First Avenger The Official Captain America Critic's Review Thread - Part 1

[Whiskey Tango]

Nice that Ebert liked it but I notice he took another shot at Thor. What the hell

 

[henry_9305]

RT didn't add any review but the tomatometer just raised one percent to 63%.

 

[samsnee]

I'm confused. The Village Voice review makes it sound like Peggy Carter is just another damsel in distress who can't get her makeup dirty. But others have said she's actually a strong female character who isn't in the third act just to get saved by Cap. So which is it?

 

[Marvin]

God I do not envy the insane ***** storm the first critic to give The Avengers a negative review will get.

It should be epic, critics usually like Whedon, but now that he's gone big time I have a feeling...it will be interesting.

Unlike Thor or Captain America, critics will go into the Avengers with some very real expectations given the build up. There's no doubt it'll have to be something special, a real game-changer or else they'll be much harsher.

sadly, that's not marvel's game, though Whedon will give it a hell of a shot.

Nice that Ebert liked it but I notice he took another shot at Thor. What the hell

That's maybe why he likes cap the way he does, Ebert has become the type of voice that always has a point to prove. I'm surprised he liked this in spite of his was on 3D.

I'm confused. The Village Voice review makes it sound like Peggy Carter is just another damsel in distress who can't get her makeup dirty. But others have said she's actually a strong female character who isn't in the third act just to get saved by Cap. So which is it?

It's subjective...

 

[Carlo Comicus]

In Italy many positive reviews. It's the "best comicbook movie of the year".

 

[Suzanne78]

For what it's worth I enjoyed the fim as much as I enjoyed the first Ironman.

It's not in the ballpark with Batman begins, or The Dark Knight. But, it is a very enjoyable film. I for one didn't think it should have had a PG13 rateing. But, oh well. PG would have been fine.

That's great... I wanted it to be in the same league as Iron Man, my favorite superhero movie of all time.

Man, one more comparison to Batman and I swear I'll... I hate that people tried to compare it, even in their initial feedback, to TDK or Batman. And I hate that people bring it up now. Because once you compare it to TDK or BB, it seems to bring out a certain competitiveness or something among the fanbases.

Just a pet peeve of mine

ETA: Wait... Ebert liked it? Well, awesome!

 

[Suzanne78]

Sweet! Despite the little jab about the Avengers stuff in it, A.O. Scott seems to have liked it!

NYT (I'd label it positive!)
http://movies.nytimes.com/2011/07/2...s-review.html?smid=tw-nytimesmovies&seid=auto

 

[Godman]

Nice that Ebert liked it but I notice he took another shot at Thor. What the hell

Thor was mediocre to no end. getting shocked and theater bursting out in humor? seriously? the GOD OF THUNDER???!!! geez...disney smh

 

[Godman]

In Italy many positive reviews. It's the "best comicbook movie of the year".

wow thats a big statement seeing as First Class was dubbed that thus far

 

[Whiskey Tango]

Thor was mediocre to no end. getting shocked and theater bursting out in humor? seriously? the GOD OF THUNDER???!!! geez...disney smh

Get lost loser

 

[Xeno]

Sweet! Despite the little jab about the Avengers stuff in it, A.O. Scott seems to have liked it!

NYT (I'd label it positive!)
http://movies.nytimes.com/2011/07/2...s-review.html?smid=tw-nytimesmovies&seid=auto

There is enough energy and imagination packed into “Captain America” to make you a bit sorry to see it all evaporate at the end. It might have been nice to be able to look forward to a few more sequels in the old, cheap, Saturday matinee style that the movie, at its best, pays tribute to, instead of another slick blockbuster. But progress is relentless, and superheroes can stay current only by changing with the times and synergizing their commercial powers.

That was a challenge for Steve Rogers in the ’60s, when Marvel brought him out of retirement as an avatar of Greatest Generation values in a world of baby boomer alienation. It is nice, all these years later, to see him restored to his native time, and it’s also a little sad. “Captain America” is a reminder, at once successful and self-defeating, of the kind of fun that comics used to be.

It's fair to say that Scott really liked the film if it left him wishing for more. I understand his wistfulness; the kind of whiz-bang adventure embodied in Captain America is in short supply these days. Those of us who still remember watching old movie serials on TV every Saturday morning can get a bit nostalgic for those glimpses of a more innocent time when heroes were unambiguously good, villains were irredeemably bad and the action happened at breakneck speed. We can only hope that future sequels to CA will at least have flashbacks to his wartime heroics.

 

[04nbod]

See, its fresh now and up to 63%
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/captain-america/

All you paranoid fans

 

[henry_9305]

See, its fresh now and up to 63%
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/captain-america/

All you paranoid fans

Drop to 61%......again......

 

[terry78]

I had an inkling Ebert would like it, he's always had a thing for those pulp type flicks like Rocketeer and Sky Captain. This would be the first superhero flick this year he actually has given a positive to.

 

[Khemik@L]

See, its fresh now and up to 63%
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/captain-america/

All you paranoid fans

True. But isn't it interesting that now it's fresh RT is not tweeting as much as it did yesterday when it was rotten? (ponders) We'll see by the end of the day t:

 

[Xeno]

Drop to 61%......again......

A bunch of positive reviews by the major critics, including Ebert and AO Scott, have yet to be posted at RT. Once they added a positive to get it to 63%, after hours of no updates, they moved swiftly to add a negative. Seems like they're enjoying all the attention.

 

[Spider-Fan]

It's up to 66%. Looks like the flood gates are opening.

 

[Ipodman]

I liked Thor and XFC a lot... and Ebert hated those so I guess I'm not that in sync with him...

But if he likes Cap, that's a good sign...

 

[Spider-Fan]

I am shocked Ebert liked it. He is typically a hater of comic book films, even the "good" ones.

 

[BatmanInc]

Ebert liking it is incomprehensible. He doesn't even get the plot of most CBMs. He thought Doctor Manhattan was an alien and that Sif killed the Destroyer, and that Asgard was called Valhalla.

 

[scifiwolf]

You know, I never really bought into the conspiracy talk over the last 24 hours, just the comments regarding some of RT's...sloppiness. I wouldn't be surprised to still see this finish in the 70's on the site. Where Thor started off in the 90's and dropped about 20%, it's plausible this just started off at the other end, and will rise about 20%.

EDIT: 66% at the time of this post (21-11)

 

[Spider-Fan]

He also hated the idea of the Sandman because he is made of sand

I mean, critiquing a movie on plot elements is one thing. But, hating on a movie because a guy like Sandman has the power to manipulate sand is stupid.

 

[samsnee]

I'm not surprised he liked it. I bet the WWII setting probably helped a lot.

 

[terry78]

It's got a very retro, gee-whiz feel to it I think a lot of the older audience will dig. The young set will like it also, but the cynical section of the population that most of us fall into...have to wait and see.

 

[Suzanne78]

Both Ebert and Scott were huge surprises for me this morning. I would've bet the farm on Ebert griping about another CBM and would've thought Scott/NYT would turn his nose up at it. I'll take both of them over Variety's review any day.