chris Evans) dreams of World War II is in full swing, and most able-bodied young men are eager to sign up. Story, strong characters, and action aplenty, and it's arguably the best Marvel comic book-turned-movie this side of Iron Man. Marvel'sĬaptain America franchise transitions superbly to film the movie just oozes excitement and a bigger-than-life attitude. Indeed, Captain America is the embodiment of all three, a fantastical movie that's not about beating the odds,īut running right over them in the name of truth, justice, and the American way, with apologies and all due respect to Superman, of course, he of that other comic book publisher. How's that for a boyhood fantasy come true? It's something that's probably too fantastical for anything but the worlds of comic books, A scrawny nobody becomes a larger-than-life - literallyĪnd figuratively - hero of World War II, a national icon, and ends up as one of several superheroes tasked with saving the world on a regularīasis. Reviewed by Martin Liebman, October 19, 2011Ĭaptain America has to be one of the ultimate "zero to hero" movies ever made. Captain America: The First Avenger Blu-ray Review
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