I got to go out and do something a lot of fun. I went to see the new Marvel Studios film Captain America: The Winter Soldier. I had been anticipating this film for quite some time, and I even bought, and enjoyed, the original comic story by Ed Brubaker (who makes a cameo in this film), and Steve Epting. I will try my very best to avoid spoilers in the film.
In short, I loved it. I thought it was just as good as The First Avenger. It to me, paid homage to the political thrillers of the 1970s like All The President's Men (Appropriately enough, Robert Redford, who was in that film, has a major role in this one). Kevin Feige described The Winter Soldier as essentially a political thriller described as a superhero film, and he was dead-on with this.
As for the film itself, it was well-made. It was a fine adaptation of what has become one of my personal favorite Captain America stories (right up there with "Captain America No More" and the entire nine-issue Roger Stern/John Byrne run, which was collected in trade form as "War and Rememberance"). All the actors did spectacular work in their roles, and they do deserve commendation.
One thing I have always loved about the MCU films is that they are giving screen time to lesser-known characters. This film is no exception. Taking a little-known character like Alexander Pierce and giving him a major role is especially awesome.
The fight scenes in the film were incredibly epic, frantic and exciting to watch. There were also some moments of great humor in the film. And the mid-credits scene was a shocker. Even though I knew these two characters would be coming, I didn't expect the third, but considering the villains of this picture, I really should.
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