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revdorothyl at 06:52pm on 02/08/2011 under movie reviews
revdorothyl at 06:52pm on 02/08/2011 under movie reviewsJust a note to say that the Spanish-language service finished early enough this past Sunday (after only 90 minutes, instead of the 2 hours that's more normal) to allow me to get back across town in time to take in a matinee showing of Captain America: the First Avenger at my local multiplex.
Awesome!
And I mean that in every sense, including the recurring impulse to say "Awww...!" because skinny little Steve Rogers is just such a thoroughly lovable, decent guy that by the time he becomes big, buff Captain America you mainly see the sweetness and goodness (of a non-cloying sort) rather than the super-powered physique.
Which, it turns out, is pretty much the perfect recipe for creating a superhero movie that has heart and where I can actually care about the characters in it, rather than simply "ooh" and "aah" for a few minutes over the special effects before the novelty wears off and there's nothing left to hold my interest.
Who'd've thunk it? :)
( Not to take anything away from the other excellent superhero-type films so far this year... )
Unfortunately, the very underwhelming experience of viewing Tron: Legacy at the start of this calendar year made me reluctant to see the very poorly reviewed Green Lantern so far. So . . . if anyone has seen the GL movie and has anything good to say about it, please let me know!
Awesome!
And I mean that in every sense, including the recurring impulse to say "Awww...!" because skinny little Steve Rogers is just such a thoroughly lovable, decent guy that by the time he becomes big, buff Captain America you mainly see the sweetness and goodness (of a non-cloying sort) rather than the super-powered physique.
Which, it turns out, is pretty much the perfect recipe for creating a superhero movie that has heart and where I can actually care about the characters in it, rather than simply "ooh" and "aah" for a few minutes over the special effects before the novelty wears off and there's nothing left to hold my interest.
Who'd've thunk it? :)
( Not to take anything away from the other excellent superhero-type films so far this year... )
Unfortunately, the very underwhelming experience of viewing Tron: Legacy at the start of this calendar year made me reluctant to see the very poorly reviewed Green Lantern so far. So . . . if anyone has seen the GL movie and has anything good to say about it, please let me know!
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