A Few Thoughts on Captain America: The First Avenger

[enrobso]

Dear Posterity

What a hoot! This is such a fun and pitch perfect piece of escapism.

I had grave fears about this movie, because in the wrong hands this character could be disastrously one-dimensional and jingoistic. (And indeed it has been done so, go here to read my good friend Bully, the Little Stuffed Bull's re-examination of the official

Comments

[dbborroughs]

Loved it.
Randi said you called shortly before I did to rave about it.
I think if they didn't get the details spot on (which considering the ever changing nature of comics is fine) they got the spirit dead center on target.
loved it

[enrobso]

I really loved the way they managed to get the iconic issue #1 cover image

[dbborroughs]

I'm glad I was sitting away from most of the audience since I was talking to the screen at moments like that.

As I've said I have yet to meet anyone who didn't like it