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Thoughts on the Captain America Trailer?http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9687&Focus=288009#Comment_2880092011-03-25T08:52:09-07:002013-05-25T20:22:38-07:00phill_seahttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1859
http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/captainamericathefirstavenger/
Youtube trailer here
Youtube trailer here]]>
Thoughts on the Captain America Trailer?http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9687&Focus=288010#Comment_2880102011-03-25T08:54:32-07:002013-05-25T20:22:38-07:00Oxbrowhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=894
Looks like a laugh.
Thoughts on the Captain America Trailer?http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9687&Focus=288117#Comment_2881172011-03-26T05:39:59-07:002013-05-25T20:22:38-07:00Finaglehttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5254
Longer trailer:
Tommy Lee Jones looks perfect. It could be real fun if it doesn't take itself too seriously.
Tommy Lee Jones looks perfect. It could be real fun if it doesn't take itself too seriously.]]>
Thoughts on the Captain America Trailer?http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9687&Focus=288119#Comment_2881192011-03-26T06:11:01-07:002013-05-25T20:22:38-07:00manglrhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6038
Fuck Yeah!
Part of me will be so dissapointed when the Team America theme isn't in the final cut of the movie. But yep, cautiously optimistic, and very pleased to see the Howling Commandos ...
Fuck Yeah!
Part of me will be so dissapointed when the Team America theme isn't in the final cut of the movie. But yep, cautiously optimistic, and very pleased to see the Howling Commandos featured as much as they are.]]>
Thoughts on the Captain America Trailer?http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9687&Focus=288124#Comment_2881242011-03-26T07:37:15-07:002013-05-25T20:22:38-07:00helloMullerhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=560
I think its looking rather good. The VFX on tiny Chris Evans look amazing.
Thoughts on the Captain America Trailer?http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9687&Focus=288140#Comment_2881402011-03-26T11:12:48-07:002013-05-25T20:22:38-07:00SteadyUPhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5302
I would pay a million dollars for Fuck Yeah to be the end credits music.
Thoughts on the Captain America Trailer?http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9687&Focus=288163#Comment_2881632011-03-26T14:50:26-07:002013-05-25T20:22:38-07:00tcatsninfanhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3901
It looks interesting but I still think they took the look of the suit too far. I realize he's supposed to be a symbol for America and all that, but realistically it just makes him look like a giant ...
Plus it looks a tad silly, generally speaking.]]>
Thoughts on the Captain America Trailer?http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9687&Focus=288263#Comment_2882632011-03-27T01:06:22-07:002013-05-25T20:22:38-07:00Pablohttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2035
I like it. It looks better than I was expecting. It maybe seems rather generic, but "generic" is better than "bad".
Thoughts on the Captain America Trailer?http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9687&Focus=288271#Comment_2882712011-03-27T04:57:20-07:002013-05-25T20:22:38-07:00government spyhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6088
realistically it just makes him look like a giant target for every wanker with a bazooka, grenade, etc.
I thought that was the point of the Captain America persona anyway? He was supposed to be ...
realistically it just makes him look like a giant target for every wanker with a bazooka, grenade, etc.
I thought that was the point of the Captain America persona anyway? He was supposed to be this over the top patriotic target that was designed to draw all the gunfire, etc. but could actually dodge it, to draw fire away from the average soldier. Maybe that was in some revision of the character, I dunno.]]>
Thoughts on the Captain America Trailer?http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9687&Focus=288301#Comment_2883012011-03-27T09:02:51-07:002013-05-25T20:22:38-07:00SteadyUPhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5302
That's what I've heard before, too. Maybe it wasn't the original intent of the costume, because people didn't think about stuff like that back in the day, but it's definitely the modern ...
original intent of the costume, because people didn't think about stuff like that back in the day, but it's definitely the modern interpretation that the costume was a distraction.]]>
Thoughts on the Captain America Trailer?http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9687&Focus=288302#Comment_2883022011-03-27T09:09:53-07:002013-05-25T20:22:38-07:00Greasemonkeyhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4625
It reminds me of the old Marshall Law stuff by Pat Mills and Kevin O'neill, with loudly-dressed superheroes fighting in the trenches.
Thoughts on the Captain America Trailer?http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9687&Focus=288396#Comment_2883962011-03-28T04:43:00-07:002013-05-25T20:22:38-07:00Malkavianhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10133
Skinny Steve is a bit too skinny for me. It even seems too unnatural.
I know that it put's the transformation into Captain into the postlight, from very puny to hulky
But i think they want a bit ...
I know that it put's the transformation into Captain into the postlight, from very puny to hulky But i think they want a bit too far in the cartonesk visual of the skinny Steven]]>
Thoughts on the Captain America Trailer?http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9687&Focus=288397#Comment_2883972011-03-28T04:45:18-07:002011-03-28T04:45:28-07:00government spyhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6088
...and the bit with the garbage can lid was cheesy. I'm still ok with it so far though, and I did like the addition of Howard Stark. Fanboy points for that.
Thoughts on the Captain America Trailer?http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9687&Focus=288401#Comment_2884012011-03-28T05:12:31-07:002013-05-25T20:22:38-07:00Malkavianhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10133
They've had to do the Howard Stark thingy, because they mentioned it in Iron Man 2 and the creation of SHIELD
Thoughts on the Captain America Trailer?http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9687&Focus=288572#Comment_2885722011-03-29T15:39:36-07:002013-05-25T20:22:38-07:00BOODOFFSTAGEhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=914
What I love about trailer.
The costume. Perfect. This is what worried me the most, especially when they decided to go with world war 2 movie. I was afraid the original custome would be too ...
The costume. Perfect. This is what worried me the most, especially when they decided to go with world war 2 movie. I was afraid the original custome would be too unrealistic but they did an excellent job. Kept the flavor of the original costume and wrapped it in a soldier uniform, which looks faded and used like it should. I got no problem with the look since story wise, Cap was supposed to be a symbol of americas strength and ingenuity. It's more than plausible that the military would have created a uniform to emphasize that symbol.
The howling commandoes. Strenghtened by the perfect image of Jim Dugan. I don't know who the actor is, but he's instantly recognizable by the fans and it reinforces that they are taking the source material seriously.
the emphasis of Weak Steve Rogers determination to join the war culminating in tha trash can lid scene. Unlike others, I didn't think it was cheesy, i thought it was perfect.
the shield being thrown.
the red skull appearance.
That Howard Stark is the one who pulls the lever that turns on the machine that creates Captain America. Going from memory, this was never been a part of the comic book canon, but it should have been:)
What I didn't like about the trailer. Mostly nit picking. When all I can do is nit pick, that is a good sign.
The girl shooting at the shield. For me, this was the most unrealistic moment in the trailer. The way the trailer is set up, it looks like there were other people in the room, especially a guy who was just standing next to steve rogers. No trained soldier, male or female, would shoot a gun so recklessly, the ricochets could have hit anyone else in that room including the girl doing the shooting. Im hoping that was just the trailer edit, and not the actual movie edit of this scene.
The flamethrowers scene. Another scene that bugged me, why try to coral Captain with flame, why not just shoot directly at him and kill him? I'm hoping that the story explains why they weren't trying to kill him. Maybe the enemy want to capture him to try and gain the knowledge of the super soldier serum.
The sound of the Shield. I've always believed that the shield should have a distinct sound when it flies through the air and when it ricochets or hits something, a sound that would be instantly recognizable, like the sound of a light saber. There was no such sound in the trailer.]]>
Thoughts on the Captain America Trailer?http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9687&Focus=288573#Comment_2885732011-03-29T15:55:58-07:002013-05-25T20:22:38-07:00icelandbobhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5250
I just couldn't take my eyes of those flesh balloons they stuck on his chest!
Thoughts on the Captain America Trailer?http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9687&Focus=288591#Comment_2885912011-03-29T19:27:08-07:002013-05-25T20:22:38-07:00DavidLejeunehttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4220
The girl shooting at the shield. For me, this was the most unrealistic moment in the trailer. The way the trailer is set up, it looks like there were other people in the room, especially a guy who ...
The girl shooting at the shield. For me, this was the most unrealistic moment in the trailer. The way the trailer is set up, it looks like there were other people in the room, especially a guy who was just standing next to steve rogers. No trained soldier, male or female, would shoot a gun so recklessly, the ricochets could have hit anyone else in that room including the girl doing the shooting. Im hoping that was just the trailer edit, and not the actual movie edit of this scene.If I might don my nerd hat for a moment: Cap's shield is made of vibranium, one of the chief properties of which is that it absorbs the kinetic energy of things that hit it, such as bullets. If a bullet hits the shield and all (or even most) of its kinetic energy is absorbed by it, then the bullet can't ricochet. Via the power of comic book and/or movie magic, this property does not extend to the kinetic energy of the shield itself, thus allowing it to whang off of walls and Nazis and such and return to Cap.
*doffs nerd hat*]]>
Thoughts on the Captain America Trailer?http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9687&Focus=288606#Comment_2886062011-03-30T03:00:23-07:002013-05-25T20:22:38-07:00Ben Klumasterhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2723
@BOODOFFSTAGE
"I've always believed that the shield should have a distinct sound when it flies through the air and when it ricochets or hits something, a sound that would be instantly ...
"I've always believed that the shield should have a distinct sound when it flies through the air and when it ricochets or hits something, a sound that would be instantly recognizable, like the sound of a light saber."
You mean this?]]>
Thoughts on the Captain America Trailer?http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9687&Focus=288611#Comment_2886112011-03-30T05:04:33-07:002013-05-25T20:22:38-07:00Will Ellwoodhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2556
For me, this was the most unrealistic moment in the trailer.
In a film where a man is turned into a superhero by science and fights Red Skull, that's the most unrealistic moment in the trailer? ...
For me, this was the most unrealistic moment in the trailer.
In a film where a man is turned into a superhero by science and fights Red Skull, that's the most unrealistic moment in the trailer?
I don't think "realism" has much of a relationship with anything to do with Captain America or any superhero film.]]>
Thoughts on the Captain America Trailer?http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9687&Focus=288619#Comment_2886192011-03-30T08:30:47-07:002013-05-25T20:22:38-07:00tmcd02http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=9977
@BOODOFFSTAGE - Dugan is played by Neal McDonough, who was also in Band of Brothers (he had a pretty big role in that). Apparently he likes acting in WW2 period pieces.
I still hold moderate ...
I still hold moderate hopes for this film after seeing the newer, longer trailer. The fact that the Team America song will most likely not, unfortunately, appear in the final cut has already given it one strike.]]>
Thoughts on the Captain America Trailer?http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9687&Focus=288621#Comment_2886212011-03-30T08:55:22-07:002011-03-30T08:57:32-07:00BOODOFFSTAGEhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=914
@ ginja I don't think "realism" has much of a relationship with anything to do with Captain America or any superhero film
Which is probably why you aren't planning on watching this film ...
Which is probably why you aren't planning on watching this film or if you do, you would not enjoy it that much.
Me being a comic book nerd, I accepted, or if you want to be specific, I am willing to suspend my disbelief when it comes to superhero films.
In the end, when I meant realism, I meant within the context of the story. I want the Captain America story to be great, so it concerns me when I see a scene that suggests the story may have illogical jumps of logic, plot holes, or weak characterization. A trailer's job is to get a movie audience interested in watching the movie. This one scene, the way its edited, suggests that the movie may be lacking in smart storytelling and would put off anyone that might have been on the fence about watching the movie.
But like I said, I am only basing it on the trailer the actual scene may play out differently/better.
@ davidlejeune
Being a fellow nerd, I am perfectly aware of the shield's properties, and thinking about it, if the extended scene showcases how the shield works than....Excellent!!