by Iorveth » Sun Jul 13, 2014 4:09 am
The first Captain America movie really didn't do much for me. I will openly admit that I struggled through it and was just not very impressed. It was unfortunate as he is my husband's favorite Marvel hero.
Winter Soldier has become one of my all time favorite movies. Sebastian Stan did such a fabulous job with a character that has so few lines and very little screen time. He was able to create a character that just radiates pain, misery, and danger with quick action scenes. The Winter Soldier comes across as one of the most terrifying foes to have to go toe to toe with in hand to hand combat. I don't truly see him as a villain but as a victim. I was very impressed with the dark grittiness of the storyline and Cap grew on me. I find him to be one of the blander heroes. I like him well enough but the first movie didn't really have him make a lasting impression on me. He felt very overpowered by Bucky's small presence in the movie, even after he became a super soldier. This one had us back in theaters a second and third time.
I love the Thor movies. I love the cast and, like others, I love Tom Hiddleston as Loki. I wouldn't consider myself a fangirl even though he is my favorite character in those movies (followed closely by Darcy who has caused my husband to start calling Mjolnir, my Norwegian Fjord gelding, "mew-mew" because he hates trying to pronounce Mjolnir properly).
Iron Man... Who couldn't love Iron Man? I love how RDJ has portrayed Tony Stark and it's just how I always imagined he would be in a live movie. The newest one was my favorite although I do like the first one as well. "I'm sorry. This is the Funvee. The Humdrumvee is back there."
I finally saw the new Spider-man movies. I've always preferred the way they did the webs in the Toby McGuire movies where they re a production of his own body rather than from a man made web shooter because it feels lie he got more of the spider powers than his Spidey sense and what just feels like bravery in other versions. However, that is my only complaint. Andrew Garfield is adorable and makes the perfect awkward high schooler. I have been out of high school for several years now so watching it made me "awww" more times than my husband could bear and, when he asked why I said, "I just want to give him a hug, ruffle his hair and tell him that the awkwardness of high school doesn't last forever". I liked the entire movie so much more than the past movies. I finally saw that one a few weeks ago. I still have not seen the 2nd one.
I loved the Avengers. We saw it in theaters twice. I loved finally being able to see them all work together.
I can't wait for the next movies. I am looking forward to Captain America 3 and Avengers 2 the most but Guardians of the Galaxy is right up there. Rocket Raccoon looks equal parts huggable and terrifying. What I've seen of him so far is really good. He lookalike they humanized a raccoon to play the role. Our movie making abilities have come so far. I am definitely a Marvel fan and do end up seeing them all either in theaters or, if things just don't work out, on dvd. There aren't any upcoming Marvel movies I am not looking forward to.
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