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Fashionably late to the party! (what can I say, YOU try getting tickets to a box office smash movie in NYC on short notice *grumbles*)





It fucking ROCKED. CA: TWS is much more of a political espionage thriller than a superhero movie, and I think most little kids would be confused by it. It's also about as grimdark as the MCU movies have ever gotten, which is appropriate considering its pretty much about the collapse of SHIELD and everything Steve has thought he's known since the end of the first movie.

I cried during Steve's scene with Peggy. She's his "best girl"!

Natasha is pretty much the co-protagonist of the movie -- they could have legit called it Captain America & Black Widow -- and she's AWESOME. She's complicated and tricky and smart and even vulnerable. OMG when she's begging Nick Fury not to die on her... and she and Steve have a Moment at the end. Don't pretend you didn't see it. There was a Moment.

Interesting that Natasha and Steve call Tony "Stark" even between themselves.

Anthony Mackie as Sam is the perfect guy to have your back -- suffering from PTSD? He's got your back. Taking down the most evil organization in the world? He's got your back. Going on a wild chase for the most dangerous and emotionally unstable assassin alive? He's the man for the job. He's so goodhearted and affable that he almost single-handedly keeps the movie from being too grimdark. Also, I'm gonna be MRS. ANTHONY MACKIE one day, so all the rest of you thirsty bitches can get in line behind me.

Fury and Pierce were a little like the Roadrunner and Wiley Coyote -- every time one of them would spring a trap, the other would have a counter, and then there's a counter to the counter, and a counter for the counter's counter, and so on.

I don't know if it was the music or the way they lit him or what, but The Winter Soldier was freaking scary. I almost screamed when he appeared behind Natasha during the first confrontation with Cap & Crew. Sebastian Stan's not exactly a guy that you'd THINK would be so scary but yeah. The mercifully brief glimpses of his amputation and brain-washing are horrifying. Also we get to hear Bucky say a line in Russian. *fans self*

I was feeling it during the climax when Steve throws down the shield and refuses to fight Bucky any more. His duty is done. HYDRA is defeated. Innocent people have been saved. He's not going to put Bucky down like a rabid animal. That's NOT how Steve is going to let their story end. His belief in Bucky, in their friendship, that Bucky can be saved, is so touching. Can they just release the sequel already?

Date: 2014-04-10 06:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] linaerys.livejournal.com
Yeah, effects and choreography, and Sebastian Stan's physicality did a good job making the Winter Soldier scary, and Sebastian Stan's face did a good job making him SO TRAGIC.

I saw it at Lincoln Center's IMAX, and while I dislike 3D, seeing all of it in giant IMAX (Steve's pecs!) was quite nice. NYC theaters are a pain.

Date: 2014-04-11 01:14 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] transemacabre.livejournal.com
I wear glasses and I cannot see 3D movies properly, anything I'm not directly focused on is just a blur. So distracting. I saw TWS in Times Square.

Some credit has to go to the other actors as well for selling how scary the Winter Soldier is supposed to be. I mean, Sebastian Stan out of character looks like a weedy Brooklyn hipster. But watching Natasha, who will stand up to a god like it ain't no thang, running in terror from him helps convince the audience that he IS a threat, and a big one. Sebastian Stan's eyebrows did some impressive acting, as well.

Date: 2014-04-10 07:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] redcandle17.livejournal.com
The Winter Soldier was freaking scary

I think there are wires crossed in my brain because I interpret what should be scary as sexy. :p

Date: 2014-04-11 01:54 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] transemacabre.livejournal.com
Oh, Bucky is definitely sexy! He was sexy in the first Captain America movie, too. But I have to say, if I was a girl in the MCU universe, I'd hit it and quit it, and marry Falcon. He's also sexy, has a great smile, a sense of humor, and he counsels vets and helps integrate them back into the world. How amazing is that? Also, guaranteed admission into the Mile High Club. Just sayin'.

Date: 2014-04-11 02:04 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] redcandle17.livejournal.com
Oh, Sebastian Stan is definitely very good looking. But I didn't pay much attention to him in the first movie beyond thinking he was cute. But turn him into a living weapon and I'm obsessed. I am so predictable. :p

Date: 2014-04-11 02:50 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] transemacabre.livejournal.com
Are you up for seeing it a second time with me? I'm thinking about going in the next couple of days.

Date: 2014-04-11 02:52 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] redcandle17.livejournal.com
It'd be my third time but I'm definitely up for it. Text me when you decide on a date/time/location.

Date: 2014-04-11 01:39 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] revivingophelia.livejournal.com
I loved this movie so much. I don't want to wait until 2016 for Captain America 3...

Date: 2014-04-11 01:55 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] transemacabre.livejournal.com
They are doing ACTUAL VIOLENCE to me by not releasing the sequel like, next week.

Date: 2014-04-14 11:46 am (UTC)
lokifan: Natasha seen through a gun silhouette, text "bang bang" (Natasha: bang bang)
From: [personal profile] lokifan
FALCON. <3 This little kid was next to me at the London Southbank IMAX, and when Sam introduced himself the kid went "is that Falcon?" and I whispered "YES!" and we shared this little moment of squee.

BUT OMG NATASHA. QUEEN OF MY HEART. She was so amazing. <333

Date: 2014-04-14 06:23 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] transemacabre.livejournal.com
NATASHA. After watching the movie a second time, I appreciated more how many reactions and little character moments they gave her. She is not there to prop up Steve's hero story; she's got an arc of her own.

And how about her being the only person other than Steve to give Winter Soldier a real fight? What a great scene that showcases Natasha's wiliness and skills! And how many people can say they've tangled with the Winter Soldier and got out alive, not once, but twice?

SAM. I would husband that flyboy. He's so good. I can't wait to see some little Falcons trick-or-treating this Halloween :)

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