"You win wars with guts."

[colonel_green]

The newest trailer for the Captain America: The First Avenger film, complete with a lot more dialogue than previous trailers.


Legality:



The trailer. Thoughts:

- Increasingly, I'm thinking this might be the best superhero film of the summer (and I liked Thor and X-Men: First Class quite a lot).

- There's a lot more character stuff than previous trailers; in particular, Peggy gets a lot of dialogue, and I think she's shaping up very nicely. Hayley Atwell I already knew was a good fit for this period in history (Brideshead Revisited), and unlike a lot of superhero love interests she's gorgeous while not looking or sounding like a bad fit for her supposed occupation (hello, scientist Jessica Alba).

- I also like what we see/hear of Erskine. Despite being such a pivotal figure in Steve's backstory, he's a pretty undefined figure in the comics. I assume Howard Stark is there to take over as Steve's Q after Erskine dies.

- The role of army colonel, whatever the era, fits Tommy Lee Jones like a glove.

Comments

[sherkahn]

I love how this is a human story, one of us getting the chance to do something truly exceptional not just because of the strength of his body, but his will and character.

Case in point: The grenade scene.

[kenwyn89]

No offence to the other actors who I really do like the look of in this (and I'm likely to be loving this movie), but Tommy Lee Jones is awesome x 100. He's on my short list of my all time favs :)

It's a coup getting Tommy Lee Jones

[jazzypom]

Immediately the movie has gravitas. Him and Hugo Weaving. I'm there, with bells on.

[hivemindcomics]

That grenade scene actually made me gasp. Very good scene.

[alessandriana]

I rewatched the trailer like three times just for that scene. Just when I thought I couldn't love the guy more...

[kenn_el]

This does look better and better. My only problems with the film are the casting for Cap and Bucky, but that's those particular actors.

Looks better than Green Lantern - at least Cap didn't run away

[jazzypom]

*still seethes at the money I spent to see that film*

*seethes*

Captain America - I'll be there with bells on. It can't be worse than Green Lantern, and that's aces.

Re: Looks better than Green Lantern - at least Cap didn't run away

[stubbleupdate]

I was toying with the idea of seeing Green Lantern until I read one one-line review.

Then everything else that I read echoed that review.

In contrast, I heard some mixed things about First Class and loved it to bits.

I do hope that there's an extended recruitment montage on the DVD.

[shadowpsykie]

I really didnt want to get my hopes up for this film, my fear has, and to a certain point, is still, that they were going to use the basis for Ultimate Cap... but the more i see of this film, the more i think and feel that they truly are doing to Real/Original Captain America. ANd this makes me happy. it truly looks epic. Not just as a comic book movie, but a REAL good movie period.

[amaniwolf]

Word! Much love for the one and only Cap.

[chocochuy]

O Captain America! Our Captain America!

I can't wait till the day this movie is released. So far it seems it will be made of awesomeness.

Make Mine Marvel!

[proteus_lives]

Getting really pumped for this flick.

[proteus_lives]

Plus, Tommy Lee Jones is just good, old-fashioned fun!

[fifthie]

Tommy Lee Jones as a dick drill sergeant is some kind of cinematic ideal.

One more thing.

[proteus_lives]

The trashcan shield scene, the grenade scene.

This movie will be amazing if they remember the quote,

"Captain Rogers, you were Captain America long before they pumped that serum into you."

Re: One more thing.

[fifthie]

I'm sure it's been done by someone somewhere but I'd love to read the What If where steve rogers never gets the super-soldier serum, and just like... works his ass off to get into the military and get through basic training and shit anyway and ends up going to war and doing a bunch of incredibly brave and heroic shit that wins us the war, anyway.

[mola_ram]

ALL HAIL HYDRA!
IMMORTAL HYDRA!
CUT OF A LIMB!
AND TWO SHALL TAKE IT'S... *SMACK*
*girly squeel*

I honestly can't remember being this excited about a movie since The phantom menace

Green Lantern comes out the same day Captain America does here in Denmark.
I wonder if I should watch both back to back ;o)

[drexer]

I have to ask. Isn't that a bit of a bad omen?

[shadowpsykie]

I hope they have a cameo by a young Eric. In more than one Origin they've shown Cap liberating a Death Camp and one of the Detainees was a young Eric Magnus Lensherr, it would be cool if they showed that.

[stubbleupdate]

They can't. Captain America is a Marvel picture and X-Men is Fox.

[kusonaga]

I want to see this movie so bad.

[biod]

Steve is selfless, heroic, and badass? Check
Evil Nazi Superscience? Check
References to other Marvel work? Chek
Kickass uniforms? Check
Motorcycle kisses with classic WWII love interest? Check

Holy shit do I want to see this movie (and one of those snazzy aviator jackets).
Heroes are made in America. Hell Yes.

That's an interesting tagline

[jazzypom]

Heroes are made in America. Hell Yes.

Is that the tagline? I don't know how it would play overseas (wondering what it will be in Britain).

[tacitoz]

Tommy Lee Jones, my body is ready!
Seriously this trailer looks AWESOME. I especially love the looks of it, it's kind of shot in this weird way that reminds me of Inglorious Basterds. Can't wait to see it in the cinemas with my bff <33

[biod]

I got a real Sky Captain/Indiana Jones vibe from it.

[blackruzsa]

"Heroes are made in America".
Cute line.

The movie is gonna be so cool.... Though I'm wondering what that test was. What happened with that scene that made them choose him?

[salinea]

jumped on what he thought was a grenade in order to dampen the blow with his own body to save the people around him.

Prof. Erskine...

[glprime]

As played by Stanley Tucci? Come on, how could that NOT be awesome?

Definitely going to help flesh out the character for modern audiences, much like Shaun Toub did for Yinsen in Iron Man.

"I'll probably be dead in a week."
"Then this is a very important week for you, isn't it?"

Re: Prof. Erskine...

[proteus_lives]

Tucci, Jones.

The supporting crew is ROCK SOLID.

[shatners_bassoon]

Was that Richard Armitage as Erskine's assassin? And Dominic Cooper as Howard Stark? Nice to see smaller-name British actors in cameos, although I'm having a little trouble picturing Cooper turning into John Slattery in 20+ years time...

Yeah, that's Richard Armitage

[jazzypom]

When I saw him I was like, "That's the guy from Spooks and Robin Hood."

[liara_shadowsong]

Wow. Now I'm looking forward to this movie even more than I was before.

Re: That's an interesting tagline

[janegray]

"Heroes are made in America".

Well, that line pretty much killed my enthusiasm for the movie, now I don't think I'll go see it.

Look, I know it's Captain America. I know it's supposed to be very patriotic.

But they could have very easily praised America without basically stating that all the other countries are useless. Why the put down? It was so unnecessary. The America Wins The War trope annoys the shit out of me.

Re: That's an interesting tagline

[kenwyn89]

I wonder what Germans think about all the stereotyping about nazis tbh (unavoidable in this case). Then again I found out when I took a film module at uni that often in American cinema it's always Brits playing evil characters in things like historical or high fantasy films. (But they're getting over that now).

As a historian it annoys me too.

[eyz]

Looking GREAT!
Can't wait!