Captain America: The First Avenger

[Scott]

Time to start splitting up some topics...since this is my boy I'll start this...feel free to start other threads as needed

As was said in the Comic Movie thread:



Costume officially revealed in the SDCC prints, gotta say it isn't too bad.  I'd have liked to have seen some wings on the head but I get the WWII bit

[inadvertent imitation]

That is pretty cool. I'm really looking forward to this as well, being a big Cap fan. 

[JediJman]

I thought the costume was already revealed back in June?

[Scott]

Those were leaked photos I thought, this is direct from Marvel

[JediJman]

Those were leaked photos I thought, this is direct from Marvel

Oh, could be.  I definitely like the new costume, but would be nice if they found a way to incorporate the little white wings.  Maybe it would look too hokey outside of a comic.

[Brian]

I agree with what others have said, I'm pretty pumped for a Cap movie as well.  It sounds like we'll see something about it at Comic Con this weekend, as Chris Evans/Hugo Weaving will be there signing autographs.  Plus, I have a feeling there might be some big stuff going on at the Marvel movies panel.  As far as the costume, I like it as well.  From what I have read, I think he has 2-3 different costumes in the movie for different reasons (I won't get into in case of spoilers), so the wings may show up on one of those.  I do think the art we've seen so far represents the "main" Cap suit.

I was sort of wondering what you thought of everything so far (casting, costume, etc.), being such a big Cap fan Scott.  Should be a great year for comic movies next year, specifically for you MN guys (Scott/Jeff) with both Cap and Green Lantern next summer.  Hopefully they'll both be great, as well as Thor and X-Men: First Class.

[McMetal]

Those were leaked photos I thought, this is direct from Marvel

I definitely like the new costume, but would be nice if they found a way to incorporate the little white wings.  Maybe it would look too hokey outside of a comic.

Then they should have picked someone else whose costume they wouldn't have to screw with. I am SO SICK of these stupid movies with their revisionist history trying to re-write source material which was WAY, WAY better and more imaginative than anything these Hollywood hacks could ever have devised.

Seriously, they're freaking tiny white wings. What's the big deal?

I'm still waiting for a comic book movie that's 100% faithful to the source material. Watchmen came close but he ruined it with that stupid, schlocky made-up ending. 

Rant over, comics rule!

[BillCable]

Seriously, they're freaking tiny white wings. What's the big deal?

What's the big deal with omitting them, then?

[evenflow]

Besides the lack of wings, i think it looks good.

[JediJman]

Seriously, they're freaking tiny white wings. What's the big deal?

I'm still waiting for a comic book movie that's 100% faithful to the source material.

Well, 100% faithful to the source material would be including the wings dude.  For anyone that grew up reading cap, like me, that was a symbolic part of his costume.  Seems like it would be easy enough to just paint them on if nothing else.

As for authenticity, I thought Iron Man was pretty close.  Outside of changing the war Stark was tagged in and fastforwarding 200 issues to Iron Monger, it was pretty true to form.  Avengers won't be quite right with the Ultimates Fury bringing them together, but that's actually an improved way of linking the characters (go read AVengers #1 - it's really not that good and I'm a HUGE Avengers fan).  Just like most books, they can't tell that much story in just one movie, so I'm okay with a little creative editing to bring together the best elements.

Heck, it's been a while since I saw the first Spider-Man, but even that was pretty close to his origin wasn't it?

[Brian]

Official Site is now online.

[BillCable]

Heck, it's been a while since I saw the first Spider-Man, but even that was pretty close to his origin wasn't it?

Except for the organic web spinners (which sucked, IMO), a life-long crush on Mary Jane, tiny hooks on his fingers... probably some other things, too.

[JediJman]

Heck, it's been a while since I saw the first Spider-Man, but even that was pretty close to his origin wasn't it?

Except for the organic web spinners (which sucked, IMO), a life-long crush on Mary Jane, tiny hooks on his fingers... probably some other things, too.

Okay, not spot on, but not completely re-written either.  I would have liked parker-built-web-shooters too, but I thought the tiny hooks for climbing was a good idea.  It's not like a real spider has some kind of anti-gravity power.  The Mary Jane thing was fine for me too...again, there's only so much they can tell in one movie. 

[efranks]

...again, there's only so much they can tell in one movie. 

Tell that to the chuckleheads that wrote Spider-Man 3.

I would have liked Parker to have to build his web shooters, but other than that, I was happy with everything else they put into the first film as far as his origin goes.

I've never followed Iron Man or Captain America at all, really.  So I can't really speak to them, but I liked how they brought Iron Man's origin story to the screen.  If Cap can approach what was done with SM and IM (and the new Batman for that matter), I'll be pretty happy with the film.

Honestly, I don't get the wings on the helmet anyway.  Unless there's some explanation for them from the comic, it seems like a rather trivial thing.  Then again, I mostly liked the leather outfits from the X-Men films instead of the spandex.

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[Brian]

Yeah, as far as Spidey goes - the web shooters were really the only big thing for me, as far as the origins went.  I guess the organic ones didn't bother me all that much when I actually saw the movies anyways, but it would have been cool to see it the original way.  Other than that, I thought everything (costume, power set, etc.) was about perfect....well, except for the quipping/smart ass remarks.  I'd like to see more of that in the Spidey reboot.  Spidey is often "funny" in the comics I think (and sort of known for that), and we didn't really get that in the movies.

Anyways, back on the topic here, I hope we hear/see some more about Cap this weekend.  I think it is very possible with both Cap (Chris Evans), Red Skull (Weaving), and director Joe Johnston there.  Should be a fun weekend.  I doubt we'll see footage, since they either just started filming or haven't quite started yet - but maybe some pics or something.