CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER
4 out of 5 stars

johann schmidt: “what makes you so special?”
steve rogers: “nothing. i’m just a kid from brooklyn.”

he may be just a kid, but he can sure pack a punch and wield that shield like a capt! FOR AMERICA!!! :P

steve rogers (hottie chris evans) may have started out as a beanpole kid from brooklyn, but his story continues as the first avenger during WWII, fighting ‘dem nazis esp. one badass krazy kraut named johann schmidt AKA the RED SKULL. (hugo weaving with a great german accent) after five unsuccessful attempts at enlisting in the u.s. army, steve rogers goes for one last shot after going to the howard stark expo with his friend bucky barnes. (sebastian stan) he is greeted by dr. erskine (stanley tucci), who decides that steve is the perfect candidate for his serum project. col. phillips (tommy lee jones- so awesomely casted in this role!) disagrees, but decides to move forth with the project. they take skinny-ass steve to a secret facility in brooklyn, and dr. erskine (with the help and technological support of howard stark- TONY’S DAD!) juice up steve turning him into...CAPTAIN AMERICA. let’s go kill some nazis!!! :P (the rest is pretty much just that...)

would i say that this was better than thor? in some ways, YES... i think a lot had to do with the fact that the villain here was just hellbent on destruction and well, insane. made hitler look like a pussy. THAT...and of course, loads of fun, lots of good action, and of course, lots of science and weapons development! it’s essentially stark technologies vs. johann schmidt AKA hydra technologies, and you start to see how the avengers are all inter-connected... (i.e. howard stark’s involvement, the asgard power that fuels schmidt’s work, etc.) you know it’s all leading up to the avengers movie next summer! gosh...esp. with the ending to this one. like we didn’t see the presence of S.H.I.E.L.D. coming from a mile away, right?! well, i can’t wait regardless... ;)