Why I think Captain America WILL make it!

Why I think Captain America WILL make it!

There has been so much yes and no with the last trailer in terms of action.This trailer was a tease for good reason.Just hear me out.

Editorial Opinion
By WesleyGibson - Feb 09, 2011 11:02 PM EST

As far as I can tell, some people are dissatisfied with the TV spot of Captain America because of lack of action.I know the trailer seemed that way and they probably made it that way on purpose too.The first trailers of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight were lacking some action(I thought)and I thought to myself, I'm not so sure about these movies.

Well clearly I WAS sure later on!The trailer was only hints of course, as was not to give away the REAL action.The amount of action mixed with the amount of story seemed the greatest of all.That is how those movies became great.They were story based action movies, and as contradictory as that seems, it's true.

When I left the theater,(from watching both Batman films from Nolan)I felt like I had just watched a Godfather flick instead of some action flick that ran through the audience like water,Because the story was so detailed and great.
The action was flawless and realistic.

When I watched the trailer to the Batman films I thought...huh.well I hope that works.Guess what?It clearly and obviously DID.The point is, is that I felt the same towards the Captain America trailer.I loved it but at the same time I thought, well where was the action part?That is where I remember that it was just 30+ seconds.

This movie WILL be great and I feel that some fun and history will be made along with it.I feel that instead of a water quick action film that we feel was wasted,we will get us a great detailed movie worth THREE popcorn buckets.(pun intended). I can't help but feel that every time I watch this trailer...something within me is satisfied, for knowing the fact that if they can shove a good amount of story within a 37 second trailer with a hint of action, this movie will be gold.

I think that all the trailers with all action and no plot showing are over-rated, because every time I actually watch the real movie, I keep thinking that the trailer itself was so much better.Trailers are supposed to leave you wanting MORE.Not making you feel that you would rather watch the trailer than the actual movie itself.This Captain America movie trailer doesn't beef it up.It lays it down for you and tells you how it is.Nolan's Bat-film trailers pulled the same stunt and look where that went.

I may be the only one that feels this...but it was just something to think and write about.

Good Day peeps!

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allykins98
allykins98 - 2/10/2011, 12:04 AM
good article, i cant wait to see the movie
Angelus
Angelus - 2/10/2011, 2:07 AM
I don't know Captain America but I think the tv spot was allright!
Coldblood6
Coldblood6 - 2/10/2011, 4:04 AM
Firstly Cap fans lets not start to sound like those insecure whining GL fans please. Lets be the strong silent type.

At first I myself thought the trailer was only OK but I have come to realise that this was because I had preconcieved notions of what I wanted to see in the trailer, which I did not get. Now I love it and can't wait to see more!

I have shown this trailer to a friend of mine who is a die-hard DC fanboy and had said to me that he did not care about this movie. After watching the teaser he said it looked good and wanted to see it.

I have shown it so far to 4 people at work, only one of which (a woman) is familiar with comics. Three of them said it looked good and wanted to see it and the other said it was ok.

This teaser is emphasizing the story of Steve Rogers and that is a good thing. Most people who may aware of CA really don't know his origin and need to become familiar with it.

For this movie to be loved and become successful the general audience needs to appreciate and love the story of Steve Rogers; the story of a man who on the inside is the ideal human but trapped in totally unideal form who is given the gift of the ideal human body to reflect the perfection of his heart, mind, and soul.



PS - But it also needs plenty of spectacular action. That will come in the real trailer.
Coldblood6
Coldblood6 - 2/10/2011, 4:23 AM
I don't know if anyone else has seen this but there is a poll on www.comingsoon.net asking you to vote on which was your favourite Superbowl teaser.

After over 11,000 votes TF3 is in the lead with 35% and Captain America is second with 32%!!!

I think there has been some love for this teaser.
marvel72
marvel72 - 2/10/2011, 5:16 AM
just wait for the full trailer,its gonna blow us away.

its a teaser,its what it was doing teasing us.

the red skull is gonna own that film.

i'd have admit,transformers 3 trailer did look pretty cool,but didn't the other two transformer movies as well.

@ america

did ya get my email alright.:)
Coldblood6
Coldblood6 - 2/10/2011, 5:55 AM
The TF3 trailer was the best of the Superbowl spots but that franchise is its 3rd installment. All it had to do was show a couple spectacular actions scenes. There is no need for it to set up a story.

The CA trailer is setting up a story.

I've been all over the internet checking things out and the CA movie and the teaser are getting lots of love.

Haters always gonna hate so ignore them.
BIGBMH
BIGBMH - 2/10/2011, 6:50 AM
I thought it did well showing both story and action. They did very well for such a short trailer. We'll probably get longer action shots in the full trailer (when is that coming out?)
I'm really not sure why people are loving the TF3 trailer so much when there's nothing in it that proves it's going to be better than the much hated TF2. The trailer basically said "Hey look! More of the same!"
Coldblood6
Coldblood6 - 2/10/2011, 8:12 AM
@BIGBMH

Apparently outside of discerning CB fans Transformers 2 is reasonobly well liked. I asked several people at work recently and they all said it was ok to good. Nobody said that was the COMPLETE IRREDEMABLE FILTH that it was.

So TF3 will probably be good to these people. I thought the teaser looked excellent and was arguably the best of the Superbowl teasers for pure action but I will not be fooled. On the other hand the general public thought it was the best; it has been very well recieved, so TF3 is virtually a guaranteed blockbuster.

The only good thing about that for us is that a Captain America trailer will be attached to it and if that trailer is spectacular it could be very beneficial to CA's box office.
CapFan79
CapFan79 - 2/10/2011, 11:10 AM
This film will be good, no doubt. Marvel has been doing a good job with their films because they have stuck close to the source and have gotten directors that know how to make movies. It appears based on the short trailer that Johnston has caputured the feel perfectly. To the uninitiated the skinny Steve may look odd or silly in the trailer, but we know it's accurate and in the context of a 2+ hour film it'll all make sense and will work (people saw it before with Spider-Man).

I don't want to start justifying anything about this movie like the GL fans. Cap's 30 seconds was better than 2 1/2 minutes of GL!

Will it be a biggest hit of the summer? NO. Could GL actually make more? Yes, although I don't think so, and money is never what makes a film good! With anticipated sequels for TF and Pirates not to mention the insane amount of films this year I don't see it having a box office take close to Iron Man 1 or 2 (Thor won't either). I do see it making well over $200 million which is still huge when you then add overseas grosses and the DVD & stuff.

One thing I believe Cap has going that might get non-comics fans interested in it is patriotism. I know there are some people who don't like flag waiving, but I say [frick]'em! I hate that Superman stood for "Truth, Justice and...all that stuff!" in Returns. I know the world is bigger now and we have allies and all that not to piss off, but dammit this is a WWII film and it is because of the USA that the Chinese don't speak Japanese and the French don't speak German. A lot of young men died fighting so dudes could draw pictures of heroes or make movies for a living! There is nothing wrong with patriotism as long as you do not denegrate other countires. Canadians and Brit's should be proud too! America stands for something and so does Cap. I know a lot of people who feel like me and want an American hero. It seems like we're supposed to be ashamed nowadays. Are we perfect? Hell no, but we are free and can have discourse! Cap stands for all of that.
DarrenSuds
DarrenSuds - 2/12/2011, 10:19 AM
@CapFan79

Ver well said....you're especially right when you say money is never what makes a film good. Avatar is the top grossing movie of all time and it was one of the worst movies I ever saw.

What I took away from this trailer was the foundation for a well told story that seems to stick very close to the source material, and, several set ups for great action sequences. Captain America leading the Howling Commandos into the Nazi building, the Red Skull exposing his disfigured face, Captain America standing in the crossfire of Hydra soldier's flame throwers. The bottom line is, yeah, they didn't show much action, but obviously there is a ton to come.
batzack
batzack - 2/12/2011, 4:43 PM
@capfan

im English and i couldn't agree any more with you if i tried. well said
SKOne
SKOne - 2/15/2011, 8:09 PM
Good article, really well written!

I don't think it's too much of a stretch to say Cap should at least do as well as Iron Man 2 did in the U.S.


At first, I thought it was a terrible idea for Marvel to release these movies back to back, because it didn't really work for the Hulk. I think the fact that it wasn't really directly linked to the Avengers until the end of the movie really hurt it and leaving out an actor playing Rick Jones was a bad idea.
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